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William Randolph Blake 1827–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jan 1827

Birth Location: Marion County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 25 March 1912

Death Location: Bigbee, Monroe County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Archibald Blake

Mother: Susan Williams

Spouse(s): Frances LEWIS, Mary Ivey

Children(s): Ellen Blake, Charles Blake, Sam Blake, Presley Sr, Emma Blake, Judge Blake, Pala Blake, Minnie Blake, Sam Blake, Pressley BLAKE, George Blake, Thomas Blake, William BLAKE, Calvin BLAKE, Albert Blake, Leander BLAKE, Marion Blake, Franklin BLAKE, Alfred BLAKE, Ida Blake

In 1827, William Randolph Blake entered the world in Marion County, Alabama, USA, born to Archibald Isham Blake And Susan B Williams. William Randolph Blake married Frances A Fanny Lewis, Mary Ivey, and had children including Albert Blake, Alfred Oscar John Blake, Calvin Randolph Blake, Charles Jefferson Blake, Ellen Lena Blake, Emma Susan Blake, Franklin Blake, George Arch Blake, Ida E Blake, Judge Troy Blake, Leander J Blake, Marion Robert Blake, Minnie Pearl Blake, Pala Blake, Presley Larkin Blake Sr, Pressley Larkes Blake, Sam Blake, Sam Vardaman Blake, Thomas Chester Blake, William Houston Blake. William Randolph Blake passed away in 1912 in Bigbee, Monroe County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1827, William Randolph Blake entered the world in Marion County, Alabama, USA, born to Archibald Isham Blake And Susan B Williams.
  • William Randolph Blake married Frances A Fanny Lewis, Mary Ivey, and had children including Albert Blake, Alfred Oscar John Blake, Calvin Randolph Blake, Charles Jefferson Blake, Ellen Lena Blake, Emma Susan Blake, Franklin Blake, George Arch Blake, Ida E Blake, Judge Troy Blake, Leander J Blake, Marion Robert Blake, Minnie Pearl Blake, Pala Blake, Presley Larkin Blake Sr, Pressley Larkes Blake, Sam Blake, Sam Vardaman Blake, Thomas Chester Blake, William Houston Blake.
  • William Randolph Blake passed away in 1912 in Bigbee, Monroe County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Blake's Ancestors

Self
William Blake
1827–1912
Birth Place: Marion County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Archibald Isham Blake
1791–1866
Montgomery County, North Carolina
Susan (B.) Williams
1791–1856
Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (J Blake II 4th GGF \REVOLUNTIONARY WAR, Virginia Continental) Troops-Pvt.
1744–1843
North Carolina, British Colonial America, North Carolina, USA
Eva (Hattie Westbrooke (Westbrook) Blake\4th) GGM
1750–1848
Augusta Springs, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Blake's Descendants

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William (Randolph) Blake (14 Jan 1827–25 March 1912) m. Frances (A FANNY) LEWIS (07 Feb 1840–28 Mar 1882) m. Mary Ivey (22 May 1861–29 Nov 1944)
  1. 1. Ellen (Lena) Blake 1892–1961 m. Andrew (Lee) Strange 1884–1922
    1. 1. Tarley Strange 1904–1972 m. Harry (Ambers) Damron 1894–1986
      1. 1. Barbara (Ann) Damron 1940–2023 m. Kenneth (Don) Ridge 1935–2007
      2. 2. Clifford Damron 1934–2010 m. Mildred Harrell 1940–1986
      3. 3. Aileen Damron 1924–1998 m. Roy (Donald) Brooks 1921–1997
      4. 4. Donna (L) Damron 1926–2013
      5. 5. Willard (A) Damron 1928–2001
      6. 6. Ellen (M) Damron 1930–2012
      7. 7. Burma Spencer 1937–1997
      8. 8. Irma Jones 1937–2013
    2. 2. Vera (May) Strange 1906–1953 m. Eugene Burroughs 1898–1989
      1. 1. Eugene (Burroughs) Jr 1929–2016
      2. 2. Charles (Edward) Burroughs 1937–1993
    3. 3. Eva (May) Strange 1911–
    4. 4. Hoyte (Leanwood) Strange 1916–2001
  2. 2. Charles (Jefferson) Blake 1858–1942 m. Mary (Adine) CHEVES 1875–1954 m. Mary (Catherine (Katie) Beatrice) Montgomery 1858–1901
    1. 1. Charles (Robert) Blake 1903–1945
    2. 2. Ensie (Gertrude) BLAKE 1883–1978
      1. 1. Opal (Gertrude) Whit 1914–2006
    3. 3. Noeba (Ariel) Blake 1908–1983
    4. 4. William (Peavy) Blake 1910–1994
    5. 5. Nobah (Evans) Blake 1908–2004
    6. 6. Payton (G) BLAKE 1890–
    7. 7. Charles (Howard) BLAKE 1884–1982
      1. 1. Charles (Howard Blake) Jr 1923–1968 m. Charles (Howard Blake) ♂2C1R 1923–1968
        1. 1. Shirley (Ann Blake) ♂2C2R 1943–1989
    8. 8. Fannie (E) BLAKE 1883–
    9. 9. William (Eugene) BLAKE 1890–1958
      1. 1. Mary (Gertrude) Griffin 1913–2008
    10. 10. Peavy Blake 1890–
    11. 11. Nova Blake 1890–
  3. 3. Sam Blake 1902–1974
  4. 4. Presley (Larkin Blake) Sr 1897–1961
  5. 5. Emma (Susan) Blake 1873–1970 m. Pinckney (W.) Potts 1859–1896 m. Charlie (Malcolm) Brandon 1871–1930
    1. 1. Lester (Eugene Potts) Sr 1891–1976
      1. 1. Lester (Eugene Potts) Jr 1928–2007
    2. 2. Roscoe (Malcolm) Brandon 1905–1968
    3. 3. Allie (Efford) Potts 1893–1954
  6. 6. Judge (Troy) Blake 1891–1972
  7. 7. Pala Blake 1889–
  8. 8. Minnie (Pearl) Blake 1887–1948 m. Alex (Columbus) Lindsey 1875–1957
    1. 1. Stella (Mae) Lindsey 1912–1995
      1. 1. Buddy (B.) Burroughs 1935–2016
      2. 2. Myrtle (Mae) Moore 1936–2012
    2. 2. William (Grady Lindsey) Sr 1914–1987
    3. 3. Columbus (Lester) Lindsey 1919–2004
      1. 1. Betty (Carol) Lindsey 1942–2003
    4. 4. Margie (Elizabeth) Lindsey 1924–1998
  9. 9. Sam (Vardaman) Blake 1902–1974 m. Mollie (May) Palmer 1904–
  10. 10. Pressley (Larkes) BLAKE 1880–1961
  11. 11. George (Arch) Blake 1894–1958
  12. 12. Thomas (Chester) Blake 1892–1976
  13. 13. William (Houston) BLAKE 1878–1937
  14. 14. Calvin (Randolph) BLAKE 1871–1959
  15. 15. Albert Blake 1868–
  16. 16. Leander (J) BLAKE 1864–1910
  17. 17. Marion (Robert) Blake 1861–1917
  18. 18. Franklin BLAKE 1860–
  19. 19. Alfred (Oscar John) BLAKE 1869–1947
  20. 20. Ida (E) Blake 1889–

William Blake's Timeline

5 Records

1826
26 Jul 1826
Birth of William Randolph Blake in South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, USA
1827
14 Jan 1827
Birth of William Randolph Blake in Marion County, Alabama, USA
Marion County, Alabama, USA
1846
1 Mar 1846
Age 19
William Randolph Blake was married in Itawamba, Mississippi
Itawamba, Mississippi
1880
1880
Age 53
William Randolph Blake resided here in New Lexington, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
New Lexington, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
1912
25 March 1912
Age 85
Death of William Randolph Blake in Nettleton, Monroe County, Mississippi, United States of America
Nettleton, Monroe County, Mississippi, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1826
    Event Place: South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: New Lexington, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: 33; Page: 509b; Enumeration District: 151
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1827
    Event Place: Marion County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1846
    Event Place: Itawamba, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: New Lexington, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: New Lexington, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: 33; Page: 509b; Enumeration District: 151

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 March 1912
    Event Place: Nettleton, Monroe County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bigbee, Monroe County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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