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Raymond Jeter Blake 1898 – 1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Nov 1898

Birth Location: Middlesex County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 13 Dec 1988

Death Location: Topping, Middlesex County, Virginia, USA

Father: Jeter Blake

Mother: Henrietta Haynes

Spouse(s): Minnie Blake

Children(s): Phyllis Blake, Elizabeth Blake, Mary Blake, Emiley Blake, Raymond Blake, William Blake, Melvin Blake, Robert Blake

The story of Raymond Jeter Blake began in 1898 in Middlesex County, Virginia, USA. In 1900, Raymond Jeter Blake resided in Saluda, Middlesex, Virginia, USA. In 1910, Raymond Jeter Blake resided in Pinetop, Middlesex, Virginia, USA. Raymond Jeter Blake married Minnie Lee Blake, and had children including Phyllis H Blake, Elizabeth E Blake, Mary C. Blake, Emiley H Blake, Raymond M Blake, William Blake, Melvin L Blake, Robert C Blake. Raymond Jeter Blake passed away in 1988 in Topping, Middlesex County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Raymond Jeter Blake began in 1898 in Middlesex County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1900, Raymond Jeter Blake resided in Saluda, Middlesex, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1910, Raymond Jeter Blake resided in Pinetop, Middlesex, Virginia, USA.
  • Raymond Jeter Blake married Minnie Lee Blake, and had children including Phyllis H Blake, Elizabeth E Blake, Mary C. Blake, Emiley H Blake, Raymond M Blake, William Blake, Melvin L Blake, Robert C Blake.
  • Raymond Jeter Blake passed away in 1988 in Topping, Middlesex County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jeter Blake
1866 – 1937
Birth Location: Pine Top, Middlesex County, Virginia, USA
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Henrietta Haynes
1867 – 1921
Birth Location: Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Minnie Blake
1897 – 1971
Birth Location: Virginia
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Children(s)

Phyllis Blake
1922 – 2007
Birth Location: Virginia
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Elizabeth Blake
1925 – 2010
Birth Location: Topping, VA
EB
Mary Blake
1926 – 2006
Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America
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Emiley Blake
1929 –
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, USA
EB
Raymond Blake
1931 – 2014
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, USA
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William Blake
1931 – 2003
Birth Location: Topping Midd, Virginia
WB
Melvin Blake
1935 – 2017
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, USA
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Robert Blake
1936 – 1988
Birth Location: Virginia
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Raymond Blake's Ancestors

Self
Raymond Blake
1898 – 1988
Birth Place: Middlesex County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Jeter Willis Blake
1866 – 1937
Pine Top, Middlesex County, Virginia, USA
Henrietta ("Etta" C) Haynes
1867 – 1921
Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Alpheus (L.) Blake
1838 – 1873
Middlesex County, Virginia
Ann (Lewis) Smither
1845 – 1946
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
George (H.) Haynes
1844 –
Virginia
Lucy (F.) Haynes
1855 –
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Blake
Cordelia Blake
1812 – 1852
Lewis Smither
1801 – 1850
Annie Clements
1801 – 1852
George Haynes
1810 – 1878
Mary Massey
1821 – 1868
John Pierce
1814 – 1854
Mary Hall
1818 – 1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Berkley Blake
1784 – 1838
Elizabeth Robinson
1789 – 1841
Samuel Blake
Sarah Wood
1780 – 1848
William Clements
1768 – 1812
Lucy Smith
1769 – 1840
George Haynes
1781 – 1840
Nancy Pfaw
1781 – 1850
John Buchannon
Sarah Wilson
THOMAS PEARCE
1788 – 1845
Bridgett Coates
1787 – 1861
William Hall
1795 –
Lucy

Raymond Blake's Descendants

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Raymond (Jeter) Blake (04 Nov 1898 – 13 Dec 1988) m. Minnie (Lee) Blake (abt 1897 – 28 Dec 1971)
  1. 1. Phyllis (H) Blake (16 March 1922 – 3 May 2007) m. Harry (Evans) Bray (10 October 1916 – 14 April 1995)
  2. 2. Elizabeth (E) Blake (15 Jun 1925 – 13 Sep 2010) m. Clay (Gibbony) Shelton (28 June 1933 – 16 March 2018) m. Clay (Gibbony) Shelton (28 June 1933 – 16 March 2018)
    1. 1. Tamara (Evangeline) Shelton (28 Jan 1960 – )
    2. 2. Tamara (Evangeline) Shelton (28 Jan 1960 – )
  3. 3. Mary (C.) Blake (5 September 1926 – 7 October 2006) m. William (Clifford) Bartle (abt 1929 – 15 Nov 1977) m. Robert (C) Blake (10 Dec 1936 – 15 Mar 1988)
    1. 1. Kevin (C.) Blake
  4. 4. Emiley (H) Blake (10 Dec 1929 – ) m. Henry (Shepherd) Chowning (abt 1925 – 17 Oct 2009) m. Henry (Shepherd) Chowning (2 December 1924 – 17 October 2009)
    1. 1. Larry (Shepherd) Chowning (23 May 1949 – ) m. Deborah (Dee) Lantz (6 Oct 1951 – )
    2. 2. Susan Hoar
  5. 5. Raymond (M) Blake (6 Nov 1931 – 10 April 2014) m. Shirley (Anne) Fetterolf (abt 1933 – 11 Nov 2024)
    1. 1. David (M) Blake (1955 – ) m. Joyce Blake (31 Jul 1950 – )
      1. 1. Jennifer (Beth) Blake (29 Jan 1979 – )
        1. 1. Chelsi (Lynn) Blake (6 Sep 1994 – )
        2. 2. Sarah (Katherine) Blake (14 Feb 2001 – )
    2. 2. Gary (Raymond) Blake (25 Nov 1958 – ) m. Cheryl (Lynne) Holloway (29 May 1960 – )
    3. 3. Timothy (Shawn) Blake (10 Mar 1964 – ) m. Dana (Elisabeth) Crosby (12 Apr 1967 – )
  6. 6. William Blake (6 Nov 1931 – 31 Mar 2003)
  7. 7. Melvin (L) Blake (29 Jan 1935 – 14 Dec 2017) m. Shirley (Lucile) Hubbard (abt 1938 – )
    1. 1. Steve (M.) Blake (25 Oct 1958 – ) m. Carolyn (Sue) Brooks (8 Aug 1959 – )
    2. 2. Paige (B.) Gallicchio (27 Jul 1962 – ) m. Jerry (A) Gallicchio (29 Aug 1958 – )
    3. 3. Bea (B.) Fleet
    4. 4. Carol (B.) Matthews
    5. 5. Lynn (B.) Payne
    6. 6. Pattie (B.) Beaver
  8. 8. Robert (C) Blake (10 Dec 1936 – 15 Mar 1988) m. Mary (Blanche) Colley (abt 1942 – ) m. Mary (C.) Blake (5 September 1926 – 7 October 2006)

Raymond Blake's Timeline

10 Records

1898
04 Nov 1898
Birth of Raymond Jeter Blake in Middlesex County, Virginia, USA
Middlesex County, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 2
Raymond Jeter Blake resided here in Saluda, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Saluda, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 12
Raymond Jeter Blake resided here in Pinetop, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Pinetop, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 22
Raymond Jeter Blake resided here in Pinetop, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Pinetop, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 32
Raymond Jeter Blake resided here in Pine Top, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Pine Top, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 37
Raymond Jeter Blake resided here in Pine Top, Middlesex, Virginia
Pine Top, Middlesex, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 42
Raymond Jeter Blake resided here in Pine Top, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Pine Top, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
1942
1942
Age 44
Raymond Jeter Blake resided here in Topping, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Topping, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 52
Raymond Jeter Blake resided here in Pine Top, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Pine Top, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
1988
13 Dec 1988
Age 90
Death of Raymond Jeter Blake in Topping, Middlesex County, Virginia, USA
Topping, Middlesex County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Nov 1898
    Event Place: Middlesex County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 60
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pine Top, Middlesex, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04276; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 60-3
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 223-24-9803; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pinetop, Middlesex, Virginia; Roll: T625_1898; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 80
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pine Top, Middlesex, Virginia; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2342185
    [6] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Virginia; Registration County: Middlesex; Roll: 1984812
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Saluda, Middlesex, Virginia; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0054; FHL microfilm: 1241717
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pinetop, Middlesex, Virginia; Roll: T624_1635; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1375648
    [9] Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [10] Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101142088
    [11] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [12] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 14/ Dec/ 1988; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, United States of America; ,0.6119007,0.17733976,0.837485
    [13] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Pine Top, Middlesex, Virginia; Roll: 1976; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 60-6

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Saluda, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Saluda, Middlesex, Virginia; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0054; FHL microfilm: 1241717

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pinetop, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pinetop, Middlesex, Virginia; Roll: T624_1635; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1375648

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Pinetop, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pinetop, Middlesex, Virginia; Roll: T625_1898; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 80

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Pine Top, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pine Top, Middlesex, Virginia; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2342185

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Pine Top, Middlesex, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pine Top, Middlesex, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04276; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 60-3

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Pine Top, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pine Top, Middlesex, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04276; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 60-3

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Topping, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 60

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Pine Top, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Pine Top, Middlesex, Virginia; Roll: 1976; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 60-6

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Middlesex, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Virginia; Registration County: Middlesex; Roll: 1984812

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Topping
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 14/ Dec/ 1988; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, United States of America; ,0.6119007,0.17733976,0.837485

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1988
    Event Place: Topping, Middlesex County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 223-24-9803; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 14/ Dec/ 1988; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, United States of America; ,0.6119007,0.17733976,0.837485
    [5] Web: Newport News, Virginia, Daily Press Obituary Index, 1898-1988

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Topping, Middlesex County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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