Seasons Greetings

We're a week into Winter, part two
And catch up in the Christmas sphere
While on the hills of a new year. 

Winter came upon us with a "Cold Spell".
But it couldn't stop the Christmas cheer
The old year is fading away

Winter isn't my favorite season. 
However, it has to be a must.
Still, I'll endure it till the end.

Christmas has a beautiful view
Yet, some don't know its still upon us.
Happy 4th day in this Christmastide

The old year is about to expire.
Be ready to say, goodbye.
Crossing over into what's new.

Thanks for reading. 
Seasons Greetings

God bless you.
S.A.Blakley 

Thinking About Ideas For This Site

 What can I do here that I don't do on my other blogs?  

I have a journal site where I journal about my doings.
I have two family connections sites where I share my findings.
I have this site On My Journey...

I want to  start  posting other things here.
This will be a challenge to do. 
But, if I think about it more, I can do it. 

Maybe, I can be more creative here.
I've fallen away from writing poems. 
I got into my family connection searching. 

I'm thinking
I'm wondering.
What can I do here?

Thanks for reading. 
Thinking About Ideas For This Site.

God bless 
S.A. Blakley

Family Names Connected With Flowers

When I began journaling about the theme on flowers, I couldn’t think of any thing that connected flowers with my family. I see that flowers are displayed, given and sent during major occasions in life such as on Memorial Day, Funerals, Valentine’s Day, May Day, Mother’s Day, Weddings, and birthdays. But, how to connect flowers with the family tee?

I thought about it and dug a little deeper. I was searching through some of the female names on my family tree. There are a few flower names. Then I started googling. And came up with names that were inspired by flowers. I was surprised to see those name.

I compiled a list of names from my family tree that were inspired by flowers near the end of this blog. I took the photo of the flowers. The flowers were my birthday gift.



I was thinking about my Great Aunt Lillie (Blakey) Hayes. She was the daughter of Private Isaac Blakey Sr. (1845 – 1917) and Rachel (Lephriidge / Jackson) Blakey 1857 – 1916). Lillie was my Grandfather John Blakey Blakley’s half sister.

Lillie was one of 18 children. In 1906, she married Edward Hayes ( 1884 – 1958). She was 17 and he was 21. To this union there were two daughters: Edna Verles Hayes Yancey (1906 – 1929) and Dorothy Hayes.

In the beginning, I couldn’t discover much on Lillie. She was a brick wall until I began to explore the censuses and the news papers. She was listed on the 1900 Missouri census as Susie Blakey at age 12.

I discover an article about Lillie when she was living in Yankton, South Dakota. She was a women of God. She was a worshiper. “Sister Lillie Hayes whom God has so called to go out and carry his word.”

The Bystander Des Moines, Iowa28 Mar 1919, Fri  •  Page 1


Through the years, I continue to search for more information about Lillie. It was in 2018, when I came across Lillie in the newspapers from Sioux City, Iowa. It was her 1934 death notice. This was a breakthrough. I thought she passed later on in life.

Another article stated that Lillie was sick a few days. And that she passed after having an operation. She was 46 years old. She left behind her husband, Edward Hayes. And six brothers, Isaac, Henry and Spencer all from Yankton, South Dakota; Ollie, Lawhorn and Archie all from Sacramento, California and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Green and Mrs. Edna Bentley both from Yankton, South Dakota. There were no children nor grandchildren listed.

Lillie was listed on the 1920 South Dakota census as having two daughters; Edna Hayes and Dorothy Hayes. Edna passed in 1929 in Sioux City, Iowa at the age of 22. Little is known about Dorothy.

April Family Remembrance BBW Family Connections

Something interesting I found out about Lillie’s Hayes Connections:
Her husband Edward’s brother, Ernest “Jap” Hayes (1886 – 1968) married Lille’s sister Martha (( Blakey) Hayes *1889 – 1918). I didn’t see that connection until I saw Edward and William (who was Ernest) listed on the same 1900 Missouri census with their parents. What a small world!

R.I.P. Great Aunt Lillie
Family names connected with flowers .
Daisy 4
Lillian 3 and Lillie 4
Rosa 7 and Rose 7

Names inspirited by flowers
Alyssa 3
Cynthia 2
Flora 5
Hazel 4
Holly 1
Ivy 2
Jasmine 6
Marguerite 5
Myrtle 5
Susan 9 and Susannah 5

Flowers as a surname
Flowers
Posey
Rose

Thanks for reading.
Family Names Connected With Flowers ~ Week 11 in 2022
This was posted on March 19, 2022 by Susan Ann Blakley on another website.

God bless
S.A. Blakley

Week 11 ~ Amy Johnson Crow ~ Generations Café via facebook #52Ancestors 52 Weeks
Spring isn’t far off for those of us in the northern hemisphere, and with that comes thoughts of flowers — which, not coincidentally, is this week’s theme! Any Roses, Daisys, or Petunias in the family? What about a family member who had a real green thumb? Be creative with this theme!

Haven't Given Up On Journaling

 I haven't given up on journaling.
I have too many journaling sites to keep up with.
I'm slowing down on some of my sites. 

I still journal about my ancestors and relatives. 
I have come across more information with my family connections.
I'm so excited to see some progress in my searching. 

Attack: Dog Issue

Saturday, 19 January 2008

• Attack: Dog Issue

  I posted this blog in as private. back in January. I opened it up on October 25, 2008. I made some editing.
  

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  Since Saturday January 19th 2008 we have been under an attack about our dogs.
  
  I don't want to post this on my blog site.
  I trust that you will pray....
  
  We are having trouble about our 3 dogs.
  
  We were treated that they will be impounded
  if the dogs are found with frozen water or no water.
  She said that the dogs need fresh water all the time.
  This is the 2nd time she has been here. Jan 19th was the first...
  
  The officer has been given us trouble since then.
  Still stating that one dog has not been registered.
  We had all three dogs vaccinated and registered.
  We have the records.
  
  One record---has one dog name recorded wrong.
  The officer is still saying that"Sunny" is not the right dog.
  The name on the record is Thunder.
  Thunder, a black dog has been died about 5 or 4 years.
  But the descriptions is the same: White and Tan
  That is what Sunny is..."White and Tan."
  
  We had to buy two dog houses.
  And make clear of branches for one dog.
  Turns the dogs houses so not facing NORTH.
  The dogs would not go in there house when we turned them another way.
  So two of them have two dog houses.
  
  My brother has to appear in court for the 1st complaint someone made...
  Complaint was that dogs have been mistreated
  ...inadequate in matter and that they are skinny food and water.
  No registered or vaccination....
  
  We think that someone wants one of our dogs or
  some one wants to break in our other house that is across the street.
  
  We have never had this make trouble about our dogs.
  We check on the dogs every day. I go up in the morning at times to feed them.
  Then my other brother goes up at night time to feed them.
  
  We check on the house.
  They dogs are healthy and are not being mistreated.
  
  YEAH, this is a BIG Trial...We are upset...
  We don't know how to keep water fresh in"the died of winter."
  Water freezes...Trying to heat the water is a question.
  ...with electrically a cord, the dogs will chew on the cords.
  
  Mistreated to me means:
  NOT FEEDING, BEATING UP, ABUSING , and NEGLECTING.
  Also the officer said that when they take dogs they did last long at the pound.
  
  Well is my ISSUE of the week. Thanks for hearing my burden.
  Thanks for praying

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  That was than...
  Things have changed since January.
  Thing office continued to come by.
  
  We received three comments about the dogs.
  I took them as a treat.
  I was stressed over the matter.
  We had to make sure the dogs had fresh water in the died of Winter.
  
  My brother went to court three times.
  The lawyers wanted my brother to plead guilty.
  
  My brother pleaded innocent.
  The judge finally said that my brother did not have to come back to court.
  We went through this 6 month ordeal.
  
  The case was still opened until Oct 25th.
  We could not get any more complaints about the dogs.
  
  A lot of weird things happened in those 6 months time.
  One dog kept getting untied.
  
  Then two of the dogs were barking at each other.
  They were fighting.
  
  By July the days were not as bad.
  The heat had me worried about the dogs.
  
  The officer has not been by since February.