Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Levi Judson "Jud" Bland    
       Also known as: Judson Bland 1
                Born: Feb- 6-1865           2,3
                Died: Dec- 6-1909          in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV  4
              Buried:                      in Blandville Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV  2
      Cause of death:                      tuberculosis  4
              Census: 1870, 1900           in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      farmer  4,3
              Father: Richard J. Bland   (1824 - 1896) 
              Mother: Mary Jane Starkey   (1828 - 1891) 
                Wife: Laura A. Cowan     
                Born: Nov-20-1863            (see note 1)
                Died: Apr- 6-1935          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  5
              Buried:                      in Blandville Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV  5,2
             Resided:                      in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  5
              Census: 1920, 1930           in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  
             Resided: 1916                 in North View (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV  6
              Census: 1900, 1910           in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1880                 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV  
              Father: Marmaduke M. Cowan   (1832 - 1917) 
              Mother: Mary Ann Vannort   (1836 - 1919) 
Notes 
           M Child 1: Dovener Haddon Bland      
         Census name: D. H. Bland 
                Born: Sep- 9-1893          in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV  7,8,3
                Died: May-19-1966          in Beckley, Raleigh Co, WV  9,8
              Buried:                      in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co, WV  10
             Resided:                      in Spencer, Roane Co, WV  11
             Resided: 1942                 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV  7
              Census: 1940                 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV  
              Census: 1930                 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV  
              Census: 1920                 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV  
             Resided: 1917                 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  12
              Census: 1900, 1910           in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation: 1942                 Atlas Powder Co. of Wilmington Del.  7
          Occupation: 1940                 salesman  13
          Occupation: 1930                 explosives salesman  
          Occupation: 1920                 accountant at gas company  14
          Occupation: 1917                 chief dist clerk at Pittsburgh & W.Va. Gas Co, Pennsboro WVa  12
           Education:                      West Union High School (1912)  15
            Military:                      Pvt, West Virginia National Guard  12
                Wife: Ruth B. ___  b. 1898  d. 1987  
         Census name: Velma Ruth 
             Married: ca 1917               16
           F Child 2: Isa Jane Bland      
         Census name: Icie J. Bland 
                Born: Feb-  -1895           3
              Census: 1920, 1930           in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  
              Census: 1900, 1910           in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation: 1930                 stenographer at auto supply  16
          Occupation: 1920                 stenographer at auto garage  17
           M Child 3: Fred Arlington Bland      
         Census name: Freddy Bland 
                Born: Aug-  -1896          in Doddridge Co, WV  3,18
              Census: 1920                 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  
             Resided: 1919                 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  18
              Census: 1900, 1910           in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
                Wife: May Dewey Pierce  b. ca 1898  
             Married: May-21-1919          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  18
           F Child 4: Anna M. Bland      
       Also known as: Annie M. Bland 18
                Born: Feb- 7-1899          in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV  19,9,3,18
                Died: Jan-19-1929          in Harrison Co, WV  9
              Buried:                      in Greenlawn Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  
              Census: 1920                 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  
              Census: 1900, 1910           in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation: 1920                 stenographer at meat packing company  17
             Husband: Gail G. Props  b. ca 1899  
             Married: Jul-15-1920          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  18

Sources:
(1) Death record of wife. 
(2) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) 
(3) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) 
(4) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. 
(5) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(6) Doddridge County Republican, 8/17/1916. 
(7) National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com online 
database) 
(8) Social Security Death Index. 
(9) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(10) Findagrave.com. 
(11) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. 
(12) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online 
database) 
(13) 1940 Census, Kanawha County, WV. 
(14) 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) 
(15) Doddridge County Republican, 7/29/1915. 
(16) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. 
(17) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV. 
(18) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. 
(19) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Nov 1864.







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