Greene-Sullivan County IN Archives Biographies.....Bledsoe, John 1820 - 
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Author: Goodspeed (1884)

   JOHN BLEDSOE is a son of David and Elizabeth (Groves) Bledsoe, both of whom
were natives of North Carolina, from whence they removed to Eastern Tennessee at
an early day, and from there to Greene County, Ind., in 1837, where Mr. Bledsoe
died in August, 1877. John Bledsoe is a native of East Tennessee, where he was
born June 5, 1820, and is of Dutch and Scottish descent. When seventeen years of
age, he came with his parents to Indiana, shortly after which he located a
"claim," and began improving. In 1861, he erected a mill, and this he yet
operates in conjunction with farming. Mr. Bledsoe is one of the progressive men
of his locality, is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and a Democrat in
politics. In 1840, he was elected Constable of his township, serving as such
five years, the succeeding two years holding the office of District Trustee. In
1856, he was elected Justice of the Peace, in which capacity he served until the
winter of 1857-58, when he was elected Doorkeeper in the House of
Representatives. Mr. Bledsoe has been twice married, his first wife being Nancy
Eveans, to whom he was married in Greene County in April, 1839. Mrs. Bledsoe was
a member of the family of Walter and Rachel (Jones) Eveans, who were natives of
Tennessee. She became the mother of nine children, whose names are William,
Mary, Sallie, Isaac W., Elizabeth, David H., Rebecca A., Rachel C. and James A.
The mother died August 1, 1877, and May 28, 1879, Mr. Bledsoe and Mrs. Lyda M.
Watkins were married, in Sullivan County. Mrs. Bledsoe was born on the 14th of
September, 1837, and both husband and wife are members of the Missionary Baptist
Church.

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Wright Township Biographies

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HISTORY OF GREENE AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES,
STATE OF INDIANA,
FROM THE EARLIEST TIME TO THE PRESENT; TOGETHER WITH INTERESTING BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCHES, REMINISCENCES, NOTES, ETC.

ILLUSTRATED.

CHICAGO: GOODSPEED BROS. & CO., PUBLISHERS.
1884.

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