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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

Searching For More Clues: On The Lankford / Lankfard Family Connections

Photo of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lankford / Lankfard was taken in 1892

 

The Robert and Charlotta (Dade) Lankford / Lankfard  Family Connections

 

  I've been trying to piece together some clues.

I was looking at the order of death of their children.

Here are some things that I have come across.

A Stillborn female Lankford passed on in May of 1893

An Unknown Lankford child was born after the 1900 census

and passed before 1910 census.

 

~  Mrs. Ezekiel W. Nickerson ~
Mrs. Isabella Nickerson passed on  in Sept 1938
 

Mr. Charles Lankford passed sometime between 1920 and 1954.
Perhaps passed on in Kansas City.  

Mr. Leo Lankford Sr. passed on in Sept of 1954

Mr. James Lankford passed on in  July of 1957

~ Mrs. William E. Madison ~
Mrs. Lula Mae Madison passed in Sept of 1961 

The list of below passed on sometime after Sept of 1961



 

Mr. Fredrick A. Lankford / Lankfard 

Mr. Nymadula Lankford / Lankfard 

~  Mrs. Christopher Columbus Smith ~
Mrs. Anna Alice Smith


 

Mr. Louis Adward "Ad" Lankfard passed in June of 1967
 
Possible clues to checkout

Locate obituaries in newspapers
Leo Lankford's  1954 obituary located and list survivors
James Lankford's 1957 obituary located  but un readable
Lula Madison's 1961 obituary located and list survivors

Search for the following obituaries
Isabella Nickerson in Denver, Colorado newspaper, Sept of 1938
Louis Lankford / Lankfard in New York City, New York newspaper, June of 1967

Only clues on other brothers:  They lived in New York City, 1961
Fredrick Lankford / Lankfard
Nymadula Lankford / Lankfard

Thanks for reading.

I hope to find some more clues.

S.A.Blakley

Searching For Info On Brothers: Charles, Nymadula and Frederick Lankford / Lankfard

 Searching for info on the  Lankford / Lankfard Brothers
Sons of Robert and Charlotta  (DADE) LANKFORD / LANKFARD

Charles Edward Lankfard

Charles Lankford passed sometime after the 1920 census and before September of1954. He wasn't listed on his brother, Leo's obituary.  Charles was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, January 4, 1890.

Charles married Meta Hughes. They had a daughter named Lelia Laura Lankford Thompson Hill. Lelia resided in Kansas City Missouri where she passed on May 19, 1960. Lelia had a son named Charles Lankford. It was believed, Lelia's father, Charles passed on in Kansas City. There is no record of his death in MO before 1954. 


Frederick A. Lankfard

Nymadula Lankfard

Nymadula and Frederick Lankfard passed after Sept of 1961. They were listed on their sister, Lula Madsion's obituary October of 1961. 

Nymadula Lankfard was born on Leap Day 1896 in St. Joseph, Missouri. Nym was married to Hattie McDaniel and two other women. One named Irene, they had a daughter named Marjorie Lankfard who passed at a young age. Nym's other wife was named Gertrude "Gertie". She was German.

Frederick A. Lankfard was born Canton, Missouri on January 28, 1878. He was a traveling musician. He married a Mollie B. Whitney in 1942 in Kansas City, Missouri.  According to obituaries both Nym and Frederick resided in New York City, New York.

Frederick, Nymadula and Charles were my Grandfather Leo Lankford / Lankfard Sr's brothers. I hope to find leads on them. What happened to them? Where they were buried?

Thanks for reading.
S.A. Blakley

Mrs. Anna Alice Lankford Smith

The DADE LANKFORD / LANKFARD Family Connections

 

Mrs. Christopher Columbus Smith

 



I'm still searching for info on my Great Aunt Alice. She was born in Canton, Missouri about 1885 to Robert Louis LANKFORD / LANKFARD and Carlotta (DADE) LANKFORD / LANKFARD. She was the wife of Christopher Columbus Smith.

I'm trying to locate her obituary. I have spoken to relatives. They state that she passed in St. Joseph, Missouri. Perhaps in the late 1960's I'm searching and I hope to find more info on her. Perhaps  someone could add more info.

Thanks for reading.
S.A. Blakley

Reviewing Family History: Making New Discoveries

Welcome to the Month Of April! 
Hope that you're enjoying Spring!
May you have a Happy Springtime!

I've been searching online newspapers for family connections.
I've been coming across more than I expected.
I'm going back over some of what I compiled over the years.
It's been a task in doing.
I'm making new discoveries as I'm reviewing family history.

Here are the In Remembrance: In Family History for April
Hope you see some Family Connections.

Thanks for reading.
S. A. Blakley
Here was what I discovered last April of 2014!

Continued to compile photos in files on computer

Searching for a Nym and Irene LANKFORD
Located a Mrs. Irene LANGFORD :in New York City's directories: 1931 and 1960
Not for sure if she was the correct Irene who was married to Nym.
Continued to search for info on Nym LANKFORD

NOTE that a Donald OSBORNE passed in 2003.
Donald was the husband of  Geneva Sue Williams.
Geneva was the daughter of  Adrell and Haddie (MANLEY) WILLIAMS

Googling BLAKEY:
Came across a Dr. Joan BLAKEY

Copied emails:  Family info

Came across an article on Arthur BLAKEY in MN
He was crowned Winter Carnival King

Received some info on Colleen Mae (THOMAS) BLAKEY (1921- 1990)
Source from a relative: Colleen was the wife of Spencer BLAKEY Jr.
Searched for info on Colleen THOMAS
Found her on the 1940 Census with parents and siblings.
Created a memorial for Colleen Mae (THOMAS) BLAKEY
Added info to Spencer and Colleen's memorials on Find A Grave

Question: were Ernest HAYES and Edward HAYES brothers?
Discovered the two together listed on a census.
Ernest's name on census was William.

Came across info on Brooke BLAKEY.

Copied South Dakota grave stones photo list

Came across info on Rubeina "Ruby" BLAKEY.
She was the wife of Jordan BLAKEY.
Ruby was the President of Ann Arbor Michigan Women's Federation
She lived at 910 Green.

Some of The South Dakota Census were released
Searching for BLAKEYs, GREENs, BENTLEYs, JACKSONs etc.

Searching the Censuses From April 18 - 30, 2014
Finding order of family members.
Note when they came to Yankton, South, Dakota:

Jordan BLAKEY                                 1911
Ernest and Martha HAYES                 1913
Spencer BLAKEY                               1906
Henry and Mary BLAKEY                 1905
Edward and Lillie HAYES                  1913

Copied info from the 1915 SD Census Index of BLAKEY, GREEN, etc.

Found South Dakota Tombstone of Ernest W. HAYES.
Ernest was the husband of Martha BLAKEY HAYES.

Found Margaret and Ollie BLAKEY on South Dakota census

NOTE: Roberta (LANKFORD) HILL KEELING passed on April 26, 2014
She was the daughter of Robert Louis  LANKFARD and Grace (SMITH) LANKFORD
Robert L. LANKFARD was the son of Leo LANKFORD/ LANKFARD and
Mary (ALLEN) LANKFORD/ LANKFARD

Journaling on the South Dakota BLAKEY Family Connections

Continued searching the order of family members on the SD censuses
Came across more names: BLAKEY children of Isaac and Maggie, Henry and Mary