Summer Time: Jouranling

Welcome to June!

I hope that you are doing well. The The Summer months are upon us. In times such as the coronavirus, I hope that you are keeping your distance and choosing to wear a mask. I do. Stay safe. 

 I'm in the season to journal. I've been blogging more since April on my other sites. I've been behind on updating and re checking some things on my family connections. 

I hope all will have a Good month of June!
Happy Summer Time!Stay Cool!

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

I update the Family Connections Information when available.

June In Loving Memory:
Some of the Descendants Isaac and Frances DADE:
Branch of Robert and Charlotta

June In Loving Memory: Some Descendants of Isaac and Frances:
Branch of Louis And Mary Ann DADE

June In Loving Memory:
Some Descendants of Isaac and Frances DADE
Branch David and Louisa Jane WASHINGTON

 June In Loving Memory:
Some of the Descendants of Elias W. Bartlett Sr.
Branches: Lucy, Sallie, Charles and JennieJune In Loving Memory:
Some of the Descendants of Andrew and Julia ( FINNEY)WHITE
Branch John, Mattie and Richard WHITE

June In Loving Memory:
Some of The Descendants of Andrew and Julia (FINNEY) WHITE
Branch of Isaac Blakey, Civil War Vet

Making The Most On The Journey: Making Discoveries

We are living in times of uncertainty. We should take each day one by one. I hope that you are doing well. Stay Safe and use common sense. This virus is far from over.

What discoveries have I come across? I haven't made many. I've been going back over what I have. I had colorized some of my black and white photos on My Heritage. Oh,, the wonder of seeing old photos colorized.

I hope that you are searching for your family connections. We all have a story to share. We all can record what we know about our relative. May we pass on the good of what we know. Amen.

The DADE Family Connections:
May In Remembrance 

There have been news of death in the family in March and in April 2020.
On the branch of Robert and Charlotta Dade Lankford / Lankfard.

Martha "Marta" Madison Brown passed on March 6, 2020.
She was the daughter of Robert L. Madison and Gertrude Moore Madison.

Andre "Dre" Michael Charleston passed  on April 27, 2020.
He was the son of Kevin and Pamela (Farmer) Charleston 

The Bartlett Family Connections:
May In Remembrance List that have been recorded.  

The Blakey Blakley WHITE Family Connections
May In Remembrance  

 Isaac BLAKEY In Loving Memory of Isaac BLAKEY a.k.a Private Isaac BLAKER.
He was discharged from the army on May 13,  1866.

April News
The passing of Janelle Blakey on April 29, 2020.

She was the daughter of Arthur and Carolyn (Carroll) Blakey.

Thanks for reading.
Peace be with you.
God bless.
S.A.Blakley

Happy Day!
Happy May Day!
Happy Mother's Day!
Happy Graduation Day!
Happy Memorial Day!

Getting Into New Things.

Welcome to April!
And I wish all the very best in the 2nd quarter of 2020!

The world is in a terrible mess with the Coronavirus disease ...COVID-19. I've been watching the updates daily. I pray that there will be the end of this disease. And a cure will be found. We are all in this together. We have to work together to get through this. Use common sense and stay safe. 

I've  been getting into new things.I haven't been searching much. I've been slowing down on my family connections journey. I have too.

I've been reviewing what I know. And watching webinars on how to search for things such as BlackProGen Live , googling and searching newspapers online. 

It's a challenge to search when hitting brick walls. I've been reviewing what I have. There's no more that I can do. I will continue to search and journal abou what I know. 

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


April In Remembrance:
 DADE Family Connections

April In Remembrance:
 BARTLETT  Family Connections 

April In Remembrance
BLAKEY / BLAKLEY WHITE  Family Connections 

Going Back Over What I've Discovered On My Family Connections

I'm still searching for my family connections. There are things I haven't made progress on. Those brick walls won't move. It feels like I'm in a dry spell. So, I've been going back over what I have. And seeing if I missed something.

As I'm documenting my discoveries, I remind myself to give credit to the sources that I find. I have been proof reading what I come across.  And I've noticed that  there are a number of searchers who have been attaching or taking what I have as their own find. We should clarify where our sources comes from.

I see that people have added tombstones to some of my family connections on Find A Grave. I'm thankful for that and their teamwork. I  haven't found new DNA connections that I know to attach to a branch. I noticed that many people don't have a full family tree. and have private accounts.

I have listed the Family Connections groups below. I continue to add new information to each group. I hope that you find your family connections.

The link to The Bartlett Family Connections

Thel link to The Blakey Blakley WHITE Family Connections

The link to The DADE Family Connections

Prosperity: R.L. Lankfard #52Ancestors 52 Weeks

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

In Memory Of Anna Laura (Washington) Walters

This photo is believe to have been of Anna Laura Washington.

Who was Anna Laura Walters?

She was the daughter of William / John Washington and Susan (Leach) Washington.
She was born on June 13, 1867
She passed on Feb 11,  1947

She was a laundress / wash woman.

She was the widow of William Allen
They had a daughter named Mary Anna Allen Lankford / Lankfard

She was the widow of Thornton Walters.
Anna was listed as the mother of the following on census record.
Mary / Bonita / Bonnette Walters
Joseph Walters.


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

The Love Of Searching Family History

Welcome To February!

 I have been reviewing my family connections information. I have been discovering more info and making some corrections. I haven't realized some of the things I've  overlooked.

 Not everyone wants to learn more about their family connections. Only the  ones who search and seek after what they yearn to know. We have to have the heart of knowing to know more. 

We have to leave room for not knowing.  We can't find out everything we want to know about our family history.  There are the little things that come along the search we wonder about. Every little clue helps.

I hope you find some of your family connections.
You have to keep searching.  Don't lose hope along the way.

I started the 52 Ancestors 52 Week challenge..Into 5th week

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

The Family Connections Branches are listed below.
Update when available. 
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In Memory of The BARTLETT Family Connections
For February: In Remembrance....

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In Memory of The Blakey Blakley WHITE Family Connections
For February: In Remembrance....

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In Memory of The DADE Family Connections:
Some of the Descendants of Isaac DADE and Frances (OVINTON) DADE.

  
In Memory of The WASHINGTON Allen Walters Family Connections
For February: In Remembrance....

In Memory of Mr. Isaac Dade Sr.

Mr. Isaac DADE Sr was born Virginia about 1805 to 1813.  He was a labor.  He was the husband of Frances OVINGTON DADE. His wife, Frances was the mother of 14 children.

Isaac Dade and Francis Dade were the witnesses to
Mr.  Lewis Lankford and Miss Charlotta Dade's marriage in 1873. 

Isaac was one of Canton, Missouri's older residence of his time. On January 11, 1890, he passed at his daughter, Charlotta (DADE)  LANKFARD's home. Charlotta was living in  St. Joseph, Missouri. Isaac was 85 years old at the time of his death.

Source: 1870, 1880 Censuses, Marriage Record, Newspapers, Obituary,

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

William Allen: Who Was He?

What is known of  William Allen?

Wm Allen applied for a license marry on December 24, 1888 in St. Joseph, Missouri. He wanted to marry a Miss Laura Washington. George Fermon signed his name as a witness to William Allen's signature. Wm made his mark on the application.

On March, 1889, Wm Allen and Miss Laura Washington were married in St. Joseph, Missouri. They were married by The  Rev Alexander C Terrell. He was the pastor at the Methodist Church on  311 Antonie in St. Joseph, MO.

About nine months later, on December 21, 1889, William and Anna Laura Allen were blessed with a daughter.  Her name was  Mary Anna Allen.

 Birth record of Mary Anna Allen Lankfard   

 On the 1890 St. Joseph, Missouri city directory, William Allen was listed as a labor residing at Mulberry NE Cor 18th. This was the same address of William and Susan Washington. They were the parents of Anna Laura Allen.

There isn't much more known about William Allen. The only source of his existence are the application for marriage and the marriage license, the birth record of his daughter, Mary and the 1890 City directory in St. Joseph, MO.

There are questions that remind.

Who were Williams' parents?
What about his upbringing?
Could William have another name?
Could William have been mulatto?

Can't locate William Allen on the 1870 and 1880 censuses.
There's a black William Allen listed on the 1880 census in St. Joseph, MO.
This William was born oi n 1858 in MO.

Could Wm and Anna divorced?
There's no record of Anna Allen or Laura Allen being the widow of Wm Allen.
There's no record of Anna Allen or Laura Allen in the City directories.
Anna Laura was listed as the widow of Thornton Walters in 1898.

 What happened to William?
When and where did he passed?

Who Was William Allen?
He was my mother's Grandfather.

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

Family Connections: Going Deeper In 2020

Greetings! Welcome to this New Year!
Happy Twenty Twenty!
I hope you have a good start in this new year.!

I'm hoping to go deeper into what I have discovered on my family tree.  I've made a lot of new discoveries on the DADE Family Connections. I have come across news articles, obituaries and  some DNA  matches that I need to look over. I'm trying to connect the dots.

I have put my DNA matches into groups of Dade, Bartlett and Blakey Blakley WHITE Family Connections on ancestry.com.I've stumbled across some mysteries that have been solved. I have DNA cousins who I know but didn't imagine to be my relatives. I discovered that I'm an aunt cousin.

I've been updating the In Remembrance each year as I come across the information. The links posted years ago, but, I go back over to add informations.

In Remembrance on The Dade Family Connections
I plan to update what I have discovered and I've to re read articles. I have info so that I can journal on. It's interesting.


In Remembrance on The Bartlett Family Connections. I haven't made much progress on the BARTLETT Family Connections. I have come across some DNA matches with cousins who are connected with the DADE side. I'm waiting on a reply.


In Remembrance on  The Blakey Blakley WHITE Family Connections
I hope to make some progress on some of the BBW Family lineage.

I hope that you continue into the Christmas Season.
May we find what we are looking for.

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