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