On The Farm

 Photo of Isaac Blakey jr.’s mother Rachel Lephridge Jackson Blakey at the top.

Isaac Blakey Jr is near the bottom on this photo.

Photo collage via a Blakey Blakley WHITE Family Reunion display in 2018.




Isaac was my great uncle. He was the brother of my Grandfather John Blakey Blakley.
Below info from Family History Booklet:

Isaac Blakey was born in Natchez, Mississippi to Isaac and Rachael (Lephridge) Blakey, and at the age of 2 was brought to Forest Green, Missouri by his parents. His Dad had been held a slave there until he ran away and joined the Union Army.

Isaac grew to manhood on his parents farm, he being the oldest son and second of 18 children. He married Maggie Williams, daughter of John and Susie Williams of Forest Green. They were the parents to 16 children.

In 1904 Isaac along with his brother, Henry, heard a man named Tom Douglas, who had come to Missouri urging blacks to come to Yankton, South Dakota.

“There started planning to come to Yankton and they did.
Isaac left Maggie and 2 children in Missouri,
but soon as he found work, he sent for them.

Isaac worked at the cement plant and then started farming on his own on a farm west of Yankton in the Smutty Bear Bottom. They had a fire, losing all their possessions.

In 1908, Isaac along with Henry, Ed Gamble, and Mr.Goodlow went to Interior, South Dakota looking for land to homestead. They soon returned to Yankton and in 1915 purchased 40 acres of land, rented some more, and started vegetable farming and trucking.

Isaac was a very versatile person. Although he had very little formal education, he was a wise man in many ways.

He was a salesman extra-ordinary , raised dogs, and was a coon hunter, manufactured molasses from cane sugar he raised, was a butcher, and a church leader– lay preacher and singer.

He and Aunt Maggie traveled and sang and prayed for people. There was always room at their table or an extra bed for anyone who needed it at no charge.

Thanks for reading.
On the Farm ~ Week 37
God bless.
S.A. Blakley

Week 37: On the Farm ~ Generations Cafe via facebook
This week, why not write about an ancestor who was a farmer or a farm laborer? Don’t forget about farm wives and the work they had to do to keep things running! Feel free to post your links and stories in the comments below.


Week 38 (Sept. 20-26): Fun and Games

September In Remembrance Branch Of Isaac Blakey Sr.

 Family Connections: Remembrance of Birth Dates and Death Dates:

The Branch of Isaac BLAKEY and  Martha

 On September 1 ~ In Loving Memory of Cora (WILLIAMS) HINCH BLAKLEY
She passed in 1972. She was the wife of Paul BLAKLEY, the son of John and Jennie.

On September 2, ~ In Loving Memory of  Steven Edward ALLEN. He passed on Sept 2, 2017. He was the husband of Freda (BLAKLEY) DYCHE. On September  In Loving Memory of D. W. BLAKLEY Sr. He was believed to have been born. According to the 1920 census record David was 4/12 years old...that would have made him born in Sept of 1913. David's brother, Isaac told him, David that he wasn't born in November. David celebrated his birthday in November. David was the son of John BLAKEY/ BLAKLEY and Jennie (BARTLETT) BLAKLEY LYLE.
On September 16 ~ In Loving Memory of Hazel V. BLAKLEY She passed in 1933.
 She was the daughter of John BLAKEY BLAKLEY and Jennie (BARTLETT) BLAKLEY LYLE.

On September 17 ~ In Loving Memory of Rev O. P. BLAKLEY He was born in 1912.
  He was the son of John BLAKEY /BLAKLEY and Jennie (BARTLETT) BLAKLEY LYLE

On September 27 ~ In Loving Memory of Anna Charlotte (LANKFORD) BLAKLEY
She was born in 1909.  She was the wife of Isaac BLAKLEY. 

 The Branch of Isaac BLAKEY and  Rachel

In Loving Memory of Martha "Mot" (BLAKEY) HAYES. She  was believed to have been born in 1889.  She was the daughter of Isaac and Rachel (JACKSON / LEPHRIGDE) BLAKEY


On September 1 ~In Loving Memory of Karolyn (BAKER) CLAYBORNE.
She passed in 1979. She was the daughter of Virgil L. BAKER and Dorothea M / Dorothy
(BLAKEY) BAKER.

On September 2 ~ In  Loving  Memory of Francis T. BLAKEY. He passed in 1929.
He was the son of Henry BLAKEY Sr and Mary Elizabeth (FRISTOE) BLAKEY.

On September 7  ~ In  Loving  Memory of Jane Henrietta (CHURCH) JACKSON. 
She was born in 1935. She was the daughter of Henry CHURCH and Kathryn (BLAKEY) CHURCH

On September 10 ~ In  Loving Memory of L. Mary (KINNEY) BLAKEY.
She was born in 1893.  She was the wife of Spencer BLAKEY Sr.

On September 11 ~ In Loving Memory of Barry Edward JACKSON. He passed in 2005.
 He was the son of Edna BLAKEY

 On September 15  ~In Loving Memory of  Mary Jane (BLAKEY) LIGHTNER. 
She passed in 2003. She was the daughter of Leroy BLAKEY Sr. and Thelma (TRUDELL) BLAKEY

On September 15  ~ In Loving Memory Judith Ann "Judy" BLAKEY.
She passed in 2006. She was the daughter of Isaac R. BLAKEY Jr and Arlee (BULLARD) BLAKEY.

On September 16 ~In Loving Memory of Junika Jewel BLAKEY. She was born in 1988.
She was the daughter of Jerry Allen BLAKEY  and Jacqueline Jewel (ALEXANDER) BLAKEY.

On September 16 ~In Loving Memory of  Daniel BLAKEY. He was born in 1950.
He was the son of Isaac BLAKEY and Arlee (BULLARD) BLAKEY.

On September 17 ~ In Loving Memory of Mildred Darling (CHURCH) SIMMONS.
She was born in 1937. She was the daughter of Henry and Kathryn (BLAKEY) CHURCH.

On September 17 ~In Loving Memory of Ramon L. SIMMONS. He passed in 1997.
 He was the son of Ransom Jr. SIMMONS and Mildred (CHURCH) SIMMONS

On September 18 ~ In Loving Memory of John Henry BLAKEY. He was born in 1900.
 He was the son of Isaac BLAKEY and Maggie (WILLIAMS) BLAKEY.

On September 19 ~In Loving Memory of  John Cecil Carter. He passed in 1981.
  He was the husband of Rachel (BLAKEY) CARTER

On September 19 ~In Loving Memory of  Zenolia (HARVARD) BLAKEY.
 She was born in 1921. She was the wife on Clarence Ollie BLAKEY.

On September 26 ~ In Loving Memory of  George BLAKEY. He was born in 1911.
  He was the son of Spencer BLAKEY and Mary L. (KINNEY) BLAKEY 

On September 28 ~  In Loving Memory of Paul BLAKEY was born in 1911.
He was the son of Isaac BLAKEY Jr. and Maggie (WILLIAMS) BLAKEY.

On September 29 ~ In Loving Memory of  Irene (BLAKEY) KEMP. She passed in 1996.
She was the daughter of Henry BLAKEY Sr. and Mary Elizabeth (FRISTOE) BLAKEY
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September In Remembrance: WHITE Connnections

 Family Connections: Remembrance of Birth Dates and Death Dates:

Martha "Mattie" WHITE and "Lawman" BENTLEY

On September 22 ~ In Loving Memory of Willard J. "Boots" CARR He passed in 1991.  He was the son of Plez CARR and Ella (BENTLEY) CARR.

 Richard WHITE and Jane (FERGUSON) WHITE 

On September 2 ~ In Loving Memory of Thomas Joseph CRAFTON Jr. He passed in 1996. He was the son of Thomas Joseph CRAFTON Sr. and Frances France (WHITE) CRAFTON.

On September 3 ~ In Loving Memory of Samuel MORRIS. He was born in 1917. He was the son of Alex MORRIS and Alberta (WHITE) MORRIS.

On September 5 ~ In Loving Memory of Gwendolyn STEVENSON. She was born in 1957.  She was the daughter of Leanna Pauline "Paula" (WHITE) STEVENSON.

On September 6 ~ In Memory of Mattie Anna (HOUSTON) MOORE. She was born in 1921.
She was the daughter of Edward HOUSTON and Rena (WHTIE) HOUSTON. She was the wife of Russell MOORE.

On September 6 ~ In Memory of Terrell Patrick MORRISON GETHERS. He was born in 1958. He was the son of Elizabeth Toni (WHITE) MORRISON GETHERS.

On September 7 ~ In Loving Memory of Cleavie (HILL) WHITE. She was born in 1922.  She was the wife of Rev Thomas A. WHITE and the daughter of  Thornton and Bessie (CANOLE) HILL

On September 7  ~ In Loving Memory of Toni Jane BIRCH. She was born in 1952. She was the daughter of Robert BIRCH and Frances France (WHITE) BIRCH CRAFTON.

On September 12 ~ In Loving Memory of Robert M. MORRIS. He was born in 1919. He was the son of Alex MORRIS and Albertha (WHITE) MORRIS.

On September 12 ~In Loving Memory of Sheryl (MINOR) FORD. She passed in 2009. She was the daughter of  Marion D.  MINOR and Etta Louise (MOORE) MINOR.

On September 15 ~ In Loving Memory of Richard WHITE was born in 1866. He was the son of Andrew WHITE and  Julia (FINNEY) WHITE    

On September 15 ~In Loving Memory of  Jane (FERGUSON) WHITE She was born in 1873. She was the wife of Richard "Dick" WHITE.   She was the daughter of Thomas and Rena (HEREFORD) FERGUSON.

On September 15 ~ In Loving Memory of Georgia (HAYES) TOLSON. She was born in 1915. She was the daughter of Ernest "Jap" HAYES and Martha "Mot" (BLAKEY) HAYES.

On September 15 ~ In Loving Memory of Russell / Roscoe MORRIS. He passed in 1995. He was the son of Alex MORRIS and Albertha (WHITE) MORRIS.

On September 28  ~In Loving Memory of  Raydell Roosevelt WHITE. He was born. He was the son of Rev. Thomas A. WHITE and Mary Lee (TOOLEY) WHITE. 


Spencer WHITE and wife, Lu

In  Loving Memory of Lu / Lou (WASHINGTON) WHITE. She was born sometime in September of 1865,  . She was the wife of Spencer WHITE.

John WHITE
On September 10 ~ In Loving Memory of John WHITE. He passed in 1918.  He was the son of Andrew WHITE and Julia (FINNEY) WHITE.Posted by Susan Blakley at Saturday, September1, 2018