Family Names Connected With Flowers

 When I began journaling about the theme on flowers, I couldn’t think of any thing that connected flowers with my family. I see that flowers are displayed, given and sent during major occasions in life such as on Memorial Day, Funerals, Valentine’s Day, May Day, Mother’s Day, Weddings, and birthdays. But, how to connect flowers with the family tee?

I thought about it and dug a little deeper. I was searching through some of the female names on my family tree. There are a few flower names. Then I started googling. And came up with names that were inspired by flowers. I was surprised to see those name.

I compiled a list of names from my family tree that were inspired by flowers near the end of this blog. I took the photo of the flowers. The flowers were my birthday gift.



I was thinking about my Great Aunt Lillie (Blakey) Hayes. She was the daughter of Private Isaac Blakey Sr. (1845 – 1917) and Rachel (Lephriidge / Jackson) Blakey 1857 – 1916). Lillie was my Grandfather John Blakey Blakley’s half sister.

Lillie was one of 18 children. In 1906, she married Edward Hayes ( 1884 – 1958). She was 17 and he was 21. To this union there were two daughters: Edna Verles Hayes Yancey (1906 – 1929) and Dorothy Hayes.

In the beginning, I couldn’t discover much on Lillie. She was a brick wall until I began to explore the censuses and the news papers. She was listed on the 1900 Missouri census as Susie Blakey at age 12.

I discover an article about Lillie when she was living in Yankton, South Dakota. She was a women of God. She was a worshiper. “Sister Lillie Hayes whom God has so called to go out and carry his word.”

The Bystander Des Moines, Iowa28 Mar 1919, Fri  •  Page 1


Through the years, I continue to search for more information about Lillie. It was in 2018, when I came across Lillie in the newspapers from Sioux City, Iowa. It was her 1934 death notice. This was a breakthrough. I thought she passed later on in life.

Another article stated that Lillie was sick a few days. And that she passed after having an operation. She was 46 years old. She left behind her husband, Edward Hayes. And six brothers, Isaac, Henry and Spencer all from Yankton, South Dakota; Ollie, Lawhorn and Archie all from Sacramento, California and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Green and Mrs. Edna Bentley both from Yankton, South Dakota. There were no children nor grandchildren listed.

Lillie was listed on the 1920 South Dakota census as having two daughters; Edna Hayes and Dorothy Hayes. Edna passed in 1929 in Sioux City, Iowa at the age of 22. Little is known about Dorothy.

April Family Remembrance BBW Family Connections

Something interesting I found out about Lillie’s Hayes Connections:
Her husband Edward’s brother, Ernest “Jap” Hayes (1886 – 1968) married Lille’s sister Martha (( Blakey) Hayes *1889 – 1918). I didn’t see that connection until I saw Edward and William (who was Ernest) listed on the same 1900 Missouri census with their parents. What a small world!

R.I.P. Great Aunt Lillie
Family names connected with flowers .
Daisy 4
Lillian 3 and Lillie 4
Rosa 7 and Rose 7

Names inspirited by flowers
Alyssa 3
Cynthia 2
Flora 5
Hazel 4
Holly 1
Ivy 2
Jasmine 6
Marguerite 5
Myrtle 5
Susan 9 and Susannah 5

Flowers as a surname
Flowers
Posey
Rose

Thanks for reading.
Family Names Connected With Flowers ~ Week 11 in 2022
This was posted on March 19, 2022 by Susan Ann Blakley on another website.

God bless
S.A. Blakley

Week 11 ~ Amy Johnson Crow ~ Generations Café via facebook #52Ancestors 52 Weeks
Spring isn’t far off for those of us in the northern hemisphere, and with that comes thoughts of flowers — which, not coincidentally, is this week’s theme! Any Roses, Daisys, or Petunias in the family? What about a family member who had a real green thumb? Be creative with this theme!

In Memory of Lillie "Susie" (BLAKEY) Hayes and Edward "Ed" W. HAYES

I've been searching for info on the descendants of Edward "Ed" W. Hayes and Lillie "Susie" Blakey Hayes. I've been at a brick wall.  However, through the years, I've made some breakthroughs.

Edward Hayes married Miss Lillie Blakey sometime in 1905 or 1906 in Missouri. They had a daughter named Edna Verles  Hayes born on Oct 21, 1906 in MO. The family was listed on the 1910 in Salisbury, Chariton, Missouri.

In 1910, the Hayes family lived next to Lillie's parents, Isaac and Rachel Blakey and family. I noted that Ollie and Mary Green lived near. Mary was Lillie's sister. 

Some time in 1913, the Hayes family moved to South Dakota. According to the 1920 census, Edward and Lillie had another daughter named Dorothy. She was born in June of 1918 in South Dakota. Also, I noted that the Hayes lived near Ollie and Mary Green in Yankton.

As for Edna, she married at the age of 15 to an Arnie Bentley on June 2, 1921 in Yankton, South Dakota. They lived in Sioux City, Iowa in 1923. By 1925, Arnie and Edna were divorced. Edna restored her maiden name to Hayes.

On Sept 22, 1927, Edna Hayes married Chris / Christopher C. Yancey  in Norfolk, Madison, Nebraska. I'm not for sure if Edna had any off springs. I've found no record that she did.

Edna Yancey passed on March 6, 1929 in Sioux City Iowa at the age of 22. Chris and Edna lived at 313 West 14th Street. I noted that Edna's parents lived there in 1932. Edna was buried in Yankton, South Dakota.

I can assume that Edna was buried in the Yankton City Cemetery. That's where some of the earlier Blakeys were buried.  I discovered that Edna's mother Lillie Hayes was buried in Logan Park Cemetery in Iowa.  

I hope to find more info on Edward W. Hayes.  Edna's father, Ed was born the son of William and Mary Hayes on May 22, 1884 in Keysville, Missouri. He married his 2nd wife, Texella L. Holliday on Oct 3, 1937 in Sioux City, Iowa.  The last record of Edward was about 1951 in Iowa.

As for Dorothy Hayes, she would have been Lillie's niece. Lillie's sister Martha (Blakey) Hayes passed in 1918. Lillie could have raised Dorothy as her daughter.

I hope you will discoveries on your family connections. Or maybe you know something about the descendants of Edward and Lillie (Blakey Hayes.) If so, feel free to add to the family history.

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