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Willis Scott Bledsoe 1837–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Feb 1837

Birth Location: Claiborne, Tennessee

Death Date: 14 Feb 1877

Death Location: Cleburne, Johnson, Texas

Father: William Bledsoe

Mother: Elizabeth Trosper

Spouse(s): Susan Harrison

Children(s): Albert Bledsoe

The story of Willis Scott Bledsoe began in 1837 in Claiborne, Tennessee. Willis Scott Bledsoe married Susan Francis Harrison, and had children including Albert Sydney Bledsoe. Willis Scott Bledsoe passed away in 1877 in Cleburne, Johnson, Texas.

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Biography

  • The story of Willis Scott Bledsoe began in 1837 in Claiborne, Tennessee.
  • Willis Scott Bledsoe married Susan Francis Harrison, and had children including Albert Sydney Bledsoe.
  • Willis Scott Bledsoe passed away in 1877 in Cleburne, Johnson, Texas.

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Willis Bledsoe's Ancestors

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Willis Bledsoe
1837–1877
Birth Place: Claiborne, Tennessee
Parents
William Miller Bledsoe
1792–1867
Lincoln, Kentucky
Elizabeth Trosper
1799–1875
Burke, North Carolina
Grandparents
William (Miller) Bledsoe
1761–1811
Spotsylvania, Virginia
Patience Owsley
1772–1833
Loudoun, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Bledsoe
1732–1801
Elizabeth Miller
1741–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bledsoe
1685–1767
William Miller
1715–1766

Willis Bledsoe's Descendants

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Willis (Scott) Bledsoe (5 Feb 1837–14 Feb 1877) m. Susan (Francis) Harrison (27 Dec 1840–16 Jul 1909)
  1. 1. Albert (Sydney) Bledsoe 1871–1913 m. Nettie (R.) McQueen 1870–1953
    1. 1. Albert (McQueen) Bledsoe 1896–1981 m. Dorothy (Ernastine) Black 1900–1987
      1. 1. Albert (Stewart) Bledsoe 1922–1988 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Whisler 1922–2009
      2. 2. Janet (M) Bledsoe 1925–
    2. 2. Nettie (Sue) Bledsoe 1899–

Willis Bledsoe's Timeline

2 Records

1837
5 Feb 1837
Birth of Willis Scott Bledsoe in Claiborne, Tennessee
Claiborne, Tennessee
1877
14 Feb 1877
Age 40
Death of Willis Scott Bledsoe in Cleburne, Johnson, Texas
Cleburne, Johnson, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1837
    Event Place: Claiborne, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1877
    Event Place: Cleburne, Johnson, Texas

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