Inscription:
HENRIETTA
Wife of
Dr. R. E. BLAND
DIED
Aug. 6, 1855
AGED
40 ys. 5 ms. 1 d.
Blessed are the dead who died in the Lord.
Henrietta Williams Bland
Birth: Unknown
Death: 6 August 1855
Burial: Cold Water Cemetery, Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri
Family members buried in Cold Water Cemetery:
Mother: Henriette Wheeler Williams
Siblings: Elizabeth Marbury Williams Evans, Mary Eleanor Williams Henderson, and Sarah Wheeler Williams Shumate
Notes:
• Miss Henrietta Williams and Richard E. Bland were married 16 July 1833, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
• Records indicate that Dr. Richard E. Bland was a teacher, “St. Louis and St. Louis County” by William L. Thompson, published by S. J. Clark Publishing Co., 1911, p. 453.
Documents:
• Marriage Record of Miss Henrietta Williams and Richard E. Bland. Source Citation: Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm].
• 1850 Census: District 82, St Louis, Missouri; Roll: M432_414; Page: 445B; Image: 369. Household Members: R. E. Bland 37, Henriette Bland 35, Marthy Bland 15, Mary Bland 10, Edward Bland 8, Alice Bland 5, Virginia Bland 4, Anna Bland 1, and Walter B. Morris 33.
