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Sarah Margaret "Jane" Blake 1863–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1863

Birth Location: Clay, Braxton, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1907

Death Location: Orlando Cemetery, Orlando, Braxton, West Virginia, USA

Father: Joseph Blake

Mother: Elizabeth Sands

Spouse(s): Joseph Scarff

Children(s): Sylvanus Posey, Ella Scarff, Ora Morrison, Joseph Scarff, James Scarff, Clara Scarff, Charles Scarff

Sarah Margaret "Jane" Blake was born in 1863 in Clay, Braxton, West Virginia, USA, the child of Joseph Thomas Blake And Elizabeth Jane Betty Sands. In 1870, Sarah Margaret "Jane" Blake resided in Clay, Braxton, West Virginia, USA. In 1880, Sarah Margaret "Jane" Blake resided in Kanawha, Braxton, West Virginia, USA. Sarah Margaret "Jane" Blake married Bud Posey, Joseph Willis Scarff, and had children including Charles Ova Scarff, Clara Myrtle Scarff, Ella Versel Scarff, James Loran Scarff, Joseph Marion Scarff, Ora Ethel Scarff Morrison, Sylvanus Lee Posey. Sarah Margaret "Jane" Blake passed away in 1907 in Orlando Cemetery, Orlando, Braxton, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Sarah Margaret "Jane" Blake was born in 1863 in Clay, Braxton, West Virginia, USA, the child of Joseph Thomas Blake And Elizabeth Jane Betty Sands.
  • In 1870, Sarah Margaret "Jane" Blake resided in Clay, Braxton, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1880, Sarah Margaret "Jane" Blake resided in Kanawha, Braxton, West Virginia, USA.
  • Sarah Margaret "Jane" Blake married Bud Posey, Joseph Willis Scarff, and had children including Charles Ova Scarff, Clara Myrtle Scarff, Ella Versel Scarff, James Loran Scarff, Joseph Marion Scarff, Ora Ethel Scarff Morrison, Sylvanus Lee Posey.
  • Sarah Margaret "Jane" Blake passed away in 1907 in Orlando Cemetery, Orlando, Braxton, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Blake's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Blake
1863–1907
Birth Place: Clay, Braxton, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Joseph Thomas Blake
1825–1874
Virginia
Elizabeth (Jane "Betty") Sands
1839–1919
Virginia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Blake's Descendants

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Sarah (Margaret "Jane") Blake (Feb 1863–1907) m. Joseph (Willis) Scarff (5 Dec 1856–18 Feb 1931)
  1. 1. Sylvanus (Lee) Posey 1881–1966 m. Minerva (Margaret) Riffle 1876–1958 m. Ethel (Sabitha) Davis 1882–1957 m. Minerva Riffle 1877–1958
    1. 1. Grafton (Posey) Riffle 1901–1991 m. Biddie (May) Fox 1898–1946 m. Mary Donaldson 1919–1987
      1. 1. Geraldine (G) Riffle 1927–1995 m. Arnold (Glen) Heater 1922–2000
        1. 1. Arnold (Glen Heater) Jr 1950–2007
        2. 2. Robert (Arnold Heater) Rev 1947–2002
        3. 3. Larry (Steven) Heater 1948–1968
      2. 2. Grafton (Posey Riffle) Jr 1928–1929
      3. 3. Clarence Riffle 1929–1929
      4. 4. Francis Riffle 1926–1985
      5. 5. Pauline Riffle 1925–
      6. 6. Margaret Riffle 1924–
    2. 2. Georgia 1897–
    3. 3. Leonard (Lee) Posey 1917–1983 m. Ethel (Nettie) Comer 1912–2007
    4. 4. Lawrence (Wayne) Posey 1923–1950
    5. 5. Blaine (Goff) Posey 1919–1966
    6. 6. Harry (Glen) Posey 1914–1985
  2. 2. Ella (Versel) Scarff 1895–1897
  3. 3. Ora (Ethel Scarff) Morrison 1883–1929
  4. 4. Joseph (Marion) Scarff 1891–1955
  5. 5. James (Loran) Scarff 1898–1969
  6. 6. Clara (Myrtle) Scarff 1888–1981
  7. 7. Charles (Ova) Scarff 1886–1966

Sarah Blake's Timeline

5 Records

1863
Feb 1863
Birth of Sarah Margaret "Jane" Blake in Clay, Braxton, West Virginia, USA
Clay, Braxton, West Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 7
Sarah Margaret "Jane" Blake resided here in Clay, Braxton, West Virginia, USA
Clay, Braxton, West Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 17
Sarah Margaret "Jane" Blake resided here in Kanawha, Braxton, West Virginia, USA
Kanawha, Braxton, West Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 37
Sarah Margaret "Jane" Blake resided here in Salt Lick, Braxton, West Virginia, USA
Salt Lick, Braxton, West Virginia, USA
1907
1907
Age 44
Death of Sarah Margaret "Jane" Blake in Orlando, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA
Orlando, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1863
    Event Place: Clay, Braxton, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Kanawha, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1400; Page: 433C; Enumeration District: 008
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Clay, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1685; Page: 401A; Family History Library Film: 553184
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Salt Lick, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1756; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1241756
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Clay, Braxton, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Clay, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1685; Page: 401A; Family History Library Film: 553184

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Kanawha, Braxton, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Kanawha, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1400; Page: 433C; Enumeration District: 008

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Salt Lick, Braxton, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Salt Lick, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1756; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1241756

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1907
    Event Place: Orlando, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Orlando Cemetery, Orlando, Braxton, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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