WILLIAM C. BLAND was a business man who owned and operated the Bland's café on the south side of the square in Stockton for 24 years.
Mr. Bland was born March 2, 1988, north of Caplinger Mills, in Cedar County, Missouri. He grew up on a farm near his birth place and attended rural schools in St. Clair County, completing the eighth grade. He also completed a course in mechanics at a trade school in Ft. Scott, Kansas.
He married Noval Dawes, the daughter of W. D. and Lucy (Pinkman) Dawes, in August 1921. Mr. and Mrs. Bland had two children: a son, William C. Bland, Jr. an attorney in Springfield; and a daughter, Joan Atwill of Boston, Massachusetts. They also had five grandchildren: Mark and Mary Bland, AND Janet, David, and Mary Rose Atwill.
Mr. Bland had always been quite active in community and civic affairs. He was a member of the Lions Club, a member of the Land of Lakes Association, and Board member of the Missouri-Arkansas Association. He did much toward the promotion of the Stockton Dam, including a number of trips to Washington, D.C.; once as the guest of Senator Symington. He was for a time the Chairman of the Cedar County Democratic committee.
Mr. Bland was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church in Stockton. His hobbies were fishing, hunting, and gardening.
LINEAGE; Father-Charles W. Bland, 1872-1900; Mother-Florence (Roe) Bland; Grandfather-George W. Bland, 1843-1923; Grandmother-Teresa (Douglas) Bland, 1848-1898; Great Grandfather-John Bland, 1792-1861; Great Grandmother-Rebecca Bland, 1802-1872.
Mr. Bland was born March 2, 1988, north of Caplinger Mills, in Cedar County, Missouri. He grew up on a farm near his birth place and attended rural schools in St. Clair County, completing the eighth grade. He also completed a course in mechanics at a trade school in Ft. Scott, Kansas.
He married Noval Dawes, the daughter of W. D. and Lucy (Pinkman) Dawes, in August 1921. Mr. and Mrs. Bland had two children: a son, William C. Bland, Jr. an attorney in Springfield; and a daughter, Joan Atwill of Boston, Massachusetts. They also had five grandchildren: Mark and Mary Bland, AND Janet, David, and Mary Rose Atwill.
Mr. Bland had always been quite active in community and civic affairs. He was a member of the Lions Club, a member of the Land of Lakes Association, and Board member of the Missouri-Arkansas Association. He did much toward the promotion of the Stockton Dam, including a number of trips to Washington, D.C.; once as the guest of Senator Symington. He was for a time the Chairman of the Cedar County Democratic committee.
Mr. Bland was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church in Stockton. His hobbies were fishing, hunting, and gardening.
LINEAGE; Father-Charles W. Bland, 1872-1900; Mother-Florence (Roe) Bland; Grandfather-George W. Bland, 1843-1923; Grandmother-Teresa (Douglas) Bland, 1848-1898; Great Grandfather-John Bland, 1792-1861; Great Grandmother-Rebecca Bland, 1802-1872.
WILLIAM C. BLAND was a business man who owned and operated the Bland's café on the south side of the square in Stockton for 24 years.
Mr. Bland was born March 2, 1988, north of Caplinger Mills, in Cedar County, Missouri. He grew up on a farm near his birth place and attended rural schools in St. Clair County, completing the eighth grade. He also completed a course in mechanics at a trade school in Ft. Scott, Kansas.
He married Noval Dawes, the daughter of W. D. and Lucy (Pinkman) Dawes, in August 1921. Mr. and Mrs. Bland had two children: a son, William C. Bland, Jr. an attorney in Springfield; and a daughter, Joan Atwill of Boston, Massachusetts. They also had five grandchildren: Mark and Mary Bland, AND Janet, David, and Mary Rose Atwill.
Mr. Bland had always been quite active in community and civic affairs. He was a member of the Lions Club, a member of the Land of Lakes Association, and Board member of the Missouri-Arkansas Association. He did much toward the promotion of the Stockton Dam, including a number of trips to Washington, D.C.; once as the guest of Senator Symington. He was for a time the Chairman of the Cedar County Democratic committee.
Mr. Bland was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church in Stockton. His hobbies were fishing, hunting, and gardening.
LINEAGE; Father-Charles W. Bland, 1872-1900; Mother-Florence (Roe) Bland; Grandfather-George W. Bland, 1843-1923; Grandmother-Teresa (Douglas) Bland, 1848-1898; Great Grandfather-John Bland, 1792-1861; Great Grandmother-Rebecca Bland, 1802-1872.
Mr. Bland was born March 2, 1988, north of Caplinger Mills, in Cedar County, Missouri. He grew up on a farm near his birth place and attended rural schools in St. Clair County, completing the eighth grade. He also completed a course in mechanics at a trade school in Ft. Scott, Kansas.
He married Noval Dawes, the daughter of W. D. and Lucy (Pinkman) Dawes, in August 1921. Mr. and Mrs. Bland had two children: a son, William C. Bland, Jr. an attorney in Springfield; and a daughter, Joan Atwill of Boston, Massachusetts. They also had five grandchildren: Mark and Mary Bland, AND Janet, David, and Mary Rose Atwill.
Mr. Bland had always been quite active in community and civic affairs. He was a member of the Lions Club, a member of the Land of Lakes Association, and Board member of the Missouri-Arkansas Association. He did much toward the promotion of the Stockton Dam, including a number of trips to Washington, D.C.; once as the guest of Senator Symington. He was for a time the Chairman of the Cedar County Democratic committee.
Mr. Bland was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church in Stockton. His hobbies were fishing, hunting, and gardening.
LINEAGE; Father-Charles W. Bland, 1872-1900; Mother-Florence (Roe) Bland; Grandfather-George W. Bland, 1843-1923; Grandmother-Teresa (Douglas) Bland, 1848-1898; Great Grandfather-John Bland, 1792-1861; Great Grandmother-Rebecca Bland, 1802-1872.
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