The Julia White Connections: Richard White Sr. ~ Update

 

Richard "Dick" White Sr. was the youngest child of Julia White.

According to Richard "Dick" White's death record,

Richard was born on September 15, 1866 in Chariton County Missouri.

He passed on July 19, 1946 in Glasgow, Missouri. 

Richard's parents were unknown on the death record.

Richard's first wife was Jane Ferguson (1873 - 1919).

Jane was the daughter of Tom / Thomas and Rena (Nickels) Ferguson

Jane and Richard were married on May 5, 1889 in Keysville, Missouri..

According to the marriage record, Jane was 18 years old.
She was about 15. 
Her father gave consent of the marriage.

To this union, there were 13 children

1.) Alberta (White) Morris
(1892 - 1944)

Alberta married Alex Morris.
Alberta had 10 children

Laura Bell Gunn., William Morris, Margaret Morris,Thomas Morris, Daisy Morris, Samuel Morris, Robert Morris, Daniel Morris, Russell Morris and Alfred Morris. 

2.) Odell (White) Craig
(1893 - 1943)

Odell married Oscar Craig.  
Odell had 6 children 

Clarence Ewing, Delphine Craig, Lorenza Craig, Clarissa Craig, 
Frances Craig, Alma Craig, and George Craig
 

Odell married Henry Rucker.

 

3.) Moses White
(1895 - 1989)

Moses married to Beatrice ?

Moses married Etta Mae Williams

Moses' children carried the White surname.

Levi, Anna Mae, Moses, Henry T. Clara, Janie, 
F. Jonathan, Joanna, and Thomas Alphonso White

4.) Tony White
(1896 - 1975)

Tony married Georgia Lee

Tony  married  Clora Walker

Tony's Children with carried surname White

Christina, Elizabeth Toni, Leanna Pauline, Frances, Sylvester, Marshall, Theodore, John M, Betty Ellen, Melvin W., Edna, James T., William "Billy Joe"  and Mary Jo. 

5.) Thomas A. / Tommie White
(1898 - 1989)

Rev. Thomas married Mary Lee Tooley

Rev. Thomas married Cleavie Hill

Rev. Thomas' children by Mary.
The children carried the White surname

Mabel; Ollie, Lucile Lee, Ruby / Chester Field, and  Raydell

6.) Rena "Rennie" Pearl White Houston
  (1900 - 1945)

Rena married Edward / Ed Houston

Rena and Edward's children carried the Houston surname..

Tony Willard, Mattie Anna., Edith M., Kenneth and an unknown child.

7.) Eugene White
(1901 - 1988)

Eugene married Corean J. Jones

Their children carried the White surname

Ella M.,Eugene, Mary, Levi E., Evelyn, Idella ,Joseph, 
Matthew Lee,  Edna, Acenia, Nicklos, and  Donald E.

8.) Leonell White
(1903 - 1937)

9.) Willie Margaret (White) Winfrey
(1904 - 1994)

Willie married Ledrew Terrill
(1895 - 1946)|

Willie marred Harold Leroy Winfrey
(1900 - 1975)

Willie's Children

Bernice Voeloia Terrill, 
Richard Lee Terrill,
Thomas Lionel Terrill, and
 Willie / William Leslie Terrill

10.) Hattie (White) Jackson
(1906 - 1986)

Hattie married to James Lee Jackson

Their children
William L. Jackson and Arthur Jackson

11.) Jane Lee "Janie" (White) Hayes
(1909 - 1982)

Jane married Otis Hayes

Their children
Otis Hayes, Curtiss Hayes Sr. and Edna Pearline Hayes

12.) Richard Roosevelt White
 (1911 - 1962)

 Richard married Silas Hamon.
They had a son, named Richard Wayne White. 

13.) Hester White
(Born 1913)
Hester married Bernice ?
Hester married Ruth ?

Richard "Dick" married Mrs. Mary B. Stapleton on Oct 11, 1931.

Mary was born Mary Belle Brooks (1860 - 1951)
She was the daughter of John Finks and Mary (Finks) Brooks. 

Mary's children by her husband David Stapleton
Scott Brooks, Stella Stapleton, Helen Stapleton.

Note:
Richard wasn't listed with his mother, Julia White and siblings on the 1880 census in Chariton County Missouri. There is a Richard White about 12 years old who was a hired hand to a Daniel White. They were  living not to far from Julia White.

Daniel White was the brother of Frances (White) Blakey. Frances was the former slave owner of Julia White and her children. During slavery, Richard may have ended up with Daniel and stayed on with him as a hired hand. Richard was listed on the 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940 censuses.

I hope descendants of Richard "Dick" White Sr Discover this information.
Or Perhaps someone can add more information. Or if there is any error, please comment.
Here's Richard "Dick" White Sr's Memorial on Find A Grave. 

Thanks for reading.

The Julia White Connections: Richard White Sr.
God bless you..
S. A. Blakley

Grateful For The Good Deeds Of Others

 I’m forever grateful to God for those who He brought into my life and that they invested their time and energy in helping me on my life’s journey. I’m thankful for their good deeds and blessings. I, in return I have done good deeds for others on their journey as well.

In my early search for my family history, my cousin, Mary Jane (Blakey) Lightner and her Grandmother, Lucinda Mary (Kinney) Blakey (who was my Grandfather’s sister in law) shared with me and my sister, Mary what they knew of about our family connections And what I heard was the start of a journey that unfolded more discoveries about our family history.

In the late 1980’s, I came across Mrs. Carolyn M. Bartles, a genealogist and a name by the name of Mark, a librarian in Columbia, Missouri. I’m so grateful for their help. I had little info on my family and somehow, they discovered things about my relatives.

Mark searched old newspapers and found the evidence that my ancestors were the enslaved in Howard County Missouri. He sent me a copy of the page of the Glasgow Weekly Times Glasgow, Missouri 11 Feb 1858, Thu  •  Page 2 ~ My ancestors names were listed as property to be sold. This is horrible.

My ancestors were human beings. And I can say their names: my 2nd Great Grandfather, Andrew White , my 2nd Great Grandmother, Julia (Finney) White, and their children, Linda White, Mary White, Isaac Blakey, Ben White, Spencer White and the two other children. Isaac Blakey was my Great Grandfather. He served in the Civil War and was honorably discharged.

I’m thankful that Carolyn wrote as much as she could between 1988 to 1990. I still have her letters. Through her correspondances, she shared what she came across. I re read her letters last week. And shared them with my BBW Family Connections on facebook.

I’m thankful for the breakthroughs during on my search. I wouldn’t have done it without the help of those who do good deeds. This encourages me to want to keep searching and to help others on their search.

God has made us what we are, and in our union with Christ Jesus he has created us for a life of good deeds, which he has already prepared for us to do. ~ Ephesians 2: 10 ~ Good News Translation

I hope that we will continue to do good works as we go about doing good deeds to others. There are people God places into our daily walk for a purpose. Only if we can see the opportunities show some good deeds to them.

May God grant us discernment to do for others.
May we be appreciative for all that others do for us.
May we have a thankful heart as we are on our way to where God is leading us.
Amen!

 In Remembrance for December 
The Blakey / Blakley / WHITE Family Connection.

Thanks for reading.
Grateful For The Good Deeds Of Others  

Merry  Christmas!

Happy New Year!
2021

God bless you and protect you.
 S.A. Blakley

Week 47: Good Deeds: via Genealogy Cafe on facebook
Do you know about an ancestor’s good deeds? Maybe someone did a good deed for you that led to a family history discovery? Deeds could also refer to land records. So many possibilities this week! Feel free to post your links and stories in the comments below.
 
 

On My 40+ Year Journey: Searching For My Family Connections

Have A Happy Thanksgiving! 

I love discovering my family connections. The more I come across leads, it encourages me to keep searching.  This gives me a good feeling inside. It leaves me to think that I’m on the right track. Oh, the mystery!

I began my journey, well over 39 years. However, the spark of my journey begin around the Summer of 1976 through 1978. It was when I saw photos discovered at my Grandmother, Mary’s home. And the mini series “Roots” was coming on T. V.

As I’m searching through old newspapers, I’m seeing some things that I didn’t realize. I’m thankful for the tool of old newspapers. It has brought out more in my relatives lives.

I’m trying to connect the dots with my new findings. It makes me wonder. I believe that there is more out there. I don’t know where to search.

It was 39 years ago, October 30, 1981, I took a journey to Sioux City Iowa with my sister, Mary and her boyfriend and future husband, Roger. We were heading to Yankton South Dakota on Oct 31 to visit our Great Aunt Mary and some cousins. They were going to share some things about our family history.

Saturday, October 31, 1981 was the day I was told that Isaac Blakey was my Great Grandfather. I thought John Blakey was. Isaac fought in the Civil War. That blew my thinking.

As I reflect back over my 1981 journey, I’m thankful that we went. I’ve come along ways. I have reconnected with some of my Sioux City and South Dakota relatives on facebook and found more long lost relatives.

Then when I started connecting with some DNA relatives, the journey has become more and more interesting. I’ve been contacted by DNA cousins since Oct 24, 2014. There are many we’re trying to discover how we are related.

One surprising note about my journey to discover my family connection, I have a DNA match with my brother in law’s sister, Terri. We stayed at her house in 1981. What a small world we live in. Yes, my brother in law is my distant cousin. We don’t know who our common ancestors are.

My quest continues.
I’m so thankful for all that I have stumbled across on my lineage

In Remembrance November BBW Family Connections. 

Thanks for reading.

My 40+ Year Journey: Searching For My Family Connections

God bless you. 
S.A. Blakley 

Blogger Has Changed

 Welcome to the 4th Quarter!

Things have changed on blogger. I can't blog like I use to. I'm having trouble getting use to the new set up. I can't figure out how to future post or add links. This is sad.

But, I'm getting use to the changes as I play around with things. My old post are still there, thank God.  I have managed to do somethings. 

 Here's the link for October In Remembrance. 

God bless you. 
Thanks for reading.

 S.A.Blakley

Slowing Down On Searching Family Connections

Welcome to September!

We have to keep pressing on during this coronavirus pandemic.
Be safe and please go by the CDC guidelines.

I continue to  blog on my 52 Ancestors 52 Weeks.. I've been slowing down on searching for my family connections.  I'm rereading articles and information that I have come across.

While I'm doing my 52 week challenge of blogging about some of my relatives, I'm having to review some things. It's a task in itself. It's a good think to recheck things.

I received news of some relatives who have passed. I can't locate their death records. I'm checking. It's sad to hear news of loved ones who have passing.

I hope that all is well with you. If not I pray that things will get better. Keep believing God will see us through this pandemic.

In Remembrance: Updated when available.

September  In Remembrance
The Blakey Blakley WHITE Family Connections.

In Loving Memory of Gerald O. "Jerry" Gardner passed in July 2020.
He was the husband of Carolyn Blakey.

Thanks for reading.
God bless you. 
S.A. Blakley

Reviewing Information: Verifying Things As Possible

 Welcome to the month of August!

I hope all are well.
The coronavirus is still with us.
Be safe.

I continue to search over what I have. It's time consuming. I have come across some things I have overlooked.

I keep hoping that I will stumble across some clues. It's been a long trail to follow. I can get weary on the way. There are brick walls. When we can go nowhere.

 Here's my #52Ancestors 52 Weeks on my wordpress site.
I post a blog on Fridays. I'm posting on both my parents' sides. 

Thanks for reading.
God bless you.
S. A. Blakley

 
In Loving Memory of Branch of BLAKEY BLAKLEY WHITE 
Some Descendants of Andrew WHITE and Julia (FINNEY) WHITE

In Memory of John Blakey BLAKLEY Sr.

John BLAKEY was born on Hew Davis Plantation in Woodville, Mississippi on Wednesday, June 21, 1871. He was the twin of Andrew Blakey. Andrew passed with their mother, Martha Scott Blakey date unknown. Private Isaac BLAKEY Sr. was the father of the twins. 

Throughout John's lifetime, he worked various jobs as a grader, worked as a hired and perhaps other jobs to support his family. On Monday, July 28, 1902, John married  Jennie Bartlett in Excelsior Spring, Missouri.  Their names were recorded as John BLAKYE and Jennie BARTLE.John and Jennie surname was changed to BLAKLEY  sometime between 1902 - 1910.
 
Some time during the mid 19 teens, John traveled to Yankton South Dakota. John had written to his brothers, Spencer Blakey and Henry Blakey asking them if they could  find a farm for his family could live. The brothers couldn't find a farm but, they found a house.

In the Summer of 1918, John was preparing to return to Missouri and gather his family to return to Yankton. However, he caught a cold  and was sick with tuberculosis / T.B. ( The Spanish Flu pandemic was  during this time.)

John didn't make the journey back to Missouri. At the age of 47, he passed in a covered wagon near his brother, Henry Blakey in Yankton, South Dakota on Wednesday, July 10, 1918

It's recorded that John was buried in Yankton, SD with the Blakey surname. As for his widow Jennie. She was told of his death through a letter. (The source of information was from Raymond Blakey. He could recall if John's body was brought back to Missouri.) Three months before John passed, the last child of Jennie and John passed at 11 months old. John was the father of about 12 children. Seven children were living at the time of his death

Some Thoughts:
I thought about about the journey to Yankton. I made the trip to Yankton, S.D. in October 1981 and July of 1995. I imagined how this journey could have been during the time of my Grandpa John. 

I was wondering; what my grandfather John Blakey / Blakley could have looked like? I wish that there was a photo of him  I was told that John looked like his brother, Spencer.

I believe that a child can looked just like one of  their parents. I wonder which one of  the Blakley children looked like their father.  I see the resemblance in the Blakley siblings. 


Thanks for reading
God bless you.
S.A. Blakley

Still Searching Blakey Blakley WHITE Family Connections

It's the Second Half of  twenty twenty!

 I'm hoping that things will get better. This virus has us a places we have never been.  Hang in there!

I have been colorizing and enhancing photos.  They are so amazing. This method in technology brings life to the photos. The photo are beautiful.

I've been journaling on #52Ancestors 52 Weeks on my wordpress site.  I have a weekly theme to think about. And I post mine on Fridays.

I hope all  will make the most of  month of July!
Be safe, Wear you face covering, Keep your distance, Wash your hands and Stay CoOL!

The July In Remembrance links are listed below.
I update the Family Connections Information when available.

In Remembrance: July
Some Descendants of Andrew WHITE and Julia (FINNEY) WHITE.

Thanks for reading.
God bless you.

S. A. Blakley

Summer TIme Journaling

Welcome to June!

I hope that you are doing well. The The Summer months are upon us. In times such as the coronavirus, I hope that you are keeping your distance and choosing to wear a mask. I do. Stay safe. 

 I'm in the season to journal. I've been blogging more since April on my other sites. I've been behind on updating and re checking some things on my family connections. 

I hope all will have a Good month of June!
Happy Summer Time!Stay Cool!

Thanks for reading.Peace!
God bless you.
S.A. Blakley

I update the Family Connections Information when available.

June In Loving Memory:
Some of the Descendants of Andrew and Julia ( FINNEY)WHITE
Branch John, Mattie and Richard WHITE

June In Loving Memory:
Some of The Descendants of Andrew and Julia (FINNEY) WHITE
Branch of Isaac Blakey, Civil War Vet

Making The Most On The Journey: Making Discoveries

We are living in times of uncertainty. We should take each day one by one. I hope that you are doing well. Stay Safe and use common sense. This virus is far from over.

What discoveries have I come across? I haven't made many. I've been going back over what I have. I had colorized some of my black and white photos on My Heritage. Oh,, the wonder of seeing old photos colorized.

I hope that you are searching for your family connections. We all have a story to share. We all can record what we know about our relative. May we pass on the good of what we know. Amen.
  
The Blakey Blakley WHITE Family Connections
May In Remembrance  

Isaac BLAKEY In Loving Memory of Isaac BLAKEY a.k.a Private Isaac BLAKER.
He was discharged from the army on May 13,  1866.

April News
The passing of Janelle Blakey on April 29, 2020.

She was the daughter of Arthur and Carolyn (Carroll) Blakey

Happy Day!
Happy May Day!
Happy Mother's Day!
Happy Graduation Day!
Happy Memorial Day!

Thanks for reading.
Peace be with you.
God bless.
S.A.Blakley

Getting Into New Things

Welcome to April!
And I wish all the very best in the 2nd quarter of 2020!

The world is in a terrible mess with the Coronavirus disease ...COVID-19. I've been watching the updates daily. I pray that there will be the end of this disease. And a cure will be found. We are all in this together. We have to work together to get through this. Use common sense and stay safe. 

I've  been getting into new things.I haven't been searching much. I've been slowing down on my family connections journey. I have too.

I've been reviewing what I know. And watching webinars on how to search for things such as BlackProGen Live , googling and searching newspapers online. 

It's a challenge to search when hitting brick walls. I've been reviewing what I have. There's no more that I can do. I will continue to search and journal abou what I know. 

Thanks for reading.
God Bless you.
S.A. Blakley
 April In Remembrance
BLAKEY / BLAKLEY WHITE  Family Connections 

Popular: Isaac WHITE Blakey #52Ancestors 52 Weeks

Who is the most popular person on my family tree ? I looked and found out that Isaac  WHITE Blakey has 68 family trees on him on ancestry.com. I wonder why?

Who was Isaac WHITE Blakey? 
Isaac was my 2nd Great Grandfather. He's' my father's father, John's father.  He was enslaved in Missouri since he was born in 1845. He became a free man sometime in his teens. He ended up in Natchez Mississippi serving in the Union Army from Nov 1, 1863 - May 13, 1866.  His name was Private Isaac BLAKER. 



Who was Isaac BLAKEY?
He was the son of Andrew WHITE and Julia (FINNEY) WHITE. They were from VA.  Isaac was the only known member of his family that choose the surname BLAKEY.  He had about 11 siblings.

Isaac married his first wife, Martha (SCOTT) BLAKEY in Feb of 1870.  Martha passed in 1871. He had twin sons by Martha who later passed in 1871 in Missouri. 

Isaac married his second wife was Rachel ( JACKSON  / LEPHRIDGE) BLAKEY in July of 1873. He was the father of 18 by Rachel who passed in 1916.  Isaac passed on Dec 23, 1917 in Missouri.

I don't know why people created a family tree on Isaac on ancestry.com. Some searchers are related to me. And some have matched my DNA. As for the others searchers, I guess they are connected by marriage and not by blood. Whichever way, Isaac is popular. He was a Civil War veteran. He was wounded.

Thanks for reading.
Popular:Isaac WHITE Blakey  52 Ancestors 52 Weeks: Week 12
God bless you.
S.A. Blakley

Going Back Over What I've Discovered On BBW Family Connections

 I'm still searching for my family connections.   There are things I haven't made progress on.  Those brick walls won't move. It feels like I'm in a dry spell. So, I've been going back over what I have. And seeing if I missed something.

As I'm documenting my discoveries, I remind myself to give credit to the sources that I find. I have been proof reading what I come across.  And I've noticed that  there are a number of searchers who have been attaching or taking what I have as their own find. We should clarify where our sources comes from.

I see that people have added tombstones to some of my family connections on Find A Grave. I'm thankful for that and their teamwork. I  haven't found new DNA connections that I know to attach to a branch. I noticed that many people don't have a full family tree and have private accounts.

Favorite Discovery: Blakey WHITE Family #52Ancestors 52 Weeks

Posted on February 14, 2020by Susan Ann Blakley

During the Summer of 2008, I was searching for information on my Great Grandfather, Isaac Blakey on ancestry.com.  I had no luck,  locating him on the 1870 and 1880 censuses. Then, I had a thought to type in Isaac White.  I searched and searched. Then one day, I came to some discovery that I didn’t expect.

It was on June 28, 2008, I made the discovered that my Great Grandmother, Julia (Finney) White was on the 1880 census. Something on the inside of me jumped for joy
when I saw her name on my computer screen. I said out loud, “Thank You, Jesus!”

I started singing and praising God . I keep looking at the screen. I have located my ancestors. What an accomplishment!

There is more... click the above link if your interesting in reading more. 

I have listed the Family Connections group below. I continue to add new information to each group. I hope that you find your family connections.

The link to The Blakey Blakley WHITE Family Connections.

Thanks for reading.
Happy Spring!
God bless you.
S.A. Blakley

Heart Of Wanting To Know More

 
Welcome To February!

 I have been reviewing my family connections information. I have been discovering more info and making some corrections. I haven't realized some of the things I've  overlooked.

I hope you find some of your family connections. You have to keep searching.  Don't lose hope along the way. 


Not everyone wants to learn more about their family connections. Only the  ones who search and seek after what they yearn to know. We have to have the heart of knowing to know more. 

We have to leave room for not knowing.  We can't find out everything we want to know about our family history.  There are the little things that come along the search we wonder about.
Every little clue helps.

Thanks for reading.
God bless you.
S.A.Blakley


For February: In Remembrance... The Blakey Blakley WHITE Family Connections

Going Deeper In 2020: Family Connections

Greetings! Welcome to this New Year!
Happy Twenty Twenty!
I hope you have a good start in this new year.!

I'm hoping to go deeper into what I have discovered on my family tree.  I've made a lot of new discoveries and  some DNA  matches that I need to look over. I'm trying to connect the dots.

I have put my DNA matches into groups of Dade, Bartlett and Blakey Blakley WHITE Family Connections on ancestry.com.. I have DNA cousins who I know but didn't imagine to be my relatives. I discovered that I'm an aunt cousin.

I've been updating the In Remembrance each year as I come across the information. The links posted years ago, but, I go back over to add informations.

 In Remembrance on  The Blakey Blakley WHITE Family Connections
I hope to make some progress on some of the BBW Family lineage.

I hope that you continue into the Christmas Season.
May we find what we are looking for.

Thanks for reading.
God bless you.
S.A. Blakley