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William Oliver Ollie Bledsoe 1908 – 1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Mar 1908

Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 15 Jun 1989

Death Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Father: John Bledsoe

Mother: Lucy Powell

Spouse(s): Rosa Allen

Children(s): John Bledsoe, Joann Bledsoe, Richard Bledsoe, Ruth Bledsoe, Martha Bledsoe, Barbara Bledsoe

The story of William Oliver Ollie Bledsoe began in 1908 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States. William Oliver Ollie Bledsoe married Rosa Stevens Allen, and had children including John William Bledsoe, Joann Bledsoe, Richard Bledsoe, Ruth Bledsoe, Martha Bledsoe, Barbara Bledsoe. William Oliver Ollie Bledsoe passed away in 1989 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Oliver Ollie Bledsoe began in 1908 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States.
  • William Oliver Ollie Bledsoe married Rosa Stevens Allen, and had children including John William Bledsoe, Joann Bledsoe, Richard Bledsoe, Ruth Bledsoe, Martha Bledsoe, Barbara Bledsoe.
  • William Oliver Ollie Bledsoe passed away in 1989 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bledsoe
1878 – 1954
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Lucy Powell
1882 – 1961
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Rosa Allen
1912 – 1973
Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

John Bledsoe
1943 – 1989
Birth Location: Edgefield County South Carolina, USA
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Joann Bledsoe
Birth Location: –
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Richard Bledsoe
Birth Location: –
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Ruth Bledsoe
Birth Location: –
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Martha Bledsoe
Birth Location: –
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Barbara Bledsoe
Birth Location: –
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William Bledsoe's Ancestors

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William Bledsoe
1908 – 1989
Birth Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Parents
John William Bledsoe
1878 – 1954
South Carolina, United States
Lucy (Ellen) Powell
1882 – 1961
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bledsoe's Descendants

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William (Oliver Ollie) Bledsoe (28 Mar 1908 – 15 Jun 1989) m. Rosa (Stevens) Allen (2 Dec 1912 – 14 Nov 1973)
  1. 1. John (William) Bledsoe (5 May 1943 – 15 Dec 1989) m. Patricia (Helen) Eidson
    1. 1. John (Dennis) Bledsoe
    2. 2. Traci (Leigh) Bledsoe
  2. 2. Joann Bledsoe
  3. 3. Richard Bledsoe
  4. 4. Ruth Bledsoe
  5. 5. Martha Bledsoe
  6. 6. Barbara Bledsoe

William Bledsoe's Timeline

2 Records

1908
28 Mar 1908
Birth of William Oliver Ollie Bledsoe in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
1989
15 Jun 1989
Age 81
Death of William Oliver Ollie Bledsoe in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1908
    Event Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Number: 251-01-1455; Issue State: South Carolina; Issue Date: Before 1951.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1989
    Event Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Number: 251-01-1455; Issue State: South Carolina; Issue Date: Before 1951.
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