The Blackledge Family
Seventh Generation
209. Sylvia Belle Mendenhall (Hannah Jane Blackledge
, Charles Dingee
, Joseph
, Robert Sr.
, Thomas
, William
) was born on 18 Aug 1883 in Salem, Or. She died on 16 Oct 1915 in , Ouray, Co. She was buried in Oct 1915 in , Ouray, Co.
BURIAL: Sylvia's grave was marked Sunday August 10, 1986 when a Family Reunion
of all her living children, John, Paul, Rita, and Evan took place. A
graveside Memorial service took place on this day and a marker was placed on
the site of her grave. Unfortuately, this is an approximate location as a mud
slide changed the cemetary. The marker for her grave is along an irrigation
ditch. In June 1996 a memorail service was held in Ouray for her son Paul and
the 2 remaining children, Rita & Evan, visited her grave again along with
several relatives. The marker remains and flowers are placed by friends of
Evan's who live there. Ceder Hill Cemetery.
SOURCE:GEDCOM received from Darla Jones 12 Jan 1997 for Hannah Jane Blackledge
and John Mendenhall.
Sylvia married Evan Issac Owens Sr on 11 Sep 1903 in Ouray Co. Evan was born on 28 Feb 1858 in Blakely Ridge, Lacauanna, Pa. He died on 9 Mar 1937 in Grangeville, Id. He was buried on 12 Apr 1937 in Grangeville, Id.
SOURCE:GEDCOM received from Darla Jones 12 Jan 1997 for Hannah Jane Blackledge and John Mendenhall.
BURIAL: Lot 7, Block F, 1st grave, Praire View Cem.
Evan and Sylvia had the following children:
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John Edward Owens was born on 15 Aug 1906 in , Ouray, Co. He died on 5 Feb 1991 in Chico, Ca. He was buried in Chico, Ca.
SOURCE:GEDCOM received from Darla Jones 12 Jan 1997 for Hannah Jane Blackledge
and John Mendenhall. |
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Paul Llewellyn Owens |
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Marguerita May Owens |
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Martha Evideen Owens was born on 5 Jan 1911 in , Ouray, Co. She died on 3 Mar 1922 in Newburg, Or.
SOURCE:GEDCOM received from Darla Jones 12 Jan 1997 for Hannah Jane Blackledge
and John Mendenhall. |
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Evan Issac Owens Jr. |
211. Paul Arthur Mendenhall (Hannah Jane Blackledge
, Charles Dingee
, Joseph
, Robert Sr.
, Thomas
, William
) was born on 16 Apr 1888. He died on 6 Jun 1951.
SOURCE:GEDCOM received from Darla Jones 12 Jan 1997 for Hannah Jane Blackledge and John Mendenhall.
Paul married (1) Edith Hoskins on 27 Dec 1911. Edith was born on 11 Jun 1889. She died on 1 Jun 1943.
SOURCE:GEDCOM received from Darla Jones 12 Jan 1997 for Hannah Jane Blackledge
and John Mendenhall.
Paul and Edith had the following children:
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Floyd Elton Mendenhall |
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Alice May Mendenhall |
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Lewis John Mendenhall |
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Allen Willard Mendenhall |
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Ardith Eileen Mendenhall |
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Ellen Irene Mendenhall |
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Curtis Owen Mendenhall |
Paul married (2) Alma Roberts.
219. Harry Shook (Thomas Franklin Shook
, Elizabeth Smith
, Anne Hoge
, Elizabeth Blackledge
, Thomas
, William
) was born on 6 Jan 1891. He died on 19 Jan 1990.
BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH:records from Edward L. Davis: edward.davis@juno.com
March,1997
Harry married Laura Smith on 14 May 1918. Laura was born on 6 Jan 1891. She died on 19 Jan 1990.
BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH:records from Edward L. Davis: edward.davis@juno.com
March,1997
Harry and Laura had the following children:
220. Hannah Maria Blackledge (Samuel
, Thomas
, Enoch
, Thomas Jr.
, Thomas
, William
) was born in Jul 1847 in IA. She died on 13 Oct 1890.
According to husband's obit had 7 children
Hannah married Jarvis E. Todd. Jarvis was born on 23 Apr 1844. He died on 30 Apr 1928.
Javis Todd, son of Wm. and Julia Todd, was born near Mt. Sterling, Iowa, on April 23, 1842. Died on his farm southeast of Mt. Sterling in Folker township, Clark county, Mo., near where he had lived his entire life, April 30, 1928, aged 86 years and 7 days. The deceased was of a family of 12 children, two of whom still survive, Mrs. Susan Davis and Mrs. Bell Bowman of Mt. Sterling. He was married to Miss Marie Blackledge July 6, 1867. To this union seven children were born, all of whom have preceded him to the [great] beyond except one son, Samuel, who lived on the home farm and who cared faithully and patiently for his father in his declining years. Some years after the death of his wife he was married to Mrs. Francis McMan[u or n]s. To this union one son was born, Champ Clark Todd, who still remains with his older half-brother to mourn the passing away of a kind and indulgent father. He was again bereft of his companion and leaves to mourn two sisters, two sons and two grandsons and other relatives and hosts of friends. (Photocopy of this obit found on page 142 of Obit Book "A" of the Van Buren County Genealogical Society's collection at the Keosauqua Public Library in Oct 2000. Name of newspaper and date of obit not given.) NOTE: Paper punch hole where first name should be, taken from brother Thomas Todd's obit found elsewhere on this forum. Photocopy very hard to read.
Jarvis and Hannah had the following children:
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Stelle Todd was born on 20 Oct 1869. She died on 30 Oct 1875. She was buried in Mt.Sterling, Van Buren, Ia. |
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Otto H. Todd was born on 28 Feb 1868. He died on 20 Jul 1885. He was buried in Mt.Sterling, Van Buren, Ia. |
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Samuel W. Todd was born in 1874. He died in 1951. |
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Samuel married Ernestine, Wife of Samuel Todd. Ernestine, was born in 1886. |
222. Josiah Wollam (Margaret Blackledge
, Thomas
, Enoch
, Thomas Jr.
, Thomas
, William
) was born on 20 Jul 1841 in , Oh. He died on 18 Sep 1914 in Keosauqua, Van Buren, Ia. He was buried in Mt.Sterling, Van Buren, Ia.
MARRIAGE: From "Early Van Buren Co, IA Marriages" found on Iowa RootsWeb Sep, 2000
Josiah married Maria Clifford daughter of Dr. Ephraim Clifford and Amanda M Sloan on 21 Apr 1864 in Van Buren County, Ia. Maria was born on 4 May 1844. She died on 29 Jan 1911. She was buried in Keosauqua, Van Buren, Ia.
Mrs. Josiah Wollam died in 1925 or 1926??
Posted by Karen DaPra on Thu, 19 Aug 1999
MRS. JOSIAH WOLLAM
Mrs. Josiah Wollam died at her home in this city Sunday evening, at 6 o'clock, after a lingering illness of cancer of the liver, and the departure of this loving spirit leaves gloom in the home and a large circle of mourning friends.
Her age was 67 years, the greater part of the long life being spent in the county, and here the vacant tenement will rest until the end, burial taking place in the Blackledge cemetery yesterday, after an impressive ceremony conducted by Rev. McQueen at Mt. .Sterling at 2 p. m. The husband, Josiah Wollam, and three children of the immediate family are left to mourn: Mrs. O. D. Park, E. A. and Clifford Wollam, all of this county.
Obituary next week.
Photocopy of this obit is located on page 175 of Obit Book A found in the Van Buren County, IA Genealogical Society's collection at the Keosauqua Public Library in July 1999. Name of newspaper and date of obit not given. The other two obits on this page are from Sept. 1925 & June 1926.
I have a Sara Wollam, daughter of Edward & Elizabeth Wollam, in my lineage. If anyone can connect Mrs. Josiah Wollam to this family, please contact me.
Josiah and Maria had the following children:
223. Jacob "Jake" Wollam (Margaret Blackledge
, Thomas
, Enoch
, Thomas Jr.
, Thomas
, William
) was born on 28 Oct 1844 in , Columbiana, Oh. He died in 1920 in Kahoka, Clark, Mo. He was buried in Kahoka, Clark, Mo.
Jacob married Amelia Kingsbury. Amelia was born about 1848 in , Ia.
They had the following children:
224. Viola J. Wollam (Margaret Blackledge
, Thomas
, Enoch
, Thomas Jr.
, Thomas
, William
) was born on 8 Aug 1849 in Mt.Sterling, Van Buren, Ia. She died on 27 Oct 1932 in Cantril, Van Buren, Ia. She was buried in Cantril, Van Buren, Ia.
Viola married C. Americus "Col." Carnes. C. Americus "Col." Carnes was born in 1848. He died on 2 Sep 1926. He was buried in Cantril, Van Buren, Ia.
AMERICUS CARNS Americus Carns, second child of John and Alvina Miller Carns, was born near Mt. Sterling, Iowa, September 9, 1848, and passed away at his home in Cantril, September 25, 1926, aged 78 years and 16 days. On May 3, 1864, he enlisted in the Union army, becoming a member of Company K, 45th Regiment of Iowa Infantry Volunteers, this Regiment being a part of the army of the Tennessee. In speaking of the great Army of the Tennessee, General U. S. Grant once said: "As an army the army of the Tennessee never sustained a single defeat during the four years of war; every fortification which it assailed surrendered; every force arrayed against it was either destroyed, captured or defeated. No officer was ever assigned to the command of that army who had afterward to be relieved from it, or to be reduced to another command. Such is history, not accident." Mr. Carns was honorably discharged in October 1864. On February 12, 1867, he was united in marriage with Viola J. Wollam. To this happy union one daughter, Dora, was born. Their first home was on a farm about six miles east of Cantril where they resided until 1902 at which time they moved to Cantril. Shrewd, honest and industrious, Mr. Carns was remarkably successful as a farmer and business man. For several years he has been a director of the Cantril Savings Bank, also a leader in many other worthy enterprises. He was a faithful member of the Grand Army of the Republic and for twenty-four successive years, Decoration Day has found him at the graveside of his comrades, of all wars, there to help decorate the last resting places of the men, who like himself, had fought for their beloved country. His comrades who are left behind will not soon forget this loyalty and faithfulness. He was a kind father and loyal and loving husband. As a neighbor and friend he was pure gold. His untimely death has cast a gloom over the entire community. He leaves to mourn his departure, his loving companion, Mrs. Viola Carns of Cantril, one daughter, Mrs. Dora Fowler of Keosauqua; five nieces, Mrs. Alvina Hauk of Des Moines; Mrs. Rucks of Warren, Arkansas; Mrs. Lear of Nevada; Mrs. Dora Waston of Mt. Sterling, and Bee Davis of Rock Island, Ill. Six nephews, George A. Carns of Winthrope, Minn., Hop, Grove and William Carns of DeWitt, Ark., and James Scotten of Mt. Sterling. Many other relatives and a host of friends. Funeral services were held at the Cantril Christian church Tuesday afternoon, September 28th, conducted by Elder Herbert C. Shaw, assisted by Rev. A. M. Smith. Seven noble old veterans of the Civil War also conducted the funeral rites of the G. A. R. The following veterans of the Civil War and World War were present and acted as an escort: Civil War veterans, Fowler, Harriman, Burkett, Fosnot, Deford, Johnson, Armstrong and Mallot. World War, Willie Schotten, (?)born, Glen Harbidge, Clay Barnett, Howard Bell, B. B. Redmon, Major Robertson and Riley Wo(?). The following neighbors acted as pallbearers: James A. Smith, Sam Warner, Simeon Teter, Wm. Hetzler, Gus Knox and B. B. Redmon. Burial in Cantril cemetery. (Photocopy of this obit is located on page 132 of Obit Book A found in the Van Buren County, IA Genealogical Society's collection at the Keosauqua Public Library in Oct 2000. Name of newspaper and date of obit not given.)
Subject: Carnes Author: Marian Cox Date: 26 Feb 1999 12:00 PM GMT Email:
John T. Carnes b. ca 1801 Mass. Married Eliza Fenner of Providence, R.I. They went to Illinois as the story goes, John fought in the Indian Wars with the Illinois Volunteer Mounted, but for some reason, Eliza went back East. John T. Carnes was later in Van Buren Co., Iowa and married Alvina Miller(b.ca. 1826 d/o Samuel J. Miller and Mary Ann McFarland of Washington Co., Pennsylvania) ca. 1846. She died ca. 1853 after having the known children: Col Americus Carnes m. Viola J. Wollam; George Washington Carnes m. Martha Jane Barnett of Pa.; Mary Anne Carnes m. William N. Scotten. John T. Carnes died ca 1875 and is buried in Keosauqua, Van Buren Co., Iowa. I would love to hear from anyone who knows anything of these Carnes and this group of Millers. Thank you.
C. Americus "Col." Carnes and Viola had the following children:
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Dora Carnes was born on 24 Jul 1871 in , Ia. She died on 27 Apr 1932. |
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Dora married William H. Fowler son of James Fowler and Amanda Perkins. William was born on 25 Feb 1869. He died on 25 Apr 1937 in Iowa City, Ia. |
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