A Piece Of History: My Family Connections: The Children Of Isaac Blakey: a.k.a Private Isaac BLAKER

I was going through the list of Isaac Blakey's children. Who was Isaac Blakey? He was my father's, father's, father. My Great Grandfather. He was a former slave from Missouri. He served in the Civil War from 1863  - 1866 on the Union side in Natchez, Mississippi.

According to oral history, Isaac had 18 children by his wife, Rachel (LEPHRIDGE) BLAKEY. But through research, I have discovered that Isaac was married before Rachel and had twin sons. And as I keep searching, I came across more names.

Over the years, I have been looking at Isaac's pension records, census records and so on. The names of his children were listed. I added up the names and come up with 27 names. Rachel had 18 children and Isaac's first wife, Martha (SCOTT) BLAKEY had twin sons. Isaac had 20 children. There's 7 names too many.

I compiled the list from Isaac's pension record: according to two affidavit , the census records and from other sources on his children. Here were the names listed. I have discovered that some had nicknames and some went by their middle names.

                            Below is an one hundred old list of Isaac's children. It's 2 pages
 

Twin sons by Martha (SCOTT) BLAKEY
John BLAKEY / BLAKLEY
Andrew BLAKEY
They were born on June 21, 1871 in Woodville, Mississippi.

                                     



Children by Rachel Ann (LEPHRIDGE) BLAKEY
Date record: July 28, 1915

The * stars by the name on the left are coulf have been extra names.
Perhaps middle names or nicknames of the children.

The names could have been the order of birth.

Mary BLAKEY / WHITE - GREEN

Charity BLAKEY

Isaac BLAKEY

*Andrew BLAKEY could have been Isaac's middle name.

Jordan BLAKEY. He didn't have a middle name

Julia BLAKEY was the twin of Jordan

Frances BLAKEY

Henry BLAKEY.
He as the first born in Missouri.

Beecher BLAKEY. He could have been Isaiah

Spencer T.  BLAKEY. He could have been Turner or Tanner.

Lillie (BLAKEY) - HAYES Her nickname was Susie.

*Kate BLAKEY

Martha  BLAKEY
Her nickname was Mot.

*Maggie BLAKEY

Joe BLAKEY

Rosa BLAKEY

Edna Mae (BLAKEY) JACKSON MARION BENTLEY. 
Her nickname was Edner

*David BLAKEY

Ollie BLAKEY. His nickname was "Deke". He was a deacon.

Lawhorn BLAKEY. His nickname was "Doc" He tended to animals. Perhaps a veterinarian.

Annie Rebecca BLAKEY

Archie T. BLAKEY
Archie middle name could have been Thomas.


This was the first known record recorded of Isaac's children on January 28, 1898. Perhaps that was why there was another affidavit in 1915. All the children's names weren't recorded. 

Note the name of Isaiah; Beecher not mentioned.
Also the children who passed on were not mentioned: Andrew, Charity, Julia, Frances. 
Plus surname spelled BLAKER.
Rachel's maiden name was spelled LEFURE or some thing like that.



Missing names on this page.
Lawhorn, David, Kate, Martha , Maggie Joe, Rosa

As I searched the census records, I began to eliminate  some of the names. I noted that there were 2 Andrews.  There were some who had different birth years. Henry was counted in the 1880 census but his birth year he went by was 1881. Isaac Jr's birth year could have been in 1873 or 1874.

I hope to discover more on this list. It's been a challenge. I hope you see some family connections.

Thanks for reading.
S.A. Blakley

In Remembrance Of Rachel Blakey

 What have I discovered about Rachel Blakey, the beloved wife of  Isaac Blakey?

According to Rachel's obituary, she departed this life on Friday, March 17, 1916 at 7:30 pm at the age of 59.  According to her death record, Rachel's life was 59 years, 11 months and one day old. She was the daughter of Andrew Lafayette and Charity; maiden name unknown. Rachel was born in Mississippi, a housewife and passed on in Salisbury, Missouri.

According to Rachel's obituary; She was a consistent Christian. She became a Christian in 1883 and was a member of  The First Baptist Church in Forest Green, Missouri since 1889.  Rachel was devoted mother and a loving wife. Her husband and 11 children attended her funeral.

The link of Rachel's obituary was attached to her memorial on Find A Gave 
Her husband and her children are listed on her memorial.

I came across the list of Rachel's children through her husband, Isaac's pension records, from censuses, family history booklets, pension records and misc. 

Through my years of searching, I came across more on Rachel. I even had an opportunity to see a photo of her on Saturday, October 31, 1981 in Yankton, South Dakota.  I continued to search for information on for Family Connections.

I believe that there's more information about Rachel. There are other photos of her. I pray that others will share what they know. I believe that her surname was Jackson. I came across another record listing her as Rachel Jackson. I wonder; What was her maiden name?


I first came across Rachel's name in this article entitled: Slavery Descendants Have First Reunion.




Here a part of the 1971 article which mentioned Isaac and Rachel.

Who was Rachel Ann  Jackson Lafayette / Lefew /  Lephridge Blakey?
Rachel was the woman who raised my Grandfather John Blakey / Blakley as her own son.

I hope to find more  Blakey family connections.
Here's the list of Rachel's children by Isaac.

Mary (White) Blakey Green
Charity Blakey
Isaac Blakey

Jordan Blakey
Julia Blakey

Frances Blakey
Henry Blakey
Beecher Blakey

Lillie / Susie (Blakey) Hayes
Spencer T. Blakey

Martha "Mot" (Blakey) Hayes
Joe Blakey
Rosa Blakey

Ollie "Deke" Blakey
Edna Mae / Edner (Blakey) Marion Jackson Bentley
David Blakey
Annie Rebecca Blakey

Lawhorn "Doc" Blakey
Archie T. Blakey

I have another blog comparing the names of the Blakey children with other names that I came across.  It's interesting. Oral history stated that Rachel had 18 children. The other names could have been nicknames of the children. Example the name David. There are 19 children listed above.

Thanks for reading.
S.A. Blakley

Isaac and Rachel Blakey ~ Part 9



Isaac and Rachel BLAKEY

This Isaac was the one who served in the Civil War.

Isaac's  first wife, Martha SCOTT wasn't mention in the article. Isaac married Rachel LEPHRIDGE / LEFTRIDGE / LEFEW in Wilkinson County MS on July 3, 1873. Isaac's surnane of the record was spelled BLAKER.

According to this article and oral history they had 18 children. On Isaac's pension record their were mention other names. They could have been nicknames. Here's a list of Isaac children and their off springs.

Blog continues

Private Isaac Blakey And Miss Rachel Lew / Lafayette/ Lephrige

Isaac Blakey
Private Isaac Blaker
Son of Andrew and Julia White

Miss Rachel Ann Lefew
Daughter of Andrew and Charity Lew / Lafayette / Lephridge
 Rachael  Lephridge
Mrs. Isaac Blakey

 And the two became one.
On July 3, 1874

Isaac and Rachel were married by the Rev. Edward Kane or King
The wedding took place at Charles Marshall's house
in Wilkinson County in Mississippi.

To this union there were at least 18 children. 

Who Was Rachel Blakey?

What have I found on my Great Grandfather Isaac second wife, Rachel? In the beginning Rachel was just a name. But, there my research, that name was more than just a name.

I first saw a picture of Rachel and Great Grandpa Isaac on Saturday, Oct 31, 1981. I was visiting my Great Aunt Mary "Lovie" Kinney Blakey in Yankton, South Dakota. Great Aunt Mary was my Grandpa John's sister in law. Mary was married to Spencer Blakey.

Rachel was a former slave from MS. She was John's step mother. She raised John as her own child. He was about 3 when Rachel married his father. Rachel was said to have been half Spanish and Creo.

I've do some searching for information on family history,  I'm not for sure what Rachel's maiden name was. I think it could have been LEFRIDGE or LEPHRIDGE. That was the name on two of her children's death records in California.

I have found the name Lefew on a marriage record in MS. Then there was Lafayette on Rachel's death record. Rachel's parents were Andrew and Charity.. On Isaac Blakey's penison record, Rachel's maiden name was spelled, Lefure, Lefrige, Lefrial and Lephrige.

Rachael's surname could have been changed. Perhaps it was misspelled through the years. It could have been how the surname was pronounced. Maybe Rachel family name was changed.  Rachel wouldn't read or write.

Great Grandpa Isaac met Rachel in Wilkinson County, Mississippi. They were married on July 3, 1874 at Charles Marshall's house. The person that married them was Rev. Edward Kane (or King ). Rachel and Isaac had 18 children. ( I think that they had more than 18 children together.)

There is little that I have found on Rachel. I located her Missouri death record. Rachel was born about April 1855 in MS. She was a housewife. (However, there was another date February 16, 1857.) She passed away on March 17, 1916. According to her death record her parents were Andrew and Charity Lafayette.  Both were from Virginia.

I hope some of the BLAKEY descendants find more on Rachel. Perhaps there are some LEFTRIDGE or LEPHRIDGE descendants searching for information on Rachel. I hope they make the connections. Thanks for reading.

Staying On The Journey,
Susan

P.S.  I'm working on another blog on Great Grandpa Isaac Blakey. I re read his pension record. I found some things I've overlooked. I can so more about his life.