Brief Life History of William Mathew
When William Mathew Bledsoe was born on 4 May 1851, in Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States, his father, George Washington Bledsoe, was 23 and his mother, Sarah Elizabeth Moore, was 18. He married Estella Jane Hoover on 12 August 1875, in Cass, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Strong Township, Chase, Kansas, United States in 1910 and Vallejo, Solano, California, United States in 1920. He died on 16 April 1922, in Strong City, Chase, Kansas, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Strong Township Cemetery, Strong City, Chase, Kansas, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (12)
- William M Bledsoe in household of George Bledsoe, "United States Census, 1860"
- Wm M Bledsoe, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- William Mathew Bledsoe, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1851–1922 Male
1853–1927 Female
Children (5)
1876–1969 Male
1876–1960 Female
1878–1956 Male
1881–1951 Female
1883–1958 Female
Parents and Siblings
1829–1864 Male
1833–1866 Female
Siblings (4)
1851–1922 Male
1853–1928 Female
1856– Male
1861– Male
World Events (8)
1854
Age 3
1857 · 7.9 Earthquake In Fort Tejon
Age 6
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 19
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.
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