Mary Houston and Francis Blake
FRANCIS BLAKE died October 4, 1882.4371 He is buried in Northfield Cemetery, Des Moines County, Iowa.456
He married MARY HOUSTON on November 3, 1842 in Lee County, Iowa,3434 daughter of ELIZABETH RAND EPPS and IRA HOUSTON. She was born March 15, 1818 in Lyndeborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, and died August 19, 1887.456 She is buried in Northfield Cemetery, Des Moines County, Iowa.456
Children of MARY HOUSTON and FRANCIS BLAKE:
- CHARLES S. BLAKE, b. 1844, Iowa; d. July 28, 1864, Overton Hospital, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee.3492, 4372
- GEORGE FRANCIS BLAKE, b. January 26, 1846, Iowa;456 m. ADDIE JOANNA HEIZER on October 20, 1881 in Mediapolis, Des Moines, Iowa3434; d. January 2, 1921.456
- JOHN BLAKE, b. 1849, Iowa.
- IRENE ELIZABETH BLAKE, b. May 10, 1852, Iowa;456 m. REV. ROBERT ALLEN CARNINE on September 9, 1874 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa3434; d. December 10, 1884.456
- HERMAN SUMMER BLAKE, b. March 29, 1856, Yellow Springs Township, Des Moines, Iowa;6325 m. JESSIE ALICE HUGGINS on November 16, 1882 in Davenport, Scott, Iowa3434; d. February 2, 1939, Mediapolis, Des Moines, Iowa.6325
Personal Information
- Mary Houston was a charter member of the Denmark Congregational Church, Lee County, Iowa (May 5, 1838). 7484
Obituaries
Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye, October 19, 18824371
DEATHS.
October 4, Francis Blake, 78 years of age, Yellow Springs township; cause of death, turbercle of the kidney.
Census Records
| Date | Location | Enumerated Names |
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| September 16, 18501704 | Huron, Des Moines, Iowa |
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| June 4, 18601703 | Huron, Des Moines, Iowa |
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| July 27, 18701705 | Huron, Des Moines, Iowa |
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| June 2, 18803419 | Huron, Des Moines, Iowa |
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