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Family: Richard C. BLAND / Perdilla Ann "Delia" LOWTHER (F11668)

m. 28 Jan 1867


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  • Richard C. BLANDFather | Male
    Richard C. BLAND

    Born  22 Dec 1848  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 Aug 1926  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Blandville Cemetery, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  28 Jan 1867  [1]  Doddridge Co, WV  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  William Jobes BLAND | F11669 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Sarah STILES | F11669 Group Sheet 

    Perdilla Ann "Delia" LOWTHERMother | Female
    Perdilla Ann "Delia" LOWTHER

    Born  5 Nov 1846   
    Died  21 Jul 1917  Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Blandville Cemetery, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Henderson B. LOWTHER | F7766 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Rebecca STOUT | F7766 Group Sheet 

    Harvey BLANDChild 1 | Male
    Harvey BLAND

    Born  1 Aug 1867   
    Died  29 Mar 1896   
    Buried     

    Sarah Rebecca BLANDChild 2 | Female
    + Sarah Rebecca BLAND

    Born  15 Aug 1869  Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Oct 1947  Belpre, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Chestnut Grove Baptist Church (Orchard) Cemetery, Latonia, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Elisha ASH | F24025 
    Married  29 Jul 1894  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Clarence Todd BLANDChild 3 | Male
    + Clarence Todd BLAND

    Born  9 Jun 1871   
    Died  22 Sep 1911  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Blandville Cemetery, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Margaret Carmenta "Maggie" ROMINE | F11911 
    Married  27 May 1899  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Fannie JETT | F11919 
    Married  15 Aug 1911  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    William BLANDChild 4 | Male
    William BLAND

    Born  CA 1874   
    Died     
    Buried     

    Harry Silas BLANDChild 5 | Male
    + Harry Silas BLAND

    Born  9 Nov 1874  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Bef Jul 1908   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Mary G. "Mollie" DAVIS | F24021 
    Married  13 May 1899  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Okey BLANDChild 6 | Male
    Okey BLAND

    Born  17 Aug 1876  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1951  Indian River Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Lucy D. MORGAN | F23643 
    Married  1 Apr 1900  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Iva BLANDChild 7 | Female
    + Iva BLAND

    Born  16 Sep 1879   
    Died  9 Oct 1955  Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Boyd A. COPLIN | F23710 
    Married  3 Jan 1918  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Myrtle G. BLANDChild 8 | Female
    Myrtle G. BLAND

    Born  Aug 1881  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 Sep 1965  Torrance, Westmoreland Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Green Mount Cemetery, Waynesburg, Greene Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Benjamin Franklin GREATHOUSE | F21413 
    Married  2 Apr 1911  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Oliver S. MOORE | F56121 
    Married     

    Lola BLANDChild 9 | Female
    Lola BLAND

    Born  CA 1883  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Feb 1885  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Mollie BLANDChild 10 | Female
    Mollie BLAND

    Born  Feb 1885  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Feb 1885  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Clay John BLANDChild 11 | Male
    + Clay John BLAND

    Born  13 Oct 1886  Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  11 Feb 1961  Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Twin Valley Memorial Park, Delmont, Westmoreland Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Iva Jeannette SHERWOOD | F24019 
    Married  29 Jul 1914  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Clyde Cecil BLANDChild 12 | Male
    + Clyde Cecil BLAND

    Born  30 Apr 1889  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Nov 1967   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Anna Minerva KYLE | F26265 
    Married  9 Jul 1913  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Ray BLANDChild 13 | Male
    Ray BLAND

    Born  5 Nov 1890  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     

  • Notes 
    • 1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton Twp):
      Richard C. Bland, 21, farmer; Perdilia A. Bland, 24; Harvey S. Bland, 2; Sarah R. Bland, 1; Rebecca Lowther, 53; James Bland, 16; John D. S. Bland, 13, b. Ohio.

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District):
      Richard C. Bland, 31, farmer; wife Verdilla, 32; son Harvey, 12; dau Sarah, 10; son Clarence, 8; son William, 6; son Harry, 4; son Okey, 3; dau Iva, 7 mo, b. Oct.

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District):
      Richard C. Bland, 52, b. May 1848, married 32 yrs; wife Perdilla, 54, b. Nov 1845, mother of 13 children (11 still living); dau Iva, 20, b. Sep 1879; dau Myrtle, 18, b. Aug 1881; son Clay, 13, b. Oct 1886; son Clyde, 11, b. Apr 1889; son Oakey, 22, b. Aug 1877, married under one year; dau-in-law Lucy, 21, b. Sep 1878, no children.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated in Apr 1910:
      Richard C. Bland, 61, farmer, b. W.Va, father b. Pa, mother b. U.S, married 43 yrs; wife Perdilla A, 63, mother of 13 children (8 (9?) still living); dau Ivy, 29, single; son Clay J, 22, single.

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co WV (Greenbrier District):
      Myrtle Greathouse, 38, widowed; father Richard C. Bland, 72, widowed; niece Bertie, 13.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 148 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791626&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Richard C. Bland, 18, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, son of William & Sarah, occup farmer; and Perdilla A. Lowther, 20, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, dau of Henderson B. & Rebecca. Married Jan 28 1867. (Note: Wife's obituary incorrectly states marriage date as October 1866. Wes Cochran's "Doddridge County Marriages" incorrectly reports bride's stated age as 26.)