Charles Milton Bland was born
to William Lee Sr., and Julia Etta Barney Bland at Knights Landing, Yolo
County, California on August 28, 1867. Charles arrived in Shasta County,
at an early age where he worked for the railroad for several years. Charles
moved to the town of Kennet (now underneath Shasta Lake) and worked two
years as a laborer.
In 1896, Bland was working
with sheep and cattle at ranches around Ono and the Bald Hills area in
Western Shasta. That is where he picked up on ranching. He and his sibling
William Lee Bland Jr., bought land and built a home. William left and married.
Charles Milton Bland married
Carrie Emline Tuggle a daughter of pioneers William Merriman and Mary Elizabeth
Hammans Tuggle. They were wed on June 11, 1898 in the county of Shasta.
Both parties were educated.
Charles and Carrie Bland had
a total of five children. Their children are: Millia Alivilder Bland, Crissie
Milton Bland, Floyd Elmet Bland, Gussie Willard Bland, and Carl Adelbert
Bland. Three of the children died young.
Charles and Carrie Emline Tuggle
Bland retired in 1946. Charles died April 4, 1959 in Redding, and the pioneer
is buried in the Redding Cemetery, in the Bland family plot. Carrie Emline
Tuggle (Bland) died the following year.
Contributed by Jeremy M. Tuggle
Resource: "Rooted In Shasta County" by Jeremy M.
Tuggle published by Preserving Memories in 2003, 2nd Edition 2004; "Our Pioneer Ancestor William Harvey Tuggle and His Descendants - A Collection
of Tuggle Family Memories and Genealogical Data" Written and Compiled by
Jeremy M. Tuggle Copyright 2003, available at the Shasta Historical Society.
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