Mrs. “Lottie” (Dade) Langford Was One Of The Best

 According to a news article published in The Canton Press Canton, Missouri on Friday, April 18, 1924 on page 3, mentioned the death of Mrs. Charlottie Lankford; “Lottie Dade as she was better known to the many of our older citizens was one of the best colored women who ever went out of Canton.” The article didn’t say why Lottie was so well known.

I can’t imagine how well known Lottie Dade must have been during her time. She was born in January of 1854 in Missouri. She was one of the formerly enslaved along with her siblings and parents Isaac Dade Sr. (1805 – 1890) and Frances “Frankie: Dade a.k.a. “Aunt Frankie” ( 1810 – 1901). The family was well known and lived in Lewis County Missouri area.

I can only imagine that Lottie gave of herself in whatever she did in her lifetime. Perhaps in your early years, she was a house servant while in her enslaved years. This could have been where she learned and developed her skills in life.

According to the 1880, 1900, 1910 and 1920 censuses, the censuses takers recorded her occupation as keeps house, (left blank), (None) and as a laundress at home. She must to have some skill and ability that left an impact on the older citizens of Canton, Missouri.

I wondered. What gift or ability did Lottie have? According to one of my cousins, she shared with me that Charlotta was a seamstress. I wondered if Lottie designed her own clothes?

As I look at the rare photos of Lottie, I can see that she was a stylish women and a well kept one at that. There are few photos of Mrs. Charlotta Lottie. The year of photos are unknown.

Oh, the style that she has on. She was a classy lady.

Charlotta / Lottie was one of 14. She was the mother of 11. Her husband Robert was a proprietor at the Lankfard’ Cafe, a restaurant ca 1911 – 1913 in St. Joseph, Missouri. I was wondering if Charlotta helped with the cooking.

I couldn’t find much about Charlotta (Dade) Lanford in the news papers. Her death certificate records her name as Charlottie Lankfard and obituary as Charlotta Lankford. But Lottie was the name that’s rarely recorded. Charlottie Langford was mentioned when her father Isaac Dade Sr. passed in 1890.

As I mentioned, Lottie came from a talented and well known family in the Lewis County Missouri area.
Here are a list of a few siblings:

Ben Dade: When his mother Frances passed in 1901, Ben’s name was mentioned.
He was a farmer and owned his home. He made out a will. There was a bridge that carried his name. The Ben Dade Bridge

Louisa Janie Dade Washington: Mrs. David Washington Sr.
She was described as a highly respect colored woman. They called her Aunt Jane…was ever considered most honest industrious good Christian woman. She was good and faithful.

Louis Newton Dade: They called him Uncle Lew
During pre Civil War Days he was a house servant while enslaved; Louis was a curvier of bones, shell work made paper knives, spoons and napkin rings. He got the nickname, Old Bone Dade. In 1910, he owned his home without mortgage. He was a business man, a novelty worker.

Isaac Dade Jr. aka Private Isaac Dayd, veteran
He was a musician that played a violin. He served during the Civil War.

Who was Lottie?
Her birth name was Charlotta Dade. She became a freewoman at the age of 11 in 1865. And at age 19 Lottie Dade a.k.a. Miss Charlotta Dade married Mr. Lewis Lankford on January 25, 1873 in Canton, Missouri. Her parents Isaac Dade and Francis Dade were witnessed the marriage.

The Lankford family moved from Canton, Missouri around 1887. They may have lived in Kansas City Missouri. However, they ended up in St. Joseph, Missouri in 1888.

In 1924, while Lottie was visiting her son Frederick Lankford in New York, she suddenly died. Her body was brought back to St. Joseph, Missouri. She was laid to rest next to her husband Robert.

Lottie was my mother Lula’s grandmother.
R.I.P. Great Grandmother Lottie.

Thanks for reading.
Mrs. “Lottie” (Dade) Langford Was One Of The Best ~

R.I.P. Great Grandma Lottie


Blessings
S.A.Blakley

This is a repost from my word press site.

April In Remembrance The DADE Family Connections:  

April In Remembrance: Bartlett Family Connections

April In Remembrance: Blakey Blakley WHITE Family Connections

Mrs. Hannah B. Hooper, age 115 in 1880 ~ Longevity

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I’m not sure when Mrs. Hannah B. Hooper was born or even when she passed. There are two records of her birth year and age and both sources don’t match of. The information can be located on the 1870 and 1880 censuses for Carroll County in Missouri.

(Crop photo of the 1880 census….)

On June 22, 1880 in South Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, United States Of America., a census taker came to the household of Elias Bartlett Sr., and recorded who lived at the Bartlett residence. What caught my attention on this census was that there was a Hannah Hooper listed at the age of 115. She was born about 1765 in South Carolina. She couldn’t read or write. Her parents were from Virginia.

According to the 1880 census, Hannah, an invalid was the grandmother of Elias BARTLETT Sr. However, through further searching, I discovered that she was the grandmother of Harriett (BUFFINGTON / HOOPER ) BARTLETT. She was the wife of Elias BARTLETT Sr.

When Harriet’s daughter, Juanita (BARTLETT) ARMSTRONG passed in 1929, Juanita’s mother’s name was listed as Harriet HOOPER. And in 1920 when Elias W. Bartlett Jr. passed, his mother was listed as Harriett HOOPER.


(Photo cropped from the 1880 Missouri census. Hannah’s name. )

On September 2, 1870 in Wakenda, Carroll, Missouri, U.S.A, a census taker recorded who lived in the household of William HELSIN who was 60 years old. His daughter was Mariah age 40. And listed after Mariah, was Hannah B. Heslin who was listed at age 80, born about 1790. I don’t believe her surname was Heslin. The relationship with the head of house with the others are unknown.
(Crop photo of the 1870 census….)

I believe that this Hannah HELSIN on the 1870 census was the same Hannah HOOPER on the 1880 census. The key people on both censuses were Harriett and her children, Sarah, Charles, and Lucy with the different surnames. Harriett and her children’s ages match up on both censuses.

I’m not sure if Hannah was born in 1765. When I saw the age of 115, I wondered. When I came across Hannah in the 1870 census, her age was 80, born in 1790. This is a big age just in ten years.

Or perhaps, could Hannah have been the great grandmother of Harriett?
The 1870 census, has some clues to ponder about.

William HELSIN appears not to be Hannah’s son. Mariah was William’s daughter who born in North Caroline, just as Hannah was.

Could Mariah be Harriett’s mother? Harriett was 22 and her children were listed after her.
Were Sophiah and Harriett twins?

Who was Hannah B. Hooper?
Hannah was my Grandmother Jennie Bartlett Lyles’ grandmother

Hannah lived a long life through the late 1700’s, the beginning of the 1800’s up to the 1880’s. She was most likely enslaved until her freedom. Hannah was living on June 22, 1880. She is mostly likely passed away in Carroll County Missouri during the 1880’s.

I will continue to honor my 3rd Great Grandmother, Hannah. There should be something out there on her. I’m thankful that she lived to be counted on the 1880 census. How amazing! What a testimony!!! Thank You, LORD!!!

R.I. P. 3rd Great Grandmother Hannah.

Thanks for reading.
Mrs. Hannah B. Hooper, age 115 in 1880 ~ Longevity

I’m thankful that I located Hannah and Harriett on the 1870. I was hoping to stumble across an old newspaper article about her in Carrollton, Missouri. I’m still hoping that I will.

Blessings,
S.A.Blakley


In Remembrance Dade Family Connections

In Remembrance Bartlett Family Connections

In Remembrance Blakey Blakley WHITE Family Connections. 


This is a repost from my word press site. I added the in remembrance 

Week 40 ~ Amy Johnson Crow’s #52Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge for 2023

The theme for Week 40 is “Longevity.” Longevity doesn’t have to be about someone who lived a long time. It could be anything that lasted longer than usual, such as a family business or a marriage Be creative with the prompt!

Some Things I Questioned---While In The Garden

Sunday, 11 March 2007


Some Things I Questioned---While In The Garden


3rd Sunday of Lent / 70th Day of 2007 / 28th Day Till Easter Sunday 2007


"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness." 2 Timothy 3:16

The photo...is in "either" The Garden Tomb or in The Garden of Gethsemane in Israel.

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As I was in my "garden" of prayer last week, I thought about some things. Things that I questioned about my life... Here's just a few.... I will add my response later... Selah.

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What if I did not come to church for weeks? Would anyone notice or even care that I was not there? Selah


What if I stopped blogging for months? Would it make any difference or Am I making a difference by what I am sharing on my blog site? Selah


What if I cease doing some things that I normally did at times? Would anyone notice or have any concern to why I stopped doing what I use to do? Selah

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Father God, I thank You for Sunday, the first day of the week. A day in which we come together as a body of Christ to celebrate the VICTORY that Jesus defeated death, satan and sin. I thank You for those victories Lord! I thank You for this very day and every day of LIFE that we have in You. I thank You that You give us the gift of eternal LIFE through Your Son, Jesus Christ.

I thank You for the covenant blessings of WISDOM, ANOINTING and LIFE that You have given us who believe. I praise Your name. For You are the God of what LIFE is all about and is meant to be.... Victorious living in Jesus' Name.

Lord, HELP us to surrender our lives to You on a ongoing basis. Help us to surrender every area of our lives... yielding everything to You...our spirit, soul, body, our hopes, dreams, concerns, our finances, family, jobs, our abilities, talents, ministries, our joy, weakness, strengths, our pains, sorrows, shame, our past, present, future.

Teach is to open our hearts to You while we seek after You. Lead us to repent and to rethink our lives on a regular basis. Allow us to follow You and experience You in new ways that we have not seen before. Guide us to yield to the Holy Spirit. And help us to let go of our own ways. Create within us a new heart and a new spirit.


Grant us to pray with the heart of Jesus' model prayer...
Our Father in Heaven Hallowed be Your name.

Your kingdom come Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors.

And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.


Amen.
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"A Bible on the shelf is worthless; a Bible being read is priceless." Bruce and Stan [I took this photo from my hotel balcony... early dawn in Tiberias while in Israel.]

Connected With Faris Lyle’s Family via Social Media

In Loving Memory of Sergeant Faris Chilton LYLE. ( 1923 – 2008)
He was the son of Chilton LYLES and Jennie (BARTLETT) BLAKLEY LYLES.

I was thinking about my Uncle Faris Chilton Lyle. He passed on February 1, 2008. He was my father David Blakley Sr.’s brother. Uncle Faris was my last uncle on my father’s side to pass.

I first reached out to Uncle Faris when I received his address from his sister Geneva (LYLE) JONES (1924 – 2005). She was Faris’ and my father’s sister. I wrote to Uncle Faris and we corresponded for some years. He lived in New York.

Lost Connections:
And there came the time, I didn’t hear from Uncle Faris. I started wondering. I didn’t know how to contact his relatives. I kept wondering.

Then one day, on November 13, 2008, Uncle Faris’ name came to my thinking. I started googling his name. I make the discovery that he passed.

Connected With The LYLE Family:
During this time, I added Uncle Faris to my post: In Remembrance of my relatives. He would be remembered twice a year. Then one day, I received a comment from one of Uncle Faris’ granddaughters on one of blogger’s site on August 4, 2011. How amazing! We connected on facebook where I came in contact with other LYLE family members.

The LYLE family knew little about Faris’ family. That he (and his sister Geneva) were put in an orphanage. I did locate them listed on the 1930 census at Northwestern Orphanage and Hospital Line 69-82 in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Their mother Jennie passed in December of 1926 when Faris was 3 and Geneva was 2 years old. I’m not for sure how long Faris and Geneva were in the orphanage. Their father Chilton was still living and perhaps was not able to care for them. I did locate Faris age 17 and Geneva age 16 were listed with their Blakley siblings, Mary and Orbrey on the at 1940 census.

Social Media Connections
I have used social media in the past to discover more on my family connections. I continue to come across more relative through the media. I found some of Aunt Geneva’s descendants via social media and DNA sites. I’m thankful for those who keep in touch.

Thanks for reading.
Connected With Faris Lyle’s Family via Social Media

Blessings
S.A.Blakley

Repost from my wordpress site 

Week 6 ~ Amy Johnson Crow #52Ancestors In 52 Weeks ~ Generation Café

The theme for Week 6 is “Social Media.” Social media can connect us to people we otherwise wouldn’t have encountered. Have you made a family history discovery via social media? (What about in the social column of their newspaper — that was basically their Facebook!) Have you ever imagined how an ancestor would have used social media? Write about it this week.

I added the in remembrance to this blog>
Here's are some examples: In Remembrance: 

February In Remembrance Dade Family Connections. 

February In Remembrance: Bartlett Family Connections

February In Remembrance Blakey Blakley WHITE Family Connections

Finding Joy And Strength In The Pursuit Of Searching ~

 Welcome to a New Year! Happy 2024!!!

I thank God for the joy and strength He brings, especially when I’m on my journey for new finds. I’m amazed! I’m thankful for those who were before me. They took the time to record what information they were told or knew.

As I’ve been searching through old newspapers, I noticed that some newspapers published church news, mentioning who attended funerals, those who called upon others and those who visited their relatives and friends. What a clever way for searchers to find clues. It takes time to sort through things. But it’s worth it.

It’s so exciting to come across new leads. And I’ve found much joy when I see confirmation. It makes me want to search more. This brings hope.

In the beginning of my search, I didn’t know much about my family connections. I only knew what my parents shared with me. And I wrote down what they shared.

Recently, I started to re read some of what my parents told me. There are things that I have forgotten about. Now, as I look back, my older adult self sees more into what I was recording.

The photo is of one of the first book I purchased on family history. I started filling out my information about my ancestors. The book was printed in 1977. I wrote to the future generation on August 2, 1990.

“Dear future generation,
May you all be proud of who your ancestors were and who you really are in life for you and your children’s children which follows.”





I have found strength through seeing the progress I have made. It wasn’t until the Summer of 2004, when I got hooked up with the internet. This was when my desire for “digging for my roots grew deeper. It was like I had “an exploration of information” coming at me.

I’m thankful that I took the DNA test. I have so many DNA matches. I don’t know how this works. But there were some DNA matches to where I connected the dots and a miracle happened. And through time, I saw the connections. Yes, I thanked God.

I can draw strength and joy from what I know about my family connections. I have come a long way since my beginning during the mid 1970’s. I’m looking forward to the joy and strength that are waiting for me to discover.

I’ve said this before: “We need the want and the desire to want to know about our ancestors, perhaps there will come those clues that will spark the flames that keeps us going. ~ I believe that there is more out there. My joy and strength comes from the LORD.

Thanks for reading.
Finding Joy And Strength: In The Pursuit Of Searching

Blessings,
S.A.Blakley

Here are the January In Remembrance:

The Dade Family Connections 

The Bartlett Family Connections  

 The Blakey Blakley WHITE Family Connections

   Posted on August 18, 2023 by Susan Ann Blakley except the In Remembrance 

Week 33 ~ Amy Johnson Crow’s #52Ancestors In 52 Weeks Challenge 2023

The theme for Week 33 is “Strength.” Strength comes in many forms: physical, emotional, spiritual, just to name a few. What ancestor do you think of when you think of strength?

Great Grandfather Private Isaac Blakey, (1845 – 1917)
Civil War Vet who was wounded during the War. (1863 – 1866)

Overwhelmed By The New Discoveries in 2023

Oh the good that has come out of 2023!!!  I'm thankful that I stumbled across those amazing discoveries. I can't wait to see what I'll come across in 2024. Thank You, LORD!!!

 Some of those brick walls that I couldn’t break through have been moved. I believe it was because I  keep searching. I hope to make some ground in finding out these new discoveries. I thank God for the desire that’s in me, to want to know more about my family connections.

There is something that I see as I'm working on a blog. I come across new things that I didn't see before. And I keep searching for more information in what I plan to post. It’s like a cycle of things coming as I’m reviewing things as I’m working on a blog new things pop up. 

I don't know what's up ahead on the journey to discover. But, I believe that there will be more clues to follow up on. Oh, the mystery , it's interesting to find out more. 

A  New England Tree in  2018

As I look Ahead On My Journey...

I'm hoping to see more new discoveries that are set before the days and years to come. I believe that there are a lot more surprises out there waiting to be discovered. There are DNA cousins out there with the missed clues that we don't know about.

I continue to review what I have discovered from time to time. I'm thankful that new information is released to the public. I hope to see more into what I haven't seen.

In Remembrance of the ...

DADE Family Connections

BARTLETT Family Connections

Blakey Blakley WHITE Family Connections 

Thanks for reading
Overwhelmed By The New Discoveries In 2023


Happy Twenty 24! 

God bless you and protect you and your loved ones. 

 Shalom,
S.A. Blakley

The Gift Passed Down From My Grandma Mary Anna

 My Grandma Mary was the only grandma that I had the honor to met in person. Some time during the early 1970’s, she came to live with for a short while. I don’t recall much about Grandma’s stay. I wasn’t yet a teenager. The photo is of my Grandma Mary Anna (1889- 1975) and her fourth daughter, my mother, Lula (1920 – 2000).

I can remember something that my Grandmother gave me while she was staying with our family.

Moments In Time
One day, my mother, Lula, her mother, Mary Anna and I were siting in the front room of the family home. And as we were sitting, I was watching Grandma searching in her purse for something. Then Grandma took it out of her purse and handed something to my mother and told her to give this to me, Susan.

I reached out my hand and received the gift passed down from my Grandma Mary Anna. It was a thimble. I can’t recall what else happened after those moments. But, I still have that thimble, today. I don’t recall using it either.

I was thinking about that day when Grandma gave me that thimble.
She gave me something that I could use. I could have done whatever I wanted with it. I didn’t do anything with it. But, put it in my small box for a keepsake.

I had a thought come to me. I could pass it along to someone else. Yes, I can pass down this thimble to someone down the line. The Gift Passed Down From Grandma Mary Anna.

After Thoughts:
The things that people give us should be of use. I believe that my Grandma Mary wanted me to use that thimble. However, I didn’t. I didn’t not sew at that time. However, I could still use it now.

I see the importance of passing down things to the next generations to come. Whatever we choose to passed down to others, may it be something that is of value to the person who gave it to us. In my case with Grandma Mary, it’s the only tangible gift that I have from her. It’s a treasure.

While I was thinking about what I was going to share in this blog,
I was thinking about my Grandma Mary’s Grandmother, Susan (Leach) Washington ( 1835 – 1890) . Susan’s mother, Delilah Lewis ( 1773 – 1887) came to live with her and her family in 1878. Mother’s caring for their mothers. I believed that my Grandma Mary cared for her mother, Anna Laura (Washington) Allen Walters (1867 – 1947) as well. I helped care for my mother.

Thanks for reading.
The Gift Passed Down From My Grandma Mary Anna

This post was posted on October 14, 2022 by Susan Ann Blakley. 
The In Memory was added to this blog. 

 DADE Family Connections November 
BARTLETT Family Connections 
BLAKEY WHITE Family Connections

God bless
S.A.Blakley

Week 41 ~ Amy Johnson Crow ~ Generations Cafe ~ #52Ancestors 52 Weeks facebook group
The theme for Week 41 is “Passed Down.” We can pass down lots of things: stories, clothes, special items. What is something that has been passed down to you or that you’ve passed down to someone else?

Great Grandfather Elias W. Bartlett Sr. ~ Brick Wall

 During the 1980’s, I began searching for my family connections. While I was searching, I came across the name of my Great Grandfather Elias Bartlett listed as the father of my Grandmother Jennie (Bartlett) Lyles’ 1926 death certificate. I though, the name Elias, sounded like he didn’t have a first name.

As I continued searching, I made some inquires to the Carrollton County Genealogy Society about my Bartlett family. In reply, a lady from Carrollton, Missouri sent me copies of the 1870 and 1880 Missouri census records listing Elias’s household in Wakenda, Carroll, Missouri.

On the 1870 United States Federal Census,
Elias was listed with his first wife Rachel and their children who carried the Bartlett surname:
William born in 1852 and Warren born in 1854
John born in 1855 and Fanny born in 1859
Lena born in 1862 and Harriet born in 1865

On the1880 United States Federal Census,
Elias was listed with his second wife Harriett , children and a grandmother;
Sally born in 1865, Charles born in 1867, and Lucy born in 1869.
Elias Jr. who was born in 1879.
William (who was a widow on the 1880) was listed on the 1870.
Grandmother, Hannah Hooper was born in ca 1765 who living with the Bartletts.

In November of 2022, I located Harriett with her three children on the 1870 Missouri census.
Sally was born in 1865, Charles was born in 1867 and Lucy was born in 1869 and
Hannah was born in 1890.
They were listed in the HELSIN Household with the HELSIN surname.
I don’t think that HELSIN was the surname of Harriett and her children along with Hannah.

I’ve been back tracking the sources on Elias W. Bartlett Sr. his wife Harriett and children.
Records of Elias’ were from...
1870 and 1880 United States Federal Census For Carroll County in Missouri
The December 29, 1876 marriage recorded of Elias BARTLEY married Harriet HUGHES.

Daughters’ death records:
Jennie LYLES in 1926 , Juanita ARMSTRONG in 1929 and Lucy HORAN in 1940.
Lucy’s father was listed as Mr. Bartlett. However, he was her step father.

Crop photo of Juanita BARTLETT ARMSTRONG’s 1929 death certificate.




It’s still a mystery to what happened to Elias Sr.
 Could he have passed in 1900 in Carrollton, Missouri?

Some of the Bartletts moved to St. Joseph, Missouri.
Unknown to what brought them there.
Lucy was married in St Joe in August of 1900.
Paul was living there around 1900 according to his 1956 obituary
Jennie was living there in 1902 according to her marriage record.

Even though the Bartletts were listed on the Missouri census in Carrollton, Missouri in June of 1900, they moved to St. Joseph sometime after the 1900 census was taken. There was a Elias Bartlett listed on the 1901 city directory in St. Joseph, Missouri. It didn’t stated if he was a Sr. or Jr.

There was an Elias W. Bartlett Jr. listed in the city directory in 1904.
Elias Jr. moved to Oklahoma City around 1906. He was listed in their city directory.
Harriet was listed as the widow of Elias Sr. on the 1905 city directory.
This was the first mention of Harriet in St. Joe.
I believe that Harriet was in St. Joseph the same time her son Paul was in 1900.

Hoping for information:
I believe that there is still hope in finding some things about Elias Sr. and Harriet.
I’m waiting on information on the death notice of Elias Bartlett who passed on October 7, 1920 in Oklahoma. Also, I came across Elias Jr.’s name as Eli BARTLEY and Elias BARTLEY in the Oklahoma City Directories. (Update: The info about  Elias Jr.'s death notice was the correct Elias son of Elias Sr. and Harriett.)

I wonder. Could the family surname have been BARTLEY or perhaps BARTLE?
Jennie’s maiden name was spelled BARTLE when she married John BLAKEY on July 28, 1902 in Excelsior Springs, Clay, Missouri.

Elias W. Bartlett Sr. life is still a brick wall, along with his family listed on the 1870 census.

I wonder. Was Elias, Alex Bartlett? This was the father’s name on Paul Bartlett’s 1936 social security application and claims index information. I’m hoping that there will be more clues in the years to come to uncover the Bartlett family mysteries. Someone may have the pieces to this mystery.

Even the maiden name of Harriett is a brick wall.
Was her maiden name HUGHES, HELSIN, HOOPER, FISHER, or BUFFINGTON? I’m thinking that it was BUFFINGTON source from Lucy’s 1939 social security application and claims index information.

Thanks for reading.
Great Grandfather Elias W. Bartlett Sr. ~ Brick Wall #52Ancestors In Week 21

S.A. Blakley

 October In Remembrance: 

The Dade Family Connections

The Bartlett Family Connections

 The Blakey Blakley WHITE Family Connections

Great Grandfather Elias W. Bartlett Sr. ~ Brick Wall #52Ancestors In Week 21
This blog was posted on May 24, 2023 by Susan Ann Blakley ~ added the In Memory links to this blog

The theme for Week 21 is “Brick Wall.” ~Amy Johnson Crow #52Ancestors In 52 Weeks Challenge

Do you have an ancestor (or 4) who you can’t seem to make any progress on in your research? This would be a good week to write about that ancestor and really think about what you know about that ancestor, how you know it, and wh

News of Mrs. Chilton Lyles’ Birth of Her 18th Child

There is so much I can get out of this birth announcement. Mrs. Chilton Lyles was Mrs. Jennie (Bartlett) Blakley Lyles. Her son was born on October 15, 1925. He would be named Edgar Bartlett Lyle. Sadly to say, Edgar passed on April 16, 1926. He was about 6 months old.

Birth announcement in The St. Joseph Observer : St. Joseph, Missouri • Fri, Oct 23, 1925 Page 5

Mr. Chilton Lyle was Jennie’s second husband. They had at least five children together.

Twin daughters, Dorris Lyle and Dorothy Lyle were born on April 27, 1920. Sadly to say, they passed less than 3 months old: at two days apart on July 3rd and July 5, 1920. They were buried together.

The only two Lyle children who made it to adulthood:

Sergeant Faris Chilton Lyle (1923 – 2008) ~ He married and was the father of 7.
Geneva (Lyle) Jones (1924 – 2005) ~ She was married and was the mother of 7.

Jennie’s second husband, Chilton Lyles was born in Kansas about 1869.
He was the son of free people of color.

Jennie’s first husband was John Blakey Blakley Sr. (1871 – 1918) . They had 12 children together.

Their Baby Girl Blakey was still born on November 10, 1902.
There were four daughters and a son who passed with in a year of their births.

Edna Blakley (1903 – 1904) ~ She was 11 months old.
Cecil BLAKEY (1908 – 1909) ~ She was about 3 months old.

Juanita BLAKEY (1910 -1910) ~ She was about 3 months old.
Baby Boy Blakley (1917 – 1918) ~ He passed 3 days before his first birthday.

Jennie’s husband John who was born June 21, 1871 with a twin Andrew. John passed four months after Baby Boy Blakley on July 10, 1918. John was one of 20. His father, Private Isaac Blakey married twice.

As for the other Blakley children who made it to their adulthood.

Pastor John Henry Blakley Jr. (1905 – 1975) ~ He married twice and had step children.
Isaac “Ike” Blakley (1906 1980) ~ He married and had two sons.

Paul Blakley (1907 – 1946) ~ He was married and had step children.
Mary Jane Blakley Richardson (1911 – 2001) ~ She married and adopted two daughters.

Rev Orbrey Pearson Blakley(1912 – 1943) ~ He never married and had no children.
David William Blakley Sr. (1913 – 1989) ~ He married and had 19 children.

Hazel “Bush” Blakley was born in 1915 and she passed at age 18 with child in 1933.

According to what my mother, Lula, she shared with me, “Mrs. (Jennie) Blakley had 19 children.” This is according to what my mother’s mother Mary Allen Lankford / Lankfard told her. Could it have been, Jennie had another child before she passed?

Who was Jennie Lyles?
She was my father, David’s mother. Jennie was born in 1883 to Elias W. Bartlett Sr. and Harriet (Hooper) Bartlett. She was one of 14. And her first name could have been Geneva. She passed on December 29, 1926 at the age of 43. The surname Lyle was spelled Lyles at times.

R.I. P Grandmother Jennie

Thanks for reading.
News of Mrs. Chilton Lyles’ Birth of Her 18th Child

Blessings,
S.A. Blakley

In Remembrance: 

Dade Family Connections
Bartlett Family Connections

Blakey Blakley Family Connections
WHITE Family Connections

This blog was 'osted on July 12, 2023 by Susan Ann Blakley on word press site. Expect the in remembrance part. 

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Week 28 ~ Amy Johnson Crow’s #52Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge in 2023

The theme for Week 28 is “Random.” Sometimes we find the most random things about our ancestors. For me, it was discovering that my great-grandfather had a tattoo on his upper arm. You could also pick a random ancestor and write about him or her this week. Have fun with this theme!