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Donald Dean Blake 1925–2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07/25/1925

Birth Location: Mount Vernon, Illinois

Death Date: 12/11/2006

Death Location: Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA

Father: William Blake

Mother: Cora Johnson

Spouse(s): Yvonne Taylor

Children(s):

Donald Dean Blake was born in 1925 in Mount Vernon, Illinois, the child of William Alfred Blake And Cora Edna Johnson. Donald Dean Blake married Yvonne Taylor, and had children including Karen Blake, Kent Taylor Blake, Kevin Dean Blake, Kim N Blake, Kirk D Blake. Donald Dean Blake passed away in 2006 in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Donald Dean Blake was born in 1925 in Mount Vernon, Illinois, the child of William Alfred Blake And Cora Edna Johnson.
  • Donald Dean Blake married Yvonne Taylor, and had children including Karen Blake, Kent Taylor Blake, Kevin Dean Blake, Kim N Blake, Kirk D Blake.
  • Donald Dean Blake passed away in 2006 in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Donald Blake's Ancestors

Self
Donald Blake
1925–2006
Birth Place: Mount Vernon, Illinois
Parents
William Alfred Blake
1886–1978
Belle Rive, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
Cora (Edna) Johnson
1893–1979
Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois, United States of America
Grandparents
David (Meigs) Blake
1861–1942
Jefferson Co., Illinois, USA
Keziah Wilkerson
1863–1903
Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
William (Jahue) Johnson
1859–1919
Indiana, USA
Catherine Darst
1860–1916
Pickaway County, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Blake
1826–1890
Elizabeth McReynolds
1830–1900
James Wilkerson
1832–1910
Elizabeth Musgrave
1832–1876
Henry Johnson
1830–1907
Katherine Myers
1836–1878
Jeremiah Darst
1830–1881
Matilda Bowsher
1818–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Blake
1799–1851
Margaret Slone
1800–1858
James McReynolds
1801–1859
Lourey Peyton
1799–
Maston Wilkerson
1813–1871
Frances Williams
1814–1854
Samuel Musgrave
1806–1872
Nancy Vaughn
1814–1865
James Johnson
1803–1880
Nancy Goode
1808–1880
Philip Myers
1793–1889
Mary Hudson
1810–1857
John Darst
1786–1844
Anna Darst
1790–1844
Anthony Bowsher
1792–1861
Sarah *
1796–1834

Donald Blake's Timeline

9 Records

1925
07/25/1925
Birth of Donald Dean Blake in Bluford Jeff, Illinois
Bluford Jeff, Illinois
1925
07/25/1925
Birth of Donald Dean Blake in Mount Vernon, Illinois
Mount Vernon, Illinois
1925
07/25/1925
Birth of Donald Dean Blake in Mount Vernon, Illinois
Mount Vernon, Illinois
1930
1930
Age 5
Donald Dean Blake resided here in Riverview, Franklin, Washington, USA
Riverview, Franklin, Washington, USA
1935
1935
Age 10
Donald Dean Blake resided here in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois
Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 15
Donald Dean Blake resided here in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 25
Donald Dean Blake resided here in Grandview, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Grandview, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
1956
1956
Age 31
Donald Dean Blake resided here in Springfield, Illinois, USA
Springfield, Illinois, USA
2006
12/11/2006
Age 81
Death of Donald Dean Blake in Greenview, Menard, Illinois
Greenview, Menard, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07251925
    Event Place: Bluford Jeff, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: T627_887; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 84-101
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Riverview, Franklin, Washington; Roll: 2486; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0016; Image: 1047.0; FHL microfilm: 2342220
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census
    [7] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07251925
    Event Place: Mount Vernon, Illinois
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07251925
    Event Place: Mount Vernon, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 144

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Riverview, Franklin, Washington, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Riverview, Franklin, Washington; Roll: 2486; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0016; Image: 1047.0; FHL microfilm: 2342220

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: T627_887; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 84-101

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: T627_887; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 84-101

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Grandview, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Springfield, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index (CD ROM), Donald D Blake

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12112006
    Event Place: Greenview, Menard, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [3] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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