John William Bliss

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[Broderbund WFT Vol. 6, Ed. 1, Tree #0383]

Born 1892 in a covered wagon at Oakdale, Antelope County, Nebraska. He
spent most of his younger years in Nebraska and in 1917 enlisted in the
U.S. Army as a private in the 91st Division, stationed at Camp Lewis,
Washington. During World War I, he served as a field medic and on his
birthday while he was out in the field, peace was declared, he was
discharged April 22, 1919. He purchased five acres of land at Chambers
Prairie (now East Olympia), Washington where he cleared the land and
built a wood frame home. He worked at a sawmill, a chair factory, and
later a veneer plant. He was generous with all of his possessions, and
with his home and family, he was truly a happy man.

John married Pearl May Reed [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]