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Rev. Charles Alvin Bly

Male 1872 - 1970  (97 years)


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  • Name Charles Alvin Bly  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Prefix Rev. 
    Birth 4 Aug 1872  Shellrock, Freeborn County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 6
    Gender Male 
    Death 22 Feb 1970  Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Burial Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [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.

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      Name: Charles Alvin Bly
      Death Date: 22 Feb 1970
      Death Place: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
      Gender: Male
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      Death Age: 97 years
      Estimated Birth Date: 1873
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      Father's Name: Alvin Bly
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      Mother's Name: Estelle Amy
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      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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Mar 1975, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years) 
    Marriage 3 Aug 1905  Mansfield, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5
    Children 
     1. Charlie D. Bly,   b. Abt 1907, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Estelle Lavenia Bly,   b. 11 Jul 1908, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jun 1961, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
     3. Marshall Albert Bly,   b. 19 Nov 1910, Logansport, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jan 1968, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
     4. Edith Bly,   b. Abt 1913, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 May 2004, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 91 years)
     5. Lloyd Bly,   b. Abt 1915, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. Loraine Bly,   b. Abt 1918, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     7. Lawrence Bly,   b. Abt 1920, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     8. Living
    Family ID F12248  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2012 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 22 Feb 1970 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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).

    2. [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).

    3. [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).

    4. [S60] McCary, Kay P. "Hemphill City Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.

    5. [S374] Speights, Virgie "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas Vignettes of Pioneer Families" (S. Malone, c. 1983), p. 13 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [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).