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Cora Pearl BLACKFORD 1877–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 APR 1877

Birth Location: Summerhill, Pike , IL

Death Date: 19 MAR 1968

Death Location: Riverview Cemetery; Hamilton, Ravalli, MT

Father: John BLACKFORD

Mother: Mary SIMPSON

Spouse(s): Frank KRAFT, John Kenney, Jesse Cook

Children(s): Virginia KRAFT, John Kraft, Loren Kraft, Frank Kraft, Charles Kraft, Marjorie Kraft

Cora Pearl BLACKFORD was born in 1877 in Summerhill, Pike , IL, the child of John Merritt Blackford And Mary Ann Simpson. In 1880, Cora Pearl BLACKFORD was recorded in the census in Summer Hill, Pike, IL. In 1880, Cora Pearl BLACKFORD resided in Summer Hill, Pike, Illinois, USA. Cora Pearl BLACKFORD married Frank J Kraft, James E Ryan, Jesse E Cook, John Francis Kenney, and had children including Charles Leroy Kraft, Frank Gottleib Kraft, John Merritt Kraft, Loren Noel Kraft, Marjorie Iola Kraft, Virginia Lucille Kraft. Cora Pearl BLACKFORD passed away in 1968 in Riverview Cemetery; Hamilton, Ravalli, MT.

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Biography

  • Cora Pearl BLACKFORD was born in 1877 in Summerhill, Pike , IL, the child of John Merritt Blackford And Mary Ann Simpson.
  • In 1880, Cora Pearl BLACKFORD was recorded in the census in Summer Hill, Pike, IL.
  • In 1880, Cora Pearl BLACKFORD resided in Summer Hill, Pike, Illinois, USA.
  • Cora Pearl BLACKFORD married Frank J Kraft, James E Ryan, Jesse E Cook, John Francis Kenney, and had children including Charles Leroy Kraft, Frank Gottleib Kraft, John Merritt Kraft, Loren Noel Kraft, Marjorie Iola Kraft, Virginia Lucille Kraft.
  • Cora Pearl BLACKFORD passed away in 1968 in Riverview Cemetery; Hamilton, Ravalli, MT.

Immediate Family

Parents

John BLACKFORD
1847–1936
Birth Location: , Nicholas, KY
JB
Mary SIMPSON
1855–1916
Birth Location: Woodstock, Oxford, Ontario, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Frank KRAFT
1876–1916
Birth Location: Johannesburg, East Prussia
FK
John Kenney
1880–1918
Birth Location: Creston, Union, Iowa, USA
JK
Jesse Cook
1883–
Birth Location: Dentonville, Texas
JC

Children(s)

Virginia KRAFT
1913–1983
Birth Location: Alta, Ravalli County, Montana, USA
VK
John Kraft
1903–1961
Birth Location: Riverside, , CA
JK
Loren Kraft
1905–1991
Birth Location: Clatskanie, Columbia, Oregon, USA
LK
Frank Kraft
1907–1975
Birth Location: Trout Creek, Sanders, MT
FK
Charles Kraft
1909–1993
Birth Location: Trout Creek, Sanders, MT
CK
Marjorie Kraft
1915–1999
Birth Location: Alta, Ravalli, MT
MK

Cora BLACKFORD's Ancestors

Self
Cora BLACKFORD
1877–1968
Birth Place: Summerhill, Pike , IL
Parents
John Merritt BLACKFORD
1847–1936
, Nicholas, KY
Mary (Ann) SIMPSON
1855–1916
Woodstock, Oxford, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Merritt BLACKFORD
1821–1863
Lebanon, Warren, Ohio, USA
Sarah (Ann Melissa) CONYERS
1826–1907
Carlisle, Nicholas, KY
Charles SIMPSON
1828–1877
Burton on the Wolds, Leicestershire, England
Elizabeth HORNER
1831–1906
Beverley, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Allen Sr
1790–1827
Nancy MERRITT
1795–1833
Enoch CONYERS
1799–1849
Mary WEST
1803–1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John BLACKFORD
1762–1824
Susannah PETERS
1766–1829
Isaac MERRITT
1760–1834
Isaac CONYERS
1765–1845
Susannah HORNBACK
1768–1808
Amos SR
1766–1859
Elizabeth ROBBINS
1771–1840

Cora BLACKFORD's Descendants

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Cora (Pearl) BLACKFORD (6 APR 1877–19 MAR 1968) m. Frank (J) KRAFT (6 MAY 1876–15 MAR 1916) m. John (Francis) Kenney (11 Mar 1880–7 NOV 1918) m. Jesse (E) Cook (abt 1883–)
  1. 1. Virginia (Lucille) KRAFT 1913–1983 m. Stanley (Thomas) GREENUP 1908–1981
    1. 1. Carole (Karene) GREENUP 1938–2007
  2. 2. John (Merritt) Kraft 1903–1961 m. Mary (Caroline) Monroe 1908–1970
    1. 1. Frank (Merritt) Kraft 1931–1982 m. Arla (Mae) Grinolds 1936–2008
    2. 2. Ronald (Layne) Kraft 1940–2010
  3. 3. Loren (Noel) Kraft 1905–1991 m. Edith (Marjorie) Rennaker 1915–1997 m. Lula (Marie) Kyle 1907–1968
    1. 1. Loren (Eugene) Kraft 1930–2003 m. Patsy (Ann) Robinson 1935–2015 m. Violet (Lea) Peters 1936–2018
  4. 4. Frank (Gottleib) Kraft 1907–1975 m. Edna (Jane) Carmichael 1914–1990
    1. 1. Jerry (Allen) Kraft 1940–1940
    2. 2. Ardis (Elaine) Kraft 1943–1943
    3. 3. Lorelei (Jean) Kraft 1939–2012 m. Elmer (Cleo) Barringer 1932–1985 m. Paul (Wagner) Young 1925–1992
  5. 5. Charles (Leroy) Kraft 1909–1993
  6. 6. Marjorie (Iola) Kraft 1915–1999

Cora BLACKFORD's Timeline

12 Records

1877
6 APR 1877
Birth of Cora Pearl BLACKFORD in Summerhill, Pike , IL
Summerhill, Pike , IL
1880
1880
Age 3
Cora Pearl BLACKFORD appeared in census in Summer Hill, Pike, IL
Summer Hill, Pike, IL
1880
1880
Age 3
Cora Pearl BLACKFORD resided here in Summer Hill, Pike, Illinois, USA
Summer Hill, Pike, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 33
Cora Pearl BLACKFORD appeared in census in Edwards, Ravalli, MT
Edwards, Ravalli, MT
1920
1920
Age 43
Cora Pearl BLACKFORD appeared in census in Hamilton, Ravalli, MT
Hamilton, Ravalli, MT
1930
1930
Age 53
Cora Pearl BLACKFORD appeared in census in Hamilton, Ravalli, MT
Hamilton, Ravalli, MT
1935
1935
Age 58
Cora Pearl BLACKFORD resided here in Ward, Ravalli, Montana
Ward, Ravalli, Montana
1940
1940
Age 63
Cora Pearl BLACKFORD resided here in Ward Township, Ward, Ravalli, Montana, USA
Ward Township, Ward, Ravalli, Montana, USA
1950
1950
Age 73
Cora Pearl BLACKFORD resided here in Hamilton, Ravalli, Montana, USA
Hamilton, Ravalli, Montana, USA
1962
1962
Age 85
Cora Pearl BLACKFORD resided here in Montana
Montana
1968
17 MAR 1968
Age 91
Death of Cora Pearl BLACKFORD in Hamilton, Ravalli, MT
Hamilton, Ravalli, MT
1968
19 MAR 1968
Age 91
Burial of Cora Pearl BLACKFORD in Riverview Cemetery; Hamilton, Ravalli, MT
Riverview Cemetery; Hamilton, Ravalli, MT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 APR 1877
    Event Place: Summerhill, Pike , IL
    Record Source:
    [1] Blackford Family Bible
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Summer Hill, Pike, IL

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Summer Hill, Pike, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Edwards, Ravalli, MT

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Hamilton, Ravalli, MT

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Hamilton, Ravalli, MT

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Ward, Ravalli, Montana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ward, Ravalli, Montana; Roll: m-t0627-02227; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 41-5

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Ward Township, Ward, Ravalli, Montana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ward, Ravalli, Montana; Roll: m-t0627-02227; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 41-5

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Hamilton, Ravalli, Montana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Hamilton, Ravalli, M

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1962
    Event Place: Montana
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 MAR 1968
    Event Place: Hamilton, Ravalli, MT
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 19 MAR 1968
    Event Place: Riverview Cemetery; Hamilton, Ravalli, MT
    Record Source:
    [1] Tombstone Inscriptions for Ravalli County
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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