My father's parents, John and Jennie Blakley were married on July 28, 1902 in Excelsior Springs, Clay County in Missouri. However, it wasn't until the latter part of May of 2009 when I solved this family mystery. But, once I stumbled across this info, it led me to more questions.
I always thought that my Grandpa John's surname was BLAKLEY. But, through the years, I found out it was BLAKEY. However, on the marriage record it was spelled BLAKYE. As for my Grandma Jennie, her surname was BARTLETT, but it was spelled BARTEL on the record. I could assume that the E and the Y were turned around for BLAKEY. But for Bartel, it makes me wonder.
According to this record, John was from Carrolton, Carroll County Missouri. Jennie was listed from St. Joseph, Buchanan County Missouri. I can assume that John married with the Blakey surname. But, the mystery remains. Why did John change his name to BLAKLEY?
I searched the birth records of the BLAKLEY or BLAKEY children born in St. Joseph MO. Out of all the children listed there were two with the BLAKEY surname and the others were BLAKLEY. The surname was changed after John and Jennie married July of 1902. I can't pin point the year.
As for the BLAKLEY surname: The story goes that there were a lot of John BLAKEYs relatives. Perhaps there was confusion and was one of the reason why my Grandfather John changed his last name. John's descendants carried the surname of BLAKLEY.
Whatever the case may have been, the surname was changed from Blakey to Blakley. My father and his siblings were taught to spell our surname the way I spell mine. My name has been established. I have no reason to change the spelling now.
But, still I wonder about my Grandma Jennie's surname on the marriage license. Could the family surname had been Bartle? Or was it changed to Bartlett? This marriage record was the only record with that spelling. This remains a mystery.
My Grandfather full name was John BLAKEY / BLAKLEY Sr. When he passed in 1918, his siblings recorded John's surname as BLAKEY. My Grandmother's full name was Jennie BARTLETT BLAKEY / BLAKLEY LYLE. She passed with the surname LYLE.
Thanks for reading.
God Bless you.
Susan
Blakey / Blakley / WHITE Family Connections
Thursday, July 28, 2016
Friday, July 1, 2016
July In Remembrance: The Blakey Blakley WHITE Family Connections
Welcome to July! Happy 2nd Half of the Year!
In Remembrance BirthDays and Deaths: In Family History
In July of 1867 The Rev. Ollie GREEN was believed to have been born in Missouri. He was the husband of Mary (BLAKEY / WHITE) GREEN.
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On July 1 ~
Anne Rebecca BLAKEY was born in 1899.
She was the daughter of Isaac BLAKEY and Rachel (JACKSON / LEPHRIDGE) BLAKEY.
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On July 1 ~
Ernest William "Jap" HAYES passed in 1968.
He was the husband of Martha (BLAKEY) HAYES.
On July 2 ~
Isaac BLAKEY was born in 1877. ( Tombstone states 1873.)
He was the son of Isaac and Rachel (LEPHRIDGE) BLAKEY
On July 3 ~
Isaac BLAKER married Rachel LEFEW in 1873 in MS.
aka Isaac BLAKEY and Rachel (JACKSON / LEFTRIDGE) BLAKEY
On July 3 ~
Mary (WHITE/ BLAKEY) GREEN was born in 1874. She was the daughter of Isaac BLAKEY and Rachel (JACKSON / LEPHRIDGE) BLAKEY
On July 3 ~
Dorothy LYLE passed in 1920.
She was the daughter of Chilton LYLE and Jennie (BARTLETT) BLAKLEY LYLE
On July 3 ~
Arline / Arlene C. (WALKER) MITCHELL BLAKEY born in 1923.
She was the wife of James Pittsburg BLAKEY.
On July 3 ~ Emerson Thomas JACKSON Jr. was born in 1937. He was the son of Emerson Thomas JACKSON Sr. and Minnie Lotha (HOLIDAY) JACKSON.
On July 5 ~
Doris LYLE passed in 1920. She was the twin of Doris and the daughter of Chilton LYLE and Jennie (BARTLETT) BLAKLEY LYLE
On July 6 ~
Bonnie Jean RICHARDSON passed in 1965.
She was the daughter of Eugene and Mary (BLAKLEY) RICHARDSON.
On July 7 ~
Margaret Louisa (MORRIS) JONES DRIVER passed in 1990. She was the daughter of Alex MORRIS and Albert (WHITE) MORRIS.
On July 9 ~
Lucille Inez (WALKER) WHITE passed in 2014. She was the wife of Levi E. WHITE.
On July 10 ~
John BLAKEY / BLAKLEY Sr. passed in 1918.
He was the son of Isaac BLAKEY and Martha (SCOTT) BLAKEY.
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On July 10 ~Samuel MORRIS passed in 1960.
He was the son of Alex MORRIS and Albert (WHITE) MORRIS.
On July 10 ~
Levi V. HAYES passed in 1963. He was the son of Ernest "Jap" HAYES and Martha (BLAKEY) HAYES.
On July 10 ~
Rev Isaac Ransom BLAKEY passed in 1985.
He was the son of Isaac BLAKEY and Maggie (WILLIAMS) BLAKEY.
On July 13 ~
Moses Roscoe WHITE passed in 1961.
He was the son of The Rev Moses WHITE and Etta Mae (WILLIAMS) WHTIE
On July 14 ~
Wauneta / Juanita BLAKEY / BLAKLEY passed in 1910.
She was the daughter of John and Jennie (BARTLETT) BLAKEY / BLAKLEY
On July 15 ~
Spencer WHITE was born in 1852. He was the son of Andrew WHITE and Julia (FINNEY) WHITE
On July 15 ~
Spencer Turner BLAKEY was born in 1887.
He was the son of Isaac BLAKEY and Rachel (JACKSON / LEPHRIDGE) BLAKEY
On July 16 ~
Jayson W. IVORY was born in 1971.
He was the son go Geames Lee IVORY and Doris Esther (BLAKEY) IVORY
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On July 18 ~
Corrine O. HAYES passed in 1950. She wast the wife of Levi HAYES.
On July 19 ~
Richard "Dick" WHITE passed in 1946.
He was the son of Andrew WHITE and Julia (FINNEY)WHITE
On July 20 ~
James Z. LIGHTNER Jr born in 1965.
He was the son of James Z. LIGHTNER and Mary Jane (BLAKEY) LIGHTNER.
On July 21 ~
Daisy Mae (MORRIS) HILL was born in 1916.
She was the daughter of Alex MORRIS and Alberta (WHITE) MORRIS.
On July 23 ~
John BLAKLEY Jr. passed in 1975.
He was the son of John and Jennie (BARTLETT) BLAKLEY LYLE.
On July 25 ~ Corean (JONES) WHITE was born in 1906. She was the wife of Eugene WHITE, son of Richard WHITE and Jane (FERGUSON) WHITE.
On July 26 ~
Ivan David CASON passed in 2015.
He was the son of William Robert CASON and Ella Mae (WHITE) CASON.
On July 27 ~
Pleas / Plez William CARR passed in 1960.
He was the husband of Bob Ella ( BENTLEY) CARR .
On July 28 ~
Rebenia (HOLT) "Ruby" BLAKEY was born in 1886.
She was the wife of Jordan BLAKEY.
On July 28 ~
Troy L. STARKS passed way in 2011.
He was the husband of Deloris (BLAKEY) STARKS.
On July 30 ~
Lionell WHITE was in 1903.
He was the son of Richard WHITE and Jane (FERGUSON) WHITE.
On July 30 ~
Robert "Bob" WILLER was born in 1957.
He was the son of Robert WILLER and Mary Jane (BLAKEY) WILLER LIGHTNER.
On July 30 ~
Harvey Daniel KEMP passed in 1974.
He was the husband of Irene A. (BLAKEY) LANKFORD STARKEY KEMP
On July 30 ~
Alyce Eliga (BLAKEY) ROBINSON passed in 2006.
She was the daughter of Isaac and Maggie (WILLIAMS) BLAKEY
On July 30 ~
Howard BROWN passed in 2013. He was the husband of Evelyn (WHITE) BROWN.
On July 31 ~ Mary Jane (BLAKLEY) RICHARDSON was born in 1911. She was the daughter of John BLAKEY / BLAKLEY and Jennie (BARTLETT) BLAKLEY LYLE.
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