James Harvey Blood, b. 29 Dec 1833 in Dudley, Worcester County, Massachusetts, d. 29 Dec 1885 in Gold Coast, Africa, son of Nathaniel Blood & Clarinda Combs. He married Mary Ann Clapp Harrington (1st wife) on October 2, 1855 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He married Victoria California Woodhull (2nd wife) in 1866. He married Isabell Morrill Fogg (3rd wife) in 1885.
John Merrill Blood, b. 6 Aug 1820 in New York, d. 30 Apr 1876 in Edwards County, Illinois, son of Marvin Powers Blood & Martha Cabot. He married Sarah Ann Vyce or Vyse on March 8, 1848 in Edwards County, Illinois.