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William Lewis “Buck” Bledsoe

Birth
Orange County, Virginia, USA
Death
31 May 1859 (aged 52)
Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Milton, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Buck was the son of Benjamin Bledsoe and Rosa (Yager) Bledsoe Scott. This cemetery is located on what was his farm that he had bought in 1853.

In the 1990s while researching at the Cabell County court house, I found William Bledsoe's death record. I remember that day vividly, I was so excited, the record stated his parents were Benjamin and Rosa Bledsoe. It was a smaller, thinner death register book. The book was inverted copies of the original pages. It was the type where the pages were black and the writing was white. I have looked for and asked about that book afterwards, but could never find it again and the clerks knew nothing about it.

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More about Benjamin and Rosa.
Benjamin was born in 1778 and died Apr. 1850
Rosa was born in 1784 and died after 1860, a daughter of Godfrey and Mary (Wayland) Yager.
Benjamin Bledsoe married Rosa Yager, Oct. 13, 1801 in Madison County, Virginia.
They had six known children.
1. Eliza W. Bledsoe, 1803 - 1860, married William M. Smith in 1831
2. Nancy Bledsoe, 1805 - 1830, married Caleb A. Smith in 1826
3. William Lewis Bledsoe, 1807 - 1859, married Rachel H. Perry in 1831
4. Elizabeth M. Bledsoe, 1810 - after 1850, married Richard Higgerson in 1833
5. Mary Ann Bledsoe, 1815 - after 1880, married John F. Morris in 1852
6. John A. B. Bledsoe, 1817 - after 1880, married Emily Brown in 1840

After Benjamin died, Rosa married 2nd George Scott, Dec. 14, 1854 in Orange County, Virginia.
Buck was the son of Benjamin Bledsoe and Rosa (Yager) Bledsoe Scott. This cemetery is located on what was his farm that he had bought in 1853.

In the 1990s while researching at the Cabell County court house, I found William Bledsoe's death record. I remember that day vividly, I was so excited, the record stated his parents were Benjamin and Rosa Bledsoe. It was a smaller, thinner death register book. The book was inverted copies of the original pages. It was the type where the pages were black and the writing was white. I have looked for and asked about that book afterwards, but could never find it again and the clerks knew nothing about it.

unmarked grave

More about Benjamin and Rosa.
Benjamin was born in 1778 and died Apr. 1850
Rosa was born in 1784 and died after 1860, a daughter of Godfrey and Mary (Wayland) Yager.
Benjamin Bledsoe married Rosa Yager, Oct. 13, 1801 in Madison County, Virginia.
They had six known children.
1. Eliza W. Bledsoe, 1803 - 1860, married William M. Smith in 1831
2. Nancy Bledsoe, 1805 - 1830, married Caleb A. Smith in 1826
3. William Lewis Bledsoe, 1807 - 1859, married Rachel H. Perry in 1831
4. Elizabeth M. Bledsoe, 1810 - after 1850, married Richard Higgerson in 1833
5. Mary Ann Bledsoe, 1815 - after 1880, married John F. Morris in 1852
6. John A. B. Bledsoe, 1817 - after 1880, married Emily Brown in 1840

After Benjamin died, Rosa married 2nd George Scott, Dec. 14, 1854 in Orange County, Virginia.

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  • Created by: Eric
  • Added: Apr 19, 2017
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178565502/william_lewis-bledsoe: accessed ), memorial page for William Lewis “Buck” Bledsoe (7 Jan 1807–31 May 1859), Find a Grave Memorial ID 178565502, citing Johnson Family Cemetery, Milton, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Eric (contributor 47055626).