Remembering The Past: Honoring Memories:Leo Lankford Sr.

In Remembrance Of Leo Lankford Sr.

Leo Lankford Sr. about the age of 8 in 1892.

Leo Lankford / Lankfard was born in Canton, Missouri on May 30, 1884.
He was the son of Robert Louis / Lewis and Charlotta (DADE) Lankford / Lankfard.
Leo was the husband of Mary F. (ALLEN) Lankford / Lankfard. 

 

Mr. Leo Lankford Sr.
a.k.a Mr. Leo Lankfard
(1884 - 1954)

Mr. Leo Lankford Sr. in his home in St. Joseph Missouri.

 

In Remembrance

Happy Remembrance Day!

Many will visit the places where their loved ones have been laid to rest. Many will place flowers on their graves. It's time for remembrance. We should remember those who passed on. They were a part of our family.

Yet, there are many people who have passed on; some will never be thought of. There are or perhaps no record of their existence. Those miscarriages or unmarked graves are long forgotten.  Some were recorded as stillborn and young infants who passed on way to early in life. There are many who have no names or remembrance of their births.

That's sad to say but, many are not recognized in family history. There are family members who were lost and forgotten. It's because there was no remembrance of them through the years.  The family stopped speaking of them. The information had been lost through the generations. Until someone brings their remembrance back to life.

As I began searching for my family connections, I have discovered a lot of my ancestors and relatives have no remembrance of them. Most of them had no obituaries listed in the newspapers. There were  some relatives who had some acknowledgment of their passing.


I hope people will honor remembrance day. It was first called Decoration Day. People  decorated their loved ones grave markers. Now, it's called Memorial Day. Either way, it's Remembrance Day.

When I come across a relative or ancestor on my family connections, I take note and write them into my family connections. They were connected some how. Their life counted. They should be remembered.

We all want to be remembered. We should be. When it's our time to pass on may there be others who are left behind, remember those who have passed. And may we keep our loved ones in remembrance for those who are to come.

May the Lord help us keep our family connections alive and well. And may we pass on what we know about those before us to the future generations. Amen!


Thanks for reading.
S.A. Blakley

Family Connections: South Dakota State Censuses Blakey, Hayes, Jackson

I have searched the South Dakota State Censuses 1905, 1915,  1925 , 1935 and 1945 for some of my relatives. I was amazed by what I've came across. I was able to see when some of the early Blakeys, Hayes and Jacksons came to Yankton. They came from 1905 - 1917.  There were no relatives listed on the 1905 census.

While I was looking over the records, I paid attention to the order on the censuses. There have been a few new names that I've come across. I'm not for sure if they are connected. But, it appears that it could have been the case. Here's the list of censuses that had numbers. 1935 and 1945 were indexed with no numbers.

The 1925 South Dakota Census

BLAKEY:
Numbers 15 - 37

Isaac
Maggie
John
Kate
---
Rachael
Henry L.
Fred
Paul
Daniel
Ransom
David
Carrie
James

Henry
Mary C.
Henry
--
--
--
Pearline
Floyd
Nate
Maybelle
Francis
Irene
Mary L.


BLAKEY
Numbers 281 - 287

Spencer
Mary
Lucille
George
Virgil
Leroy
Spencer

GREEN
Numbers 339, 406

Mary
Ollie

BLAKEY
Numbers 84, 85

Margaret
Ollie

HAYES   
Number 399 - 411

Edna
Arthur
Edna
Ed
--
George
Levi
Lillie
--
--
--
--
--
--

The  1915 South Dakota Census

HAYES: 
Numbers 335 - 344

Edna
Ed

Lillie
Fred

Martha
Ernest
Veljean
Flossy
Artha
Geo


BLAKIE and BLAKEY
Number 236 - 239

-- Blakie
Mary Blakie
John Blakey
Hellen L.  Blakey

BLAKIE / BLAKEY:
Numbers  240 - 247

Rachel Blakie
Henry
Fredah ?
Arier R. ?
Paul
Alam ?
Pete Blakie
Isaac
Magie

BLAKEY
Number 376 - 378

Mary C.
Geo H.
Lucie

GREEN
Numbers 833, 834,

Ollie
Mary

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I need to go back over this list.
It was a task to compile.
It was interesting to see who was on the list.

Thanks for reading.
S.A.Blakley

The Lankfard's Cafe

Iowa State Bystander May 19, 1911.

The Alex Morris and Albert (White) Morris Family Connections

As I've been searching for my South Dakota Blakey Family Connections who moved to California, I came across some of my White Family Connections who resided there also. The Blakeys had cousins, Alex and Alberta Morris and family. It appears that the Morris were there about 1920 before the Blakeys arrived beginning in 1926.

Alex MORRIS married Alberta / Bertie WHITE in 1910 in Missouri. They had children born in Missouri, Yankton, South Dakota and California.  Alex was the son of William Morris and Elizabeth "Liza / Lizzie (JOHNSON) MORRIS. Alberta "Berta / Bertie" was the daughter of Richard WHITE and Jane (FERGUSON) WHITE .

Below is the list of Alex and Alberta (White) Morris' children.
The Morris Family resided in Los Angeles, and San Francisco areas.

Laura / Lauren  Belle Morris
She was born in Missouri on Feb 20, 1909.
She was believe to have married. ? surname GREEN.

William R. Morris
(1911 - 1963)
He served in WW II

Margaret Louisa (Morris) Jones Driver
(1912 - 1990)

1st husband ~ Archie Cole JONES Sr.

Their children
Archie Cole Jones (1932 - 1994)
Hebert Jones
Earnest Jones
Gary Jones (1938 - 2013)

Margaret's 2nd husband  ~ ? DRIVER

William R. Morris
(1911 - 1963)

Thomas "Tom" Morris
He was born about 1913.

Daisy Mae (Morris) Hill
(1916 - 1968)

Samuel M. Morris
(1917 - 1960)

Robert M. Morris
(1918 - 1978)

Daniel Morris
He was born November of 1919 in California.

Alfred Johnnie Morris
(1921- 1989)

Roscoe Morris
He was born about 1921 in California.

I hope some of Alex's and Alberta's descendants will come across this blog. I believe that there are or will be some family connections searching for their family history. If not now, I hope some time in the future. Praying that someone will see some family connections. My journey continues to discover more on my family history.

Thanks for reading.
S.A. Blakley

Happy Mother's Day!

My mother and her mother.

  Happy Mother's Day from Family Connections!

Continuing on the Search For Frances OVINGTON DADE Family Connection.

On May 8th 2010, I came across someone who was searching for Jane WASHINGTON's lineage. I checked the Missouri Death Records. Here was what I found.... And I saw "Another Frances (OVINGTON) DADE Connection."

I have found more relatives since 2010. This blog needs to update.
 I believe that there are more Family Connections. 

Thanks for reading.
S.A.Blakley

 

Left photo of Charlotta (DADE) LANKFORD / LANKFARD other photo of her granddaughter.

Keeping Family History Alive

Welcome!
Happy Month Of May!

How does that old saying go?
April showers bring May flowers.
Thank God for Springtime and the rain!

Hope you have a wonderful month.
May we keep our family history alive.
And may it be persevered for future generations.

Thanks for reading.
S. A. Blakley

In Remembrance: In Family History: May 

My discoveries during the month of May 2014

I continued to search the South Dakota 1915, 1925, 1935, 1945 censuses
I traced the order of BLAKEYs, HAYES, and GREEN Families on censuses
I came across other BLAKEYs. Francis, Pete, Helen, David and two others
I was matching up the names in line with the families on censuses.
I came across the surname BLAKEY spelled as BLAKIE

I came across birth records of BLAKEYS / HAYES in South Dakota

Attended Roberta LANKFORD HILL KEELING's funeral

Made more Family Connections through the South Dakota censuses
Discovered that Ollie GREEN was ordained as Rev. in April of 1924
He married John Cecil CARTER and Rachel BLAKEY

Raymond H. BLAKEY passed on January 2, 1951

Note that John Clarence LATIMER passed on May 14, 1976
Came across a Sharon Lee JONES ROBINSON

Came across these names to search:
Ed HAYES
CRAYTON
VENOY DADE
Carrie DADE
Arthur MANLEY

Came across info from censuses
James BLAKE born in MO 1922
Maggie BLAKEY from Jordan Creek MO
Nettie HOLIDAY year ? 1929

Searched South Dakota Death / Birth Records and made some discoveries
Olive GREEN who passed on March 17, 1945
Mary GREEN who passed on February 17, 1949.
Pearline BLAKEY was born on August 1, 1911
Barry  Edward JACKSON born in 1959

Found Laura BLAKEY's tombstone on Find A Grave
Received transfers of memorials on Find A Grave
Got permission to use photos of tombstones
John H. BLAKEY
Pearline BLAKEY
Virgil BLAKEY

Betty HENDRED EWING
John Cecil CARTER
Amer N. LYLE
William H. NICKERSON

Found on Find A Grave
Robert Lee DADE (1917 -2001)
Kevin Arthur PRICE (1960 - 2011)
Couldn't get transfer of
James Adam BAILEY , he married Zella B. HENDREDS
He was the son of Abille and Lola (WHITE) BAILEY

Came across Denver Colorado marriage record
Ezekiel NICKERSON married Isabella LANKFORD on August 16, 1920.
Note another LANKFORD married in Colorado

Searching the surname LEVELLS different spellings LABELS, LEAVLS

Continuing to surnames on South Dakota Censuses: 1915 , 1925
 The HAYES who lived near relatives...came across more names.

Discovered N. LYLES info on Faris LYLE's religious: Muslim

Discovered : Female child born on September 15, 1913
Mother: BLAKEY Father HAYES ~ Martha / Ernest HAYES
Comparing HAYES' children's names with those on censuses

Trying to connect Spencer WHITE as son of Andrew and Julia WHITE.
Spencer passed in 1929 in Moberly, Missouri.

Searching info on Victor REED.

Cousin from CA called

Cousin, Amayah Naavah Thomas was born 25 May
Adding more names on the BLAKEY Family Connections
Adding credits to info and photos when posting on ancestry

Some Thoughts on notes:

Yankton BLAKEY Search:
Wondering who were the other BLAKEYs near the BLAKEYs in Yankton, South Dakota.

Posted a blog on Uldene YOUNGER DUKE and Gaynell YOUNGER TAYLOR:
The BARTLETT Family Connections.

Discovered a Curtis DUKE and Vernon DUKE. Vernon passed at age 11.
Info on Uldene: she could have been born in 1905 and passed on in 1991.
There was an Uldene ERVIN in MN who passed in 1991.

Hoped to receive a copy of Isaac BLAKEY's plaque from the D.C. Memorial.

Continued to blog, searching for family connections

Came across info on Ernest HAYES:
Wondering if he remarried.
An Ernest HAYES was married in 1942.
He was born in 1884