Burdine Blake Jr.
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Burdine Blake Jr. |
Burdine Blake Jr. was born September 1823 in Martinsburg, Bedford (Blair) Co., PA, and died November 23, 1906, in Mountain Grove, Wright Co., MO, at age 83. He was the son of Burdine Blake, Sr. of Washington Co., MD, and Mazie Ann Simpkins of Washington Co., MD. Buried in Kirkwood Cemetery, Ohio. Mary Ellen Murray was born about September 1831 in Pennsylvania and died March 4, 1857, in Brighton, Clark Co., OH, at age 25. She was the daughter of Unknown Murray and Mary Unknown. Burdine Blake Jr. and Mary Ellen Murray were married April 12, 1849, in Lawrence Co., OH. Burdine Blake Jr. and Mary Ellen (Murray) Blake had three children:
TIMELINE James F. Blake was born 1850 in London, Madison Co., OH. The 1850 U. S. Census taken on August 20, 1850 shows Burdine Blake (age 29) is an iron furnace worker born in Pennsylvania living in Upper Twp., Lawrence Co., OH, owning real estate valued at $1,200. Living with him is his wife Mary E. Blake (age 19) born in Pennsylvania. Also living there is their son James F. Blake (age 4/12) born in Ohio, and Mary's mother, Mary Murray (age 60) born in Pennsylvania.
Mary Ellen (Murray) Blake died March 4, 1857, in Brighton, Clark Co., OH at age 25.
The
children of Burdine and Mazey Ann Blake were:
James
b. Sept. 18, 1819, Washington Co., Md.: d. July 6, 1896, Martinsburg, PA. m.
Margaret Ellen Brown, March 14, 1844. Their children were John W., James,
Ulysses Grant, William Packer, Millard Fillmore, Charlotte, Burdine, Mary and
Alice.
William
Simpkins
b. April 25, 1821; d. June 8, 1899 in Ogle County, IL; m. Catherine Gearhart,
May 18, 1843. Their children were Albert McClay, Charles E., Wilbur, Laura,
Millard Fillmore, William and Franklin G.
Burdine
1823 ‑ 1907. M. Mary Ellen Murray. Their children were James F., William
Burdine and Daniel F.
Mazey Ann
b. Feb. 3, 1825; d. Aug. 24, 1870. M. 1) Henry Brenneman, Aug. 11, 1844 by whom
she had five sons, Martin, Albert L., Anthony, Alexander, Marion and Henry
Burdine; m. 2) Waldron Drew, 1855 by whom she had Josephiae Blanch, Samuel
Wesley, Hubert Lee, Cordelia, Caroline and Elmer Ellsworth.
Rebecca
Jane
b. _____ d. 1906/7 in Wisconsin; m. Jacob Hamilton. Their children were John,
William Byrdine and Laura.
Simon S.
(2)
Thomas M.
b. Aug. 23, 1831. Children: Fannie and Orren
Charles
W.T.
b.
24 June, 1834; d. Nov. 24, 1905. M. Sarah C. Taylor. Children: Belle Saloma,
Mazey E., Hattie D., Harlan Burdine, Etta, James T., Dr. Charles W.
In the 1850s sons Simon, Charles and
Thomas went to Wisconsin.
William spent a few years in
Washington Co., MD before moving on to Ogle County, IL.
Burdine, Jr.
went west then returned to Ohio before settling in West Virginia. The husbands
of Mazy Ann and Rebecca Jane moved their families to Richland Co., WI and
settled near Simon. Charles and Thomas eventually established themselves in
Iowa. James alone remained in Martinsburg.
Seven
months after the death of Mazey Ann Blake in 1867 Burdine married Mrs. Barbara
Stiffler, a widow with grown children: At the time she was a Catholic but joined
the Methodist Church in 1871. By terms of his will, Burdine was to be buried by
the side of Mazey Ann in the Martinsburg cemetery. The 1860 U. S. Census taken on June 2, 1860 shows Burdine Blake (age 37) born in Pennsylvania is a gunsmith living in the Village of London, Madison Co., OH with personal property valued at $150. Living with him are his children, all born in Ohio: James F. Blake (age 10), Wm. B. Blake (age 8), and Daniel F. Blake (age 5). Also living there was his mother-in-law, Mary Murray (age 70) born in Pennsylvania. Burdine Blake (age 41) enlisted as a Corporal on May 2, 1864. On May 9, 1864, he was in Company I, 154th Infantry Regiment Ohio. He was mustered out of this company on September 1, 1864, in Camp Dennison, OH. The 1870 U. S. Census taken on June 5, 1870, shows Burdine Blake (age 47) born in Pennsylvania with real estate of $9,000 and personal property of $700 is a Gun Smith and is living in the Village of London, Union Twp., Madison Co., OH . Living with him is William Blake (age 18) born in Ohio, a Telegraph Operator. The 1880 U. S. Census taken on June 8, 1880 shows Burdine Blake (age 57) born in Pennsylvania of Pennsylvania and Maryland-born parents is a widowed gunsmith living in London, Madison Co., PA. In 1894, Burdine Blake of London, OH, was granted a U. S. Patent for a Recoil-Check for Firearms. The 1900 U. S. Census taken June 15, 1900 shows Burdine Blake (age 77) born February 1823 in Pennsylvania is a widowed roomer who owns the home living in Goldsberry Twp., Howell Co., MO. In the same house is the Thomas Simpson family. The 1900 U. S. Census taken on June 4, 1900 shows Daniel F. Blake (age 45) born September 1854 in Ohio to Pennsylvania and Ohio-born parents works in Hardware and Lumber and rents his home at 1819 Summit Street, 4th Ward, City of Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO. Living with him is his childless wife of 17 years, Lillian F. Blake (age 44) born June 1855 in Maryland to Maryland and Virginia-born parents. The 1930 U. S. Census taken on April 21, 1930 shows Daniel T. Blake (age 70) born in Ohio to Pennsylvania-born parents is a widower lodging on E. 9th Street, 1st Ward, City of Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO. Burdine Blake Jr. died 1907 in Mountain Grove, Wright Co., MO, at about age 84. Regimental History Name: Burdine Blake Residence: Blair County, Pennsylvania Enlistment Date: 06 February 1865 Side Served: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE State Served: Pennsylvania Unit Numbers: 2289 Service Record: Drafted in Co. F, 46th Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania on February 6, 1865. Mustered out on July 16, 1865 in Alexandria, VA. History of Greenbrier County, J. R. Cole, Lewisburg, WV, 1917 p. 341-343 WILLIAM B. BLAKE, JR. William B. Blake, Jr., was born at Dayton, Rockingham county, Virginia, August 14, 1883. He is a grandson of the late Burdine Blake, of London, Madison county, Ohio, who was a gunsmith by trade and who served in the Civil war in the 154th Ohio Infantry on the Federal side. For many years following the war he was a resident of London, Ohio, but died about eight years ago at Mountain Grove, Mo., at the age of 84 years. His wife was Miss Mary Ellen Murray, who bore him three sons: James F., William B. and Daniel F. William B. Blake, Sr., was born January 21, 1852, in London, Ohio; went to Virginia in the early 1870s and became connected with the music publishing house of the Ruebush-Kieffer Company, and remaining with this firm until 1889, when he moved to Ronceverte. He married Miss Alice Mary Home, of Augusta county, Virginia, a daughter of Strother P. and Sarah Home. (Strother P. Home was a Confederate soldier throughout the Civil war.) To this union were born seven children: Charles Stanley Blake, Bessie Mabel, William B,. Jr.. Henry St. John, Robert Russell, Mary Ellen and Edward Lester. At Ronceverte, Mr. Blake, Sr., associated himself in partnership with J. W. Hess in the publication of the Ronceverte News, a newly-established paper in the new lumber town, buying out the interest of Richard Burke, who had been a prominent figure in West Virginia journalism for a number of years. Burke had been the publisher of a vigorous newspaper at Union, Monroe county. About the year 1891, Mr. Blake bought out the interest of Mr. Hess and became the sole proprietor of the enterprise, changing the name of the paper to the Valley Messenger and News. This publication continued until April 21, 1901. Several years prior to this, in December, 1897, The West Virginia News had been established with Mr. Blake as publisher, and from one newspaper plant two newspapers were issued until April 21, 1901, when the latter publication, which covered a more extensive field, absorbed the Valley Messenger. This consolidation brought to the newer paper the good will of the older and the growth of the West Virginia News has been steady and continuous to this day. At the present time and for a number of years the News has enjoyed a larger circulation than any other weekly newspaper published in the State. The connection of William B. Blake, Jr., with the publication business established by his father began in early youth, he being active in its affairs from the age of fourteen. On January 1, 1905, the joint partnership of William B. Blake & Son was formed for the ownership, editorial and business management of the paper. This firm continues. The News has its home in its own building, a modern three-story brick and stone structure, virtually fire-proof, erected in 1909, and its plant equipment is modern in every way. On November 16, 1909, Mr. Blake, Jr., married Miss Lena Lee Edwards. then of St. Louis, Mo., but a native of Belton, Tex., and a daughter of Joseph F. Edwards, of Texas. To this union came three children: William III, Norman Bradbury and Marjorie Alice. Norman B. Blake Norman Bradbury Blake, former owner, publisher and editor of the West Virginia Daily News, died Saturday, December 12, 1998, at his home in Ronceverte. He was 84. His was the first paper in the state to use offset printing. He was also the author of the book “How to Abolish Taxes.” He succeeded his father, William Blake, at the paper. Mr. Blake was a former president of the West Virginia Press Association. He was also past president of Ronceverte Rotary Clubm and Ronceverte Chamber of Commerce. He attended Duke University and graduated from West Virginia University. He was an Army veteran of World War II, a member of Lewisburg Elks club, and a 50-year member of American Legion. He was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation in Ronceverte. Surviving him are his wife, Virginia Butler Blake; a daughter, Beverly B. Boswell, of Huntington; a son, William B. Blake, at home; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services were held Tuesday at the Church of the Incarnation by the Rev. Lada Hardwick and the Rev. Gary Waple. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery. |
