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Thomas Abraham Bledsoe (1834 - 1888)

Thomas Abraham "Appleberry" Bledsoe
Born in Fluvanna County, Virginia, USAmap
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Son of and
Brother of , , and
Husband of — married 13 Jan 1859 in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USAmap
Husband of — married about 24 Apr 1879 in Fayette County, West Virginia, USAmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , and
Died at age 54 in Virginia, USAmap
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Biography

Thomas Bledsoe was president of the National Valley Bank of Staunton. He married Mattie Wayt, the daughter of John Wayt and Sarah Bell, in 1859. They were the parents of Sarah Belle ("Sallie", "Belle"), Mary, who married George Anderson Beard, and Mattie, who died at age 3. After being widowed when his wife passed away young, and Thomas remarried. His second wife was Edmonia Alexander Page, who was more than two decades his junior. They had four sons: Edwin, Thomas Jr, Randolph, and Rosewell. Thomas passed away early and left his wife with four young children still at home.

Thomas worked as a cashier in a bank (1880 census).

Children

With his first wife, he had three daughters:

  • Sarah Belle (b abt 1860)
  • Mary Lou (1863-1892)
  • Mattie (1867-1871)

With his second wife, he had four sons:

  • Edwin
  • Thomas A Jr
  • William Randolph
  • Rosewell

1870 census

Thos A Bledsoe M 36 Virginia Clerk in Bank
Mary J Bledsoe F 43 Virginia At home Keeping (Note: This is Thomas's sister)
Sallie B Bledsoe F 10 Virginia
Mary Lou Bledsoe F 7 Virginia
Mattie W Bledsoe F 2 Virginia
Louisa Mc Huish F 40 Virginia Domestic Servant
Nellie Bell F 25 Virginia Do

1880 census

T A Bledsoe Self M 45 Virginia, United States
Edmonia Bledsoe Wife F 23 Virginia, United States
Sallie Bledsoe Daughter F 19 Virginia, United States
Mary Bledsoe Daughter F 17 Virginia, United States
Louise Wills Other F 38 Virginia, United States
Morton Oliver Other M 13 Virginia, United States

Burial

Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Staunton City, Virginia, USA, Plot: Section 8


Sources

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38036547/thomas-appleberry-bledsoe

  • "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRS4-78D : accessed 6 June 2016), T. A. Bledsoe in entry for Geo. Anderson Beard and Mary Lee Bledsoe, 28 Oct 1891; citing Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, reference pg 12? B; FHL microfilm 2,048,497.
  • "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4B1-4V7 : accessed 9 June 2016), Thos A Bledsoe, 1860.
  • Find A Grave Memorial# 38036547 [1]
  • "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFLX-BDM : accessed 11 June 2016), Thos A Bledsoe, Virginia, United States; citing p. 7, family 42, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,133.
  • "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCPN-5CQ : accessed 10 June 2016), T A Bledsoe, Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 10, sheet 41A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1354; FHL microfilm 1,255,354.
  • Obituary for son Randolph at Find A Grave Memorial# 38036548 [2]




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Bledsoe-1361 Thomas Bledsoe III
I am Thomas Bledsoe's great grandson, also named Thomas. My middle name is Alexander, named after his wife Edmonia Page's mother. I assumed, and might be the reason, that my he had a middle name of Appleberry, after his mother Mahala Appleberry. I had this on my Rootsweb page and I think it got picked up in Wikitree, understandably. It made sense. But I came across an old story in the Staunton newspaper upon his sudden death which was a memorial statement from his employer - the National Valley Bank where he was the cashier for many years - which cited his full name as Thomas Abraham Bledsoe. I was surprised. But that name also makes sense given how many Abraham's were in his father's family as well as in the family of his mother Appleberry. I have never seen any other references to his middle name; only this one in the newspaper by his employer. So I think that one is right and Appleberry wrong.
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