Individual Details

Thomas Ewing Blakey

(12 Apr 1870 - 22 Feb 1955)

Found in Fannin Co. in 1920 census. Living in the same Enumeration District is John T. Blakey age 26 and his wife Lizzie; probably a son of Robert S. Blakey who was also living in Fannin Co at that time since no John is found in the list of children below.

Buried Savoy Cemetery, Fannin County near Grayson Co line.

From: "TOM MELUGIN"
To:
Subject: family information
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 17:39:44 -0500

HELLO
MY NAME IS TOM MELUGIN AND I JUST FOUND THIS SITE. ONE OF MY GREAT GREAT ... FATHERS WAS THOMAS BLAKEY WHO WAS MARRIED TO ANN HADEN THE DAUGHTER OF ANTHONY HADEN AND MARGARET DOUGLAS HADEN.
MY GRANDFATHER WAS THOMAS EWING BLAKEY, HE WAS BORN APRIL 12, 1870. HE DIED FEB.22, 1955. HE WAS MARRIED TO MARY BELL "MOLLIE" COBB.
SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF JESSE MAYFIELD COBB AND MARY VERLUMALY COOPER COBB. MY GRANDMOTHER DIED APRIL 30, 1957. BOTH OF MY GRANDPARENTS ARE BURIED AT SUNNYSIDE CEMETERY IN SAVOY, TEXAS.
MY GRANDPARENTS HAD NINE CHILDREN
1. JESSE WHITSITT BORN DEC. 27, 1896
2, CHARLEY RAY BORN JULY 15, 1898
3. ROBERT EARL LEE BORN JULY 9, 1900
4. MAT NOBLE BORN JULY 14,1902
5. MARY VERLUMALY BORN JULY 5, 1904
6. EUGENE CHENOWETH BORN SEPT. 6, 1906
7. GEORGE THOMAS BORN OCT. 28, 1908
8. DOROTHY LEE BORN OCT.7, 1911
9. THOMAS EDISON BLAKEY BORN NOV. 29, 1913

THOMAS EDISON IS THE ONLY CHILD THAT S STILL LIVING. HE LIVES IN SHERMAN, TEXAS
DOROTHY LEE BLAKEY WAS MY MOTHER, SHE DIED IN 1987.
I HOPE THIS INFORMATION IS OF SOME USE TO YOU.
THE FULL GIVEN NAMES OF ALL THE CHILDREN ARE IN THE BLAKEY FAMILY BIBLE HELT BY THOMAS BLAKEY, SON OF ROBERT EARL.

TOM MELUGIN

Events

Birth12 Apr 1870Whitewright, Grayson County, Texas
Death22 Feb 1955
MarriageMary Bell "Mollie" Cobb

Families

SpouseMary Bell "Mollie" Cobb (1872 - 1957)
ChildJesse Whitsett Blakey (1896 - 1971)
ChildCharlie Ray Blakey (1898 - )
ChildRobert Earl Lee Blakey (1900 - )
ChildMat Nobel Blakey (1902 - )
ChildMary Verlumaly Blakey (1904 - )
ChildEugene Chenoweth Blakey (1906 - )
ChildGeorge Thomas Blakey (1908 - )
ChildDorothy Lee Blakey (1911 - )
ChildThomas Edison Blakey (1913 - )
FatherJames Whitsitt Blakey (1838 - 1912)
MotherMartha J. "Mattie" Chenoweth (1849 - 1910)
SiblingRobert Sidney Blakey (1870 - )
SiblingFrances Jackson "Fanny" Blakey (1872 - 1943)

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