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Bledsoe was born in Cleburne in Johnson County south of [[Fort Worth]], the fifth of six children of Willis Scott Bledsoe (1837–1877), a Democratic member of the Texas House for District 23 with service from 1873 to 1874.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lrl.texas.gov/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=2207&searchparams=chamber=~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=~first=William~gender=~last=Bledsoe~leaderNote=~leg=~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=|title=William Harrison Bledsoe|publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=May 31, 2020}}</ref> His mother, the former Susan Frances Harrison (1840-1909), a native of Overton County, [[Tennessee]], and known as Sue F. Bledsoe,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18987771|title=Susan Francis Harrison Bledsoe|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=May 31, 2020}}</ref> was widowed when William was eight years of age; his oldest living sibling, a sister, Nellie Bledsoe Templeton (1864–1941), was then thirteen. His younger brother, Albert Sydney Bledsoe (1871–1913), was born and died in Cleburne and was married to the former Nettie McQueen.<ref name=findagrave>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7854482|title=William Harrison Bledsoe|publisher=findagrave.com|author=David Sifford|date=September 9, 2003|accessdate=May 31, 2020}}</ref>​

Bledsoe was born in Cleburne in Johnson County south of [[Fort Worth]], the fifth of six children of Willis Scott Bledsoe (1837–1877), a Democratic member of the Texas House for District 23 with service from 1873 to 1874.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lrl.texas.gov/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=2207&searchparams=chamber=~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=~first=William~gender=~last=Bledsoe~leaderNote=~leg=~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=|title=William Harrison Bledsoe|publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=May 31, 2020}}</ref> His mother, the former Susan Frances Harrison (1840-1909), a native of Overton County, [[Tennessee]], and known as Sue F. Bledsoe,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18987771|title=Susan Francis Harrison Bledsoe|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=May 31, 2020}}</ref> was widowed when William was eight years of age; his oldest living sibling, a sister, Nellie Bledsoe Templeton (1864–1941), was then thirteen. His younger brother, Albert Sydney Bledsoe (1871–1913), was born and died in Cleburne and was married to the former Nettie McQueen.<ref name=findagrave>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7854482|title=William Harrison Bledsoe|publisher=findagrave.com|author=David Sifford|date=September 9, 2003|accessdate=May 31, 2020}}</ref>​

Bledsoe was twice married. In 1895, he wed the former Alice Eugenia Collins, the mother of four of his five children, William Scott Bledsoe, Alice Bledsoe Lee, Lois Glenna Bledsoe, and Louise W. Bledsoe. Alice died in 1915. He then wed the former Emma K. Boone, who bore him another son, Willis Harrison Bledsoe.<ref name=findagrave/>

Bledsoe was twice married. In 1895, he wed the former Alice Eugenia Collins, the mother of four of his five children, William Scott Bledsoe (1896-1975), Alice Bledsoe Lee (1898-1944), Lois Glenna Bledsoe (1904-1915, and Louise W. Bledsoe (1905-1997). From his second marriage to the former Emma K. Boone (1888-1983), who bore him another son, Willis Harrison Bledsoe (1921-1989).<ref name=findagrave/>

==Political life==

==Political life==