Hello Valerie: We, my mother and 3 brothers, boarded a train in Hoxie,Lawrence,Ar., in 1939. My father had driven out several months prior to our feparture as my mother was pregnant with the youngest child and couldn't travel. We rode the train to Orange,Orange,Ca., and got off at the old depot there. I retired from Orange County Marshal Dept., in 1993 and returned to Pocahontas,Randolph, Ar. Probably the best way to Yorba Cemetery would be; go north on the 57 to Orangethorpe, go east on Orangethorpe for several miles [ thru Atwood ] The Yorba cemetery is about 1/4 mile east of Yorba Linda Blvd.it is on the left side of road but, you can' t see it from Orangethorpe. I have Ethleen Blansett but I didn't have her father, I have her husband Joseph D. Lay and the marriage date but no other info. If you can fill in the missing info I would surely like to have it. Norman Blansett "Valerie Goldstein" <[email protected]> wrote: >Norman - I haven't heard of the Yorba cemetery and I must live 10 - 15 miles >from it. I will definitely check it out. Are you here in the area? Are >your Blansett folks from Randolph County, Mo. My ancestor, Joe Lay, married >an Ethleen Blansett, who was the daughter of a Moses Blansett. Ethleen was >born in the late 1800's and died mid 1900's (don't have my notes out). > >Valerie Goldstein >Orange, California > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 5:33 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [MoRandolph] Preserving old cemeteries > >Hello List: > >I really don't know why there should be a problem preserving old cemeteries. > >Orange county, Ca., is a good example. > >The Yorba cemetery has been in Orange county since Bernardo Yorba was >granted land by Spain. > >The cemetery was in a rural setting east of Atwood and South of Yorba Linda >until the housing boom started in Orange county. > >The cemetery was set aside and preserved by Orange county. > >I last saw the cemetery in 1993 and it was a beautiful setting surrounded by >homes and apartments. > >Norman Blansett > >__________________________________________________________________ >Switch to Netscape Internet Service. >As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register > >Netscape. Just the Net You Need. > >New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer >Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. >Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp > > >==== MORANDOL Mailing List ==== >Questions for the List Administrator? >Send them to Leslie at [email protected] > > >==== MORANDOL Mailing List ==== >Questions for the List Administrator? >Send them to Leslie at [email protected] > > __________________________________________________________________ Switch to Netscape Internet Service. As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp

Joe Lay was a brother of George who was associated with the Citizens Bank of Higbee, dying very suddenly ca l929. His widow, Mary Hackward Lay, an English lady by birth, was our next door neighbor when I was a baby.

Dear Norman - sorry for the delay in writing. Weekends are taken up with kid activities, etc... Loved hearing your story. My relatives lived in Orange about the same time you did. Actually just a few streets past the train depot on Pixley; they lived there for many years. The father of the house, Harold Bradley, worked for the local newspaper. We had other family in Orange, too.........Barbara and John Young, with their two daughters. It is funny that this is where I ended up! We have a dear friend who started as a Marshal in Orange County and was most likely there when you were. I see that you started and returned to Arkansas ("Ar."). What is your tie to Missouri? As for Ethleen.....she was married to my great grandmother's younger brother and I have several letters from Joe and Ethleen, as well as a few pictures. They never had any kids (or any that survived), but from what I have heard, they were wonderful people. If you are interested I can forward a picture, directly to your email, as the list doesn't accept attachments. I have that Ethleen Blansett with birthdate Jan 1, 1882 and death June 24, 1968. She married Joe Lay on May 17, 1908. Joe was born Jan 10, 1882 and died Feb 13, 1952. Ethleen's parents were Moses Blansett and Susan Hardin Dennis. I don't have any substantiated info on Moses and Susan, but someone on ancestry.com has Moses' birthdate as Jun 28, 1856 and death Aug 17, 1931. They have Susan's birthdate as Nov 28, 1861 and death Dec 3, 1917. I will have to look on my own to verify this. 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. 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 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 6:40 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [MoRandolph] Preserving old cemeteries Hello Valerie: We, my mother and 3 brothers, boarded a train in Hoxie,Lawrence,Ar., in 1939. My father had driven out several months prior to our feparture as my mother was pregnant with the youngest child and couldn't travel. We rode the train to Orange,Orange,Ca., and got off at the old depot there. I retired from Orange County Marshal Dept., in 1993 and returned to Pocahontas,Randolph, Ar. Probably the best way to Yorba Cemetery would be; go north on the 57 to Orangethorpe, go east on Orangethorpe for several miles [ thru Atwood ] The Yorba cemetery is about 1/4 mile east of Yorba Linda Blvd.it is on the left side of road but, you can' t see it from Orangethorpe. I have Ethleen Blansett but I didn't have her father, I have her husband Joseph D. Lay and the marriage date but no other info. If you can fill in the missing info I would surely like to have it. Norman Blansett "Valerie Goldstein" <[email protected]> wrote: >Norman - I haven't heard of the Yorba cemetery and I must live 10 - 15 miles >from it. I will definitely check it out. Are you here in the area? Are >your Blansett folks from Randolph County, Mo. My ancestor, Joe Lay, married >an Ethleen Blansett, who was the daughter of a Moses Blansett. Ethleen was >born in the late 1800's and died mid 1900's (don't have my notes out). > >Valerie Goldstein >Orange, California > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 5:33 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [MoRandolph] Preserving old cemeteries > >Hello List: > >I really don't know why there should be a problem preserving old cemeteries. > >Orange county, Ca., is a good example. > >The Yorba cemetery has been in Orange county since Bernardo Yorba was >granted land by Spain. > >The cemetery was in a rural setting east of Atwood and South of Yorba Linda >until the housing boom started in Orange county. > >The cemetery was set aside and preserved by Orange county. > >I last saw the cemetery in 1993 and it was a beautiful setting surrounded by >homes and apartments. > >Norman Blansett > >__________________________________________________________________ >Switch to Netscape Internet Service. >As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register > >Netscape. 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