William Henry Bledsoe (1852 - 1888)

Born 13 Jun 1852 in Fentress County, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Eleanor Isabelle (Coleman) Bledsoe — married about 1873 in Johnson County, Texas

Husband of Mary Lemile (Freeman) Bledsoe — married 5 Feb 1879 in Johnson County, Texas

Descendants

Died 2 Oct 1888 at age 36 in Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, United States

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Biography

William was born in 1852 in Tennessee. He was the son of Elijah Bledsoe and Mary Simpson ^[1] | He married Eleanor Coleman about 1873 in Johnson County^[2]

They had one child, Blanche (Carson) 1875–1933

Eleanor died in 1875 after the birth of their daughter.

William then married Mary Freeman in 1879. ^[3]

They had the following children:

Bates Collier 1879–1947

Howard Franklin 1883-1959

Clarence 1886–1965

Vestine (Keenon) 1887–1965

He passed away in 1888.

1880 US Census

Alvarado, Texas ^[4]

Name Henry Bledsoe

Event Place Alvarado, Johnson, Texas, United States

Age 28

Occupation Bookseller

• Henry Bledsoe 28

• Mary L. Bledsoe 23
• Blanche Bledsoe 5
• Bates C. Bledsoe 5/12 months

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TH-FSP : 12 December 2017), Wm H Bledsoe in entry for E B Bledsoe, 1860.
2. ↑ "My father, William Henry Bledsoe was married to Miss Coleman in Johnson County, Texas about 1873 or 1874. " Found on the back of a family group worksheet , handwritten by Bates Collier Bledsoe, dated Dec. 22, 1933.
3. ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV14-T65W : accessed 7 June 2018), Henry Bledsoe and Mary L Freeman, 05 Feb 1879, Marriage; citing Johnson, Texas, United States, various county clerk offices, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Texas Dept. of State Health Services and Golightly-Payne-Coon Co.; FHL microfilm 1,432,983.
4. ↑ United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFNP-JNR : 15 July 2017), Henry Bledsoe, Alvarado, Johnson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 84, sheet 311B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1313; FHL microfilm 1,255,313.

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #99083596 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 September 2018), memorial page for William Henry Bledsoe (13 Jun 1852–2 Oct 1888), Find A Grave Memorial no. 99083596, citing Oakwood Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Elaine (contributor 46920882) .

DNA

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a ancestry.com test match between Dirk Dunning and Judith Hendrixson, half third cousins. Their most-recent common ancestor is Elijah Bates Bledsoe, the great great grandfather of Dirk Dunning and the great great grandfather of Judith Hendrixson. Predicted relationship from ancestry.com: half third cousin, based on sharing 20 cM across 2 segments.

• Relationship is confirmed by a ancestry.com test match between Dirk Dunning and Bonnie V H (Bledsoe) Monroe. Their most common ancestors are William Henry Bledsoe and Mary Lemile (Freeman) Bledsoe, the great grandparents of Dirk Dunning and the great grandparents of Bonnie V H (Bledsoe) Monroe. Predicted relationship from ancestry.com: second cousin, based on sharing 173 cM across 8 segments.