John Bland

Brief Life History of John

When John Bland was born on 15 January 1791, in Pendleton, Virginia, United States, his father, Henry Bland, was 20 and his mother, Marjorie Margaret Weirich, was 17. He married Nancy Carter on 19 April 1814, in Pendleton, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 25 November 1864, in Wyandot, Ohio, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Methodist Cemetery, Seneca Township, Seneca, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Bland
1791–1864
Nancy Carter
1792–1853
Marriage: 19 April 1814
Duwain Bland
1815–1882
Mary Ann Bland
1822–1904
William Bland
1822–1894
Nancy Bland
1824–1875
Thomas J. Bland
1827–1897
John R Bland
1829–1894
William Henry Bland
1832–1856
Melvina Jane Bland
1835–

Sources (14)

  • John Bland, "United States Census, 1840"
  • John Blandson, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Bland, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1803

Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from a place called Bland in Sedburgh, Yorkshire, the origin of which is uncertain. Possibly it is from Old English (ge)bland ‘storm, commotion’ (from blandan ‘to blend or mingle’), with reference to its exposed situation. The modern English adjective bland did not come into English (from Latin) until the 15th century, and is therefore unlikely to have given rise to surnames.

French: nickname from Old French blant ‘flattering’ (from Latin blandus).

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

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