The 96th Year Of My Mother's Birth

I thank God for the woman in Whom He choose to be my mother.
Indeed, I was born blessed with a mother and a father.
Thank You,  Lord Jesus.
Thank God for heavenly birthdays.
Amen!

 

Thanks for reading,
Susan

 

In Remembrance of Deliah "Lillie" LEWIS

On  April 21,  1887 ~ Delilah "Lillie" LEWIS was buried in Mount Mora Cemetery in St. Joseph, Missouri. She was the grand mother of Susan (LEACH) WASHINGTON who was the wife of John / William WASHINGTON Sr.

Missed But, Not Forgotten

 

April In Remembrance: The DADE Family Connections

In Remembrance:

 On April 1, 1885 ~
 Luella (HENDRED) MANLEY was born in Monticello, Missouri. She was the daughter of George and Ellen (LOVE /WASHINGTON) HENDRED. She was the wife of William / Arthur MANLEY.

On April 1, 2000 ~
My mother, Lula passed in St. Joseph, Missouri. She was the daughter of Leo and Mary (ALLEN) LANKFORD. She was the wife of D. W. BLAKLEY SR.

On April 2, 1910 ~
 Julia Mary (BROWN) COLLINS and Charles W. BROWN Jr. were born in Canton, Missouri . They were the twins of Charles W. BROWN. and Margaret "Maggie" Elizabeth (DADE) BROWN. (Julia was the wife of Melvin M. COLLINS Sr. Charles W. BROWN Jr. passed on April 5, 1910.

 On April 3 1908 ~
James Adam BAILEY was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was the husband of Zella B. (HENDREDS)  BAILEY.

 On April 3,  1914 ~
Zella B. (HENDREDS) BAILEY was born. She was the daughter of George Edward HENDREDS and Anna Rhena (ROBINSON) HENDREDS.


On April 3 1924 ~
Charlotta DADE LANKFORD/ LANKFARD passed away in Manhattan, New York. She was the daughter of Isaac DADE and Frances (OVINGTON) DADE. She was the wife of Robert Louis LANKFORD/ LANKFARD.

On April 5, 1910 ~
 Infant Charles W. BROWN Jr. passed in Canton, Missouri. He was born on April 2, 1910. He was the twin of Julia Mary (BROWN) COLLINS. Parents: Charles W. BROWN Sr. and Margaret "Maggie" Elizabeth (DADE) BROWN

~ On April 5, 1931 ~
Phillip MANLEY was passed in Marion County, Missouri. He was the son of George MANLEY and Luella (HENDRED) MANLEY

On April 7, 1905 ~
Clarence N. DADE was born in Missouri. He was the son of Mary Belle DADE.

On April 8, 1915 ~
Charles Addison "Puffy" LANKFORD was born in Pocatello, Idaho. He was the son of Louis and Sarah Elizabeth (WRIGHT) LANKFORD. Charles was the husband of Lydia ? LANKFORD and 2nd wife Gladys (PEASON) LANKFORD.

On April 9, 1909 ~
Floyd B. HENDRED was born in Missouri. He was the son of L. Isaac HENDRED  and Elise Lee (MARSHALL) HENDRED. Floyd was married Lena Mae (WASHINGTON) HENDRED....

On April 9, 1930 ~
Doris Laverne (NICKERSON) McCLARTY DAVIS was born in Texas. She was the daughter of Ezekiel W. NICKERSON and Isabella (LANKFORD) NICKERSON.

On April 11, 2008 ~
Harry Frank CLAY Sr. passed in La Belle, Lewis, Missouri. He was the son of Robert R. CLAY and Cora (MANLEY) CLAY.

On April 14, 1902 ~
William "Willie" (WASHINGTON) passed in Lewis County, Missouri. He was the son of David WASHINGTON Sr. and Louisa Jane (DADE) WASHINGTON.

~ On April 16, 1922 ~
Ellen (LOVE / WASHINGTON) HENDRED passed  in La Belle, Missouri. She was the daughter of Louisa Jane (DADE) WASHINGTON. Ellen's father's last name was LOVE. Ellen was the wife of George HENDRED.

On April 16, 1963 ~
Elsie (MARSHALL) HENDRED passed.  She was the wife of Lon / Isaac HENDRED.

On  April 21, 1910 ~
Louisa Jane "Janie" (DADE) WASHINTON passed ..away in Lewis County Missouri. She was the daughter of Isaac and Frances (OVINGTON) DADE.


On April 21, 1920 ~
Lula M. (LANKFORD) BLAKLEY was born in St. Joseph, Missouri. She was the daughter of Leo and Mary (ALLEN) LANKFORD.

 On April 21, 1992 ~
Serena E. FARMER passed in Denver Colorado. Serena was the daughter of Robert Leon FARMER Sr and Joyce (WALLANCE) FARMER.

On April 24, 1931 ~
 Meta (HUGHES) LANKFORD BEARD passed in Kansas City, Missouri.  She was the daughter of John and Laura (Boots) Hughes. Meta was the wife  of 1st to Charles E. LANKFORD and  2nd Hanceford BEARD.

On April  23, 1943 ~
John Wayne COLLINS was born in Moberly, Missouri. He was the son of Melvin  M. COLLINS Sr. and Julia Mary (BROWN) COLLINS.

On April 26, 2006 ~
Lois (STEWARD) LANKFORD HILL passed in St. Joseph, Missouri. She was the daughter of Clara. D. STEWARD and Joe McGrady. Lois was the wife of 1st to Leo LANKFORD Jr. and 2nd Robert Hill.

On April 26, 2014 ~
Roberta (LANKFORD) TOLLVER HILL KEELING passed in MN. She was the daughter of Robert and Grace Lee (SMITH) LANKFORD/ LANKFARD.

On April 27, 2011 ~
Mary E. (THOMAS) TILLMAN passed  in St. Joseph, Missouri. She was the daughter of Milton Vernon and Mary Virginia (LANKFORD) THOMAS. Mary was the wife of Ronald TILLMAN.

 On April 28, 2005 ~
Ethel Leona (CLAY) MANLEY passed. She was the daughter of George Granville CLAY and Jannie (SIMMS) CLAY. Ethel was the wife of Artie William MANLEY. 

April In Remembrance: The BARTLETT Family Connections

In Remembrance:

Here's the list of The Blakey / Blakley / WHITE Family Connections

The list of The Bartlett Family Connections is below.

Thanks for reading.
S.A. Blakley


Sometime in April of 1910 ~
Anna L. (WINN / WYNNE) PEYTON  was born in Missouri. She was the daughter of Townsend WYNE / WINN and Mary H. (WOODWARD) WYNNE/ WINN. Anna was the wife of Wade H. PEYTON Jr.

~ On April 1, 2000 ~
My mother passed in  Missouri. She was the daughter of Leo and Mary (ALLEN) LANKFORD / LANKFARD. She was the wife of D. W. BLAKLEY Sr.
~ On April 11, 1917 ~

Eugene T. RICHARDSON was born in Hutchinson, Kansas. He was the husband of Mary Jane (BLAKLEY) RICHARDSON.

On April 14, 2008 ~
Quitman Daniel Jack FLUDD Jr. passed in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee. He was married to Thomas Sarah (PEYTON) FLUDD ANDERSON.

~ On April 16, 1926 ~
 Edgar Bartlett LYLE passed away in St. Joseph, Missouri. He was the son of Chilton LYLE and Jennie (BARTLETT) BLAKLEY LYLE.

On April 17, 2008 ~
Harriett (ARMSTRONG) HICKS passed in St. Joseph, Missouri. She was the daughter of George  Thomas ARMSTRONG and Juanita (BARTLETT) ARMSTRONG. Harriett was the wife of Frank HICKS

On April 19, 2012 ~
Catherine Virginia (ARMSTRONG) ELLIS passed in Illinois. She was the daughter of George Thomas ARMSTONG and Juanita (BARTLETT) ARMSTRONG

On April 20, 1953 ~
Mary Kay (RICHARDSON) CUMMINGS was born in St. Joseph, Missouri. She was the daughter of Eugene Thomas RICHARDSON and Mary Jane (BLAKLEY) RICHARDSON. 

On April 27, 1924 ~
Dorothy LYLE and Doris LYLE were born in St. Joseph, Missouri. They were the twin daughters of Chilton LYLE and Jennie (BARTLETT) BLAKLEY LYLE.

Making New Discoveries Along My Journey

Greetings to you! And welcome to the month of April!
I've been making new discoveries along my journey.
I hope to find more.

I've been updating In Family History: In Remembrance: April.
I know that I don't have all listed. I find move over the years.

Thanks for your comments.
God bless you.
Enjoy the 2nd quarter of 2016!


Thanks for reading Family Connections
S.A.Blakley

The Two Became One

 My parents eloped.

My parents were married on Easter Sunday, March 28, 1937.

 To this union they had 15 sons and 4 daughters. All single birth.

I thank God for my parents and siblings. We are blessed.

My mother on the Washington Allen Lankford / Lankfard Family Connections
My father on  the Bartlett Lyle Blakey / Blakley Family Connections

Happy Easter! Enjoy The Season! Peace Be With You All.

Who Was Chas Langford? (1885 - 1937)

 CHAS LANGFORD
(1885 - 1937)

I came across this tombstone a while ago. I can't recall the year. Perhaps, it was between 1989 to 2000.  I was walking and looking for graves in the sections where my relatives were buried.  While I was there, I took photos of all the surnames of Lankford, Lankfard and Langford that I could find.

Back when I came across the above tombstone, I thought that he was a relative. I checked the Missouri Death records. I couldn't locate this Chas Langford.  But, as I came across more info, he didn't match up with my relatives.

Well, that was what I thought. Through years of searching, I stumbled across  more information in February 2016. This Chas Langford was related to my family.  But, it's ironic. There were some things on the tombstone that didn't match up.

How strange. I had forgotten all about this photo. It wasn't until the week I came across that info on Charles that this photo came to my thinking.  And I thought as I saw it again, This was Charles Edward Lankford / Lankfard's tombstone.  He was the son of Robert and Charlotta (DADE) LANFORD / LANKFARD.

Another mystery uncovered. I don't know why Charles' surname was spelled LANGFORD. He's birth year was incorrect. He was born in the year 1890. It was 5 years older according to the tombstone. 

The only thing that I can think of....the informant on Charles' death info gave this info. I'm assuming that this person was Charles' 2nd wife whose name was Lula. The burial place was incorrect as well. Charles was buried in Ashland Cemetery in St. Joseph, Missouri not in  Greenville Cemetery.

I hope to find more on this Lula Langford. Now, I have another mystery.  I can't locate any more info on this Lula. It's strange. There were 2 other Lula Lankford's in this family. So many same name relatives.

Thanks for reading.
Who Was Chas Langford?
Here's another blog on Chas.
a.k.a Charles Edward Lankfard
S.A. Blakley