Hi all Glad I read this post! I am looking for a woman named Opal Cleopatra Blansett (b1916). She was married to a Burley Rogers (b1904) and may have been in Randolph Co., Arkansas at one time. This marriage is a connection to my father's Moore family from the area. Anyone ever researched the Blansett families? Thanks so much, Bernie Moore-Knowles Papa'aloa, Hawai'i "I have Indian blood in me. I have just enough White blood for you to question my honesty." ........Will Rogers ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cecil Boyd" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 10:23 AM Subject: Fw: [MoRandolph] Preserving old cemeteries > Cousin Valerie and other Blansett researchers, > I am just now attempting to check out some of the information below and > have found something that I believe in incorrect. (I am cutting portions of > the original email for brevity's sake, but nothing having to do with the > Blansett family.) > I am pasting an obituary for Mrs. Elvina Blansett, wife of William > Blansett. You state that you found William in the 1920 census. I believe > that must be a different William as his wife's obituary states that he died > 12 June 1883. > > "The Higbee News" 19 Feb 1904 > MRS. ELVINA BLANSET DEAD > Mrs. Elvina Blanset, of Howard county, died very suddenly at the home > of B.F. Cook, five miles south of Higbee, at one o'clock Saturday morning, > Feb 13, 1904. > Funeral services were held by Rev. Notley Magruder, a large crowd being > present to pay the last tribute of respect to the deceased. Burial was at > Old Log Chapel cemetery. > Mrs. Blanset was born in North Carolina October 17, 1824, being nearly > 80 years of age at the time of her death. > She was married to Wm. Blanset in 1840. To their union nine children > were born, six of whom survive viz: John B. Blanset, of Macon, MO; Mrs. > Martha A. Robb, of near Higbee; Mrs. E. Cook, of Howard county; G.W. and > Moses J. Blanset, of Higbee, and Mrs. Mary Kimball, of Glenwood, Mo. > Besides these she leaves one sister, twenty-eight grandchildren and > twenty-two great-grandchildren. Deceased had been a member of the Baptist > church since 1857 and proved a faithful and consistent member. Her > husband, Wm. Blanset, died June 12, 1883. Six years ago Mrs. Blanset moved > to her daughter's Mrs. B.F. Cook, where she made her home until her death. > > Happy Hunting, > Cecil V. Boyd (not Body-some days I can't even type my own name) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cecil Boyd" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 9:36 AM > Subject: Re: [MoRandolph] Preserving old cemeteries > > > > Valerie, > > I am sending you Moses Jackson Blansett's obituary just in case you do > > not have it. This should give you some substantiating data. (I have more > > on him from The Higbee News if you would like it just let me know.) I > > also have him on the 1870 and 1880 censuses, but have not looked for any > > of the others. > > > > "The Higbee News: Thursday, 20 Aug 1931, Vol. 45. No. 13, Pg. 1, Col. 3 > > MOSES BLANSETT DEAD > > Moses Blansett, one of our best known citizens, who had been suffering > > from paralysis for several years, and who took a sudden turn for the worse > > the latter part of last week, died at his home in this place at 5 o'clock > > Monday a. m., August 17, 1931, aged 75 years, 6 months and 9 days. Moses > > Jackson Blansett was the son of William and Melvina Blansett and was born > > in Schuyler county, this state, on January 28, 1856. > > Coming to this section at an early age, he located in Howard county, > > where he continued to reside until his removal to Higbee some thirty years > > ago. He was married on April 3, 1881, to Susan Hardin Dennis, and who > > preceded him to the grave fourteen years ago. To this union two > > daughters were born, Mrs. J.D. Lay and Mrs. O.P. Lessly, who survive. > > On March 31, 1924, he was married to Annie B. Crutchfield, who with > > the daughters, and one granddaughter, Miss Loretta Lessly, survives. > > He also leaves two sisters, Mrs. David Robb of this place and Mrs. > > Mary Kimbrell of Glenwood, and a number of nephews and nieces. > > Honest and hard working, he had the respect of all who knew him. > > Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon by the Rev. Notley > > Magruder at Mt. Ararat Baptist Church, of which deceased had been a member > > for many years, and interment made in Log Chapel cemetery. The sympathy > > of all goes out to his loved ones. > > > > Happy searching, > > Ms. Cecil V. Body > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Valerie Goldstein" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 8:09 PM > > Subject: RE: [MoRandolph] Preserving old cemeteries > -cut- > I did find Moses on the 1860 census as a 4 year old > >> living in Chariton, Schuyler, Missouri. They household members were as > >> follows: > >> William Blansett 41 years Farmer > >> Elvira 35 > >> James 17 > >> Nancy 15 > >> John 13 > >> Martha 11 > >> Emily 9 > >> George 7 > >> Moses 4 > >> Mary 1 > >> > >> On the 1870 census, father William is listed as a Preacher and Emily, age > >> 9, is now listed as "Missouri", age 19. The last name for the household > >> is > >> spelled "Blancet". > > >> On the 1880 census, father William is again listed as a Farmer. Living > >> in > >> the house are wife Elvira, Moses (age 24), and Mary (age 21). Last name > >> spelled Blanset. > > Statement in question - On the 1920 census, William is living by himself as > a widower. He is 63 years old. > > >> On the 1900 census, Moses is the head of his household with wife Susan H. > >> They have two daughters, Ethleen age 12, and Carrie age 9. > >> > >> Valerie > > > > ==== MORANDOL Mailing List ==== > Questions for the List Administrator? > Send them to Leslie at [email protected] >