This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Blake Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/gBB.2ACE/1119 Message Board Post: I'm searching for info on my Blake lines, do you have any info on the following Blakes, or at least point my in right decrtion. Samuel Blake was born about 1808 in , , North Carolina. He appeared on the census in 1850 in , Todd, Kentucky. 1850 Todd Co., Kentucky Census Blake Samuel 43 M farmer 500 N. C Blake Delila 39 F N. C Blake John 18 M farmer N. C Blake Mary 15 F N. C. Blake E**eldir 13 M N. C. Blake Catharine 11 F N. C. Blake Patience 10 F Ky Blake Polk 4 M Ky Blake Amanda 3 F Ky Blake Thomas 21 M farmer N. C. He died on 28 October 1881. He was married to Delia Elkins. Delia Elkins was born about 1811 in , , North Carolina. She died on 10 January 1879 in , Todd, Kentucky. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Samuel Blake was born in 1788 in , , North Carolina. Amy ? was born in 1792 in , , North Carolina. She died in February 1860. Samuel Blake and Amy ? had the following children: 1 i. Wiley Blake (born in 1810). 2 ii. David Blake (born on 22 June 1812). 3 iii. John Blake (born about 1813). 4 iv. Howell Blake (born on 19 August 1826). SECOND GENERATION 1. Wiley Blake was born in 1810 in , Montgomery, North Carolina. He appeared on the census in 1880 in , Todd, Wiley Blake had the following children: i. Martin Blake born on 15 January 1826. 2. David Blake was born on 22 June 1812 in , Montgomery, North Carolina. He died on 9 April 1908 in Proctor, Morgan, Missouri. He was married to Nancy Shepherd (daughter of ) on 20 June 1831 in , Todd, Kentucky. Nancy Shepherd was born on 31 March 1812 in , Todd, Kentucky. She died on 18 August 1872 in , Benton, Missouri. David Blake and Nancy Shepherd had the following children: i. Eliza Jane Blake born on 9 September 1833. ii. Mary Ann Blake born on 25 January 1834. iii. Sarah Ellen Blake born on 16 April 1836. iv. Benjamin B. Blake was born in 1837 in , , Kentucky. He died before 1897. v. Amy M. Blake born in 1839. vi. Henrietta Wennette Blake was born in 1841 in , , Kentucky. She died before 1897. vii. John H. Blake born on 25 February 1844. viii. Joseph W. Blake born in 1846. ix. Samuel D. Blake born in 1849. x. Margaret Rebecca Blake born on 2 March 185). He was married to Susan Ingram in 1872 in , Benton, Missouri. He was married to Mary Ann Campbell in 1879. 3. John Blake was born about 1813 in , , North Carolina. He appeared on the census in 1850 in , Todd, Kentucky. 1850 Todd Co., Kentucky Census Blake John 37 M farmer 75 N. C. Blake Letty 36 F Ky Blake Daniel M. 17 M farmer Ky Blake Elias 15 M farmer Ky Blake Elizabeth 14 F Blake Mary J. 11 F Ky Blake Anna A. 7 F Ky Blake Angeline 6 F Ky Blake Minerva F. 3 F Blake Nancy E. 1 F Ky He was married to Letty Cass. Letty Cass was born about 1814 in , , Kentucky. John Blake and Letty Cass had the following children: i. Daniel M. Blake was born about 1833 in , , Kentucky ii. Elizabeth Blake was born about 1834 in , , Kentucky. iii. Elias Blake was born about 1835 in , , Kentucky. iv. Mary Blake was born about 1839 in , , Kentucky. v. Anna A. Blake was born about 1843 in , , Kentucky. vi. Angeline Blake was born about 1844 in , , Kentucky. vii. Manerva Blake was born about 1847 in , , Kentucky. viii. Nancy E. Blake was born about 1849 in , , Kentucky. 4. Howell Blake was born on 19 August 1826 in , , North Carolina. He died on 8 March 1911 in , Logan, Kentucky. He was married to Martha Ann Arnold on 25 September 1849 in , Logan, Kentucky. Martha Ann Arnold was born on 18 December 1826 in , , Kentucky. She died on 1 July 1903 in , Logan, Kentucky. Howell Blake and Martha Ann Arnold had the following children: i. Martha Ann Blake. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Noah Washington Slaughter was born in 1810 in , , North Carolina. He appeared on the census in 1850 in , Todd, Kentucky. House Number: 478 Family Number: 478 Slaughter Noah 39 M farmer 200 N. C. Slaughter Elizabeth 36 F N. C. Slaughter Jane S. 18 F N. C. Slaughter Mary A. 15 F N. C. Slaughter R**ziah M. 13 F N. C. Slaughter D*** B. 12 F N. C. Slaughter John C. 10 M N. C. Slaughter David B. 6 M N. C. Slaughter Edward 3 M Ky Slaughter Martha A. 8/12 F Ky He died in 1882 in Clifty, Todd, Kentucky. He was buried in Slaughter Cem, Clifty, Todd, Kentucky. He was married to Elizabeth "Betsy" Blake on 19 September 1831 in , , North Carolina. Elizabeth "Betsy" Blake was born in 1812 in , , North Carolina. She died in 1885 in Clifty, Todd, Kentucky. She was buried in Slaughter Cem, Clifty, Todd, Kentucky. Noah Washington Slaughter and Elizabeth "Betsy" Blake had the following children: i. Jane Smith Slaughter (born on 29 August 1832 ii. Mary Ann Slaughter (born on 20 December 1835). iii. Keziah M. Slaughter (born in 1837). iv. Dora "Dicie" Bell Slaughter (born on 27 January 1838). v. John C. Slaughter (born on 1 January 1839). vi. Lucy B. Slaughter (born on 22 October 1840). vii. David Bruton Slaughter (born on 7 April 1844). viii. Edward Chambers Slaughter (born on 11 January 1848). ix. Martha A. Slaughter (born in 1849). x. Ellen Slaughter (born in 1852 xi. Sarah Francis Slaughter (born on 2 January 1853 xii. Letissia Elizabeth Slaughter (born on 18 August 1854). xiii. Melissia Caroline Slaughter (born on 28 February 1856). xiv. Julia Ann Slaughter (born in 1858).