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.

 

 

52 Ancestors: #6 - Mary Elizabeth “Polly” Blincow Blackmore (1869-1951)

Mary, who in most records was listed as Polly, was born in England in 1869 to William Blincow and Betsy Wikes Howe.  She immigrated in 1872 and she and her family moved to Nebraska, soon thereafter.

 

Polly married a York, Nebraska, neighbor, George Blackmore, in 1887.  They had eight children, including 5 boys (Henry, Harold, Leonard, George and Clifford) and 3 girls (Ada, Mattie and Reba), born between 1888 and 1904.  Two of their boys died young: one as an infant (Leonard) and one at age 10 (Henry Irvin). 

 

This Blackmore family lived in Nebraska until at least 1891.  Then by 1893 they lived in Colby County, Kansas.    By 1895 they were in Colorado and lived in Granite and Rifle. 

 

Polly died in 1951, two years after George.  She was buried in the Rose Hill Cemetery, in Rifle, Colorado, next to her husband.

Surname Saturday - Blincow and Howe

This is the fourth section of a booklet that I put together for my father-in-law’s 96^th birthday.  His parents were Clifford Franklin and Bertha Bryan Blackmore.  Section four is about Clifford’s maternal grandparents.  Future postings will include the other parents and grandparents of Clifford and Bertha and will include Blincow and Doyle surnames.  I have also included information about the siblings of these direct ancestors. 

 

William Blincow and Betsy W Howe 

            William A Blincow was born on 7 December 1831 in England.  He was baptized on 22 August 1835 in Long Buckby, Northamptonshire, England.  William A Blincow was the son of William Blincow and Elizabeth Robinson. 

            On 16 October 1860, William married Betsy Wikes Howe in England.   Betsy was born on 26 January 1838 in Long Buckby, England, the daughter of William Howe and Elizabeth Kilsby. 

            William and Betsy had eight children.  Five were born in England: William, Richard, Frederick Howe, Mary Elizabeth, and Eliza Helen. They immigrated on 1 May 1872.   Then three children (Frank Robert, Ada Louise and George) were born in Nebraska. Both first and second papers for naturalization were filed in York County, Nebraska.  In 1880 William was a farmer.  The family moved to Kansas sometime before 1894.  In 1900 William was a clerk for the district court in Thomas County, Kansas. 

            William died on 10 July 1903 in Colby, Kansas.  In the 1910 census Betsy has her son George living with her. The 1915 Kansas State Census showed that Betsy was living with J A Horning and Nellie.  Nellie was one of her daughters.  Betsy died on 17 December 1915 in Norton, Kansas.  Both William and Betsy were buried in Beulah Cemetery, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas.  The headstone also has George listed on it.

 Children of William and Betsy Blincow

            William Blincow was born on 23 August 1861 in Long Buckby, England.  William married Minnie Rose Stauffer on 27 June 1894 in Colby, Kansas.  Minnie was born in October 1876 in Jewell County, Kansas.  They had three children:  Bessie May, Ivy Pearl and Wayne Albert, all born in Kansas before 1900.

            William and Minnie obviously had moved their family to Colorado before 1917.  A newspaper clipping showed that Minnie’s mother was visiting and there was an accident where Wayne Blincow ran into a car while avoiding a boy who had been knocked off of his bicycle by a horse.  Confusing???

            In 1920, the family was living in Fort Lupton, Colorado.  William was a farm operator there.  In 1930 William and Minnie were living in different counties in Kansas.  William was living with a family and working on their farm.  Minnie was listed as “sister in law” in a Stoefer family, but I believe she was really an aunt. 

            Minnie died on 27 October 1938 in Spokane, Washington at age 62.  I wonder if, when she died, she was visiting her son Wayne Albert Blincow, his wife Anna and their children, since in 1940 they all lived in Spokane.  

            William died on 19 August 1946 in Weld County, Colorado at age 84.  Both of them were buried in Mizpah Cemetery, Platteville, Colorado.

            Richard Blincow was born on 24 October 1864 in Long Buckby, England.  He immigrated with his parents in 1972.  He married Lydia Annetta Rebecca Brown on 25 June 1893 in Colby,    Thomas County, Kansas.  Lydia was born on 3 February 1875 in Colby, Kansas and was the daughter of Reuben Scott Brown and Lucretia Jane “Creta” Atteberry.

            Richard and Lucretia Blincow had seven children:  Gertrude Edith, Clyde Lawrence, Elmer Arthur, Grace Lucretia, Floyd Leslie, Mabel Mildred and Ruth Margaret Blincow.  Richard worked as a farmer in Thomas and then in Nebraska.

            Richard died on 23 November 1923 in Oxford, Furnas & Harlan Counties, Nebraska, at age 59.  Lydia died on 13 June 1931, also in Oxford.  Both of them are buried in Oxford Cemetery, Harlan County, Nebraska.

            Frederick Howe Blincow was born on 14 May 1867 in Long Buckby, England.  Frederick married Nellie Arene McConnell, daughter of Josiah W McConnell and Eliza E Cuddeback, on 7 November 1889 in York, York County, Nebraska.  Nellie was born on 9 July 1873 in Bee-Town, Grant County, Wisconsin. 

            Frederick and Nellie had six children:  Roy Malvin, Myrtle Irene, Guy Lloyd, Harold Laverne, Lyle Wayne and Josiah William Blincow.  Fred worked as a farmer in Furnas County, Nebraska until at least 1940.  In 1940 he was listed as a wd (widowed) and his son Lyle and family were living with him.

            Nellie died at age 61 on 18 October 1934 in Oxford, Nebraska.  Frederick died on 21 February 1962 in McCool Junction, York County, Nebraska, at age 84.  Both of them were buried in Oxford Cemetery, Harlan County, Nebraska.

            Mary Elizabeth “Polly” BLINCOW  was born on 3 May 1869 in Long Buckby, England.  She was the daughter of William A Blincow and Betsy Wikes Howe. She married George Marlin Blackmore in York, Nebraska on 30 December 1887.  For more information about this family please see earlier blog postings.

            Eliza “Nellie” Helen Blincow was born on 4 December 1870 in Long Buckby England.  Eliza immigrated in 1872.   She married John Andrew Horning about 1892.  John was born about 1865 in Indiana.  They had six children:  Olive E, Ethel, William C, Alice H, Ruth and John Irvin Horning.  John worked as a farmer in Norton County, from 1900 until at least 1940, according to US and Kansas State Census records.

            John died I June 1950 in Kansas at about age 85 and Eliza died at about age 84 on 7 October 1955 in Kansas.  They were both buried in Norton Cemetery, Norton, Kansas.

            Frank Robert Blincow was born on 3 November 1872 in Fairmont, Nebraska.  Frank married Millie Priscilla Brown, the daughter of Reuben Scott Brown and Lucretia Jane “Creta” Atteberry.  Frank and Millie had three children:  Harlan Robert, Ethel Irene and Homer Brown Blincow.

            Frank seems to have been a farmer for his entire life, basically in Furnas County, Nebraska.  In the 1940 census, the value of his property was listed as $2500.

            Millie died on 29 December 1944 in Nebraska at age 65.  Frank died on 19 June 1945 at age 72, also in Nebraska.  They were both buried in Oxford Cemetery, Harlan County, Nebraska.

            Ada Louise Blincow was born on 11 March 1873 in Fairmont, Nebraska.  Ada married William Rupert Farris on 4 March 1898 in Mt Auburn, Iowa.  William was born in March 1867 in Iowa. His parents were John W Farris and Rhoda C Potts.  Ada and William  had six children, all girls:  Pearl H, Hazel I, Zella Mae, Wilma A, Grace H, and Vera M. 

            It appears that Pearl died before 1910, as she was not in the 1910 census with the rest of her family.  William and Ada lived in Benton County for their entire lives.  William was a farmer.  In the 1940 census, they declared the value of their farm as $600.

            William died at age 86 in 1953 in Benton County.  Ada died on 15 April 1957 in Benton County at age 83.  They were buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Benton County, Iowa. 

            George Blincow was born on 18 February 1877 in Fairmont, Nebraska. George moved to Kansas between 1880 and 1895.  It appears that he lived in Thomas County for his entire life. In the 1910, 1920 and 1930 census records he indicated that he worked in a hotel. It also seems like he never married.   He died on 11 January 1962 in Colby, Thomas County, Kansas, at age 73.  He was buried in Beulah Cemetery, Colby, Kansas.  The headstone lists George as well as his parents.

Surname Saturday - Blackmore and Blincow

This is the second section of a booklet that I put together for my father-in-law’s 96^th birthday.  His parents were Clifford Franklin and Bertha Bryan Blackmore.  Section two is about Clifford’s parents.  Future postings will include the other parents and grandparents of Clifford and Bertha and will include Blincow and Doyle surnames.  I have also included a small amount of information about the siblings of these direct ancestors. 

 

George Marlin Blackmore and Mary Blincow

            George Marlin BLACKMORE was born on 27 March 1865 in Odell, Livingston County, Illinois to Thomas Greenslade Blackmore and Jane Francis Lemon.  Sometime in the 1870s George with his family moved to Nebraska.  In the 1880 census George and his parents were living in North Platte, Nebraska and in 1885 they were living in McFadden in York County, Nebraska. 

            George married Mary Elizabeth “Polly” BLINCOW.  “Polly” was born on 3 May 1869 in Long Buckby, England.  She was the daughter of William A Blincow and Betsy Wikes Howe. This family emigrated from England about 1872. 

            In 1885 the Blackmore family and the Blincow family lived next to each other in York, Nebraska.  Then on 30 December 1887 Polly married George in York.  They lived in Nebraska, for a brief time in Kansas as Mattie Hazel was there and then they moved to Colorado.

            Mary and George had eight children:  Henry Irvin, Clifford Franklin, Ada Florence, Mattie Hazel, Harold Robert, Leonard, Reba Martha and George Raymond Blackmore. 

            According to different census records, George was a teamster (1900) and a house carpenter (1910) in Granite, Colorado, and a farmer (1920) in Rifle, Colorado.  However, in the 1906 Colorado State Business Directory it stated that George M Blackmore owned a meat market.  George’s brother Calvin owned a meat market in 1896.  Did George buy this from his brother Calvin who then moved?

            In 1940 George and Mary lived “in town” at 239 Fifth Street, Rifle.  George died on 13 November 1949 in Rifle, Garfield County, Colorado and he was buried in November 1949 in Rifle.  Polly died on 23 January 1951 and she was also buried in Rifle.

Children of George and Mary Blincow Blackmore

            Henry Irvin Blackmore was born on 8 December 1888 in McCool, Nebraska. I believe he died in January 1898 in Granite, Chaffee County, Colorado.  No further information is known about him.

            Clifford Franklin Blackmore was born on 16 February 1890 in McCool, Nebraska.  He married Bertha Jane Bryan on 10 November 1914 in Winchester, California.  More complete information about this family is found in the first section of this blog series.
 

            Ada Florence Blackmore was born on 1 November 1891 in Fairmont, Nebraska.  By 1900 Ada and her family were living in Granite, Colorado.   Ada married Edward Loesch on 29 June 1913 in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.  Edward was born on 4 January 1889 in Colorado.  His parents were Jacob B Loesch and Julia A Voltz.  According to the World War I Draft Registration card, Edward was short, stout and had blue eyes and light brown hair.

            Edward and Ada had five children:  three boys (Edward Jacob, George Wallace and Russell Eugene) and two girls (Mary Idell and Lois Ada).  All of the children were born in Colorado.  Edward and Ada lived in Granite County, but according to various census records, their farms were in the towns of Divide, South Rifle and Silt.  Edward died on 31 January 1952 in Colorado.  Ada died in August 1982 in Rifle, Colorado. 

            Mattie Hazel Blackmore was born on 4 February 1893 in Colby, Thomas County, Kansas.  She married Otis Albert Mallory on 26 July 1914 in Rifle, Colorado.  Otis was born on 26 July 1886 in Wills Gulch, Gilpin County, Colorado. 

            Otis and Mattie had six children, four boys (Albert “Marlin”, Clayton Kent, Lloyd Raymond and Gene) and two girls (Phyllis Marie and Mary Margie).  Gene died when he was about six weeks old.  He is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery.  Another son, Albert Marlin died at age 22.  He is also buried in this cemetery. 

            Otis was a farmer but in a 1928 city directory it stated that he and Mattie were living in Grand Junction and he was working for the Holly Sugar Corp. 

            Then in 1940 Otis was working in Brea, California, for a citrus fruit company.  It is unknown how long they lived in California but Otis was listed in the 1948 voter registration list for Orange County, California.

            Otis died on 24 October 1949 and he is buried in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Colorado.  Mattie died on 4 January 1958 in Brea, Orange County, California. 

            Harold Robert Blackmore was born on 23 June 1895 in Granite, Colorado.  Harold married Florence Moore on 19 November 1923 in Glenwood Springs,

Colorado.  When looking at postcards, parts of the town look less developed, but Glenwood Springs appears to have been a resort area because the town had at least two large hotels, springs and even a large wood slide for the children to use to go into some water.  I don’t know if it was a lake or springs though.

            In 1930 Harold and Florence were living in Phoenix, Arizona.  Florence was a nurse and Harold was a lettuce packer.  A 1932 Reno, Nevada, newspaper stated that Florence Blackmore and Harold Blackmore were granted a divorce decree.  After the divorce I don’t have any more information about Florence.

            On 31 December 1935 Harold married Alta Lucine Gwynn in Rifle.  Alta was born about 11 September 1913 in Thermopolis, Wyoming.  They had no children. 

            Harold died on 8 March 1979 in Rifle. 

            Alta died on 11 May 2006 also in Rifle, Colorado.  The obituary for Alta ran in four Colorado newspapers.  This one is from the Vail Daily News on May 17, 2006

            Leonard S Blackmore was born on 4 April 1898 and died a few months later on 26 August 1898, in Granite, Colorado.  Leonard was buried in Home of Peace Cemetery in Weld, Colorado.

            Reba Martha Blackmore was born on 7 December 1900 in Granite, Colorado.  Reba married Emery Clifford Harlow on 14 August 1921 in Meeker, Colorado.  Often Emery went by the name Clifford.  He was born on 30 November 1898 in Glenwood Springs, Garfield County.  From his World War I Draft Registration card it indicated that he was tall and slender and had blue eyes and light brown hair. 

            Cliff and Reba had one boy Gerald Vincent and one girl Gladys Maxine.  Both of them were born in Colorado.  Cliff was generally a farmer; however in the 1940 census he was listed as a proprietor of a “Gasoline Filling Station” in Rifle, Colorado.  Cliff and Reba both died in Rifle: Cliff on 27 February 1968 and Reba in 1974.  They were buried in the Moose Lodge Section of Rose Hill Cemetery in Rifle.

            George Raymond Blackmore was born on 17 May 1904 in Granite, Colorado.  He married Nettie Wright on 7 March 1928 in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.

            Nettie was the daughter of Barnabas Wright and Daisy Raymond and was born on 9 March 1907 in Garfield County.  George and Nettie had three children, Harold Elmer, Irene Loraine and Dorothy Rae.  Nettie died on 14 January 1956 in Rifle.  According to a book written by Clifford F Blackmore, George then married Zella, last name unknown, on 21 February 1960.  They probably married in Colorado since it appears that George spent his entire life in that state.

            George died on 12 July 1967 in Grand Junction, Colorado.  No further information is known about Zella.

I'm going to GRIP in July

I haven't posted for some time.  As many of you are aware, life often interfers with genealogy.  Well, that's enough on that subject.

I registered this morning for GRIP.  I think the online registration process was easy this year.  Perhaps it's because I knew what to expect, but I registered and received confirmation within a few minutes of each other.

 For those of you who many not know about this wonderful genealogical institute, here's the link for more information.
http://www.gripitt.org/ There are still openings in five of the six classes offered this year.

Hope to see you there. 

AND, I hope to post more about my research efforts on the Blackmore, Blincow, Bryan and Doyle families for my father-in-law.