Rev. Hiram Miller Bledsoe

Rev. Hiram Miller Bledsoe

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Rev. H.M. Bledsoe will long be remembered as among the prominent settlers of LaFayette County. He was born in Cumberland County, Kentucky into a family of English-Irish descent. When a boy he moved with his family to Bourbon County, Kentucky where he grew to manhood on a farm and was educated.

When still a young man he was elected sheriff of Bourbon County, continuing to fill that office for a number of years, and subsequently, represented the county in the Kentucky legislature. In 1832 he moved to LaFayette County, Missouri and entered an extensive tract of land in LaFayette and Cass counties.

After coming to Missouri, he withdrew from politics and turned his attention to religion and theological subjects. He became a minister in the Christian church and organized many churches in Missouri. All his latter years were devoted to his ministry but he was still a successful businessman and admirably managed his large farm.

He married Susan Tandy Hughes of Paris, Kentucky when he was 21 years old. They had seven children. Agnes Bledsoe Ingels, Colonel Hiram Miller Bledsoe, Jr., Judge Joseph Bledsoe, Carrie F. Bledsoe Eddy, Robert Davis Bledsoe
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Rev. Hiram M. Bledsoe, Sr., deceased. The subject of this sketch, though no longer among the living, will long be remembered as among the prominent settlers of this county. He was born in Cumberland County, Kentucky, in 1798. The exact day of his birth is not now known, the record in the old family bible haing been destroyed by fire in 1865. 

The family is of English origin on the paternal, and Irish on the maternal side. When a boy they moved to Bourbon County, Kentucky, where he grew to manhood on a farm and was educated. When still quite a young man he was elected sheriff of Bourbon County, and continued to fill that office for many years, and subsequently, represented the county in the Kentucky legislature.

In 1832, he moved to this county, and entered an extensive tract of land in this and Cass counties. After coming to Missouri, he withdrew from poli- tics, and turned his attention more particularly to religion and the theological subjects. Having been raised in the Christian church, he became a minister of that denomination, and has organized many churches in this portion of the state. All the latter years of his life were devoted to this work; yet he was a successful business man, and managed his large farm admirably.

When about 21 years of age he married Miss Susan Tandy Hughes of Paris, Kentucky, and became the father of seven children, five sons and two daughters, five of whom are now living: Hiram Miller, Jr., Joseph, Agnes E., wife of Thomas Ingles of Cass County; Carrie F., wife of E.A. Eddy, also of Cass county; and Robert Davis, which last now represents the family on the old homestead in this county. Robert Davis Bledsoe was married in November, 1865 to Miss Ottie Perrie, of Lexington, Missouri, and has two children living.

He served four years in the C.S.A., first in his brother Hiram's famous battery, and afterwards in a battery commanded by his brother Joseph, and was in the battles of Lexington, Prairie Grove, Newtonia, Pea Ridge, and in many skirmishes.

Hiram Bledsoe, Sr., closed his useful and eventful life at his home in this county in November, 1878, at the age of 80 years.

History of Lafayette County, Missouri, carefully written and compiled from the most authentic official and private sources" St. Louis, Mo. Historical Company, 1881.