 William BLAND, son of James * BLAND and Mary Bathsheba UNKNOWN.Born 1787 at Duplin Co., NC, died Feb 16, 1871 at Greene Co, IN , 83 or 84 years Emigration: BET 1816 AND 1819 arrived in Orange Co, IN Census: 1820 Orange Co, IN Emigration: 1821 In Greene Co, IN Census: 1830 Highland Twp, Greene Co, IN Event: 1831 Bought land in Greene Co, IN Census: 1850 Smith Twp, Greene Co, IN Census: 1860 Smith Twp, Greene Co, IN __________________________________________________________________ 1830 census Indiana Greene Co.: male 40-50 female 40-50 2 females 0-5 2 males 5-10 male 10-15 male 15-20 1840 census IN, Greene Co, Highland Twp: male 40-50 female 40-50 male Bought land in Greene Co, IN in 1831 Married Jan 02, 1813 at Chatham Co. NC (58 years married) to:  Elizabeth Jane McBAINBorn 1789 at Chatham Co., NC Children: 1. Aaron BLAND PRIVACY FILTER2. Infant BLAND PRIVACY FILTER3. Joseph BLANDBorn 1819 at Orange Co, IN , died Jul 15, at Memphis, TN of wounds sustained in Civil War Census: 1850 IN, Greene Co, Washington Twp--"Blan" Census: 1860 Highland Twp, Greene Co, IN U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 Name: Joseph Bland Service Info.: PVT US ARMY CIVIL WAR Death Date: 15 Jul 1863 Cemetery: Memphis National Cemetery Cemetery Address: 3568 Townes Avenue Memphis, TN 38122 Buried At: Section A Site 2179 4. William BLANDBorn 1821 at Highland Twp, Greene Co., IN , died ± 1895 at Beloit, Michell Co., KS , approximately 74 years American Civil War Soldiers Name: William Bland Residence: Greene County, Indiana Enlistment Date: 27 Sep 1861 Side Served: Union State Served: Indiana Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 27 September 1861. Enlisted in Company C, 43rd Infantry Regiment Indiana on 27 Sep 1861. Sources: 76 _______________________________________________________________________ (Re Enlisted) Civil war: Iowa 23rd Regiment, Company D, as an infantryman for the Union. He sustained a wound in the hip and was honorably discharged. Name: William Bland , Residence: Corydon, Iowa Enlistment Date: 26 July 1862 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: Iowa Unit Numbers: 197 197 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 26 July 1862 at the age of 41 Enlisted in Company D, 23rd Infantry Regiment Iowa on 23 August 1862. Mustered out Company D, 23rd Infantry Regiment Iowa on 26 July 1865 in Harrisburg, TX 5. James Odas Daniel BLANDBorn Apr 07, 1824 at Worthington, Greene Co, IN , died Sep 02, at Concordia, Cloud Co, KS Burial: UNKNOWN Pleasant Hill Cem., Cloud Co, KS _______________________________________________________________________ In Civil war: 115th Indiana Infantry, Company A ,formed in Greene Co, IN. He saw service in Kentucky and Tennessee, living much of the time on parched corn alone. At the expiration of the first enlistment he reenlisted in the 156th Indiana Volunteer Infantry on 16 Mar 1865, serving until the end of the war. By 1880 James and wife were living in Cloud Co, KS, Buffalo Twp. He was active in political and civic interests. He served on school boards and helped in the building of the new Presbyterian Church in Concordia. In 1889 he was elected Representative for the Kansas State Legislature. In September 1873 he moved his family, which included his wife, children mother, Elizabeth (McBain), and his mother-in-law, Mary "Polly" (Hodges) Gentry to Buffalo Twp. Cloud Co., KS. They went by train to Junction City, KS and by covered wagon for three days to Cloud County. He acquired 160 acres of good flat land with a barn and house, four and one-half miles southwest of the town of Concordia.( From Lenore (Bland) Brown) Name: James O. D. Bland , Residence: Greene County, Indiana Enlistment Date: 28 July 1863 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: Indiana Unit Numbers: 514 514 Service Record: Enlisted as a Corporal on 28 July 1863 Enlisted in Company A, 115th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 28 July 1863. Mustered out Company A, 115th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 25 February 1864 in Indianapolis, IN 6. Infant BLAND PRIVACY FILTER7. Permelia BLANDBorn Jan 20, 1826 at Greene Co, IN , died Dec 04, 1887 at Greene Co, IN, 61 years 8. Enoch F BLANDBorn ± 1833 at Greene Co., IN | |||