The Hancock genealogy provides details about James Walter's first wife Eliza Blackwell. No diocumentation is provided, except the 1900 census in Grayson County, Texas, not far away. But the details fit other facts from various sources. Helpful here is the report that they were married in Hunt County, Texas, but the death occurred in Arkansas, matching the report by other genealogies and this one of the birth of children Lee and Emmet in Arkansas. Eliza Jane Blackwell Birth abt 1878 in Spartanburg Co., SC Death abt 1904 in Horatio, Hempstead, Arkansas Parents: James Franklin "Jim" Blackwell 1848 - 1934 Nancy Caroline Petty 1848 - 1889 Marriage to James Walter Hancock 12 Sep 1897 Hunt Co., TX Burial Horatio, Hempstead Co, Arkansas, south of DeQueen -- Hancock, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/19412461/person/798514244 Texas, Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 James W. Hancock Marriage 12 Sep 1897 Hunt, Texas Spouse Eliza Blackwell
1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 4 June, Point De Luce Township, District 3, page 7, Hse #58, Fam #62 Black, Coats W M 20 Farming NC NC NC [b abt 1860] Black, Annie W F 17 Wife Keeping House AR TN IN [b abt 1863]
Margaret Blain Parents Unknown Born abt 1578 in Glenfarnock, Scotland Marriage 1590 in Scotland, United Kingdom at Age 12 to John Crawford (1578-1621) Son John Crawford (1600-1676) -- Crawfords in Salzar Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8170547/person/-926746899?pg=32818
1880 Federal Census, Sebastian County, Arkansas, 9 June, Marion Township, District 179, page 17, Hse/Fam #158 Chappel, James L W M 47 Head Doctor GA GA GA [b abt 1833] - page 18 - Chappel, Nancy J W F 30 Wife Keeping House TN TN TN [abt 1825] Chappel, Goroge [George] D W M 11 Son Laborer TN TN TN [b abt 1869] Chappel, James W W M 6 MO Geo Tenn [b abt 1874] Chappel, Dora T W F 2 Dau Single Tex Geo Tenn [b abt 1878] Chappel, Viola W F 1mo b May Dau Single Tex Geo Tenn [b May 1880] Chappel, Adda W F 72 Mother Single Geo Geo Geo [b May 1808] The place of birth of the children's parents indicates that George's father is different from the father of James, Dora and Viola. George's father was reported born in Tennessee, but the others' father was born in Georgia. But the last name of all of them is Chappel. If that is correct, it would mean that Nancy was married to two men named Chapel.
U.S. Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 1899, Sugar Loaf County, Choctaw Nation, P O Bengal, Card (Field) #2879 1 Dawes' Roll #8455, Merryman, 49 (in 1899) David C, Age 46 Male, Birth Abt 1850, 1/8, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #14560; Fath W P Merryman Dead Non Citz, Moth Annie Merryman Dead Skullyville 2 Dawes' Roll #W.915 Merryman, Cordelia E, 45 [sic] (in 1899) Wife, Age 38 [sic], Female, Birth Abt 1858, Intermarried White, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #14806; Fath John W Blair Dead Non Citz, Moth Mary Revard 1896 Non-Citz 3 Dawes' Roll #8456, Merryman, Abraham, 18 (in 1899) Son Age 15, M Birth Abt 1881, 1/16, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #8519, Fath #1, Moth #2 4 Dawes' Roll #8457, Merryman, Mary J F, 16 (in 1899) Dau Age 13, F Birth Abt 1883, 1/16, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #8520, Fath #1, Moth #2 5 Dawes' Roll #8458, Merryman, William H, 14 (in 1899) Son Age 11, F Birth Abt 1885, 1/16, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #8521, Fath No 1, Moth No 2 6 Dawes' Roll #8459, Merryman, Leo E, 11 (in 1899) Dau [sic; Son] Age 8, F [sic; Male] Birth Abt 1891, 1/16, 1896 Sugar Loaf Co #8522, Fath No 1, Moth No 2 7 W.1314, Merryman, Ora, 16 [in 1899] Wife of No 3, Age 16, F IW Birth Abt 1883; [no prior registration] Fath John Graham Non Citz, Moth Orminda Graham Non Citz ___________ Notes: Record as to enrollment of No 7 forwarded Department, Mar 14, 1906; Record returned. See opinion of Assistant Attiorney General of March 15, 1906 in case of Omer R Nicholson No 2 on 1896 roll as Cordelia Merryman No 4 on 1896 roll as Mary No 5 on 1896 roll as Wm H No 3 is now the husband of Ora Merryman on Choctaw card #S807 Sept 24, 1902 On Aug 10, 1902 No 7 was married to No 3 No 7 originally listed for enrollment on Choctaw Card D807 sept 24, 1902: transferred to this card Feb 1, 1905. See decision of Jan 16, 1905 For child of Nos 3 & 7, see NB (Mar 3-05) Card #137 For child of Nos 4, see NB (Mar 3-05) Card #589 Enrollment of No 2 hereon approved by the Sec of the interior Aug 3, 1904 Enrollment of Nos 1,3,4,5,6 hereon approved by the Sec of the interior Jan 17, 1903 Enrollment of No 7 hereon approved by the Sec of the interior Mar 14, 1905 No 7 P O LeFlore, IT Date of application for enrollment 6/19/99 #1 to 6 1900 Federal Census, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, 7 June, Township 4, District 94, Page 16B, House/Family #4 Merryman, David C Head Indian Male Feb 1853 47 Married 26 years Ind Terr Tenn Miss Farmer Owns Farm Merryman, Cordellia Wife W F Aug 1858 41 Married 26 years 4 children/2 living IL IL IL Merryman, Abel Son Ind M Aug 1883 16 Single Ind Terr Ind Terr Illinois Farm Laborer Merryman, Mary Dau Ind F Sept 1886 14 Single Ind Terr Ind Terr Illinois Merryman, Henry Son Ind M Nov 1888 12 Single Ind Terr Ind Terr Illinois Farm Laborer Merryman, Leo Son Ind M Nov 1891 9 Single Ind Terr Ind Terr Illinois Merryman, Izora Niece [granddaughter?] Ind F Jan 1900 4mos Single Ind Terr Ind Terr Texas David and Cordelia's son Walter Green Merryman is living next door with his family. IN their household the last child is Walter's 4-month-old daughter, though she is reproetd as their niece. Izora's mother Lula Poteet Merryman died in childbirth on 18 January 1900. Walter's wife in this census is Mary Millus Anderws Lewis, widowed twice. Walter and Mary married on 25 February 1900 in Talihina, Choctaw Nation, later Le Flore Coutny, Okalhoma. 1900 Federal Census, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, 7 June, Twonahip 4, District 94, Page 16B, House/Family #5 Merryman, Walter G Head Indian Male Sept 1874 25 Married 6 years MO TN TN Farmer Rents Farm Merryman, Mary Wife Ind [should be White] F Sept 1873 46 Married 6 years 4 children/2 living Ind Terr Ind Terr Illinois Merryman, John Son Ind M Aug 1894 5 Single Ind Terr Ind Terr Missouri/Texas Merryman, Zado Dau Ind F Oct 1897 2 Single Ind Terr Ind Terr Missouri/Texas Andrews, Perry Step-son W M Nov 1891 8 Single Ind Terr Ind Terr Missouri Lewis, Jesse Step-son W M Nov 1897 2 Single Ind Terr Ind Terr Missouri Cordelia E. Merryman Birth Aug. 20, 1858 Death Mar. 1, 1906 Burial Peachland Cemetery, Bengal, Latimer County, Oklahoma Created by MillieBelle Aug 18, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial #40807968, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Merryman&GSiman=1&GScid=99214&GRid=40807968&
"Nancy Ellen Strange, my great great grandmother, was the daughter of John Yancy Strange and Rebeccah VanZant Strange. He was born in Halifax, Virginia in 1795. He was the son of William Strange and Sally Walker. Nancy Ellen married John Bailey Blair, Jr. my great great grandfather. My great great great grandfather was John Bailey Blair, Sr. He married Margaret Strange who was born in1785 in Evansville, Indiana. Her father was Edward M. Pace. Her mother was Susannah Johnson. Both Nancy Ellen Strange Blair and Margaret Strange Pace Blair were buried Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma. My thought is both were of native American ancestry. My great grandmother was Sarah Blair Nichols. Also all of my family listed lived in Edmonson County, Kentucky." -- Anne Whitekrick, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, Jun 01, 2016 U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 J B Blair Birth abt 1821 Kentucky Age on 1 July 1863 42 Residence Edmonson County, Kentucky 2nd Congressional District ---------------- John Bailey Blair, Jr Birth Jun, 1823 Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA Death Oct 1898 Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA husband of Nancy Ellen Strange Home in 1870 Precinct 5, Edmonson, Kentucky J B Blair Age in 1870 50, Birth Year abt 1820 Birthplace Kentucky Home in 1870 Precinct 5, Edmonson, Kentucky White Male Post Office Mammoth Cave Household Members: Name Age J B Blair 50 Nancy Blair 47 Sarah S E Blair 15 Margret Blair 14 Nancy Blair 12 Bailey Blair 9 John Blair 6 Edward Blair 3 Home in 1860 Edmonson, Kentucky John B Blair 40 Nancy Blair 37 John B Blair 17 James W Blair 15 Brown Blair 12 Benjamin Blair 10 Parodine Blair 8 Sarah S E Blair 6 Margaret Blair 4 Nancy Blair 1 Home in 1850 Edmonson, Kentucky John B Blair Age 29, Birth Year abt 1821 Birthplace: Kentucky Family Number 105 Household Members: Name Age John B Blair 29 Nancy Blair 27 John Blair 7 William Blair 5 Brown Blair 3 Benjamin Blair 0 Spouse Nancy Ellen Strange Blair (1822 - 1875) Son Rueseau Bailey Blair (1862 - 1940) Burial Hawkins Cemetery, Pig, Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA Created by Michelle Feb 09, 2015 -- Find A Grave Memorial #142415246, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=142415246 ----------------
Will of John B Blair Written 3 July 1849 Probated 12 October 1849 from p 51, Book of Wills, Edmondson County, Kentucky (current lists and transcriptions spell the name Edmonson) (Note: Ancestry.com has incorrectly transcribed all the dates as the year 1899) John Bailey Blair Sr Birth 1787 Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana Death 1849 Brownsville, Edmonson, Kentucky Parents: Henry Blair 1765-1813 Elizabeth Bailey 1765-1827 Margaret Strange Pace Blair Birth 1785 Virginia, Death Kentucky -- Nichols & Blair, http://person.ancestry.com/tree/19999117/person/29565797080/facts?ftm=1 The above genealogy reports that John Bailey Blair was buried in Washington County, Tennessee. This place of burial is incorrect. Our John Bailey Blair (Sr) died in Edmondson (Edmonson) County, Kentucky, and his will was probated there October 1849. There was another John Blair in Washington County, Tennessee. That John Blair was married to Mary Amelia White Blair (1750 - 1787). He was originally from New Jersey. His grave memorial on Find a Grave (linked on this genealogy to John Bailey Blair) reports that the Tennessee John Blair served in the Revolutionary War in the New Jersey Line Revolutionary Forces. John Bailey Blair was born after the Revolutionary War!
The compiler of Rueseau's memorial on Find a Grave included all his records. ------------------- Col Rueseau Bailey "CB" Blair Birth Oct 28, 1862 Brownsville, Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA Death Aug 15, 1940 Hart County, Kentucky, USA Ky Death: Calanel Bailey Blair Death 15 Aug 1940 Hart, Kentucky, USA Age 77 Birth 28 Oct 1862 Edmonson, Kentucky Spouse's Name Kate Blair Father's name Bailey Blair, born Kentucky Mother's name Nancy Strange born Kentucky Wife death certif: Kate Blair [Kate Hawkins] Death 18 Nov 1934 Hart, Kentucky, USA Spouse's Name Bailey Blair Father's name Luther Hawkins, born Hart Mother's name Martha Puckett, born Hart Son's death: Name John B Blair Death 31 August 1959 Barren Age 75 Residence Edmonson Volume 37, Certificate 18262 Home in 1920 Munfordville, Hart, Kentucky Bailey Blair Age 57, Birth Year abt 1863 Kentucky Farm White Male, Head of House, Married Spouse's Name Keturah Blair Father's Birthplace Kentucky Mother's Birthplace Kentucky Farmer Home Owned Free & Clear Household Members: Bailey Blair 57 Keturah Blair 52 Luthur V Blair 15 Colonel R Blair 12 Home in 1900: Munfordville, Hart, Kentucky C L Blair [C B Blair] Age 36, Birth Oct 1861 Kentucky White Male, Head of House Spouse's Name Katura Blair Years Married 10, Married abt 1890 Father's Birthplace Kentucky Mother's Birthplace Kentucky Household Members: C L Blair 36 Katura Blair 32 Olie M Blair 8 Chales M Blair 5 Julia Blair 4 John B Blair 2 Martha K Blair 8/12 Home in 1880 Edmonson, Kentucky Baily Blair Age 18 Birth abt 1862 Kentucky White Male Head of House, Married Spouse's Name Parazada Blair Father's Birthplace Kentucky Mother's Birthplace Kentucky Farming Household Members: Baily Blair 18 Parazada Blair15 Father and his 2nd wife Home in 1880 Edmonson, Kentucky John B Blair 60 Mary Blair 38 Mary J. Blair 2 Josephine Blair 1m Nancy S. Curr 13 John L. Curr 11 George W. Curr 9 Judy M. Curr 7 Home in 1870 Precinct 5, Edmonson, Kentucky Bailey Blair Age in 1870 9 Birth Year abt 1861 Kentucky White Male Post Office Mammoth Cave Household Members: J B Blair 50 Nancy Blair 47 Sarah S E Blair 15 Margret Blair 14 Nancy Blair 12 Bailey Blair 9 John Blair 6 Edward Blair 3 Parents: John Bailey Blair (1823 - 1898) Nancy Ellen Strange Blair (1822 - 1875) Spouse Keturah Ethel Hawkins Blair (1889 - 1933) Children: Lutishie Blair Simpson (1896 - 1986) John Bailey Blair (1898 - 1919) Colonel Rusaw Blair (1907 - 1965) Jesse Adams Blair (1911 - 1911) Burial Hawkins Cemetery, Pig, Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA Created by Michelle Feb 09, 2015 -- Find A Grave Memorial #142413273, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=142413273 -------------------
"My great grandmother was Sarah S.A.E Blair Nichols." -- Anne Whitekrick, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, Jun 02, 2016 "I remember my uncle saying many times that my great grandmother was a native American. He was old enough to be aware of my grandmother's heritage. I have found others who were listed in Oklahoma." -- Anne Whitekrick, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, Jun 06, 2016 Her handwritten birth record appears to have the middle initial I. Kentucky, Birth Records, 1847-1911 Sarah I Blair Birth 30 Jun 1854 Mammoth Cave, Kentucky Father John B Blair Mother Nancy Strange Residence of Parents Mammoth Cave, Kentucky Kentucky, Marriage Records, 1852-1914 Sarah S E Blair [Sarah S A E Blair] Age 20, Est. Birth Year 1855 Kentucky Father born Kentucky, Mother born Virginia Residence Edmonson County Spouse Name Isaac Nichols Spouse Age 19, born Kentucky Father and Mother born Kentucky Spouse Residence Edmonson County Marriage Dec 1875 Edmonson County
Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Sarah Blake Josiah York Bond for $1250 signed by Josiah York and Thomas Blake 10 Nov 1823 Marriage 10 Nov 1823 Roane County Return for recording not filled in by an officiant Roane County Marriage Book, p 305 ------------------- To the best of my knowledge, Sarah Blake York did not have a middle name. However, their youngest daughter was named Sarah Virginia York. Josiah was born in Washington County, Tennessee, and died 26 May 1879 Polk County, Georgia. He is buried in the Yorkville Community Cemetery, Yorkvilee, Georgia. Sarah and Josiah had 11 children 5 sons and 6 daughters - all 5 of their sons fought in the Civil War and all served mostly in Company A, Georgia 1st Calvary. I have removed William York as the oldest child of Captain William York since the data I have supports a man whose DNA has been traced to the 'other' York family in Randolph County, North Carolina. Surely Captain William York had a son, William, but if he did, he died young, since I cannot find any information about him. -- Confidential Source, Geneanet Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins 27 March 2019 ------------------- ------------------- Sarah's family was not from Maryland as previously thought, the Blake family originated in Isle of Wight, Virginia when the first emigrant, Thomas Blake (1644 - 1707) migrated from probably England. The family settled first in Fairfield County, South Carolina before her father, Thomas (1776 - 1855) migrated to North Carolina, then Tennessee. Thomas' mother Leah Phaneul Ann 'Fanny' Hornsby (1743 - 1779) was born in Jamestown, James County, Virginia, and the firstborn generation of Americans. Sarah and five siblings grew up in a broken home after their father took a second wife and their mother left to live with family in Kentucky. Elizabeth Owen Blake (1776 - 1833) was from a family of Quakers who were among those who founded and settled in Wrightsboro, McDuffie County, Georgia, although Elizabeth married Thomas, probably in North Carolina before the move to Georgia. Her father, Ephraim (1738 - 1785), was firstborn generation American since his father, John (1715 - 1780) was born in Wales. Mary Cooper Owen (1741 - 1785), Elizabeth's mother came from a family that also originated in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, although the name of the first emigrant is unknown, but probably William Cooper who died 1762 in Southampton County, Virginia. Supposedly, late in life, in order to legitimize his eleven youngest children by his second wife, Thomas joined the Mormon Church, which, at that time, believed in bigamous marriages. I have not seen any proof of this confirmation; however, since there were Mormons in both families, Owen and Blake, I believe this information is possibly correct. It should be noted that Sarah's brother, Dr. Larkin Hornsby Blake (1807 - 1870) was the grandfather of Mary Betty Blake (1879 - 1944), wife of famed Western comedian, William Penn Adair 'Will' Rogers (1879 - 1935). -- Anonymous, Comment on Sarah's Find a Grave memorial, 12 November 2012 ------------------- Sarah Blake York Birth 1806 Death 1878 Spouse Josiah Cowan York (1799 - 1879) Children Frances York Crabb (1827 - 1867) Burial Yorkville Methodist Church Cemetery, Paulding County, Georgia Created Dec 17, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #82097716, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=82097716