Robert Sylvester Bledsoe

22 October 1835–2 April 1923 (Age 87)
Carroll, Kentucky, United States

The Life Summary of Robert Sylvester

When Robert Sylvester Bledsoe was born on 22 October 1835, in Carroll, Kentucky, United States, his father, Joel G. Bledsoe, was 31 and his mother, Rachel Hathaway, was 23. He married Lydia Layton on 29 January 1857, in Fulton, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Groveland, Tazewell, Illinois, United States in 1920 and Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States in 1923. He died on 2 April 1923, in Peoria, Illinois, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Springdale Cemetery, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert Sylvester Bledsoe
1835–1923
Lydia Layton
1837–1884
Marriage: 29 January 1857
William Bledsoe
1857–1876
William Bledsoe
1858–
Annie Bledsoe
1859–1917
Mary Alma Bledsoe
1862–1907
Eliza Bledsoe
1866–
Joseph A. Bledsoe
1868–1937
Thomas Aaron Bledsoe
1870–1953
Nora Bledsoe
1879–1961

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    29 January 1857Fulton, Illinois, United States
    • Children

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1836 · Remember the Alamo
    Age 1
    Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
    1844
    Age 9
    Historical Boundaries 1844: Dearborn, Indiana, United States
    1861
    Age 26
    Historical Boundaries: 1861: Mason, Illinois, United States

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from a place in Gloucestershire named Bledisloe, from the Old English personal name Blīth (a byname meaning ‘cheerful’) + Old English hlāw ‘mound, tumulus’. This surname is very rare in Britain.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Bledsaw
    Bloodsaw

    Sources (21)

    • Robert Bledsoe, "United States Census, 1910"
    • Robert Bledsoe in entry for Robert Bledsoe, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
    • Robert Bleadso in household of Joseph Whitmore, "United States Census, 1860"

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