It was on June 28, 2008 that I discovered that my Great Grand Mother Julia White
was on the 1880 census. Something on the inside of me jumped for joy
when I saw her name on my computer screen. I said out loud, "Thank You, Jesus!"
I started singing and praising God. I keep looking at the screen.
I have located my ancestors. What an accomplishment.
I looked at the names that followed after my Great Grandmother.
Her son, my Great Grandpa Isaac with the White surname.
The other names were familiar too. I thought yes, I have found my ancestors.
I noticed some things about my ancestors lives by reading this census.
There were three generations living in one household. The family stayed together.
I had my heart's desire to find out who my ancestors were.
I am thankful for the leading of the Holy Spirit.
I had thought that my Great Grandmother had passed by 1880.
There were not family record of who my Great Grandfather's name was.
I thought the day was on August 7 , 2007. Mystery Solved.
I thank God for putting the desire in me to search for my family history
May I continue on this search for information by the grace of God.
P.S
I'm still making new discoveries. This past week I was searching.
I came across more information through death records and census returns.
My mind is wondering. I'm finding more pieces to the puzzle. My quest continues.
Family Connections: Gathering The Generations
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
New Found Discoveries
When I was searching for my ancestors this summer, I came across things that I wasn't aware of. It brought amazement to me. There were some things that were recorded incorrectly.
Oral history states one things while the records state another. Mattie Mae White was one of my Great Grandpa Isaac Blakey's sister. There was little know about her.
She was stated to have never married. She has a daughter named. Bob Ella Bentley Carr 1882 -1923. She was married to Plez Willam Carr. They had a son Williard Carr. That's what I got from family reunion information.
As I began to search for Bob Ella, I had no luck. So I searched for her mother Mattie White. I had trouble locating her too. But something come to me.
On the 1910 Census there is a Mattie White born 1856 in MO. She had two daughters. One was ELLA White born 1886. The other daughter was Oressia born about 1902 in Mo.
There was another think That I didn't check when I first found this census record. Mattie was a widow. She had 5 children and 4 were living in 1910.
I assume that Mattie married a man with the surname of WHITE or she keep her maiden name. I have been searching for ELLA White who married Plez / William Carr. The surname BENTLEY is there too. Perhaps Ella married twice.
It's a mystery. How oral history can be changed as time comes along. I did find a Martha White listed on the 1880 census. She was listed with her mother, Julia WHITE.
Martha was listed with her siblings and some of their children. This Martha was born in 1862. She was a widow. Wonder if this was Mattie?
On The Journey: New Found Discoveries
Oral history states one things while the records state another. Mattie Mae White was one of my Great Grandpa Isaac Blakey's sister. There was little know about her.
She was stated to have never married. She has a daughter named. Bob Ella Bentley Carr 1882 -1923. She was married to Plez Willam Carr. They had a son Williard Carr. That's what I got from family reunion information.
As I began to search for Bob Ella, I had no luck. So I searched for her mother Mattie White. I had trouble locating her too. But something come to me.
On the 1910 Census there is a Mattie White born 1856 in MO. She had two daughters. One was ELLA White born 1886. The other daughter was Oressia born about 1902 in Mo.
There was another think That I didn't check when I first found this census record. Mattie was a widow. She had 5 children and 4 were living in 1910.
I assume that Mattie married a man with the surname of WHITE or she keep her maiden name. I have been searching for ELLA White who married Plez / William Carr. The surname BENTLEY is there too. Perhaps Ella married twice.
It's a mystery. How oral history can be changed as time comes along. I did find a Martha White listed on the 1880 census. She was listed with her mother, Julia WHITE.
Martha was listed with her siblings and some of their children. This Martha was born in 1862. She was a widow. Wonder if this was Mattie?
On The Journey: New Found Discoveries
Monday, August 10, 2009
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 descendant.
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?
All the information written, photographs, video, tapes, etc...
about the BLAKEY /WHITE Family is in hands of some curious descendant.
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?
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