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Edgar William Blakely 1919–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1919

Birth Location: Chicago, Illinois

Death Date: 25 December 1980

Death Location: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Henry Blakley

Mother: Pearl Williams

Spouse(s): Dorothy Linston

Children(s):

The story of Edgar William Blakely began in 1919 in Chicago, Illinois. In 1920, Edgar William Blakely resided in Chicago Ward 1, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA. In 1930, Edgar William Blakely resided in Chicago (Districts 0001-0250), Chicago, Cook, Illi. Edgar William Blakely married Dorothy L Linston, and had children including Diane Blakley, Vanessa Blakley. Edgar William Blakely passed away in 1980 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Edgar William Blakely began in 1919 in Chicago, Illinois.
  • In 1920, Edgar William Blakely resided in Chicago Ward 1, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA.
  • In 1930, Edgar William Blakely resided in Chicago (Districts 0001-0250), Chicago, Cook, Illi.
  • Edgar William Blakely married Dorothy L Linston, and had children including Diane Blakley, Vanessa Blakley.
  • Edgar William Blakely passed away in 1980 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Blakley
1896–
Birth Location: Georgia
HB
Pearl Williams
1894–1978
Birth Location: Kentucky
PW

Spouses(s)

Dorothy Linston
1934–2021
Birth Location: Port Gibson, Mississippi
DL

Children(s)

Edgar Blakely's Ancestors

Self
Edgar Blakely
1919–1980
Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois
Parents
Henry Lowington Blakley
1896–
Georgia
Pearl (P) Williams
1894–1978
Kentucky
Grandparents
Charlie Blakely
1860–
Fulton, Georgia, Tennesse, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Sallie Davis
1866–
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edgar Blakely's Timeline

8 Records

1919
10 Jan 1919
Birth of Edgar William Blakely in Chicago, Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
1920
1920
Age 1
Edgar William Blakely resided here in Chicago Ward 1, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA
Chicago Ward 1, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 11
Edgar William Blakely resided here in Chicago (Districts 0001-0250), Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago (Districts 0001-0250), Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 16
Edgar William Blakely resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Chicago, Cook, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 21
Edgar William Blakely resided here in , Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 31
Edgar William Blakely resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 32
Edgar William Blakely resided here in Illinois
Illinois
1980
25 December 1980
Age 61
Death of Edgar William Blakely in Cook, Illinois, United States
Cook, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1919
    Event Place: Chicago, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] 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
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0086; FHL microfilm: 2340154
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Chicago Ward 1, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 1, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_306; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 41

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Chicago (Districts 0001-0250), Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0086; FHL microfilm: 2340154

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00955; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 103-1121

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00955; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 103-1121

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, 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: Chicago, Cook, Illin

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Illinois
    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 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 December 1980
    Event Place: Cook, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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