Black Sheep #52Ancestors 52 Weeks

I have a lot of relatives. Many I don't know about. Some know their family tree. While others are searching to find theirs. Some families don't know about the lost long relatives. I guess we call them the black sheep in the family. The relatives that people don't talk about. Are those the ones born out of wedlock?

As I'm coming across my DNA relatives, I'm coming across cousins, I didn't know about. Some of them know who their parent (s) are or were. And some I'm discovering who were adopted searching for their biological parents.

I don't see people as "Black Sheep". There shouldn't be no "black sheep" in the family. Family is family. We have our in laws and our out laws. The connections is still there through the off springs.

 We should be some connections with family. We have our dislikes and our opinions. We have to learn to get along. Blood is thicker than water.

We are born into the family that God has chosen for us. We are not born by accident. God has a  plan for each of us. There are no black sheep relatives.  May we learn to love and live with one another.  For we are family. Family is important.

Thanks for reading.
God bless you.
S.A. Blakley

Same Names #52Ancestors 52 Weeks

Over the coarse of my family history journey, I've seen a lot of common names and same name relatives. Some of my relatives went by their middle names. I can see why. There had to be nicknames. It would be a lot of confusion if there weren't.

Here are a few relatives born with the same names that I came across. The ones with the * by it's female relatives who married into the family with surname changes adding more same name relatives. Example. There were 3 Mary Blakeys born with the name and *3 other Marys became a Blakey. That's 6 Mary Blakeys


Mary Blakey, 3 *3                                            Louis Lankford, 2
Mary Blakley, 2                                                Leo Lankford, 4
D. W. Blakley, 3                                               Mary Lankford, 1, *2
David Blakey, 5                                                Robert L. Lankford 4 (Lankfard)
Charles Lankford, 3 (Langford)                       A.W. Lankfard, 2

Isaac Blakey, 5 or 6                                          Laura Bell Blakey, 2
Isaac Blakley, 2                                                Spencer Blakey, 3
Michael Blakey, 3                                            Lula Lankford, 2 *1
Roberta Blakey, 1  *2                                      John Blakey, 3
Robert Blakey, 2                                              John Blakley, 3
Robert Blakley, 3                                             Frederick Lankford, 3
Paul Blakey, 3                                                  Daniel Lankford, 3
Paul Blakley, 3                                                 Richard Blakley, 2
Theodore Blakey, 2                                          Richard Blakey, 3

Julia Blakey, 2                                                  Andrew White, 2
Fred Blakey, 2                                                  Annie Blakey, 2
Daniel Blakey, 2                                               Raymond Blakey, 2

Doris Blakey, 2                                                  Henry Blakey, 2
Candy Blakey, 2                                                James Blakey, 3
Elizabeth Blakey, 2 *1                                      Jean Blakey, 2
Ella Blakey, 2                                                    Joan Blakey, 2
Floyd Blakey, 2                                                 Kathryn Blakey, 3
George Blakey, 2                                               Kevin Blakey, 2

Rachel Blakey, 2 *1                                           Martha Blakey, 1 *1
Leroy Blakey, 2                                                  Pasconnill Blakey, 2
Lucille Blakey, 2                                                L.J. Blakley, 2
Michelle Blakey, 2                                             R.W. Blakley, 3
Ollie Blakey, 2                                                   Sarah Lankford, 1 *2
Jane White, 2 * 1                                               Mary White, 4
Thomas White, 4                                               John White, 2
Jasmine Nicole Blakley, 2                                 Carolyn Blakey, 1 *1
Irene Blakey, 1 *1                                              C.V. Blakley, 2
Donald Blakley, 2 Donte 1                                Charlotta / Charlotte Lankford, *2

Thanks for reading the list of about 66 names. This was just a few. I could imagine the whole list. It took me a while to compile this on.

God Bless you.
S.A. Blakey

Father's Day #52Ancestor 52 Weeks

My father, David on the left. On the right, my father's Grandfather, Private Isaac Blaker, aka Isaac Blakey

Happy Father's Day to all!

The Jesus Revolution

Happy Month of June!

It's the start of the Summer Season.
I hope that you make the most of this season.
Stay CoOL!

The Sunday message them for the 4 Sundays June and 4 Sunday in July at Word Of Life Church  The Jesus Revolution  It's an 8 part series. The Last Sunday of July will start another series.

The kingdom of God is here and it's coming.
May those who are Christian be apart of The Jesus Revolution.
Amen!

I'm slowing down on journaling on this Church Life section.
I've been enjoying my time during the Sunday gatherings.
I hope that you gather with the Church.
If not, I pray that you will.

The Prayer and Scripture for the week are on the links below.

June   3  Second Sunday after Pentecost     
June 10  Third Sunday after Pentecost    
June 17   Fourth Sunday after Pentecost 
June 24  Fifth Sunday after Pentecost 


Thanks for reading.
God bless you.
S.A. Blakley

Going To The Chapel #52Ancestors 52 Weeks

As I was searching for marriage records on some of my ancestors, I had a time in finding some of them. And there are some I have not found yet. But, here are a few.

My Great Grandparents Isaac BLAKEY and Martha SCOTT were married on 13 Feb 1870  in Wilkinson County, Mississippi. However, on the index, they were listed as Isaac BAKER and Martha SCOTT.

My Grandparents, John BLAKEY / BLAKLEY and Jennie BARTLETT  were married on  28 Jul 1902  in Excelsior Springs, Clay, Missouri. On the index, they were listed as  John BLAKYE and Jennie BARTEL.

My Grandparents, Leo LANKFORD and Mary ALLEN were married on 16 Apr 1909 in Savannah, Andrew, Missouri. On the index, they were listed as Leo LAUKFORD and Mary WALTERS.

I was thinking about marriages  in my family connection,.I thought about some ancestors who remarried. Here are a few.

My Great Grandpa Isaac BLAKEY  became a widower in 1871. He married Rachel Ann  LFEWW on 3 July 1873 in Wilkinson County MS.  Rachel's maiden names is a mystery. There are record of her maiden name as LAFAYETTE, JACKSON and LEPHRIDGE. Isaac was listed with the surname BLAKER. One of the witnesses was John Jones. The marriage took place at Charles Marshall house. They were married by Rev Edward Kane.

My Grandmother, Jennie (BARTLETT) BLAKLEY married Chilton F LYLES a few years after her first husband John passed in July of 1918.  Jennie had twin daughters born in April of 1920.

My 2nd Great Grandfather, William / John WASHINGTON Sr. married his first wife Susan LEACH on  20 Sept 1866  in St. Joseph, Missouri. She passed on 9 Jan 1890. William married his 2nd wife, Mrs. Mahala  "Mahalie"  (HILL) WINN on 17 Dec 1890 in Buchanan, Missouri

My Great Grandmother, Anna Laura WASHINGTON married William  ALLEN on  6 March 1889 in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri. Then she was a widow around 1890. She married Thornton WALTERS a few years later.

I've come across some Great Uncles and Great Aunts who were married more than once.  And I've made some discoveries. Here's a list.

Jordan BLAKEY was married 3 times.
Lizzie ?
Flora (LAWRENCE) BENTLEY, later divorced
Rubina A. Ruby HOLT

Archie BLAKEY was married 3 times.
Flora (LAWRENCE) BENTLEY BLAKEY, ex wife of Jordan BLAKEY
Geneva ?
Velma Mae CAMPBELL

Lawhorn BLAKEY was married 4 times
Mettie HOLLIDAY
Evelyn WILSON
Roberta ?
Inez Evelyn CAMPELL, sister of Velma Mae CAMPBELL

Edna Mae (BLAKEY) JACKSON MARION BENTLEY was married 3 times.
Dab JACKSON, later divorced
 Jay .C. Marion, later divorced
Richard BENTLEY

Relatives intermarriage
My mother's sister, Anna married my father's brother, Isaac. I had a cousin, Irene on my father's side married my mother's brother, Robert. Also I have cousins on my father's side marring cousins on my mother's side. This is confusing.  

Thanks for reading.
God bless you.
S.A.Blakley

So Far Away #52Ancestors 52 Weeks

I wasn't for sure how to approach this theme.

What have I noticed by being so far away?
I started searching for my family connections with little information. And now I've gained  more than I've started. There's more out there. But, it seems so far away.

Where I lived is so far away from where some of my relatives lived. 
New York, New York,  Denver Colorado, Sacramento, California, Portland, Oregon. St. Paul, Minnesota, Ann Harbor, Michigan.

How can I see so far away?
There were times when I could see things in a distant without knowing clues of some family connections. I connected the dots. I had to wait to see if what I saw was true.

Why do some things feel so far away?
Some times, I wonder why things appear so far away. There are things that could be so near to me. I can't see. My mind wonders. Is this so? The feeling at a lost and being so far away.


When and where will I see it?  It's so far away.
I figure, by now, I shouldn't be so uptight about what I can't see things. If I learn to wait, things will come in due time or not at all. I need to believe. I can't see everything I want.

So far away may not be, too far away.
If we ponder, being on the positive side of what we're seeking, things won't appear so far away. We have to learn to wait. So far away maybe. But, we shouldn't worry about the out come.

May we not think of things being so far away. May we believe in due season, those things so far away will be so close to us and so dear to us then we can imagine. May we not worry about things.

Thanks for reading.
God bless you.
S.A. Blakley