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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, United States of America

Father: Jeter Blake

Mother: Henrietta Haynes

Spouse(s): Minnie Heath

Children(s): Raymond Blake, Phyllis Bray, William Blake, Melvin Blake, Robert Blake, Mary Bartle, Betty Shelton

Raymond Jeter Blake was born in 1898 in Middlesex County, Virginia, USA, the child of Jeter Willis Blake And Henrietta Etta C Haynes. 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 Heath, and had children including Betty Shelton, Emily H Blake, Mary Corinne Bartle, Melvin Lee Blake, Phyllis B Bray, Raymond Milton Blake, Robert C Blake, William A Blake. Raymond Jeter Blake passed away in 1988 in Topping, Middlesex County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Raymond Jeter Blake was born in 1898 in Middlesex County, Virginia, USA, the child of Jeter Willis Blake And Henrietta Etta C Haynes.
  • 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 Heath, and had children including Betty Shelton, Emily H Blake, Mary Corinne Bartle, Melvin Lee Blake, Phyllis B Bray, Raymond Milton Blake, Robert C Blake, William A Blake.
  • Raymond Jeter Blake passed away in 1988 in Topping, Middlesex County, Virginia, United States of America.

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
HH

Spouses(s)

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

Raymond Blake
1931–2014
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, USA
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Phyllis Bray
1922–2007
Birth Location: Virginia
PB
William Blake
1931–2003
Birth Location: Topping Midd, Virginia
WB
Melvin Blake
1935–
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, USA
MB
Robert Blake
1936–1988
Birth Location: Virginia
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Mary Bartle
1926–2006
Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America
MB
Betty Shelton
1925–2010
Birth Location: Topping, VA
BS

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
Cordelia
1812–1852
Lewis Smither
1801–1850
Annie Clements
1801–1852
George III
1810–1878
Mary Massey
1821–1868
John Pearce
1814–1854
Polly Pierce
1818–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sarah Wood
1780–1848
William Clements
1768–1812
Lucy Smith
1769–1840
George II
1781–1840
Nancy Pfaw
1781–1850
THOMAS PEARCE
1788–1845
Bridgett Coates
1787–1861
William Hall
1795–

Raymond Blake's Descendants

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Raymond (Jeter) Blake (04 Nov 1898–13 Dec 1988) m. Minnie (Lee) Heath (abt 1897–28 Dec 1971)
  1. 1. Raymond (Milton) Blake 1931–2014 m. Shirley (A) Fetterolf 1933–2024
  2. 2. Phyllis (B) Bray 1922–2007 m. Harry (Evans) Bray 1916–1995
  3. 3. William (A) Blake 1931–2003
  4. 4. Melvin (Lee) Blake 1935–
  5. 5. Robert (C) Blake 1936–1988 m. Mary (Corinne) Bartle 1926–2006
  6. 6. Mary (Corinne) Bartle 1926–2006 m. Robert (C) Blake 1936–1988 m. William (Clifford Bartle) Sr 1929–1977
  7. 7. Betty Shelton 1925–2010 m. Clay (Gibbony) Shelton 1933–2018 m. Clay (Gibbony) Shelton 1933–2018

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., World War II 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, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [10] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101142088
    [11] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [12] U.S., 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., World War II 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: U.S., 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, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., 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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