Husband: Richard J. Bland
Born: Mar- 9-1824 in Greene Co, PA 1,2
Died: Nov-26-1896 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 3,4
Buried: in Blandville Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 2,1
Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 5,2
Father: Richard G. Bland (1789 - 1876)
Mother: Mary Ann Jobes (1795 - 1857)
Wife: Mary Jane Starkey 6,7
Also known as: Jane Starkey 8
Married: Nov- 6-1845 4
Born: Oct- 6-1828 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 1,5
Died: Dec-25-1891 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 2
Buried: in Blandville Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 2,1
Cause of death: apoplexy 2
Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: Levi Starkey (1806 - 1877)
Mother: Sarah Jane Price (1812 - 1899)
Notes
F Child 1: Alcinda Bland Born: Dec-19-1847 9,10 Died: Oct- -1882 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,9 (see note 1) Buried: in Blandville Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Edgar Davisson b. Sep- 4-1831 d. May-24-1916 Married: Dec- -1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 12,13 (see note 2)
M Child 2: Santford Hoskins Bland 11,14 Census name: Sanford H. Bland 5,15 Born: Mar- 7-1850 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 2,16,17 Died: Feb- 5-1923 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Buried: in Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 2,18 Cause of death: apoplexy 2 Census: 1870, 80, 1900, 20 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 2 Wife: Eliza Alice Childers b. Nov- -1848 d. May- 2-1936 Married: May-21-1871 in Doddridge Co, WV 17
M Child 3: Benton C. Bland Also known as: B. C. Bland 2 Born: ca 1852 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 19,2,20 Died: Apr- 9-1895 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2,21 Buried: (unmarked) in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2 (see note 3) Cause of death: consumption 2 Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 4) Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: doctor 2 Wife: Frances Jane Maxwell b. Sep-20-1859 d. Dec- -1878 Wife: Nellie J. Oliver b. 1862 d. May-28-1895
M Child 4: Charter L. Bland Born: Jul-14-1854 in Meathouse Fork, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 22,19 Died: Jan- 8-1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 23,24 Cause of death: diphtheria 23 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
F Child 5: Lizar M. Bland 25 Also known as: Lisa Jane 25 Born: Mar- 5-1857 9 Died: Jan-10-1896 in Doddridge Co, WV 26,9 Buried: in Blandville Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 9 (see note 5) Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Peter Hess b. 1850 d. Mar- 5-1922 Married: Oct-22-1874 in Doddridge Co, WV 27
F Child 6: Melvina C. Bland Census name: Elvina Bland Born: Mar-22-1859 at Meathouse Fork, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 22,17,5 Died: Nov- 3-1918 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 28 Buried: in Middle Run (aka Matthews) Cemetery, near Weston, Lewis Co, WV 1 Cause of death: influenza, pneumonia 20 Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Sherman Greathouse b. Dec-21-1854 d. Mar- 8-1943 Census name: Gabriel S. Greathouse Married: Oct-19-1881 in Doddridge Co, WV 29
F Child 7: Mary Ann Bland Born: Jul- 7-1861 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 22,5 Died: Nov-15-1892 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 24 Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: George L. Swentzel b. Jun-30-1859 d. Jun-11-1948 Married: Aug- 4-1881 in Doddridge Co, WV 30
M Child 8: Levi Judson "Jud" Bland Also known as: Judson Bland 31 Born: Feb- 6-1865 32,16 Died: Dec- 6-1909 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Buried: in Blandville Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 32 Cause of death: tuberculosis 2 Census: 1870, 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 2,16 Wife: Laura A. Cowan b. Nov-20-1863 d. Apr- 6-1935
M Child 9: James L. Bland Born: ca 1868 5 Census: 1900 in Salem, WV Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: carpenter 33 Wife: Jettie J. Sutton b. Apr- 3-1878 d. bef Jun 1900 Census name: Jetty J. Married: Apr-10-1894 in Doddridge Co, WV 34
F Child 10: Rachel Alice Bland Also known as: Alice Bland 35,2 Born: May-25-1870 36 Died: Sep-13-1887 in Doddridge Co, WV 2 Buried: in Blandville Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Cause of death: consumption (tuberculosis) 2 Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Never married: 2
F Child 11: Nellie M. Bland Census name: Mary Bland 35 Born: Apr-18-1876 at Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 37,38,9,17 Died: Feb- 8-1905 9 Buried: in Blandville Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Husband: Edwin Luther Lowther b. Sep-18-1870 d. Mar-13-1944 Census name: Edward L. Lowther Married: Dec-25-1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 17
Sources: (1) Findagrave.com. (2) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (3) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as R. J. Bland, white male, 72, widowed, farmer, born in Greene Co Pa, resident of West Virginia for 50 years; died Nov 26 1896 at Blandville, cause of death consumption, burial at Blandville. DR p. 109 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5046901&Type=Death. (4) Michael R. Jobes, Descendants of William Jobes Sr, Revolutionary War Hero, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/j/o/b/Michael-R-J obes/FILE/0002page.html. (5) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton Twp). (6) Marriage record of son. (7) Russell Lee Davisson, The Davissons - A History and Genealogy, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV (1993), p. 163. (8) Death record of daughter. (9) Headstone. (10) H. H. Hardesty, History of Doddridge County (1883), http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvpioneers/doddridgecountyhistory.html, p. 43. (11) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (12) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Edgar Davisson, widowed, age 30, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Julius & Nancy; and Alcinda Bland, age 18, of Doddridge Co, dau of Richard Jr. & Elizabeth. Married Dec 21 1865. (13) West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm) (14) Death record of son. (15) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (16) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (17) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (18) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (19) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (20) Obituary. (21) Obituary, "Dr. B. C. Bland died at his home in this city Tuesday morning at 5 o'clock from hemorrhage of the lungs; aged 43 years. Dr. Bland was born and raised at Blandville, this county, and was the son of Richard Bland, a well known and highly esteemed farmer. The last two years of his life he was an invalid and was cared for by his faithful wife so tendering that she is now suffering from the same disease. Her death is expected at any time by her physician." "Clarksburg Telegram," 19 Apr 1895, reprinted from the "West Union Herald" (22) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (23) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR p. 7, Line 28 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5051042&Type=Death. (24) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (25) Obituary of daughter. (26) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, There appear to be two entries for this death: (1) DR p. 99 identifies the deceased as E. Hess, female, age 39, married, b. at Blandville, died Jan 10 1896 at Blandville, cause of death consumption, buried Jan 11 1896 at Blandville, undertaker R. Harshbarger, West Union. (2) DR p. 54 identifies the deceased as Eliza Hess, 39, dau of Richard & J. Bland, wife of Peter Hess, died Feb 19 1897 in Blandville, cause of death consumption, informant Peter Hess, husband. While the first entry appears to have been made soon after the death, the second entry is found in an alphabetical listing apparently made some time later. The headstone for Lizar M. Hess, wife of Peter Hess, at the Blandville Cemetery shows her date of death as Jan 10 1896. (27) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Peter Hess, 23, b. Upshur Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Lizar Bland, 17, of Doddridge Co. Married Oct 22 1874. (28) Obituary - At home. (29) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Sherman Greathouse, 26, of Lewis Co; and Melvina C. Bland, 22, b. Doddridge Co, res. Lewis Co. Married Oct 19 1881. (30) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (31) Death record of wife. (32) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (33) 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV. (34) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as J. L. Bland, 26, of Doddridge Co; and Jettie Sutton, 16, of Doddridge Co. Married Apr 10 1894. (35) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (36) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (37) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Nellie Bland, white female, b. Apr 18 1876, dau of R. J. & Mary J. Bland. Informant: R. J. Bland, father. BR p. 77. (38) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 193. Event Notes Note (1) Death date on headstone is Oct 3 1882, but death record shows it as Oct 2 1882. Name appears as "Alcinda" in census and marriage record and on headstone, but identified as "Lucinda" in daughter's death record. Note (2) Marriage date of Dec 12 1865 given in FTM West Virginia Marriage Index, but Wes Cochran's "Doddridge County West Virginia Marriages" reports date as Dec 21 1865. Note (3) Death record states burial only as West Union. The presumed location is the former SDB section of Blockhouse Hill Cemetery, where his son and both wives are buried. Headstones are found there for them, but not for him. Note (4) One of several boarders with J. H. Thorndell, he was listed as B. C. Bland, 27, widowed, occupation doctor. Other boarders included Doddridge County Sheriff John Donohoe (40, b. Canada) and lawyer S. B. Ankrom, 23. Note (5) Engraving of name on headstone appears to read "LIZAR M HESS." The name of her husband, Peter Hess, appears on the opposite side of the monument.