VOLNEY BLASS/BLOSS ORLEANS CO.,NY
Volney Blass/Bloss was born April 4,1831, reportedly in Orleans County, NY. From all anecdotal reports he was the son of Henry and Peggy (Chrysler) Blass from Sharon, Schoharie Co., NY. The problem is the anecdotal part.
I have been unable to find any documentation of Volney's life prior to a tax notation in Novi, Oakland Co., MI in 1848.
My best record is that Volney's daughter had a scrap-book with the obituary of Henry Augustus Bloss in Merced, CA and noted that it was her uncle and I have a report of his baptism in Sharon.
Any documented record of Volney Blass/Bloss from his birth to the tax notation in 1848 would be appreciated.
All information on the web so far, such as Ancestry.com,has been produced by me.