The Julia White Family Connections: Isaac Blakey

One Hundred years ago, Isaac Blakey's children was recorded on a list.
Below is the twins he had with Martha Scott Blakey.
Isaac's other children will be posted on the next blog.

Photo was taken by Bernice Bennett in June of 2015.
Used with permission.
Thanks, cousin!

 

I was amazed when I saw this page.

The seal was in color.
John Blakey was my Grandfather.
It was an honor to see his name on this page.
I didn't know he was a twin until I read this paper in the early 1980s
The copy that I have is in black and white.

Thanks for reading.
Susan Ann Blakley 

The Julia White Family Connections: Isaac Blakey

I was going through the list of Isaac Blakey's children. Who was Isaac Blakey? He was my father's, father's, father. My Great Grandfather. He was a former slave from Missouri. He served in the Civil War from 1863  - 1866 on the Union side in Natchez, Mississippi.

According to oral history, Isaac had 18 children by his wife, Rachel (LEPHRIDGE) BLAKEY. But through research, I have discovered that Isaac was married before Rachel and had twin sons. And as I keep searching, I came across more names.

Over the years, I have been looking at Isaac's pension records, census records and so on. The names of his children were listed. I added up the names and come up with 27 names. Rachel had 18 children and Isaac's first wife, Martha (SCOTT) BLAKEY had twin sons. Isaac had 20 children. There's 7 names too many.

I compiled the list from Isaac's pension record: according to two affidavit , the census records and from other sources on his children. Here were the names listed. I have discovered that some had nicknames and some went by their middle names.

                            Below is an one hundred old list of Isaac's children. It's 2 pages
 

Twin sons by Martha (SCOTT) BLAKEY
John BLAKEY / BLAKLEY
Andrew BLAKEY
They were born on June 21, 1871 in Woodville, Mississippi.

                                     



Children by Rachel Ann (LEPHRIDGE) BLAKEY
Date record: July 28, 1915

The * stars by the name on the left are coulf have been extra names.
Perhaps middle names or nicknames of the children.

The names could have been the order of birth.

Mary BLAKEY / WHITE - GREEN

Charity BLAKEY

Isaac BLAKEY

*Andrew BLAKEY could have been Isaac's middle name.

Jordan BLAKEY. He didn't have a middle name

Julia BLAKEY was the twin of Jordan

Frances BLAKEY

Henry BLAKEY.
He as the first born in Missouri.

Beecher BLAKEY. He could have been Isaiah

Spencer T.  BLAKEY. He could have been Turner or Tanner.

Lillie (BLAKEY) - HAYES Her nickname was Susie.

*Kate BLAKEY

Martha  BLAKEY
Her nickname was Mot.

*Maggie BLAKEY

Joe BLAKEY

Rosa BLAKEY

Edna Mae (BLAKEY) JACKSON MARION BENTLEY. 
Her nickname was Edner

*David BLAKEY

Ollie BLAKEY. His nickname was "Deke". He was a deacon.

Lawhorn BLAKEY. His nickname was "Doc" He tended to animals. Perhaps a veterinarian.

Annie Rebecca BLAKEY

Archie T. BLAKEY
Archie middle name could have been Thomas.


This was the first known record recorded of Isaac's children on January 28, 1898. Perhaps that was why there was another affidavit in 1915. All the children's names weren't recorded. 

Note the name of Isaiah; Beecher not mentioned.
Also the children who passed on were not mentioned: Andrew, Charity, Julia, Frances. 
Plus surname spelled BLAKER.
Rachel's maiden name was spelled LEFURE or some thing like that.



Missing names on this page.
Lawhorn, David, Kate, Martha , Maggie Joe, Rosa

As I searched the census records, I began to eliminate  some of the names. I noted that there were 2 Andrews.  There were some who had different birth years. Henry was counted in the 1880 census but his birth year he went by was 1881. Isaac Jr's birth year could have been in 1873 or 1874.

I hope to discover more on this list. It's been a challenge. I hope you see some family connections.

Thanks for reading.
 Susan Ann Blakley

The Julia White Family Connections: Spencer White

This is a repost from another blog with corrections since October 1, 2012
The Andrew And Julia White Connections: Spencer White ( about 1856- ?)

What is known about Spencer White?

What I've discovered, came across from census records,

a slave advertisement, letters from relatives, family history booklets, City directories and obituaries.

 

According to the 1880 census 

Spencer was born about 1852 in Missouri.

On the 1900 census he was born about 1855.

The slave ad, he was born about 1852.
His death record
His tombstone states 1857

Spencer White was 6 years old in 1858 ad.

Spencer White married Miss Malinda Banks on July 15, 1887 in Glasgow, Howard, Missouri. They were married at City Hall. Malinda had at least one child, Ceola WHITE by Spencer. 

Spencer White had three daughters

Ceola WHITE REED (1885 - 1983)
Ceola was the wife of Victor "Vic" Reed. They had a son and a daughter.

Sallie WHITE KIRBY HUDSON (1887-  1920 ) I first came across a Sallie Kirby who visited her father Spencer White in Moberly, MO in March of 1915. This led me to more on Sallie. She married Orlando Kirby in Moberly, MO, on January 10, 1910.

Sallie wasn't listed on Spencer's obituary in May of 1929. I assumed that she passed.  Also Sallie was divorced. Here's an article mentioning Sallie's passing. Orlando was married to Lottie Ganaway in October 21, 1921 in Jackson County MO.

Obenatta CRAIG PEARL (1886 - 1973)
Obenatta was the wife of Vernon Pearl.  "Benetta's" mother was Dora (CASON) WHITE CRIAG

According to the 1900 census record Spencer was married to a Lou / Lu WASHINGTON who was born about 1865.  According to a census record they were married on October 10, 1895. Lou had no children.

The year of Spencer's death was on May 15, 1929 in Mobley, Missouri. Spencer was born a slave to Frances White Blakey and family. Spencer was a day laborer. He spoke English.

Spencer didn't live too far from one of his former slaveholder's son, Yelverster C. Blakey. Also Kelly and Jannie Reed lived on College St with the Whites. Perhaps Spencer's daughter, Ceola married one of the Reed's sons.

I came across a Missouri Death record on a Spencer White, a laborer was born July 15, 1856 in Missouri. This Spencer's parents were Ander White and Julia Finney, both from born in MO. Spencer's wife was Fannie. Spencer was buried in Mobley, Missouri in Oakland Cemetery.

I searched the 1910 census record in Randolph County Missouri. This Spencer's parents were born on Virginia. I don't know if Spencer remarried. This Spencer only married once. He was listed with  two daughters.

One daughter was Emely  (Emily) WHITE. She was born about 1880. I discovered that Emily Hannah married Louis DADE in July of 1907.  Emily was born in 1875.  Lucier (Lucile) White born 1901. Lucile ? perhaps a granddaughter.  Emily was a widow with one child.

When I blog my first post of Spencer, here was want I said on October 1, 2012.  On December I had confirmation that this Spencer WHITE has family connections. It could be that the Missouri death record of Spencer (WHITE) could  have been the son of Andrew White and Julia White. I don't know if Spencer was married to a Fannie. I hope that this is helpful to the descendants of Spencer White. "

I later had confirmation that Spencer was married Mrs. Fannie Brown. They married on November 17, 1906 in Randolph County Missouri. I'm not for sure if Spencer did have other off springs. Emily was listed as Spencer's daughter. Perhaps a descendant of Spencer WHITE may come across this blog.

 

Here is the tombstone of Spencer White in Oakland Cemetery. 
The birth year reads 1857.
Emily DADE was Spencer's wife Fannie's daughter.
Photo used with permission to share family history.

  

Thanks for reading.
 Susan Ann Blakley

The Julia White Family Connections: John White

What can I write about John White who was born into slavery?

Over the years, I didn't realize that there was a John White, the slave on the Blakey / White Family Tree. I mean, I always thought that there was a John Blakey who was a slave. But, through research that John Blakey was John White.
 



In the mid 1970's I came across an article about  Slavery Descendants To Have First  Reunion in 1970 in Iowa. In that article, John Blakey was mention. I thought that that John Blakey was the father of my Grandpa John.

The story goes, the Slave Family were to be sold. John, the slave born and his older brother, Isaac Blakey were sold to a man with the Blakey surname. They were sent to Forest Green, Missouri.

As I did some search through the years, I did not found a John Blakey who was a slave. As I keep searching, there were things that didn't match up. I though, Who was John Blakey?

I came to this conclusion. John took the White surname. As for the Blakey surname, Isaac was the only one in his slave family that carried the Blakey surname. Besides, it dawned on me. That's why I couldn't find anything on John.

I began searching for John White and came up with some things. I have located his death record in Missouri. John was born about June of 1858 in Missouri. I've come across two other birth years. They were 1854 and 1866. I believe that the year about 1858 was the year. John passed away on September 10, 1918 in Salisbury, Missouri. He was buried in Forest Green, Missouri. 

John's parents were Andrew White and Julia (Finney) White. John's death record was the first record that I found that  mentioned both Andrew White and Julia White as his parents. On John's brother, Isaac Blakey's death record only mentions Andrew White as father. His mother was unknown.

John was married to Katherine / Katie Estell.  Katherine was born about  May of 1863. Her age at marriage was 18 in 1887: Other years record birth year as 1869 or 1863. Kate was the daughter of Tom Estill / Estel and Lizzie / Liza Estill / Estel. Katherine passed on March 15, 1923 in Forest Green, Missouri.

John White and Kate Estill

On the 1880 Census
John was listed as age 21 living with  his mother, 4 brothers, 1 sister, 1 sister in law, 3 nieces and 4 nephews in Chariton County Missouri .  John was a laborer.

On the 1900 Census
John was listed as age 40, born in June 1959 in MO. John was a farmer.
 Katie was listed as having 9 children. 5 were living when the 1900 census was taken.

On the 1910 Census
John was listed as age 52. He was listed without employment.
Katie was listed as age  47: mulatto with having 11 children; 3 living at the time of census.

On the 1920 Census
Katie White listed with  a granddaughter, Louise White and grandson, Leo KAYSON (White).
I haven't located any other info on Louise White or Leo Kayson / White.

Here's a list of John's and Katie's children.

There were 6 Unknown Children that died before 1910
Earnest / Ernest White born about 1881
Leburter White born about 1884
Leburter was listed as a female.
Spelling of name is a question.

Irina / Arena / Irene White born about 1892
She was listed age 18 married 2 years on the 1910 census.
Her husband wasn't listed. She had no children at that time.

Alice White born about 1883
Erma/ Ermma White born about 1898.

I haven't come across any of John or Katherine White's descendants. I believe that there were offspring. I hope that some one on this lineage will began the search for John White and Katie Estell White.

Thanks for reading!
The Julia White Family Connections: John White
May others see a connection with this lineage.

Thanks for reading,

 Susan Ann Blakley

Zackrious "Buddy" Blakey's Obituary

 Zackrious "Buddy" Blakey's obituary (1926- 2015)

On Find A Grave Memorial Zackrious "Buddy" Blakey

In Remembrance of Zackrious "Buddy" Blakey

Late last night ( Oct 11, 2015,) I received a phone call of the news of Zackrious "Buddy" Blakey passing. God blessed him with 88 years. He.was the son of Isaac and Maggie (Williams) Blakey. Praying for the Blakey family. R.I.P. cousin, Buddy.

 

 

Mr. Zackrious "Buddy" Blakey
(1926 - 2015)

 

Thanks for reading.
Susan Ann Blakley

 

P.S. Here's a short video of Buddy with one of his grandson. Thanks cousin, Lee for sharing.

Questions: For The year 2029: The Blakey / White Family Connections

Notes from Monday, August 10, 2009 Add 20 more years.

Questions

Let us say 20 years from 1989 - 2009;

All the information written, photographs, video, tapes, etc...
about the BLAKEY /WHITE Family is in hands of some curious descendants.

The information that has been compiled may be questioned by the next generation(s).
They may notice some things that we did not see or take notes on...

1.) Where does so and so fit on the BLAKEY/WHITE lineage?

2.) Which John, Spencer, Isaac etc with the same names?

3.) What about some family resembles?

4.) What about the mulatto descendants? Half Blacks? Indian? Whites? and Etc?

5.) What about the BLAKEY/WHTIE descendants residences?

6.) Why BLAKEY? WHITE? and BLAKLEY?

7.) Why does the WHITE surname stand out?

8.) Where did each family member resided after being separated as slaves?

9.) When was the first "Reunion" of the BLAKEYs and WHITEs?

      Who decided to have such a gathering?

10.) How was Forest Green, MO the "HOME GROUND"

      for the earlier BLAKEY's and WHITE'?

11.) Who were the BLAKEY/WHITE children's:

       Aunts, Uncles, Grandparents and etc?

12.) When did the family reunite after slavery?

13.) How could Isaac(at age 12-16) run away in the Middle of MO

        to half way down to MS?

14.) Why did Isaac and maybe others keep the BLAKEY surname?

        And the others...the WHITE surname?

15.) How could Isaac not realize that his mother and family

        where in Natchez, MS around 1860 -1865? He was there in the area.

16.) What is the BLAKEY/WHITE Family History?

17.) What happened to the lost BLAKEYs/WHITEs that were forgotten?

        Spencer#1 , Mary and etc...

18.) What photographyy exit? Any of the Slaves?

       Their children etc?

19.) What about the reunions? Who held them? When?

        Where? Who attened? What's recorded/written from the reunions?

20.) Any famous relatives? Who made history?

21.) Where there any relatives that remained you of some another relative?

22.) Did Andrew WHITE have siblings with surname WHITE?

       Isaac, Spencer, Ben, Lydia, Linda, Mary or John?

23.) If the Mother was born 1819 -1823,
        could she have had other children before 1841?

The Julia White Family Connections: Joshua White

Who was Joshua / Josh White?

Josh was the son of Andrew White and Julia (Finney) White. He was listed on the 1880 census with his mother, 4 brothers, 1 sister, 1 sister in law, 3 nieces and 4 nephews in Chariton County Missouri. He was listed as age 20, born in 1860 in Missouri.  He was a laborer.

Below are photos from parts of some letters my cousins sent me. They were sharing with me what the heard in our family connections.  I didn't know that there was a John BLAKE until 1985.  My grandfather was John BLAKEY / BLAKLEY. This would be confusing to figure out, who's who.

 

 

Letters from Mrs. Willie M. Winfrey And Rev. and Mrs. T.A. White 



 Letter from Willie (White) Terrill Winfrey in 1985

 Letter from Rev T.A. White and Mrs. Cleavie White in 1988.
Unfortunately, I didn't get the response who the names of Joshua's daughter.

I was re reading some of the old letters, I received from cousins, Willie Winfrey and Cleavie White. They spoke of a John BLAKE.  He was a son of Josh / Joshua White.

Joshua had two or three daughters and a son named John. John was raised by a large family with the BLAKE surname. The cousins didn't mention who Josh's three daughters by name.

I've searched the Missouri census looking for John Blake.

I believe that I've found him. It may seem to be a coincidences. But, at first, I  noticed on the 1910 census that there was a John Blake with wife, Arrette (Hayes). Also they were listed with a Mattie White. Mattie was born about 1877 in MO. Mattie was a widow. She had 5 children. Only 4 were living. However, the children's names were not listed with Mattie.

I searched to back track on who this Mattie White was. I see that Mattie may have been counted twice on the 1910 census. I came across a Mattie White who was a widow. She had 5 children with one deceased. She was listed with her 4 children;  Patrick, Alice, Ella and Jane White.

I searched to find out more about  John Blake. Who was John Blake? I came across one John who fits the description on what my cousins spoke about. This John was listed on the 1900 census with Louis and Mary Blake. John was Louis' stepson. 

As I continue to search for John Blake, I found some similarities.

It appears that John was the same John Blakey listed with Mattie on the 1910 census. John later was divorce in 1930's. Louis Blake was listed as John's father on the 1920 and 1930 census. Also on the WW II draft, Louis was listed as John's father.

According to John H. Blake's death record, he was born on May 29, 1880 in Howard County MO. He passed on Oct 5, 1930 in  Hannibal, Missouri. John's mother, was Mary Anna Johnson or Potte. 

Mary Blake was born on Dec 4, 1865 and passed away on April 15, 1918 in Howard County MO. Her parents were Merritt Potte and Becky Bentley.

Louis Blake was the son of Ceaser and Trusty Blake. Mary and Louis were married in 1885. Mary had about 12 children ; Merritt, William, Nellie, Rector, Oscar, George , Frank, Eleanor, Maggie, Corrine, (1907 - 1967) Swetzie and John Blake.

Accord to a census, this John Blake had a son named Cortez Jaco, He was born about 1926 in Missouri. and Harold Valentine who was born about 1927 in Missouri.

This is all I have come across on Joshua White and his off srpings. I hope that the descendants of Joshua White and John Blake will discover this blog. And that they could add to the family history.

Thanks for reading.
 Susan Ann Blakley

Changed Name To Blakey / Blakley / White Family Connections

The question came up about the name of this website name. My first thought was to name it Blakey / WHITE Family Connections. The originally names of the family is Blakey / White.

All the descendants' of Andrew WHITE and Julia (FINNEY) WHITE surname point back to the White surname. Though, Isaac BLAKEY was the only known family member in the first family who choose the BLAKEY surname. The family name is WHITE.

As for the BLAKLEY Family Connections, Isaac's son, John BLAKEY changed his surname to BLAKLEY sometime after he married in 1902. And so, I was led to add the BLAKLEY surname to this Family Connections. 

This blog was created for Blakey / Blakley / White Family Connections who don't have facebook. My original plan; trying to locate all the Blakey / White Family Connections on facebook. I know that there are more...The goal is the share Blakey / Blakley / White Family History and current family happenings on this site.

Thanks for reading.

Susan Ann Blakley

 

The Martha / Mattie White Family Connections Patrick / Pat White

 After searching the some of the names in this article,
this Pat White could have been Mattie "Matt" White's son, Patrick White.
There was only one Pat White listed about this time in Chariton, county, MO.

A. J. White mostly was Andrew J. White.
The Whites lived next door to Mattie and Mattie's mother Julia White.
Sid Cason could have been related to Margaret (Cason) Blakey, the wife of Ollie Blakey.Nannie Houston could have been related to the Blakeys and Whites.  

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The Julia White Family Connection: Martha / Mattie White

Who was Martha / Mattie White?

Martha / Mattie White was the daughter of Andrew White and Julia White.
The year of Mattie's birth is not certain.
Oral history stated that she never married.
She had one daughter named Bob Ella (Bentley) Carr

During my early search: I came across some questions...
Were Martha WHITE and Mattie WHITE the same person?
Did Mattie or  Martha marry a man with the WHITE surname?
Did their children carry the WHITE surname?
Were the WHITE's that lived in the same area related?

I traced Martha / Mattie White through the Missouri censuses. There were different birth years for Martha; 1856, 1862, 1864, 1866, 1867, 1877. I assume that she was born in the 1860's. However, oral history states that she was born in 1856.

I have searched and I couldn't located Martha on the 1870 census.
She was listed with her mother, Julia White on the 1880 MO census; listed as a widow.

On the 1900 - 1930 censuses,
I found a Mattie White living near Andrew J. White and Laura White in Chariton County MO.  The head of house: Mattie White; she was always listed as a widow

Children on 1900 Missouri Census
Patrick White born about 1882
Alice    White born about 1884
Ella      White born about 1886
Jane     White born about 1889

Mattie was listed born in 1867

On the 1910 Missouri Census:
One of  Mattie's children had died.
Patrick passed in 1906.
I've not located Alice White or Jane White.
Alice and Jane could have married.

On another 1910 MO census
Mattie may have been listed twice on the 1910 census.
She was listed born in 1864.
This Mattie had 5 children 4 living at time of census.
This Mattie was widowed. Parents from VA.
Believed to have been related to John Blake, who was head of household.

On the 1910 and 1920 census,
Oressia was listed as Mattie's daughter.
Oressia's death record states she was born in 1902; died in 1976.

On the 1920 Missouri Census
This is the only Mattie born about 1856.
Was the parents born in MO? and error on the census.
Ella White born about 1882
Oressia White born about 1902

On the 1930 census,
I came across a Mattie White born 1877. She was a widow.
She had a daughter named, Oressisa Hereford; born about 1904
There was a grandson, named William Carr. born about 1923
 
On the 1940 Missouri Census
Only census with Matte's surname as Hereford, born abt 1866.
Mattie and her household...
This as it was written on the index.

Nettie Hereford

74

Oressa Hereford 29
Willard James Carr	16
Jessph Larris

 
Info on Martha / Mattie's children and grandson

Patrick "Pat" White (abt 1882 – 1906)
Alice White born about 1884

Bob Ella (Bentley) Carr (1886 - 1923)   
Jane White born about 1889

Oressia "Oressie" P. Hereford (1904 – 1976)

Willard Jerome Carr (1923 – 1991)

Possible other family Connections: How was Todd Woods connected?

Andrew J. White had a daughter names, Cornelia WHITE WOODS.
Did she have a son named Todd WOODS?
Could this be the link to the family tree?

There was a Todd Woods was listed a cousin to this union on the WHITE family.
How was Andrew J. WHITE related to the BLAKEYs and the WHITEs?

I believe that there was some connection with Andrew J. White's father Isaac White who was from Virginia. And  Julia White's husband, Andrew White who was from Virginia. Perhaps, Isaac who lived next door was Andrew's brother. I do see some similarities.

There are many other questions with  answers left unknown. Still there are mysteries. And there always will be mysteries in the family tree. It doesn't cost to  wonder. What happened?

I hope that some of Martha / Mattie White's descendants can add more to the family history. I believe that there is more. A cousin told me; Mattie lived across the street from the First Baptist Church in Forest Green, Missouri.

Thanks for reading.
Susan Ann Blakley