Bio of BLAND, Sampson T., Wright Co., MN ======================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Diane Hanson Submitted: April 2004 ========================================================================= 409 HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY Sampson T. Bland, who was cut down by death in the prime of his young manhood, is still held in loving remembrance. He was born in Virginia and was reared as a farmer. While still a youth he came west to Wright county, and after working in Rockford township for a while was married in June, 1881, to Mary M. Cronk, born on the homestead in Rockford township, March 27, 1861, daughter of William A. and Caroline (Samsel) Cronk. After their marriage he rented the Cronk homestead and was just starting in life, when he died in November, 1881. Their son, Sampson Frederic Bland, was born July 19, 1882, and now makes his home with his mother in Hennepin county.