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Henry Davis Blake, Sr.[1, 2, 3]

Male 1861 - 1933  (71 years)


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  • Name Henry Davis Blake 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born 21 Sep 1861  Wake County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 7 Mar 1933  Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Forest Lawn Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5750  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2020 

    Father Joseph Taylor Blake,   b. 5 Apr 1839, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 1902, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Lucy Carolina Person,   b. 21 Jun 1841, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Oct 1917, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 17 Sep 1860  Wake, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F8424  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Frances Poindexter Waite,   b. 22 Mar 1868, Culpeper, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 1933, Guilford County, North carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 28 Nov 1888  Culpeper, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Charles Joseph Blake,   b. 1 Oct 1894, Culpeper, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Nov 1980, Wilmington, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     2. Henry Davis Blake, Jr.,   b. 28 Apr 1896, either North Carolina or Culpeper, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 May 1984, Boston, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    Last Modified 4 Jun 2020 
    Family ID F2178  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Henry Davis Blake Sr-Obit
    Henry Davis Blake Sr-Obit
    Greensboro Daily News
    Mar 8, 1933
    Frances Waite Blake-Obit
    Frances Waite Blake-Obit
    Greensboro Record
    Sep 30, 1933
    Death Certificate
    Death Certificate
    hdblake.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S245] Vital Record (Ancestry).
      Name: Henry Davis Blake
      Event Type: Death
      Event Date: 07 Mar 1933
      Event Place: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina
      Birth Year: 1861
      Burial Date: 09 Mar 1933
      Burial Place: Forest Lawn
      Address: 306 Woodlawn Ave.
      Gender: Male
      Age: 71
      Marital Status: Married
      Race (Original): White
      Occupation: Salesman
      Birth Date: 21 Sep 1861
      Birthplace: Wake County, N.C.
      Father's Name: Joseph Blake
      Father's Birthplace: Wake County, N.C.
      Mother's Name: Lucy Pearson
      Mother's Birthplace: Wake County, N.C.
      Spouse's Name: Frances Waite
      Reference ID: fn 1624 cn 213 , GS Film number: 1943067


    2. [S4] Deborah Lozano, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=101163126.
      Henry Davis Blake
      Birth: Sep. 21, 1861, Wake County, North Carolina
      Death: Mar. 7, 1933, Greensboro, Guilford Co., NC

      Henry Davis Blake was born 1861 in Marks Creek, Wake County, NC, the 2nd of 4 known surviving children (3 boys/1 girl) born to Joseph Taylor Blake & Lucy Caroline Person. He was the paternal grandson of Rev. Bennett Taylor Blake and his (2nd) wife, Sheherazade Price.

      Henry married Frances Poindexter Waite, daughter of Civil War Maj. Charles Waite & Julia Frances Miller. The couple resided Raleigh, and later removed to Greensboro where Henry was a salesman. They had 5 known surviving children:

      * Julia Miller Blake Fentress (1890-1993)
      * John Bennett Blake (1891-1892)
      * Charles Henry Blake (1894-1980)
      * Henry Davis Blake, Jr. (1896-1984)
      * Lucy Person Blake (1898)
      * Emma R. Blake (ca. 1899)

      Henry Blake died in March-1933 at age 71. His wife of 45 years survived him just 6 months, passing in Sep-1933 at age 65.

      Parents:
      Joseph Blake (1839 - 1902)
      Lucy Caroline Person Blake (1841 - 1918)
      Spouse: Frances Poindexter Waite Blake (1868-1933)
      Sibling:
      Henry Davis Blake (1861 - 1933)
      Laura Blake Bobbitt (1864 - 1936)
      Burial:
      Forest Lawn Cemetery
      Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina


    3. [S93] Sons of the American Revolution, https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2204/32596_242278-00032?pid=645161&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid%3D2204%26h%3D645161%26indiv%3Dtry%26o_vc%3DRecord:OtherRecord%26rhSource%3D1121&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.125977610.662107890.1591388280-1012474348.1591216964.

      Name:
      Henry Davis Blake
      Birth Date:
      21 Sep 1862
      SAR Membership:
      65615
      Role:
      Ancestor
      Application Date:
      5 Feb 1946
      Father:
      Joseph Taylor Blake
      Mother:
      Lucy Caroline Person
      Spouse:
      Fannie Poindexter Waite
      Children:
      Charles Joseph Blake


    4. [S4] Deborah Lozano.
      Name: Henry D. Blake
      Birth Date: 1862
      Age: 26
      Spouse's Name: Fanny P. Waite
      Spouse's Birth Date: 1867
      Spouse's Age: 21
      Event Date: 28 Nov 1888
      Event Place: Culpeper, Virginia
      Father's Name: Joseph
      Mother's Name: Lucy
      Spouse's Father's Name: Chas.
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Julia

      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01450-7 , System Origin: Virginia-EASy , GS Film number: 30978 , Reference ID: p59