Some Relatives In New York



A Gathering in NY about the early 1940's

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There were three of the Lankford brothers;
Louis Lankford back roll left side 2nd from the end.
Fredrick Lankfard back row with bow tie.
Nym on the floor center with hands on knees.
Their sister Anna Alice (Lankford) Smith was on the couch.
She was the one in black.

Louis' wife Virgie was on the right of this photo. next to Anna.
Virgie's brother Lloyd Hill was standing behind her.
Others were relatives



In Family History: October

Family Connections: Birth Dates / Death Dates:
Remembering those who have passed on...

Oct of 1885
Beecher  BLAKEY was believed to have been born.
He was the son of Isaac and Rachel (LEPHRIDGE) BLAKEY.

Oct 1, 1980
John Henry BLAKEY passed on.
He was the son of Isaac and Maggie (WILLIAMS) BLAKEY.

Oct 1, 1982
Jane L. (WHITE) HAYES passed on.
She was the daughter of Richard and Jane (FERGUSON) WHITE.

Oct 1, 2006
Frederick Eugene LANKFORD passed on.
He was the son of Daniel "Pete" LANKFORD and Patrica (BARNETT) LANKFORD.


Oct 2, 1875
James HENDRED was born.
He was the son of George and Ellen (LOVE / WASHINGTON) HENDERD.

Oct 2, 1909
Carl William JONES Sr. was born.
He was the husband of Geniva (LYLE) JONES.


Oct 3,1915
Harriett (ARMSTRONG) HICKS was born.
She was the daughter of George and Juanita (BARTLETT) ARMSTRONG.


Oct 3,1923
Lorine (BOSTON) HAYES was born.
She was the wife of Arthur HAYES Sr.

Oct 3, 1947
Doris Esther (BLAKEY) IVORY was born. She was the daughter of Leroy BLAKEY Sr and Thelma (TRUDELL) BLAKEY.


Oct 4, 1946
Paul BLAKLEY passed on....
He was the son of John BLAKEY / BLAKLEY and Jennie (BARTLETT) BLAKLEY LYLE.

Oct 4, 1996
Jacquelyn Michelle HOFFMAN passed on.
She was born on June 11, 1996 to Duncan and Terrie (WHTIE) HOFFMAN

Oct 5,1906
Patrick "Pat" WHITE was killed.
He was the son of Martha "Mattie" WHITE.


Oct 6, ----

Oct 7, 1989
David W. BLAKLEY Sr. passed on.
He was the son of John BLAKEY/ BLAKLEY and Jennie (BARTLETT) BLAKLEY- LYLE.

Oct 8, 1928
Virgil Louis KING was born.
He was the son of Barney and Hazel (DADE) KING.

Oct, 8, 1957
Mary Elizabeth (FRISTOE) BLAKEY passed on.
She was the wife of Henry BLAKEY.

Oct 9, 1929
Alyce (BLAKEY) ROBINSON was born.
Isaac and Maggie (WILLIAMS) BLAKEY.

Oct 10, 1867
William MADISON was born.
He was the husband of Lula Mae (LANKFORD) MADISON.

Oct 11, 1875
Lula Mae (LANKFORD) MADISON was born.
She was the daughter of Robert and Charlotta (DADE) LANKFORD / LANKFARD.


Oct 11, 1920
Ruth Naomi (SCROGGINS) BLAKEY was born.
She was the wife of Daniel BLAKEY who was son of Isaac and Maggie (WILLIAMS) BLAKEY.

Oct 12

Oct 13, ----


Oct 14,1906
Otis HAYES was born.
He was the husband of Jane L. (WHITE) HAYES.

Oct 14, 2004
Theodore "Ted" BLAKEY passed away.
He was the son of Henry and Mary (FRISTOE) BLAKEY.

Oct 15, 1921
James Pittsburg BLAKEY was born.
He was the son of Isaac and Maggie (WILLIAMS) BLAKEY.


Oct 16, 1847.
Louis Newton "Lew" DADE was born.
He was the son of Isaac and Frances (OVINGTON) DADE.

Oct 17, 1925
Edgar LYLE was born.
He wast he son of Chelton LYLE and Jennie (BARTLETT) BLAKLEY LYLE.

Oct 17, 1977
Lawhorn "Doc" BLAKEY passed away.
He was the son of Isaac and Rachel (LEPHRIDGE) BLAKEY.

Oct 17, 2007
Ransom Louis SIMMONS Jr.. passed on.
He was the husband of Millie / Mildred Darling (CHURCH) SIMMONS.


Oct 18, 1926
James WESTON Jr. was born.
He was the husband of Betty Marie (LANKFORD) WESTON.

Oct 19, 2009
Teresa Maxine (CRADDOCK) passed on.
~ BLAKLEY Connections

Oct 20, 1937
Lionell WHITE passed on.
He was the son of Richard and Jane (FERGUSON) WHITE.

Oct 21, 2011
PFC Isaac Richard BLAKLEY passed on.
He was the son of Isaac and Anna (LANKFORD) BLAKLEY.


Oct 22, 2008
Louis Phillip "Louie" DADE passed at 100 years old.
He was the son of Den and Louetta (ROBINSON) DADE.

Oct 23,1916Ollie WHITE was born.
He was the son of Rev Thomas and Mary (TOOLEY) WHITE.

Oct 24, 1964
Marshall HENDERD passed on.
He was the son of Isaac and Elsie (MARSHALL) HENDRED.


Oct 24, 2002
Perry Allen LIGHTNER passed on.
He was the son of Otis LIGHTNER Winona (BLAKEY) LIGHTNER MORROW.

Oct 25, 1909
Fred BLAKEY Sr. was born.
He was the son of Isaac and Maggie (WILLIAMS) BLAKEY.

Oct 25, 1967
Spencer T. BLAKEY Sr passed on.
He was the son of Isaac and Rachel (LEPHRIDGE) BLAKEY.


Oct 26, 1874
James Andrew LANKFORD was born.
He was the son of Robert and Charlotta (DADE) LANKFORD / LANKFARD.

Oct 26, 1952
Hattie McDaniel passed away.
She was the daughter of Henry McDaniel and Susan (HOLBERT) McDaniel. Hattie's 2nd husband was Nymudula "Nym" LANKFARD who was the son of Robert and Charlotta (DADE) LANKFORD / LANKFARD..

Oct 27, 2007Doris Laverne (NICKERSON) McCLARY DAVIS passed on.
She was the daughter of Ezekiel and Isabella (LANKFORD) NICKERSON.


Oct 28, 1960
Baby Girl HENDRED was born and passed on.
She was the daughter of Floyd and Lena (WASHINGTON) HENDRED.


Oct 28, 1989
Dorothy (EDWARD) BLAKEY passed on.
She was the wife of Theodore "Ted" BLAKEY.

Oct 29,----


Oct 30, 1987
Clora (?) WHITE passed on.
She was the wife of Tony WHITE.

Oct 31, 1994
Archie Cole JONES Jr. passed on.
He was the son of Archie C. JONES Sr. and Margaret Louisa (MORRIS)JONES DRIVER.

In Family History: September

Family Connections: Remembrance of Birth Dates and Death Dates:

September Day Unknown

Harriett (HOOPER) BARTLETT was believed to have been born in 1849.
She was the wife of Eilas W. BARTLETT Sr.

William Henry COBY was believed to have been born in 1886.
He was the husband of Florance (HENDRED) COBY.

Martha "Mot" (BLAKEY) HAYES was believed to have been born in 1889.
She was the daughter of Isaac and Rachel (LEPHRIGDE) BLAKEY


Isabella LANKFORD / NICKERSON was believed to have been born in 1899. She was the daughter of Robert and Charlotta (DADE) LANKFORD / LANKFARD

David W. BLAKLEY was believed to have been born. According to the 1920 census record David was 4/12 years old...that would have made him born in Sept of 1913. David's brother, Isaac told him, David that he wasn't born in November. David celebrated his birthday in November. David was the son of John BLAKEY/ BLAKLEY and Jennie (BARTLETT) BLAKLEY LYLE.


On September 2
Geniva (LYLE) JONES was born in 1924.
She was the daughter of Chilton LYLE and Jennie (BARTLETT) BLAKLEY LYLE


On Septemeber 3
Lola (PITTS) HENDRED was born in 1910.
She was the wife of Marshall HENDRED.

On September 3
Mary Evelyn (THOMAS) TILLMAN was born in 1939.
She was the daughter of Milton Vernon THOMAS and Mary Virginia (LANKFORD) THOMAS.

On September 3
Isaac Lewis HENDRED passed on in 1955.
He was the husband of Elise (MARSHALL) HENDRED


On September 6
Faris C. LYLE was born in 1923.
He was the son of Chilton LYLE and Jennie (BARTLETT) BLAKLEY LYLE


On September 7
Jane Heneritta (CHURCH) JACKSON was born in 1935.
She was the daughter of Henry and Kathyln (BLAKEY) CHURCH


On September 7
Cleavie (HILL) WHITE was born in 1922.
She was the wife of Rev Thomas WHITE

September 9
Catherine Marie (STRANGE) LYLE was born in 1933.
She was the wife of Faris C. LYLE.

On September 10
Mary L. (KINNEY) BLAKEY was born in 1893.
She was the wife of Spencer BLAKEY Sr.

On September 10
John WHITE passed on in 1918.
He was the son of Andrew and Julia WHITE.

On September 11
Jackson William HORAN was born in 1866.
He was the husband of Lucy E. (BARTLETT) MOSSELL GROSS - HORAN

On September 12
Leola (LANKFORD) FARMER passed on in 1994.
She was the daughter of Leo Sr. and Mary (ALLEN) LANKFORD/ LANKFARD.

On September 14
Leo LANKFORD passed on in 1954.
He was the son of Robert and Charlotta (DADE) LANKFORD/ LANKFARD.

On September 15
Richard WHITE was born in 1866. He was the son of Julia WHITE.
Richard's father was believed to have been Andrew WHITE.

On September 15
Jane (FERGURSON) WHITE was born in 1873.
She was the wife of Richard "Dick" WHITE.

On September 15
Isabella V. (LANKFORD) NICKERSON passed on in 1938. She was the daughter of Robert and Charlotta (DADE) LANKFORD / LANKFARD.

On September 15
Isabella V. (LANKFORD) NICKERSON had a child born on Sept 15,1938 believed that child passed on that day. Isabella passed on that day also after givng birth to twins or perhaps triples.

On September 15
Freddie NICKERSON and another child were born in 1938. They were the children of E. W. and Isabella (LANKFORD) NICKERSON.

On September 15
Mary Jane (BLAKEY) LIGHTNER passed on in 2003.
She was the daughter of Leroy BLAKEY Sr. and Thelma (TRUDELL) BLAKEY


On September 15
Judith Ann "Judy" BLAKEY passed on in 2006.
She was the daughter of Isaac R. BLAKEY Jr and Arlee (BULLARD) BLAKEY.


On September 16
Hazel V. BLAKLEY passed away in 1933.
She was the daughter of John BLAKEY BLAKLEY and Jennie (BARTLETT) BLAKLEY LYLE.


On September 17
Rev O. P. BLAKLEY was born in 1912.
He was the son of John BLAKEY /BLAKLEY and Jennie (BARTLETT) BLAKLEY LYLE.


On September 17
Mildred Darling (CHURCH) SIMMONS was born in 1937.
She was the daughter of Henry and Kathyln (BLAKEY) CHURCH.


On September 17
Ramon L. SIMMONS passed on in 1997.
He was the son of Ranson Jr SIMMONS and Mildred (CHURCH) SIMMONS


On September 18
John Henry BLAKEY was born in 1900.
He was the son of Isaac and Maggie (WILLIAMS) BLAKEY.


On September 19
John Cecil Carter passed on in 1981.
He was the husband of Rachel (BLAKEY) CARTER


On September 21
Lloyd Milton DADE passed on in 1917.
He was the son of John Wesley DADE and Helen N. (HOLDER) DADE.


On September 22
Ralph Cecil CLAY was born in 1920.
He was the husband of Doris Ivy (MANLEY) CLAY.


On September 22
Willard J. "Boots" CARR passed on in 1991.
He was the son of Plez and Ella (BENTLEY) CARR

On September 23
Lucy E. BARTLETT MOSSELL GROSS HORAN passed on in 1940.
She was the daughter of Elias W. BARTLETT SR.

On September 26
George BLAKEY was born in 1911.
He was the son of Spencer and Mary L. (KINNEY) BLAKEY

On September 26
Mary Belle DADE passed on in 1949.
She was the daughter of Louis Newtown DADE and Mary (VENOY) DADE.

On September 27
Anna C. (LANKFORD) BLAKLEY was born in 1909.
She was the daughter of Leo Sr. and Mary (ALLEN) LANKFORD / LANKFARD.

On September 28
Rachel WHITE was born in 1928. (Can't locate this Rachel WHITE listed on records.)

On September 28
Paul BLAKEY was born in 1911.
He was the son of Isaac BLAKEY Jr and Maggie (WILLIAMS) BLAKEY.

On September 28
Raydell WHITE was born.
He was the son of Rev. Thomas and Mary Lee (TOOLEY) WHITE.

On September 28
Robert Lee DADE passed on in 2009.
He was the son of Den and Louetta (ROBINSON) DADE.

On September 29
Irene (BLAKEY) KEMP passed on in 1996.
She was the daughter of Henry and Mary Elizabeth (FRISTOE) BLAKEY.

On September 30
Lula Mae (LANKFORD) MADISON passed on in 1961.
She was the daughter of Robert and Charlotta (DADE) LANKFORD / LANKFARD.

Fred and his Group

Fred Lankford seated on the bottom left.

Leo Lankford Sr: Occupation

Note that the name M.B. Morton at the right side of page.
The Morton connections with the Lankford Family.




Leo Lankford with one of his mules.
He hauled trash with horse and wagon.

In Memory Of Paul And Cora (Hinch) Blakley



Paul and Cora in church choir.




Paul Blakley

Paul was the son of John (BLAKEY) Blakley and Jennie (Bartlett) Blakley- LYLE.
Paul was born on June 24, 1907 in St. Joseph, Missouri
He passed away on Oct 4, 1946 in St. Joseph, Missouri
Paul was a crane operator.



Cora Hinch
Cora was a widow when she married Paul.
She was born on  March 25, 1980 in Missouri. Cora's maiden name was William.
There is a record of a Cora Hinch who  passed away on Sept 1, 1972.



The year of  Paul's and Cora's marriage is unknown.
According to Paul's death record he was divorced from Cora.
Story has it that Paul and Cora adopted two children.
James Green and Mary Alice Green were their name

Frederick Lankford Son Of Robert and Charlotta

Fred with his wife Mollie

My Farthest Memories

I have been thinking...
How Far Back Can I Remember?

I can remember the time before I started going to school. My mother was on the telephone talking with someone. I heard my mother talking about enrolling me in to KG. I went in the afternoon.

I even remember walking to and from school with some of my siblings. It was along walk. We did have buses in those days. We lived about 9 blocks from Mark Twain Elementary School.

I recall playing with blocks in our play area in our classroom. I recall looking out the window onto the playground. I remember the swing set, the monkey bars and jungle gym. I recall the white and yellow circles and squares... drawings on the playground.

I recall the double doors in our classroom to come in our room. We even had a back door to go out to the playground. We had our own private bathroom in the back of our classroom. I thought that that was cool.

I recall that parents came to see their children. My parents did come. It must to have been Parents' Day. The parents came to see our classroom. And to look at what we did.

I recall laying down taking naps on a mat in our classroom. Then one day I was sick and missed school. I heard that Santa came to class that day.

So I missed Santa. I was not too disappointed. I knew who Santa was. Some of my siblings told me.

I recall reading about Sally, Dick, Jane and their dog named Spot. I recall that I was called upon to answer a question from one of our readings. I cannot recall which girl it was but Dick took and hid Jane's or Sally's ribbon. Our teacher, Miss Wise ask me What would Jane or Sally do about Dick taking the ribbon?

Here was my response to the question: I said, She would beat him up! The kids laughed at my answer. Miss Wise said that Dick would not do that. Miss Wise said that Jane or Sally would ask Dick to gave the back ribbon.

I felt "dumb" and "stupid" about my answer. I did not talk much. I was quiet. Yes, I was shy.

I recall hearing about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's Assassination. I remember that famous black and white photo. I wondered what those guys where pointing at.

I recall bringing candy to my classmates. It was my birthday four days after Dr. MLK Jr's Assassination. I even remember that I felt strange giving candy to my classmates during a time like that.

I recall seeing the men on the moon on TV. U.S. President Richard Nixon on TV during in his first term in office.

I remember relatives coming over to our Family House. People would be playing cards and talking. I recall that we had a hope chest in one of our rooms. It reminded me of a coffin.

I recall one day that the Hope chest opened up. I saw the lid was close. I ran when I saw the lid opening. I did not like being around coffins when I was a kid.

I recall watching TV shows; The Riffle Man. Other TV programs that some of my siblings would watch.

I recall one of my brothers hanging up my bicycle our swing set. He did this in our back yard and left it there. I was crying. ( I was teased a lot.)

I recall our Family Dog biting me in the stomach. Here is a section that I posted about "Dogs In The Family and Neighbor Dogs":

The First dog that I can remember in my family was "Fido". I don't know what breed of dog "Fido" was. What I remember about "Fido", he was iffy iffy.

He would be good to us. He was a happy dog. And at times turn on us. "Fido" would attack people if he though we were in danger.

Then again, there was a time when I was out in the back yard helping my Father clean up. I bent over to pick up something. All of a sudden "Fido" came running out of his house and charged at me biting my stomach. Boy I was scared. I cried...

Yes,"Fido" was something else. He liked to bit. He loved chasing cars tires. Well, one day our Father was going on his trash route. "Fido" broke loose and went chasing after the truck. This time "Fido" got ran over.

My Father buried "Fido" in our backyard. I was there looking on. Even though "Fido"was a crazy dog, I still like dogs.

I recall some of the games that we played in the house. We played marbles and jacks. We played with "army men". We made paper air planes and toss them in the air.

We played race cars with the orange tracks that made loops and turns. We built houses out of playing cards. We stood dominoes upright until we tapped one letting them fall one by one. (We played cards and dominoes too.)

I recall when our Dad and my brothers enlarged our basement. There was a lot of dirt to dig out. I remember one time there was some things outside the window. Someone one had an idea to lift me up to the window so I could get it. Yeah, I was small enough to go through our basement window.

On my journey of transformation
As I reflected back on my memories of the past, I found out as I was typing this blog, more things came to me. I added more detail. O the memories of what once was.

I had a thought. As the years go by, I lose some things of the past. So I challenged myself to this was a simple exercise. I put some thought into what I did.

So I thought of How Far Back Can I Remember? It was as though I took a journey in time's past. I had more memories than I thought.

It is good at times to recall the good things of the past. My memory goes back to 40 or 41 years ago. I think that that is good.

From my Book of Thanks and Blessings

Father God, I thank You that You blessed with a memory. I thank You for what I can remember things of the past. I thank You for the idea that came to me, to write things down for future generations.

I thank You for all the PROVISION that I have had in my life time. I thank You the FAITH that is in planted in me. I thank You for the SIGNS and WONDERS that I have witness in my days.

I thank You for the LOVE that surrounded me as I was growing up. I thank You that Your HEALING Hands guard my life. I thank You that DELIVERANCE that is in my life.

I thank You for the Door of HOPE that has been in my life. I thank You that well before I was born, You choose me to have the choice of SALVATION in Jesus' name Amen.

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Jordan Blakey: Who Was He?

 In the beginning of my search, I knew very little about Jordan. I read that he passed away in Michigan through family history notes. As I continue to search for family history, I discovered more and more along the journey.

Jordan Blakey was born with a twin sister, Julia on March 1, 1878 in Mississippi. Their parents were Isaac and Rachel (LEPHRIDGE) BLAKEY. Jordan was one of 18 children of Isaac and Rachel.

In November of 2011, I came across info on Jordan's wife Flora Elizabeth (LAWRENCE) BLAKEY in California. I discovered the birth index and two of her children names. I wasn't for sure if they were Jordan's children. But through more searching, I came across more children of Flora.

As I continue to search for Jordan, I came across more info that I wasn't sure of. I have tried to piece together and make the connections with things that I've been finding. I searched the census records, city directors and whatever info that I could.

I'm still trying to piece together info on Jordan. I searched on ancestry.com and came across some info. I had some contact with descendants of Jordan. I have since lost connections with them. One descendant was on Clarence Ollie Blakey. The other one on Verna M. Blakey.

Jordan wasn't listed on the 1880 or 1900 census. What appears unusual on the 1880 census was that his twin Julia was listed. I wondered why Jordan wasn't listed on both of those census. And for 1900, Jordan would have been about 22. He could have been married.

According to 1910 MO census and records Jordan was married to Lizze ?. That would have been about 1903 or 1906.   Lizzie was born about 1882. She passed away before 1915.

Jordan remarried to Flora BENTLEY on Oct 20, 1915 in Yankton, South Dakota. Jordan was listed as a widower. Flora were listed as a widow before they were married.  Jordan and Flora were only listed on the 1920 census together.

On the 1930 census, Jordan was listed with wife, Ruby in Nebraska. Jordan was 25 when he first married. That would have been Lizzie. The year when Ruby and Jordan married isn't known.

Jordan and his 3rd wife Rubenia "Ruby" moved to Ann Arbor Michigan. That could have been sometime between 1930 and 1935. They remind there until their death.

I searched the CA birth index, and other census and came up with Flora's maiden name LAWRENCE. On the CA birth index LAWRENCE was listed with the children Thomas, Flora. and Baby Girl Blakey.

The first three children were born in SD.  Verna and Vernon could have been the same person. Error on the census taker. I don't think that they were twins. Verna wasn't listed with Vernon.

Jordan's 2nd wife Flora. Here is a list of Flora' children with the BLAKEY surname:
Clarence and Verna were born in SD. The others in CA.
Clarence Ollie BLAKEY (1920 - 1988)
Clarence was married had about 10  children

Verna M. BLAKEY (1923 - 1983)
Verna had a son with the DELAHOUSSAYE surname.

Vernon L. Blakey ? Not for sure, this could have been Verna.

Thomas J. "Tom" BLAKEY (1930 - 2013)
Thomas was married.

Flora Stella BLAKEY (1933 - 1976)
Flora was married and had children.

Baby Girl BLAKEY (1935 - 1935) She was stillborn

Jordan was listed as a farmer. I haven't found any additional info on his life. Jordan and Flora did have descendants. I hope someone can see a connection with The  Jordan and Flora BLAKEY's Connections.

Thanks for reading,
Susan