Some Of My Family Connections Resolutions For 2021

 What are some of my plans for my family connections quest?

I will continue to journal and share some of my discoveries about some of my ancestors. I plan to take the 52 ancestors 52 weeks challenge via Genealogy Café via facebook . The journey is challenging. And I’ll update my findings through the themes along the way, when possible.

I believe that there’s more for me to discover about my family history. I’m thankful that God has given me a heart’s desire to seek out my family connections. I’m thankful that God has allowed me to do what I do.



Through the decades. of searching for my family tree, it has grown. I have so many relatives. I’m hoping to stumble across more in the years to come. Thank You, Jesus!

January In Remembrance on The DADE Family Connections 
I plan to update my Project Francis (Ovington) Dade Connections.

In the beginning of my search for Francis’s children, I came across a Ben Dade and a Isaac Dade. Back then, I couldn’t make the connection that I needed. Now, I have the proof through DNA matches, documents and from newspaper articles.

According to the 1900 census, Francis Dade had 14 children in which 7 were living at that time. I have verified 7 of her children. And I’m hoping that I will find at least 3 more. I have some clues to follow, but no proof to back things up.

January In Remembrance on The BARTLETT Family Connections. 
I don't have clues to follow up on the BARTLETT Connections, yet. I think the surname was changed. I've come across BARTEL as a spelling with Jennie was she married John BLAKEY and BARTLEY when Elias Bartlett Sr married Harriet HUGHES. Plus. I have a DNA match with a BARTEL who is white man.

January In Remembrance: Blakey Blakley WHITE Family Connections 
I plan to focus on locating the where about of my Great Grandfather Isaac BLAKEY, his mother, Julia and her children on the 1870 census. I hope to find more clues from Isaac’s pension records.

I hope to find some clues. I think that I will discover more along my journey. I hope other will searching as well. It takes a team to search for our family connections. 

May we not set out to make what we plan a ritual.
May we adjust to the changes that are needed.
May we see our goals as challenges.
May we do the best with what we have.
Amen!

Happy New Year!
May 2021 be a whole lot better than 2020. 

Thanks for reading. 
God bless and protect you and your family.
S.A. Blakley

Grateful For The Good Deeds Of Others

I’m forever grateful to God for those who He brought into my life and that they invested their time and energy in helping me on my life’s journey. I’m thankful for their good deeds and blessings. I, in return I have done good deeds for others on their journey as well.

In my early search for my family history, I collected all that I could on my family history. I wrote down what my parents shared with me about their family history. I kept old photos and news clippings. 

I'm thankful for all my relatives who shared a lot about what they knew with me. I'm thankful for my Aunt Josie Wilson, cousin, Marta Brown, cousin, Willie Winfrey, cousin, Mary Jane Lightner, searcher, Carolyn M. Bartles, cousin, Ted Blakey, cousin, William L. Terrill and others who shared things with me through the years. I hope to find more on what they shared with me.  

I’m thankful for the breakthroughs throughout my search. I wouldn’t have done it without the help of those who do good deeds. This encourages me to want to keep searching and to help others on their search.

God has made us what we are, and in our union with Christ Jesus he has created us for a life of good deeds, which he has already prepared for us to do. ~ Ephesians 2: 10 ~ Good News Translation

I hope that we will continue to do good works as we go about doing good deeds to others. There are people God places into our daily walk for a purpose. Only if we can see the opportunities show some good deeds to them.

May God grant us discernment to do for others.
May we be appreciative for all that others do for us.
May we have a thankful heart as we are on our way to where God is leading us.
Amen!

I'm thankful for all that I have discovered about my family connections.
The in remembrance is updated when available.
 
In Remembrance for December  The Dade Family Connections  

In Remembrance for December  The  Bartlett Family Connections 

In Remembrance for December  The Blakey / Blakley / WHITE Family Connection.

Thanks for reading.
Grateful For The Good Deeds Of Others  

God bless you and protect you.
Merry Christmas!
Happy Twenty Twenty One
S.A. Blakley

Week 47: Good Deeds: via Genealogy Cafe on facebook
Do you know about an ancestor’s good deeds? Maybe someone did a good deed for you that led to a family history discovery? Deeds could also refer to land records. So many possibilities this week! Feel free to post your links and stories in the comments below.

On My 40+ Year Journey: Searching For My Family Connections

 Have A Happy Thanksgiving! 

I love discovering my family connections. The more I come across leads, it encourages me to keep searching.  This gives me a good feeling inside. It leaves me to think that I’m on the right track. Oh, the mystery!

I began my journey, well over 39 years. However, the spark of my journey begin around the Summer of 1976 through 1978. It was when I saw photos discovered at my Grandmother, Mary’s home. And the mini series “Roots” was coming on T. V.

As I’m searching through old newspapers, I’m seeing some things that I didn’t realize. I’m thankful for the tool of old newspapers. It has brought out more in my relatives lives.

I’m trying to connect the dots with my new findings. It makes me wonder. I believe that there is more out there. I don’t know where to search.

It was 39 years ago, October 30, 1981, I took a journey to Sioux City Iowa with my sister, Mary and her boyfriend and future husband, Roger. We were heading to Yankton South Dakota on Oct 31 to visit our Great Aunt Mary and some cousins. They were going to share some things about our family history.

Saturday, October 31, 1981 was the day I was told that Isaac Blakey was my Great Grandfather. I thought John Blakey was. Isaac fought in the Civil War. That blew my thinking.

As I reflect back over my 1981 journey, I’m thankful that we went. I’ve come along ways. I have reconnected with some of my Sioux City and South Dakota relatives on facebook and found more long lost relatives.

Then when I started connecting with some DNA relatives, the journey has become more and more interesting. I’ve been contacted by DNA cousins since Oct 24, 2014. There are many we’re trying to discover how we are related.

One surprising note about my journey to discover my family connection, I have a DNA match with my brother in law’s sister, Terri. We stayed at her house in 1981. What a small world we live in. Yes, my brother in law is my distant cousin. We don’t know who our common ancestors are.

My quest continues. 
I’m so thankful for all that I have stumbled across on my lineage.
 
The BARTLETT Family Connections:
  November In Loving Memory

The  DADE Family Connections:
November In Loving Memory 

 The Blakey Blakley WHITE Family Connections:
November In Loving Memory 

Thanks for reading.

My 40+ Year Journey: Searching For My Family Connections

God bless you. 
S.A. Blakley 

Changes In Blogger

  Welcome to the 4th Quarter! 


I can't figure out how to future post or add links. This is sad. Things have changed on blogger. I can't blog like I use to. I'm having trouble getting use to the new set up. 

But, I'm getting use to the changes as I play around with things. My old post are still there, thank God.  I have managed to do somethings. 

Here are the In Remembrance:

October In Loving Memory: The Dade Family Connections

October In Loving Memory: The Bartlett Family Connections

Thanks for reading.
God bless you. 

 S.A.Blakley

Slowing Down On Searching For Family Connections

Welcome to September!

We have to keep pressing on during this coronavirus pandemic.
Be safe and please go by the CDC guidelines.

I continue to  blog on my 52 Ancestors 52 Weeks.. I've been slowing down on searching for my family connections.  I'm rereading articles and information that I have come across.

While I'm doing my 52 week challenge of blogging about some of my relatives, I'm having to review some things. It's a task in itself. It's a good think to recheck things.

I received news of some relatives who have passed. I can't locate their death records. I'm checking. It's sad to hear news of loved ones who have passing.

I hope that all is well with you. If not I pray that things will get better. Keep believing God will see us through this pandemic.

In Remembrance: Updated when available.

September Remembrance
The DADE Family Connections


September In Remembrance
The BARTLETT Family Connections
I came across another DNA cousin who is connecting with long lost relatives. 


September  In Remembrance
The Blakey Blakley WHITE Family Connections.
One family Blakey member passed in July 2020.

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

Storm Issues

Wednesday, 22 August 2007


Storm Issues

There was a time in my life to where I had fear of storms. I would not sleep in my bed, if I know that there was a storm going on. I would seem to sense a storm when they were there. I would wake up in the middle of the night in fear.


This was at the other place where we lived. My bed was by a very big picture window. I use to be afraid that the window would break or something. When there was lighting, the flash would light up my whole room. That would woke me up, if the thundering didn't.


Then through this storm issue came another issue in my life. For about 2 1/2 the months of May, June and parts of July of 2005, I had another issue in my life that was going on. I thought that it would never end. I was worried about it.

There was a time in the early morning hours, I was laying in my bed. The storm woke me up. I was thinking to myself about my other issue. It does not matter. The issue that I had at that time seemed to be worst than the fear that I had about storms. So I just laid in bed.


For some reason, I did not worry about the storm or what would happen to me. I face that fear as I laid in my bed. If I would die, I would die. I had a fear if I would be struck by lighting. Any way the other issue made me think that I was in a dying situation. Either way I would have been with the LORD.

With both of this issues going on that the same time, I felt something was leaving me. What left was the fear of the storms. Thank You Jesus! I did conquer both of those issues. I did overcame the fear of storms. I began to sleep in my bed without no problems.

In our new place, I can sleep through the storms. My bed is away from my window. There have been a lot of times when I didn't know that we had a storm. What joy I have that I can sleep through loud thundering and flashing lighting.
But in emergencies may the Lord woke me up. Some times I am awaken at nights. There are "storms" going on in the spirit as well as in the the natural. In either storm may I hear the alert to awake from my sleep.

Storm Issues in life seem to cloud up and bring fear into our days, but we don't have to let them. Yes, I have other fears that I need to conquer. May I and other have the courage to overcome our weakness in life as we are going through to get to the other side of them.

I will leave you with this thought that has been with me since 1994. It was in my weakest times in life and during my weaknesses in fear, that I believe by knowing that God is with me. That's how I receive this revelation...Maybe you can relate to this....

The STRONGEST POINT in your life is
when you know, that you know.


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

Chosen Family: Myrtle Peyton #52Ancestors 52 Weeks

I  was thinking about one of my DNA cousins. His match confirmed someone on my Bartlett family tree. It was an answer to my prayers. I was on the right track and on my quest in making discoveries  along the paper trail.

To make a long story short. I was wondering who were the parents of Myrtle Peyton. I first came across her on the 1900 census. She was listed a mulatto born about 1886 in Kansas. She was the granddaughter of Harriet  BARTLETT.  Harriet was my Great Grandmother.

I have a list of Harriet's children and of her husband Elias' children to a prior marriage. I narrowed it down to Lucy or Sallie. And I made a lot of discoveries while I was searching for Myrtle's parents.

I searched from Myrtle Peyton and discovered that she marriage a William Younger.  Lucile Mossell who was a witness to their marriage. Lucile "Lucy" was Myrtle's aunt through the Bartlett family.

I came across a Wade PEYTON who listed Myrtle Younger as a next of kin on  a WWII draft card.  Then I started searching for Wade through the Kansas censuses. I discovered that Wade was the son of Wade Hampton. Peyton Sr. (1850 - 1887) and Sarah (Bartlett) Peyton.

In all Myrtle and William had two daughters, Uldene and Gaynell. They later divorced. Myrtle married Earl C. MILLER. On Myrtle's marriage licence to Earl, it stated that Myrtle's mother, Sarah's maiden name was Shaw. I haven't found the place or year of Sarah's death.

I can assume that Sarah "Sallie's" mother was Rachel Shaw. Rachel was Elias' first wife while they were enslaved. I believe that Elias and Harriet were married on Dec 29, 1876 in Carrollton, Missouri.  Myrtle was  most likely Harriet's step granddaughter.

I haven't had any contact with my DNA cousin. I have emailed him. He did have  Uldene Younger  (1901 1991) on his family tree, She was born in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Here's my  Project: The Elias W. Bartlett  Sr. Connections,
I'm still searching for clues.

I hope that you can make some connections with long lost relatives.

Thanks for reading.
Chosen Family Myrtle Peyton~ Week 34
God bless you.
S.A.Blakley

Week 34: Chosen Family

Family isn't always related by blood. Adoptions, step-children, foster children, and special friends of the family can be just as much "family" as those who share DNA. This is the week to highlight one of their stories. via  Genealogy Cafe on facebook. 

August : Reviewing Information: Verifying Things As Possible

Welcome to the month of August!

I hope all are well.
The coronavirus is still with us.
Be safe.

I continue to search over what I have. It's time consuming. I have come across some things I have overlooked.

I keep hoping that I will stumble across some clues. It's been a long trail to follow. I can get weary on the way. There are brick walls. When we can go nowhere.
 Here's my #52Ancestors 52 Weeks on my wordpress site.
I post a blog on Fridays. 

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


In Loving Memory of The Branch of  DADE
Some Descendants of Isaac DADE and Frances (OVINGTON) DADE.


In Loving Memory of Branch of BARTLETT
Some Descendants of Elias W. BARTLETT Sr. 


In Loving Memory of Branch of BLAKEY BLAKLEY WHITE 
Some Descendants of Andrew WHITE and Julia (FINNEY) WHITE

Still Searching For Family Connections

It's the Second Half of  twenty twenty!

 I'm hoping that things will get better. This virus has us a places we have never been.  Hang in there!

I have been colorizing and enhancing photos.  They are so amazing. This method in technology brings life to the photos. The photo are beautiful.

I've been journaling on #52Ancestors 52 Weeks on my wordpress site.  I have a weekly theme to think about. And I post mine on Fridays.

I hope all  will make the most of  month of July!
Be safe, Wear you face covering, Keep your distance, Wash your hands and Stay CoOL!
The July In Remembrance links are listed below.
I update the Family Connections Information when available.

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

 In Remembrance : July 
Some Descendants of Isaac DADE and Frances (OVINGTON) DADE.

In Remembrance: July
Some Descendants of Elias W. BARTLETT.

In Remembrance: July
Some Descendants of Andrew WHITE and Julia (FINNEY) WHITE.