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Subject: BLAKELY/BLACKLEY family
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 11:00:49 EST

I am anxious to exchange information on the Blakely/Blackley family of
Mecklenburg County, NC. Following is a brief chart of the information
currently known about this family:

Descendants of Thomas H. Blakely

Generation No. 1

1. Thomas H.2 Blakely (Blackley1)1 was born Abt. 18092. He married (1)
Mary H. Morrow3 September 20, 1836 in Mecklenburg Co., NC4. He married (2)
Jane Gilden5 April 03, 1862 in Mecklenburg Co., NC6.

More About Mary H. Morrow:
Medical Information: Shown as insane on 1860 Census

Marriage Notes for Thomas Blakely and Mary Morrow:
Bondsman: William L. Black
Witness: James Johnston

Source: Mecklenburg County Marriage Bonds, p. 25

Marriage Notes for Thomas Blakely and Jane Gilden:
Bondsman: T(ho) T. Johnston
Witness: W. K. Reid, C.C.C.
Officiated by: B. H. Garrison, J.P.
Date of Bond: 3/31/1862

Source: Mecklenburg County Marriage Bonds, p. 25.

Children of Thomas Blakely and Mary Morrow are:
2i.James3 Blakely, born Abt. 18397.
+3ii.William John Blakely, born Abt. 1842.
4iii.Martha Blakely, born Abt. 18448.
5iv.Mary E. Blakely, born Abt. 18469.

Generation No. 2

3. William John3 Blakely (Thomas H.2, Blackley1) was born Abt. 184210. He
married Mary J. Cook January 08, 1866 in Mecklenburg Co., NC11.

Notes for William John Blakely:
Name shown as John in 1850 census though age is consistent with other records;
therefore, assume that the middle name is John. (bfb--10/07/1997)

Served in CSA Army in NC 35th Inf. Co. H. -- The Roster of Confederate
Soldiers, 1861-1865, v. 2, edited by Janet B. hewett, Broadfoot Publishing
Co., Wilmington, NC, 1996. According to John W. Moore in Roster of North
carolina Troops in the War Between the States, v. 2, Ashe & Gatling, 1882,
William J. Blakely enlisted October 25, 1861 in Mecklenburg Co. and was
wounded in 1864.

Marriage Notes for William Blakely and Mary Cook:
Bondsman: J. L. Osborn
Witness: William Maxwell, C.C.C.
Officiated by: John F. Butt
Date of Bond: January 6, 1866

Source: Mecklenburg County Marriage Bonds, p. 27

Children of William Blakely and Mary Cook are:
6i.Charlie Edward4 Blakely.
7ii.Ellen Idora Blakely.
8iii.Margaret Irving Blakely. She married Coy McKee.
+9iv.Andrew Mack Blakely.
10v.Mark Cye Blakely. He married Zella Roseman.
11vi.Ednora Adelaid Blakely. She married Clayton Alexander.
12vii.Sarah Luvenia Blakely, born Abt. 186612. She married Wilson Porter.
13viii.Thomas Neal Blakely, born Abt. 186913.
+14ix.Robert William Blakely, born August 10, 1870 in Mecklenburg Co., NC;
died September 23, 1951 in Moore Memorial Hospital, Pinehurst, Moore Co., NC.
15x.Martha Ann Blakely, born Abt. 187514.
16xi.Minnie Elizabeth Blakely, born Abt. 187815. She married Jim
Thornburg.
17xii.Henry Joe Blakely, born Abt. February 188016. He married Mattie
Nance.

Generation No. 3

9. Andrew Mack4 Blakely (William John3, Thomas H.2, Blackley1). He married
Daisy Godfrey, daughter of John Godfrey and Susan Porter.

Children of Andrew Blakely and Daisy Godfrey are:
+18i.Evelyn5 Blakely.
+19ii.Andrew Mack Blakely , Jr..
+20iii.Walter Blakely.
+21iv.Margie Blakely.
+22v.Lawanna Blakely.

14. Robert William4 Blakely (William John3, Thomas H.2, Blackley1) was born
August 10, 1870 in Mecklenburg Co., NC, and died September 23, 1951 in Moore
Memorial Hospital, Pinehurst, Moore Co., NC17. He married Callie Sarah Etta
Jane Godfrey August 10, 1899, daughter of John Godfrey and Susan Porter.

More About Robert William Blakely:
Burial: Ellerbe Town Cemetery, Ellerbe, Richmond Co., NC
Occupation: Farmer

Notes for Callie Sarah Etta Jane Godfrey:
Callie referred to herself as a small child as Callie Sarah Etta Jane "Peach-
Blossom" Godfrey (related by Inez C. Blakely on 10/03/1997).

More About Callie Sarah Etta Jane Godfrey:
Burial: Ellerbe Town Cemetery, Ellerbe, Richmond Co., NC
Occupation: Homemaker and farm-wife

Children of Robert Blakely and Callie Godfrey are:
23i.Myrtle5 Blakely.
24ii.Ellie Blakely.
+25iii.Daisy Blakely, born May 05, 1900 in Mecklenburg Co., NC; died May
13, 1973.
+26iv.Arthur William Blakely, born April 16, 1903 in Mecklenburg Co., NC;
died April 11, 1993.
+27v.Robert Neal Blakely, born August 15, 1904 in Mecklenburg Co., NC;
died December 13, 1978.
+28vi.Alfred Stewart Blakely, born April 05, 1908 in Mecklenburg Co., NC;
died October 17, 1986 in Ellerbe, Richmond Co., NC.
+29vii.Andy Mack Blakely, born November 15, 1909 in Mecklenburg Co., NC;
died January 13, 1983 in Richmond Co., NC.
+30viii.Odessa Blakely, born October 09, 1911 in Mecklenburg Co., NC.
+31ix.Lester Graham Blakely, born July 21, 1913 in Mecklenburg Co., NC;
died June 08, 1991 in Richmond Co., NC.
+32x.Howell Rozzie Blakely, born September 02, 1915 in Richmond Co., NC;
died July 15, 1993 in Jackson Springs, NC.
+33xi.Frances Blakely, born June 20, 1917 in Richmond Co., NC; died
September 16, 1987.
+34xii.Everett Watkins Blakely, born April 23, 1920 in Richmond Co., NC.
+35xiii.Hazeleen Blakely, born September 21, 1922 in Richmond Co., NC;
died December 22, 1948.

thank-you for your assistance--bruce blakely

Primary surnames being researched: BLAKELY, GODFREY, CLONINGER, DELLINGER,
RHYNE, COSTNER, HANKS, RAPE/REEP/RAUB.

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