General married Elizabeth Meanthru Bland
about 1847 in KY, USA. Elizabeth was born in 1832 in AL, USA and
died about 1892 in Mendon, St. Joseph, MI, USA.
Children from this marriage were:
2 F i. Alice Bland
was born in May 23, 1849, in IN and died on 9 Aug 1921 in Village of Mendon,
St. Joseph Co., MI.1
Alice married David Walker, Feb. 12, 1873 in Sturgis, MI.
+ 3 M ii. Benjamin Napoleon Bland
was born on 19 Nov 1851 in Washington, IN, USA and died on 22 Jan 1915 in
East Volina, Cass, MI, USA.
4 F iii. Catherine Bland
was born in 1853 in Indiana.2
+ 5 M iv. James Augustus Bland was born on 2 May 1857 in IN and died on June 15, 1911, in Mendon, St. Joseph, MI.3
He married Anna Kline July 5, 1885 in Constantine,Mi. They had a child Frank Augustus, born in Mendon, Mi. in 1888. Frank died April 16, 1910 in Mendon, Mi. He was single.
6 F v. Naomi Bland
was born on 29 Sep 1859.
Naomi married Oscar Kennedy on 3 Jul 1881 in Mendon, St. Joseph, MI.5 Oscar was born in 1854.
+ 7 M vi. Jerome Bland was born
on 19 Aug 1864 and died on 24 Mar 1911 in Sparta, MI.
8 M vii. Matthew Bland
was born on 22 Dec 1863 in Mendon, St Joseph, MI, USA.
Matthew died Mar. 2, 1929 in Sparta
Twp. Kent Co., MI.
Matthew married Lilian Howard on 28 Apr 1887 in Constantine, St. Joseph Co., MI.6 Lilian was born in 1865 in Monterey, MI and died in 1917 in Sparta, MI.
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Marriage Banns:. Liber F,p.112
Officiating: Thomas Harrison. j.p.
9 F viii. Maude Bland
was born in Sep 1871.
3. Benjamin Napoleon Bland (General VanRanselear1)
was born on 19 Nov 1851 in Washington, IN, USA and died on 22 Jan 1915 in
East Volina, Cass, MI, USA.
Benjamin married Melinda Jane Ivens , daughter
of Moses Ivens and Sarah Elizabeth Dungill , on 25 Dec 1873
in Mendon, St. Joseph, MI, USA. Melinda was born on 17 Sep 1851 in Washington,
IN, USA and died on 3 May 1938 in East Volina, Cass, MI, USA.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 10 F i. Clara Bell Bland 7
was born on 5 Mar 1875 in Mendon, St. Joseph, MI, USA 7
and died on 13 Oct 1894 in Volinia, Cass, MI, USA.7
+ 11 F ii. Bertha Ann Bland
was born on 26 Mar 1877 in Mendon, St Joseph, MI, USA and died on 25 Aug 1963
in Cassopolis, Cass, MI, USA.
+ 12 F iii. Catherine Elizabeth
Bland was born in March 19, 1879.
13 F iv. Nellie
Mae Bland was born on 15 Dec 1880 in MI, USA 8
and died on 7 Oct 1899 in Not In Cass Or St. Joseph, MI, USA.
+ 14 F v. Lulu Pearl Bland was
born in 1883.
15 M vi. Alvah
Augustus Bland was born on 1 Oct 1885 and died on 11 Mar 1976 in Battle
Creek, Calhoun, MI, USA.
Alvah married Ellen Bradley .
+ 16 M vii. Rolland
Rockford Bland 9
was born on 12 Feb 1888 in Praire Ronde Township, Cass, MI, USA 9
and died on 17 Feb 1969 in Kalamazoo, MI, USA.9
17 M viii. Herman Benjamin
Bland was born on 27 Oct 1893 in Volinia, Cass, MI, USA and died on 21
Oct 1897 in Volinia, Cass, MI, USA.10
5. James Augustus Bland (General VanRanselear1)
was born on 2 May 1857 in IN and died on 10 Jun 1911 in Mendon, St. Joseph,
MI.3
James married Anna Kline on 5 Jul 1885 in Constantine, MI.4 Anna was born in 1869 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI.
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Marriage Contract:. M.E. Church
Officiating: I. B. Tallman
• Marriage Banns:. Witnesses: Mary Kline & Naomi
Kennedy
Children from this marriage were:
18 M i. Franklin Augustus
Bland was born on 28 Jun 1888 in Indiana, died on 16 Apr 1910 in Mendon,
St. Joseph, MI,11 and
was buried in Mendon.
7. Jerome Bland (General VanRanselear1)
was born on 19 Aug 1864 and died on 24 Mar 1911 in Sparta, MI.
Jerome married Carrie Mc Dowel .
Children from this marriage were:
19 M i. Lionel Bland
was born in Sparta, MI.
+ 20 M ii. Morris General Bland
was born in Sparta, MI.
10. Clara Bell Bland 7
(Benjamin Napolean3, General VanRanselear1) was
born on 5 Mar 1875 in Mendon, St. Joseph, MI, USA 7
and died on 13 Oct 1894 in Volinia, Cass, MI, USA.7
Clara married Henry B. Wilson . Henry was
born on 6 Oct 1894 in Volinia, Cass, MI, USA.
Children from this marriage were:
21 M i. David Henry
Wilson was born on 6 Oct 1894 in Volinia, Cass, MI, USA and died on 7
Aug 1977 in Detroit, Wayne, MI, USA.
David married Geneva Ruth Wilson .
11. Bertha Ann Bland (Benjamin Napolean3,
General VanRanselear1) was born on 26 Mar 1877 in Mendon, St
Joseph, MI, USA and died on 25 Aug 1963 in Cassopolis, Cass, MI, USA.
Bertha married (name unknown).
Children from this marriage were:
22 M i. Moses Ladanah
Bland was born on 7 Jul 1901 in East Volinia, Cass, MI, USA 12
and died on 8 Mar 1973 in Dowagiac, Cass, MI, USA.13
Moses married Alice Hayes .
12. Catherine Elizabeth Bland (Benjamin
Napolean3, General VanRanselear1) was born in 1879.
Catherine married Otto D. Wright on 1 Nov
1899 in Cass County, MI, USA.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 23 F i. Ethel Wright .
24 F ii. Ilah Wright
.
Ilah married James Buck .
25 F iii. Olive Wright
.
Olive married James Buck .
+ 26 M iv. Cecil Calender Wright
was born on 19 Apr 1904 in Cass, MI, USA and died on 3 Nov 1977 in Dowagiac,
Cass, MI, USA.
+ 27 M v. Lawrence Otto Wright
was born on 5 Dec 1917 in Flowerfield, Cass, MI, USA and died on 2 May 2000
in Marcellus, Cass, MI, USA.
+ 28 F vi. Katheryne Jane Wright
was born on 10 Jan 1922.
14. Lulu Pearl Bland (Benjamin Napolean3,
General VanRanselear1) was born in 1883.
Lulu married Elton Ampey . Elton was born
in 1883 and died in 1939.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 29 M i. Paul Ampey .
30 F ii. Vera Ampey
.
+ 31 M iii. Benjamin Ampey .
+ 32 M iv. Blaine Ampey .
+ 33 M v. Glenn Alvah Ampey
was born on 5 Apr 1915 in Paw Paw, Vanburen, MI, USA and died on 3 Dec 1986
in Lawton, Kalamazoo, MI, USA.
+ 34 M vi. Warren G Ampey was
born on 1 Jun 1917 in Paw Paw, Vanburen, MI, USA and died on 11 Jan 1998 in
Paw Paw, Vanburen, MI, USA.
16. Rolland
Rockford Bland 9
(Benjamin Napolean3, General VanRanselear1) was
born on 12 Feb 1888 in Praire Ronde Township, Cass, MI, USA 9
and died on 17 Feb 1969 in Kalamazoo, MI, USA.9
Rolland married Methel E Hamilton , daughter
of Alexis V Hamilton and Ipho Sienne Loehr , on 15 Oct 1907
in Paw Paw, Vanburen, MI, USA. Methel was born on 20 Apr 1888 in Decatur,
Vanburen, MI, USA and died on 3 Jul 1936 in Decatur, Vanburen, MI, USA.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 35 F i. Lois Arlene Bland
9 was born on 1 Mar 1908
in MI, USA 9 and died
on 19 Sep 1951 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI, USA.9
36 M ii. Benjamin Kermit
Bland was born on 8 Aug 1910 and died on 10 Jan 1911 in Newburg, MI.14
37 F iii Neva Pauline Bland was born on 5 May 1912 in Kalamazoo, MI, USA and died on
+ 38 M iv. Roland Nardin Bland
was born on 15 Sep 1914 in Paw Paw, Vanburen, MI, USA and died on 3 Apr 1976
in Walker, MI, USA.
39 M v. Norman Jerome
Bland was born on 14 Jan 1919 in Paw Paw, Vanburen, MI, USA and died on
1 Dec 1943 in New Guinea.
40 M vi. J DeBoyce Bland was born on 15 Sep 1925 in Paw Paw, Vanburen, MI, USA and died
20. Morris General Bland (Jerome7,
General VanRanselear1) was born in Sparta, MI.
Morris married (name unknown).
Children from this marriage were:
43 F i. Bessie Bland
was born in Grand Rapids, Kent, MI.
44 F ii. Charlotte Bland
was born in Grand Rapids, Kent, MI.
45 M iii. William Bland
was born in Grand Rapids, Kent, MI.
46 M iv. Morris Bland
Jr was born in Grand Rapids, Kent, MI.
47 F v. Anna Mae Bland
was born in Grand Rapids, Kent, MI.
23. Ethel Wright (Catherine Elizabeth
Bland12, Benjamin Napolean3, General VanRanselear1).
Ethel married Edward Rufus Ash .
Children from this marriage were:
49 M i. Edward Ash
.
50 F ii. Naome Ash
.
Naome married Dean Lyle Pompey in Dowagic, Cass, MI, USA. Dean was born in Dowagiac, Cass, MI, USA.
26. Cecil Calender Wright (Catherine
Elizabeth Bland12, Benjamin Napolean3, General VanRanselear1)
was born on 19 Apr 1904 in Cass, MI, USA and died on 3 Nov 1977 in Dowagiac,
Cass, MI, USA.
Cecil married Louise Ivens , daughter of
Lewis Edward Ivens and Gladys Butcher .
Children from this marriage were:
51 M i. Robert Dean
Wright .
52 M ii. Lewis Cecil
Wright .
Lewis married (name unknown).
53 M iii. David Wright
.
David married (name unknown).
27. Lawrence Otto Wright (Catherine Elizabeth
Bland12, Benjamin Napolean3, General VanRanselear1)
was born on 5 Dec 1917 in Flowerfield, Cass, MI, USA and died on 2 May 2000
in Marcellus, Cass, MI, USA.
Lawrence married Martha Emily Ampey on
5 Dec 1943 in Calvin Township, Cass, MI, USA. Martha was born on 27 Mar 1925
and died on 5 Oct 1986 in Marcellus, Cass, MI, USA.
29. Paul Ampey (Lulu Pearl Bland14,
Benjamin Napolean3, General VanRanselear1).
Paul married Louisa Mae Brown in 1929.
Louisa was born on 5 Jun 1907 and died on 18 Aug 1994 in WA.
31. Benjamin Ampey (Lulu Pearl Bland14,
Benjamin Napolean3, General VanRanselear1).
Benjamin married Francis Bradley .
. 32. Blaine Ampey (Lulu Pearl
Bland14, Benjamin Napolean3, General VanRanselear1).
33. Glenn Alvah Ampey (Lulu Pearl Bland14,
Benjamin Napolean3, General VanRanselear1) was born
on 5 Apr 1915 in Paw Paw, Vanburen, MI, USA and died on 3 Dec 1986 in Lawton,
Kalamazoo, MI, USA.
Glenn married Katheryne May Goens on 22
Oct 1937. Katheryne was born on 30 Sep 1917 in Jackson, Jackson, MI, USA and
died on 22 Apr 1981.
34. Warren G Ampey (Lulu Pearl Bland14,
Benjamin Napolean3, General VanRanselear1) was born
on 1 Jun 1917 in Paw Paw, Vanburen, MI, USA and died on 11 Jan 1998 in Paw
Paw, Vanburen, MI, USA.
35. Lois Arlene Bland 9
(Rolland Rockford16, Benjamin Napolean3, General
VanRanselear1) was born on 1 Mar 1908 in MI, USA 9
and died on 19 Sep 1951 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI, USA.9
Lois married Edward A. Murphy . Edward
was born on 31 Dec 1902 in MI, USA and died in Feb 1978 in Plainwell, Kalamazoo,
MI, USA.
38. Roland Nardin Bland (Rolland Rockford16,
Benjamin Napolean3, General VanRanselear1) was born
on 15 Sep 1914 in Paw Paw, Vanburen, MI, USA and died on 3 Apr 1976 in Walker,
MI, USA.
Roland married Irene Pollner on 1 Sep 1935 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI, USA. Irene was born on 11 Mar 1926.
