Simon Bland

SIMON BLAND Township Trustee, was born on the farm he now owns, December 27, 1823, a son of Francis and Elizabeth (Langley) Bland, who were natives respectively of North and South Carolina. These parents were married in Kentucky, from there moving to Orange County, Ind., shortly after it was admitted into the sisterhood of States, and from thence removing to Greene County, Ind., in November, 1821, locating on Section 28 in Highland Township. They raised five daughters and one son, and were the parents of another son that died in infancy. The father died in December,1833, and the mother in August, 1861. Simon Bland has always made his home on the same farm where he was born, receiving his early education from the primitive log schoolhouse of that day.

May 18, 1851, he was united in marriage with Rachel Mock, who died, June 29, 1871, after bearing a family of eight children, whose names are Mourning E., Margaret, William H., Ferdinand (deceased), Nancy A. (deceased), Granville H. (deceased), Mary S. (deceased) and David F. On the 3rd of August, 1873, Mr. Bland was married to his present wife, who was Mrs. Lucinda (Danely) Owen, daughter of Ira and Olive (Jessup) Danely, and widow of Armstead Owen, both father and husband being pioneers of Greene County. Mrs. Bland owns 102 acres of river bottom land in Highland Township, is a member of the Baptist Church, and by her first husband is the mother of three children: Sarah J., Mary E. and Hugh

A. Mr. Bland is one of the substantial and prominent men of northern Greene County. In politics, he is a time-honored Democrat, and for sixteen years has served as Trustee of his township, being first elected in 1852. He is the owner of 574 acres of good land, 140 acres being in Owen County.

HIGHLAND TWP.

Source: History of Greene and Sullivan Counties, state of Indiana: from the earliest time to the present, together with interesting biographical sketches, reminiscences, notes, etc. Chicago: Goodspeed Bros. & Co., 1884 824 pgs. page 417.