Born in Smth, Tennessee, United States
Daughter of D. G. Cardwell
and Adelaide (Kyle) Cardwell
Wife of
Thomas L. Bowden
— married
8 Apr 1858 in Tennessee, United States
Wife of
Charles Carrol Speed
— married
about 1865 in Tennessee, United States
Wife of
Alfred Benton Bledsoe Sr.
— married
1890 in Dyer County, Tennessee
Mother of
Mary A. Bowden, Samuel Bowden, Richard Speed, Clinton Speed, Cornelia Speed and Charles Speed
Died
at age 85
in Dyer, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Feb 2011
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Biography
- Virginia Caroline Cardwell was born on 3 Aug 1841 in Smith, Tennessee, United States.
- In the 1850 census Virginia (age 9) was in Smith, Tennessee, United States.[1]
- In the 1860 census V (age 19) was at 7th Civil District, Obion, Tennessee, United States.[4]
- Virginia married Charles Carrol Speed , son of James Speed and Marion McNichols, in 1865 in Tennessee.[5]
- In the 1870 census Virginia (age 28) was in Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States.[6]
- In the 1880 census Virginia (age 39) was the widowed head of household in District 8, Grainger, Tennessee, United States. She was a Keeping House.[7]
- James E Polston and V C Speed, got married on 17 May 1883, in Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States.[8]
- Virginia Polston married A B Bledsoe on 6 Jun 1889 in Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA.[9]
- In the 1900 census V (age 59) was the married head of household in Dyer, Tennessee, United States.[10]
- In the 1910 census Virginia (age 68) was the widowed head of household in Civil District 16, Dyer, Tennessee, United States.[11]
- In the 1920 census Virginia (age 78) was the widowed head of household in Dyer, Tennessee, United States.[12]
- Virginia Carolina Bledsoe, daughter of D. J. Cardwell and Kyle, died (age 85) on 30 Oct 1926 in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, United States.[13]
- She was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee.[14]
- V C Bledsoe's estate passed probate on 8 Nov 1926.[15]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MCD8-93P : accessed 9 December 2022) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DCYQ-2D3 Image number 00243, Virginia Cardwell (9) in Smith, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- D G Cardwell M 41 North Carolina
- Addalaid Cardwell F 31 Tennessee
- William Cardwell M 14 Tennessee
- Analiza Cardwell F 11 Tennessee
- Virginia Cardwell F 9 Tennessee
- James Cardwell M 4 Tennessee
- Richard Cardwell M 2 Tennessee
- William Cardwell M 70 Virginia
- ↑ "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNXC-856 : 4 December 2014), Thos L Bowden and Virginia Cardwell, 08 Apr 1858; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 47, Obion, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
- ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHM-6KJP : 10 March 2021), Thos L Bowden and Virginia Cardwell, 08 Apr 1858; citing Obion, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,007,235.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: M8Y3-XQ1 : accessed 9 December 2022) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSF-93GZ Image number 00175, V C Bawden (19) at 7th Civil District, Obion, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee; citing Page: 209; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 1267; FHL microfilm: 805267; Record number: 6277;.
- T L Bawden M 25 Tennessee
- V C Bawden F 19 Tennessee
- M A Bawden F 1 Tennessee
- ↑ "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900"
Source number: 31.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: SPE
Ancestry Record 7836 #1142895 (accessed 2 June 2022). - ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MDD8-846 : accessed 9 December 2022) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6G18-B3H Image number 00325, Virginia Speed (28) in Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee; citing Page: 36; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 2; FHL microfilm: 000553041; Record number: 13912;.
- Charles Speed M 33 Tennessee
- Virginia Speed F 28 Tennessee
- Mary Bowden F 11 Tennessee
- Samuel Bowden M 9 Tennessee
- Richard Speed M 3 Tennessee
- Clinton Speed M 0 Tennessee
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MD7L-PBT : accessed 9 December 2022) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYB2-9QMW Image number 00575, Virginia Speed (39), widowed, Keeping House, head of household in District 8, Grainger, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
- Virginia Speed F 39 Widowed Head Keeping House Tennessee, United States
- Samuel Speed M 18 Single Son Farm Laborer Tennessee, United States
- Richard Speed M 12 Single Son Farm Laborer Tennessee, United States
- Clinton Speed M 8 Single Son Tennessee, United States
- Cornelia Speed F 7 Single Daughter Tennessee, United States
- Charles Speed M 4 Single Son Tennessee, United States
- ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHQ-H3LY : 10 March 2021), James E Polston and V C Speed, 17 May 1883; citing Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,008,552.
- ↑ "Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 1169 #6227508 : accessed 9 December 2022), Virginia Polston marriage to A B Bledsoe on 6 Jun 1889 in Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN, USA, Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MS8D-1FM : accessed 9 December 2022) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D4GQ-FJJ Image number 00500, V C Bledsoe (59), married head of household in Dyer, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee; citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 35; FHL microfilm: 1241568; Record number: 24079;.
- V C Bledsoe F 59 Married Head Tennessee
- A H Bledsoe M 22 Single Son Tennessee
- Lula V Bledsoe F 16 Single Daughter Tennessee
- Thomie Paston F 15 Single Daughter Tennessee
- Akins Hill M 23 Single Farm hand Tennessee
- Ben Atchson M 18 Single Farm hand Tennessee
- Luchus Atchson M 15 Single Farm hand Tennessee
- ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MGFS-BZ7 : accessed 9 December 2022) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GT85-CCL Image number 01484, Virginia C Bledsoe (68), widowed head of household in Civil District 16, Dyer, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 32, sheet 12A, family 208, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1497; FHL microfilm 1,375,510.
- Virginia C Bledsoe F 68 Widowed Head Tennessee
- Thomas W Cardwell M 58 Single Brother Tennessee
- ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MN5Q-VY9 : accessed 9 December 2022) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRVM-S52 Image number 00774, Virginia Bledson (78), widowed head of household in Dyer, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee; citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 1738; Line: 1; FHL microfilm: 1821738; Record number: 37362;.
- Virginia Bledson F 78 Widowed Head Tennessee
- Thomas Cordwell M 72 Single Brother Tennessee
- ↑ "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: NS8S-784 : accessed 9 December 2022) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DT93-NPX Image number 01459, Virginia Carolina Bledsoe death 30 Oct 1926 (age 85), daughter of D. J. Cardwell & Kyle, in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, United States; citing FHL microfilm: 1876719; Record number: 55;.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26977563/virginia-caroline-bledsoe : accessed 02 June 2022), memorial page for Virginia Caroline Cardwell Bledsoe (3 Aug 1841–30 Oct 1926), Find A Grave: Memorial #26977563, citing Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Eternal Peace (contributor 48793983) .
- ↑ "Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 9176 #4488029 : accessed 9 December 2022), V C Bledsoe probate on 8 Nov 1926; citing Probate Records (Dyer County, Tennessee), 1851-1969, Author Tennessee County Court (Dyer County), Probate Place Dyer, Tennessee.
See Also:
- Rootsweb World Connect Project (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/). Koffman/Phillips by Thomas, database koff, "Virginia C Cardwell" <http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=koff&id=I14262> as viewed on 14 December 2014.
Acknowledgements
- This person was created through the import of JDS_09_17_10.ged on 09 February 2011.
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