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John B. Blake 1835 – 1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1835

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 18 February 1882

Death Location: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: John Blake

Mother: Margaret Blake

Spouse(s): Adeline Blake

Children(s): Addie Blake, Irene Blake, Herbert Blake, Maude Blake

John B. Blake Jr was born in South Carolina in 1835, to John Benjamin Blake and Margaret Blake. Later in life, John B. Blake Jr married Adeline Blake; among their children were Addie Blake, Irene Blake, Herbert Blake and Maude Blake. John B. Blake Jr died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America, 1882.

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Parents

John Blake
1796 –
Birth Location: Ireland
JB
Margaret Blake
1800 – 1883
Birth Location: Ireland
MB

Spouses(s)

Adeline Blake
1839 –
Birth Location: Maine
AB

Children(s)

Addie Blake
1860 – 1889
Birth Location: Georgia, United States of America
AB
Irene Blake
1863 – 1896
Birth Location: GA, Georgia, USA
IB
Herbert Blake
1866 – 1904
Birth Location: Indiana, United States of America
HB
Maude Blake
1870 – 1889
Birth Location: Maine, United States of America
MB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1835
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1835
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 18 Feb 1882
    Event Place: Louisville, Kentucky
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Courier-Journal - 18 Feb 1882 - Page 8, Explosion John B Blake Jr 1882 18 Feb 1882

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 19 Feb 1882
    Event Place: Louisville, Kentucky
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Courier-Journal - 19 Feb 1882 - Page 9, Funeral John Blake 2.v19.1882

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 28 Feb 1882
    Event Place: Owensboro, Kentucky
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Owensboro Messenger - 28 Feb 1882 - 4, Owensboro report of the explosion 28 Feb 1882

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 24 Jun 1886
    Event Place: Louisville, Kentucky
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Courier-Journal - 24 Jun 1886 - Page 3, A P Blake Sale of property 24 Jun 1886

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 18 February 1882
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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