Rev. Charles Alvin Bly

1872 - 1970  (97 years)

• Name	Charles Alvin Bly  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Prefix	Rev.
  Birth	4 Aug 1872	Shellrock, Freeborn County, Minnesota   [1, 2, 3, 4, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Feb 1970	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [3, 4]
  Burial	Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [4]
  Notes	Virgie Speights wrote a sketch of this couple on the occasion of their 58th wedding anniversary, in a column of hers dated August 6, 1963. It was published in her book "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas." He was a Methodist Minister at the First Methodist Church. He was born in Shellrock, Freeborn County, MN, moving with his family to Chicago, Ill, where is father was a railroad worker with the Rock Island Railroad. Bly's first job was also with the railroa, but her preached on the side until 1902, when he moved to Arkansas to become pastor at Chippo, and has been a full time pastor ever since. His next pastorage was at Mansfield, Louisiana, where he met and married Lavinia Anderson. They moved into the Hemphill parsonage, and except for a few years in Kentucky, West Virginia and other Texas towns, lived there through his retirement. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J6HV-ZD3 Name: Charles Alvin Bly Death Date: 22 Feb 1970 Death Place: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas Gender: Male Race: Death Age: 97 years Estimated Birth Date: 1873 Birth Date: Birthplace: Marital Status: Spouse's Name: Father's Name: Alvin Bly Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Estelle Amy Mother's Birthplace: Occupation: Place of Residence: Cemetery: Burial Place: Burial Date: Additional Relatives: Film Number: 2218584 Digital Film Number: 4168861 Image Number: 2117 Reference Number: 13975 Collection: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976 (Research): Census Listings: 1920 Census Texas, San Augustine, JP 4 Enumerated 7 Jan 1920 SD 326 ED 179 Sheet 5B 87-89 Bly, Charlie Head m W 42 (???) M Minnesota Ill NY Lumber Goods Planer? Mill Bly, Teblye (sci) Wf F W 37 M La Ala La Bly, Charlie D Son m W 13 S Tx Minn La Bly, Lenena Dtr F W 11 S Ky Min La Bly, Marshal Son M W 9 S La Minn La Bly, Edith Dtr F W 7 S Tx Minn La Bly, Loyd Son m W 5 S Tx Minn La Bly, Norine Dtr F W 2 S Tx Minn La 1930 Census Texas, Sabine County, JP 7 Enumerated April 7, 1930 ED 202-10 SD 19 Sheet 1A Stamped 111 Scrapping Valley Road 11-11 Bly, Charley A Head M W 58 m 32 Minnesota Ill NY farmer Bly, Lavinia Wf F W 48 m 24 La Ga La Bly, Edith Dtr F W 17 S Tx Minn La Bly, Loyd Son m W 15 S Tx Minn La Bly, Lorene Dtr F W 12 S Tx Minn La Bly, Laurence Son M W 10 S Tx Minn La Bly, Earl Son M W 7 S Tx Minn La
  Person ID	I40516	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2012

  
  

  Family	Lavinia Elizabeth Anderson,   b. 21 Jul 1881, Louisiana d. 8 Mar 1975, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	3 Aug 1905	Mansfield, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana   [2, 5]
  Children	1. Charlie D. Bly,   b. Abt 1907, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   2. Estelle Lavenia Bly,   b. 11 Jul 1908, Kentucky d. 6 Jun 1961, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 52 years)   3. Marshall Albert Bly,   b. 19 Nov 1910, Logansport, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana d. 13 Jan 1968, Harris County, Texas (Age 57 years)   4. Edith Bly,   b. Abt 1913, Texas d. 13 May 2004, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas (Age ~ 91 years)   5. Lloyd Bly,   b. Abt 1915, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   6. Loraine Bly,   b. Abt 1918, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   7. Lawrence Bly,   b. Abt 1920, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   8. Living
  Family ID	F12248	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2012

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 22 Feb 1970 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Burial - - Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S483] 1920 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the NARA web page. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1920 United States Federal Census, the Fourteenth Census of the United States. It includes all states and territories, as well as Military and Naval Forces, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Panama Canal Zone. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, mother tongue, and parents? birthplaces. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1920 Federal Census.), Texas, San Augustine, JP 4 Enumerated 7 Jan 1920 SD 326 ED 179 Sheet 5B 87-89 (Reliability: 3). [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 7 Enumerated April 7, 1930 ED 202-10 SD 19 Sheet 1A Stamped 111 Scrapping Valley Road 11-11 (Reliability: 3). [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/). [S60] McCary, Kay P. "Hemphill City Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/. [S374] Speights, Virgie "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas Vignettes of Pioneer Families" (S. Malone, c. 1983), p. 13 (Reliability: 3). [S374] Speights, Virgie "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas Vignettes of Pioneer Families" (S. Malone, c. 1983), p. 13, noon Sunday, is Bro. Bly's 92nd birthday (from a column written August 6, 1963)....born in Shellrock, Freeborn County, Minnesota (Reliability: 3).