52 Ancestors: #10 Betsy W. Howe Blincow (1838-1915)

Betsy Wikes, or Wilkes, Howe was born on 26 January 1838 in England, probably Northamptonshire.  Her parents were William Howe and Elizabeth (possibly Kilsby).  Betsy married William A. Blincow in October 1860, in England. 

Betsy and William had eight children, five born in England. 

               William Blincow (1861-1946)

               Richard Blincow (1864-1872)

               Frederick Howe Blincow (1867-1952)

               Mary Elizabeth “Polly” Blincow (1869-1951)

               Eliza “Nellie” Helen Blincow (1870-1955)

After immigrating in 1872, William and Betsy had three more children, all born in Nebraska.

               Frank Robert Blincow (1872-1945)

               Ada Louise Blincow (1873-1957)

               George Blincow (1877-1952)

The family was listed in the 1880 census in York County, Nebraska, but by 1900 they were in Thomas County, Kansas.  Sometime after William died, Betsy moved in with her daughter Nellie and her family.  Betsy died in 1915 at the home of J.A. and Nellie Horning and is buried in Beulah Cemetery, in Thomas County, Kansas. 

 

52 Ancestors: #9 William A. Blincow (1831-1903)

William A. Blincow was born in 1831 in England, possibly Northamptonshire. His parents were William Blincow and Elizabeth (I believe Robinson). William married Betsy Wikes (or Wilkes) Howe in 1860. William and Betsy had eight children, five born in England.

               William Blicow, (1861-1946)

               Richard Blincow (1864-1872)

               Frederick Howe Blincow (1867-1952)

 Mary Elizabeth “Polly” Blincow (1869-1951)

               Eliza “Nellie” Helen Blincow (1870-1955)

After immigrating in 1872, William and Betsy had three more children, all born in Nebraska.

               Frank Robert Blincow (1872-1945)

               Ada Louise Blincow (1873-1957)

               George Blincow (1877-1952)

I have “heard” that both first and second papers for naturalization were filed in York County, Nebraska, but I have been unable to obtain copies yet.  The family lived moved to Kansas (William was a farmer) sometime before 1894 because the family is listed in the 1895 Kansas State Census for Thomas County.  In the 1900 census William was listed as working as a clerk for the district court in Thomas County, Kansas.  He died in 1903 in Colby, Kansas, and was buried in Beulah Cemetery in Thomas County, Kansas.