Letitia
Katrina
"Leacy"
Barnes
Born in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Daughter of Humphrey Allen Barnes
and Susannah Mary (Gibson) Barnes
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
James Benjamin Bledsoe
— married
about 1877 in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Humphrey Allen Bledsoe
Died
at age 72
in Saluda, South Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Jul 2022
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Biography
The daughter of Humphrey Allen Barnes and Susannah Mary (Gibson) Barnes, Letitia Barnes was born in Edgefield County, South Carolina[citation needed] in 1859, residing with her family in Saluda Regiment.[1][2] Her siblings included:
- Anna (Barnes) Berry (1860-1882)
- Eli M. Barnes (1861-1939)
Leacy married James Bledsoe, marrying in Edgefield County, South Carolina around 1877{{citation needed}{ and having fourteen known children together. They made their home in Township 3 of Saluda County, Hewet Township, farming.[3][4][5][6]
Leacy Bledsoe passed away in Saluda County, South Carolina[7] at the age of 72 and is buried at Hickory Grove Advent Christian Church cemetery in Saluda, South Carolina.[8]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZTC-4BQ : 18 February 2021), L H Barnes in entry for William Barnes, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8RF-D6R : 29 May 2021), Letia Barnes in entry for Humphrey Barnes, 1870.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3TK-V8G : accessed 29 July 2022), K Lesy Bledsoe in household of B James Bledsoe, Township 3, Saluda, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 105, sheet 17A, family 291, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,540.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M567-RS2 : accessed 29 July 2022), Lizzie R Bledsoe in household of James B Bledsoe, Township 3, Saluda, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 111, sheet 6A, family 108, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1467; FHL microfilm 1,375,480.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M68V-ZVT : 3 February 2021), Leasie K Bledsoe in entry for James B Bledsoe, 1920.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPZ8-8M1 : accessed 29 July 2022), Leacy K Bledsoe in household of Jim B Bledsoe, Township 3, Saluda, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 6B, line 55, family 101, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2211; FHL microfilm 2,341,945.
- ↑ "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:MMNF-3MK : 12 March 2022), Entry for Leacy Bledsoe, 1932.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47812809/letitia-katrina-bledsoe: accessed 06 January 2024), memorial page for Letitia Katrina Barnes Bledsoe (11 Jun 1859–2 Apr 1932)/ Hickory Grove Advent Christian Church Cemetery, Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Robert Barnes (contributor 47187503). Find A Grave: Memorial #47812809
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