Sarah A. (Watson) Bland (1833 - 1882)

Born 9 Aug 1833 in South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Johnson Avory Bland — married 8 May 1851 in South Carolina, United States

Descendants

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Biography

Sarah A. "Sallie" Watson was born on August 9, 1833, in South Carolina, the daughter of Lucretia and Artemas. She married Johnson Avory Bland on May 8m 1851 in Edgefield, South Carolina and they had 10 children. She died on July 31, 1882, in Edgefield, South Carolina, at the age of 48, and was buried in the Johnson Bland Family Cemetery in Johnston, South Carolina.

Sources

• 1860 United States Federal Census. Name: Sallie A Bland; age 26; birth year: 1834; female; Race: White; birth place: South Carolina; home in 1860: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina. Household members: J A Bland, age 38; Sallie A Bland, age 26; Alice Bland, age 8; Arthur S Bland, age 6; Elbert bland, age 1; Avery Bland; Kate Bland, age 1/12.

• 1870 United States Federal Census. Name: Sally Bland; age 37; birth date: 1833; birthplace: South Carolina; home in 1870: Saluda, Edgefield, South Carolina; female; occupation: Keeping House; inferred spouse: John A Bland; inferred children: Anna Bland; Arthur Bland; Neary Bland; Elbert Bland; Kate Bland; Stadford Bland; John Bland; Emma Bland. Household members: John A Bland, age 48; Sally Bland, age 37; Anna Bland, age 18; Arthur Bland, age 16; Neary Bland, age 13; Elbert Bland, age 12; Kate Bland, age 10; Stadford Bland, age 7; John Bland, age 5; Emma Bland, age 4.

• South Carolina, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1641-1965. name: Sallie A. Watson; spouse: J. A. Bland; marriage date: 8 May 1851; Source: Edgefield Marriage Records-Carlee McClendon-Pottersville Museum.

• Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229217353/sarah-bland?_gl=1*kb53vh*_ga*MjA0OTEwOTAyNi4xNjQ3MjY3NzUz*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY1OTkyNDU0NS4zNzMuMS4xNjU5OTI1NTM2LjA. Wife of Johnson A. Bland.