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Lawrence Brooks BLAND

Lawrence Brooks BLAND

Male 1908 - 1970  (62 years)

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  • Name Lawrence Brooks BLAND 
    Born 2 Mar 1908  Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910, 1920, 1930  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [3] 
    Residence Lima, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1949  Shirley, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Died 2 Nov 1970  Alma, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Buried Victory (aka Big Moses) Cemetery, Indian Crk Rd, Booher, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Notes 
    • At the New Milton Board of Education meeting on Jan 13, 1927, a special meeting was held which established that Brooks Bland had agreed to obey teachers' orders and would therefore be permitted to return to school.
      [New Milton District Board of Education Minutes, 1923-1933, p. 52] [6]
    Person ID I28567  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 21 Dec 2014 

    Father Homer Joseph BLAND,   b. 19 Jan 1873, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1931, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Letta May SMITH,   b. 17 Feb 1889, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 1928, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Family ID F12254  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ruth Elizabeth BROWN,   b. 1 Jul 1912, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 2014, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 102 years)  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Betty Joan BLAND,   b. 4 Oct 1933, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F34198  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Goldie Marie SPENCER,   b. 9 Sep 1926, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Mar 2002, Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 13 Jan 1949  Middlebourne, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F6584  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    4. [S2293] Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV.

    5. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    6. [S2737] Doddridge County Historical Society, (www.facebook.com/doddridgecountyhistorical).

    7. [S1592] Birth record of daughter.