Avory Bland (1889 - 1963)

Born 19 Aug 1889 in Johnston, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Edwards (Watson) Bland — married 6 Jun 1916 in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Died 2 Aug 1963 at age 73 in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

When Avory Bland was born on 19 August 1889, in Johnston, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States, his father, Avory Bland, was 32 and his mother, Ella Elberta Wright, was 23.

He married Martha Edwards Watson on June 6, 1916, in Edgefield, South Carolina. They had three children during their marriage.

Avory registered for the United States World War I draft on June 5, 1917 in Edgefield, South Carolina. Occupation was City transmission.

He lived in Johnston Township, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States for about 40 years. Occupation was rural mail carrier for the post office in 1950 in Edgefield and a choir director in 1963 in Johnston, Edgefield.

He died on 2 August 1963, in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Mount of Olives Cemetery, Johnston, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3RR-959 : Fri Oct 06 04:27:59 UTC 2023), Entry for Avory Bland and Ella Bland, 1900. Name: Avory Bland, Jr.; home in 1900: Johnston Township, Edgefield, South Carolina; male; age 11; single; Race: White; Birth Date: Aug 1889; birthplace: South Carolina; father's birthplace: South Carolina; mother's birthplace: South Carolina; relationship to head of household: son. Household members: Avory Bland, head of house; male; age 43; birthplace: South Carolina; Ella bland; wife; female; age 34; born South Carolina; Avory Bland Jr; son; male; age 11; born South Carolina; Julian Bland, son; age 9; born South Carolina; Elberta Bland, daughter; age 5; born South Carolina; Harold Wright, boarder, male; age 19, born South Carolina.

• "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5DF-Z73 : Wed Oct 04 16:49:58 UTC 2023), Entry for Edwin L Forde and Kate A Forde, 1910.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ69-MYF : 24 December 2021), Avory Bland, 1917-1918.

• "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6CR-K7D : Wed Oct 04 14:04:24 UTC 2023), Entry for Avory Bland and Martha Watson Bland, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPCW-18G : Tue Oct 03 00:22:56 UTC 2023), Entry for Avery Bland and Martha W Bland, 1930.

• "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4D9-YP8 : Thu Oct 05 17:49:57 UTC 2023), Entry for Avery Bland and Martha Bland, 1940.

• "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F7F-5P3D : Fri Oct 06 06:36:11 UTC 2023), Entry for Avery Bland and Martha W Bland, 1 April 1950.

• "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP1G-657P : Fri Oct 20 06:47:10 UTC 2023), Entry for Mr J P Johnston Bland and Mrs Snow Jefferies Bland, 25 Mar 1961.

• "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2SK-VJYR : Fri Oct 13 21:50:48 UTC 2023), Entry for Avory Bland and Avory Bland, 2 Aug 1963. Name: Avory Bland; death date: 2 Aug 1963; death place: Columbia, Richland, South Carolina; male; age 73; birth year: 1890; father's name: Avory Bland; mother's name: Ella Wright Bland; spouse's name: Martha W Bland.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VS55-86G : 8 January 2021), Avory Bland, Aug 1963; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q5QQ-C5GK : Fri Oct 20 17:02:50 UTC 2023), Entry for Avory Bland Sr and Rev Lon B Knight, 03 Aug 1963.

• "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP1K-948K : Fri Oct 20 04:55:26 UTC 2023), Entry for Avory Bland Sr and Avory, 03 Aug 1963.

• "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q5QQ-GGDC : Fri Oct 20 17:03:05 UTC 2023), Entry for Mr Avery Bland Sr and Mrs Marms W Bland, 03 Aug 1963.

• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKP2-RYY4 : Thu Oct 19 02:19:16 UTC 2023), Entry for Mrs Rachel Bland Lamarre and Martha Bland Fund, 19 Apr 2008.

• United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KSK-PQHF : 10 February 2023), Avory Bland in entry for Avory Bland, Jr, .

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80941869/avory-bland

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/about/LYMS-5H4