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[Blakemore, Clara]
Blockton News
Thursday October 27,
1921 [p. 1]
Obituary
Clara
Blakemore, oldest child of W.
[yatt [D. [eKalb] and Mary [Flick] Blakemore, was born on the Blakemore farm near Platteville, Iowa, Oct. 12, 1869. There she resided until
the spring of 1892 when she moved with her parents to Blockton, Iowa, later she
moved to Bedford, Iowa, which remained her home until September, 1920, when,
due to failing health she came to make her home with her sister, Mrs. N.
[athan] O. [scar] Hickenlooper,
at Blockton, Iowa, where she died Oct. 20, 1921.
She
attended the public schools and Highland Park College, being a member of the
first class to enter the college after its opening, and taught school until her
health failed and it was necessary for her to give up a profession she had
planned to make her life work.
She
united with the M. E. church in 1892 and was a regular attendant at Sunday
school and church as long as her health would permit, and during the remaining
years her faith never wavered. Her life was one of great devotion and sacrifice
for those she loved.
She
leaves surviving her aged father, W. [yatt] D. [eKalb] Blakemore, of Washington C. [ourt] H. [ouse], Ohio; two brothers,
J. [ohn] F. [lick] Blakemore of
Seattle, Washington, and W. H. Blakemore of Bedford, Iowa; one sister; Mrs. N. [athan] O. [scar]
Hickenlooper [Margaret] of
Blockton, Iowa; two nephews, Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper of Blockton Iowa, and Wyatt D. Blakemore of Bedford, Iowa, and one niece Maxine
Blakemore of Seattle, Washington.
Funeral services were
held at the Blockton M. E. church Sunday, Oct. 23, conducted by Rev. Cable of
Bedford, interment in Platteville cemetery.
[Note:
The same obituary was printed in the Bedford Free Press, October 27, 1921, page 1.]
[Blakemore, Clara]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Monday October 24, 1921 [p. 1]
Clara Blakemore Dies
Clara
Blakemore, sister of Wyatt
Blakemore of this place, passed
away Thursday evening at Blockton at the home of her sister, Mrs. N. [athan]
O. [scar] Hickenlooper.
Miss
Blakemore was 52 years old on
October 12, 1921. She was born near Platteville and has been a resident of this
county most of her life. She has been an invalid for many years and was a
patient sufferer to the last.
Funeral
services were held yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the M. E. church in
Blockton, conducted by Rev. M. A. Gable of Bedford. Interment was at
Platteville.
[Blakemore, Francis Lee
“Frank”]
Blockton News
Thursday October 30,
1913 [p. 1]
Death of Frank L.
Blakemore
The
death of Frank Lee Blakemore,
which took place Tuesday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Geo. T.
Hickenlooper, in Blockton,
removes from time to eternity another of the early settlers of this section.
Mr.
Blakemore was born at Washington
C. [ourt] H. [ouse], Fayette
County, Ohio, December 25th,1842, and died at the age of 70 years, 10 months and 3 days.
At
the beginning of the Civil War he enlisted in the 22d Ohio infantry and at the
expiration of the term of his enlistment he enlisted in the 54th Ohio infantry.
After the battle of Shiloh, in 1862, he was discharged on account of
disability. Recovering his health he enlisted in company A, 1st Ohio cavalry,
in which regiment he served until after the close of the war and when
discharged had been in the service almost three years.
He
came to Iowa, November 5th, 1867, and settled in the vicinity of Platteville.
July 3d, 1872, he was married to Miss Joanna Rebecca Dodge and to them were born three children—Mrs.
Fanny D. Morris and Mrs. Amy
P. [reston] Hickenlooper, of
Blockton, and Dr. William Harvey Blakemore, of Sheridan, Missouri. Besides his children there survives a
sister, Mrs. Clara Maynard of
Washington C. [ourt] H. [ouse], Ohio, and a brother, W. [yatt] D. [eKalb]
Blakemore, of Bedford, and other
relatives to regret his departure.
The
deceased, though never affiliating with any church organization, was a regular
attender of church services as long as his health permitted. He was a [?]
fraternity for the past forty-eight years; also a member of the G. A. R. Abe
Flick post at this place. In his passing away this community, in which he
resided for the past eighteen years, parts with an honest, upright citizen who
had the respect of all and enmity of none.
The funeral took place at
the Methodist church yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock. The funeral sermon was
preached by Rev. Wm. Mercer and interment was made in Platteville cemetery
where the remains were laid to rest by those of his wife, who died many years
ago. The funeral was largely attended; the remains were taken to the cemetery
in a funeral auto car and the funeral cortege was made up of autos.
[Note:
The same obituary was printed in the Bedford Free Press, November 4, 1913, page 5.]
[Blakemore, Francis Lee
“Frank”]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday November 6, 1913 p. 8
BLOCKTON
Frank
L. [ee] Blakemore died at his
home in Blockton Tuesday, October 28. The funeral services were held in the
Methodist church Wednesday conducted by Rev. Mercer. Interment was made in the
Platteville cemetery. Mr. Blakemore leaves to mourn his loss two daughters, Mrs. Fannie Morris and Mrs. George Hickenlooper [Amy]
of Blockton and one son, Dr. [William] Harvey Blakemore of Sheridan, Mo. He also leaves a brother, W.
[yatt] D. [eKalb] Blakemore of
Bedford and a sister, Mrs. Clara Maynard, of Washington C. [ourt] H. [ouse], Ohio.
[Blakemore, Hope
Nelson]
Wednesday February 6, 1991 p. 3
HOPE BLAKEMORE
Funeral
services for Hope Blakemore,
Boulder, Colo., former resident of Bedford, will be held Friday, Feb. 8, at the
Crist Mortuary Chapel, Boulder, Colo. with Rev. John Hess of the First
Presbyterian Church of Boulder officiating. Services will conclude at the
Fairview Cemetery in Bedford, Iowa.
Hope
Blakemore was born May 26, 1894
in Bedford, Iowa to Charles N. Nelson and Gloe Pierce. She died February 1, 1991 at Boulder Manor Health Care Center.
She
married Wyatt [Harold] Blakemore on
October 12, 1920 in Bedford. She was preceded in death by her husband Wyatt in 1966.
She
was a homemaker. She has been a resident of Boulder, Colo, since 1974, coming
from Iowa. She was a former resident of Presbyterian Manor for 16 years, and
the Atrium in Boulder, Colo, for one year.
She
was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Bedford, Iowa and served on
the Bedford Library Board for 30 years. She was also a volunteer at the Boulder
Community Hospital. She was also a member of the Fortnightly Club in Bedford
and the R.S.V.P. of Boulder, Colo.
Left to cherish her
memory are two sons: Wyatt D. Blakemore of Denver, Colo, and Charles N. [elson] Blakemore of Mexico City, Mexico; one daughter, Mary Ann
Farrington of Boulder, Colo.; 12
grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
[Note:
Social Security Death Index gives birth date as May 27, 1894.]
[Blakemore, John
Flick]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday February 14,
1952 p. 4
Former Resident Dies
In West
John
[Flick] Blakemore, brother of W.
[yatt] H. [arold] Blakemore of
Bedford, died recently in Seattle, Wash., where he had made his home for many
years. Burial was made there.
Mr.
Blakemore is a former resident of
Blockton and Taylor County.
[Blakemore, John
Flick]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 19, 1952 [p. 1]
Inter Blakemore Ashes At Platteville
The
ashes of the late John F. [lick] Blakemore of the Blockton community were interred in Platteville cemetery at 5
p.m. Tuesday, June 17. Rev. Walter E. Schiel of the Bedford Presbyterian Church
officiated.
Mr. Blakemore was born near Platteville, Dec. 10, 1875 and died
in Seattle, Wash., Jan 28, 1952. He was a brother of W. [yatt] H. [arold] Blakemore of Bedford.
[Note:
His World War I Draft Registration Card gives his birth date as Dec. 10, 1874.
His gravestone gives the birth year as 1875.]
[Blakemore, Mary
Flick]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday August 8, 1912 p. 4
Mrs. W. D.
Blakemore Dead
After
many years of patient suffering the light of life flickered out from the frail
body of Mrs. W. [yatt] D. [eKalb] Blakemore at 2:30 p. m., Tuesday, August 6, and she was at
rest. Mrs. Blakemore has been
suffering for a number of years from tuberculosis, and all that could be done
was done to stop the dread disease. When at length this was found impossible,
everything known to man was done to alleviate her suffering, with the result
that the final end was deferred for some time and her family was privileged to
have her company for a longer time than otherwise could have been possible.
Mrs.
Blakemore was a woman whose love
for her home and family was one of her strongest characteristics. Fondly and
with a mother's care she reared a fine family of children, all but one of whom
have grown to maturity. One child died in infancy and lies buried in Platteville
cemetery. Coming to Iowa with her parents, Capt. and Mrs. John Flick
[Margaret Patton], when but three
years of age, she grew up as a pioneer of this community. She was born in
Wapello County, Iowa, August 15, 1853, and in 1856 she came to Platteville.
There she grew to young womanhood, and on October 31, 1868, was united in
marriage to Wyatt D. [eKalb] Blakemore. After marriage they commenced farming for themselves on a farm near
Platteville, and she saw the barren prairies of that vicinity of the early
days, blossom into fertile fields, producing great harvests. While passing
through the inconveniences of the early pioneer, she never lost sight of the
great duty she felt toward rearing her children and giving them all the
advantages that it was possible to give. She labored only with that thought in
mind.
After
gaining a competence they left the harder work of the farm for more ease and
greater educational advantages of town, and moved to Blockton, where, after
several years residence, they moved to Bedford. This has since been her home
with the exception of one year spent in Colorado. Since living in Bedford her
health has not been good and this has prevented her from being active in social
life, but her home was always open to her friends and no one was of a more
sociable disposition. As she passes to the Great Unknown the remaining members
of the family can find solace and comfort in the thought that she has well
filled her sphere in life and never shirked duty, teaching her children by
precept the rewards of right living, and inculcating daily those noble traits
that make up the best type of humanity, honor, love, virtue and truth. While
living in Blockton she united with the M. E. church and was also an honorary
member of the W. R. C.
Mrs.
Blakemore was the mother of six
children, one of whom, as stated, died in infancy. The remaining ones are Clara and Wyatt, living in Bedford; John and Milo, living in Seattle,
Wash.; Mrs. Margaret Hickenlooper of Blockton. She leaves also a fond husband, two brothers, James P. [atton] Flick, of Bedford and William H. [erron] Flick, of Jefferson Township; and a sister, Mrs.
Sarah [Elizabeth] Johnston, of
Oswego, Kas. All have the deepest sympathy of a host of friends.
The
funeral is to be held this, Thursday, afternoon at one o'clock, conducted by
Rev. Wm. B. Thompson and the remains will be taken to Platteville for burial.
[BLAKEMORE, MARY FLICK]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, August 8, 1912
Mrs. W. D. Blakemore – Mrs. W. D. Blakemore died at her home in this city Tuesday morning, after a lingering illness and failing health of several years. Funeral services will be held at the residence at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon, conducted by Rev. W. B. Thompson, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church. After the service the funeral cortege proceeds to Platteville, where the interment takes place. Mrs. Blakemore would have been 59 years of age, August 15.
Mary Flick was born in Wapello county, Iowa, August 15, 1853. When she was three years of age the family moved to Platteville, in this county, and, with the exception of a year spent in Colorado for the benefit of her health, the remainder of her life, or half a century, was spent in Taylor county. October 31, 1868, she was united in marriage with Hon. W. D. Blakemore. When they left Platteville they resided a few years in Blockton and later came to Bedford.
Mr. and Mrs. Blakemore were the parents of six children, five of whom with the husband, survive. They are Mrs. N. O. Hickenlooper of Blockton, John F. Blakemore and Milo Blakemore of Seattle, Wash. and Miss Clara Blakemore and Wyatt D. Blakemore at home.
[Blakemore, Milo D.]
Bedford Free Press
Wednesday August 15, 1917 [p. 1]
MILO BLAKEMORE DROWNS IN ALASKA
BROTHER RECEIVES WORD OF HIS DEATH
Was on Honeymoon Trip
with Friend-Circumstances Point Also To Death of Friend—Body to be
Brought Here for Burial.
Wyatt
Blakemore received a telegram
this morning from his brother John,
telling of the death of his other brother, Milo, at Craig, Alaska, August 7, by drowning. He was
the son of W. [yatt] [D. [eKalb] Blakemore who is now at Washington Court House, Ohio, and has a sister, Clara, and a brother, Wyatt, in Bedford, and a sister, Mrs. N. [athan] O.
[scar] Hickenlooper [Margaret] at Des Moines.
Milo met his death while on his honeymoon, having been
married about two months ago and going to Alaska with a friend and his wife, in
a launch belonging to the latter. The women had tired of the trip and returned
home just a short while before the drowning. No particulars as to the
circumstances of drowning is known, but from the fact that Milo Blakemore had been buried at Craig and the length of time
word was received leads Wyatt Blakemore to believe that both were drowned. The friend knew intimately
concerning the relatives of Milo and
would have sent word at once to them and never have permitted the body to have
been buried.
The
body will be removed and brought here for burial beside his mother in the
Platteville cemetery. It is not expected that it will reach here before two
weeks.
[Blakemore, Milo D.]
Bedford Free Press
Wednesday October 31,
1917 [p.
1]
blakemore burial
made last sunday
INTERMENT MADE IN THE
PLATTEVILLE CEMETERY.
Was Drowned In Alaska
Last August While Deep Sea Fishing—Brother and Wife Accompany Body—Funeral of Mrs. Guthrie Held Friday.
The
remains of Milo Blakemore, who
was drowned while deep sea fishing near Craig, Alaska, last August, were
brought to Blockton last Sunday. Short services were conducted at the grave by
Rev. U. E. Burroughs and burial made in the Platteville cemetery beside his
mother. The remains were accompanied by the deceased wife and brother.
Milo.
D. Blakemore was born on the farm
of his parents, Wyatt D. [eKalb] and Mary Flick Blakemore, just east of Platteville, on January 22, 1886,
where he continued to reside until the removal of his parents to Blockton when
he was seven years of age. At the age of twelve he moved with his parents to
Bedford, and entering the school here he continued to pursue his studies here
until he reached the sophomore year in high school.
Deciding
on a business education at this time he entered and completed a business course
at the Gem City Business College at Quincy, Ill., and accepted a position with
the Citizens Bank of Bedford, where he remained for almost a year.
In
1906 he moved to Loveland, Colo., where he entered business for himself and
where he gained many loyal and true friends. In 1910 he went to Calgary, Canada
for a short time, then to Seattle, Washington, where he continued to reside
until his trip to Alaska, in the summer of 1917.
On
April 5, 1917, he was married to Mrs. Hazel [Albine Patterson] Wickam at Victoria, B. C. In company with his wife and
some friends, he took a launch trip to Alaska and here while engaged in deep
sea fishing, alone on the launch, he accidentally fell overboard and when help
reached him, life was extinct, probably due to shock occasioned by the coldness
of the water into which he had fallen. Before he met his death his wife had
returned to Seattle and was to return when her husband had found a location.
He
was an energetic and capable young businessman. Success for him had he lived was
assured. His disposition was sweet and lovable; his character noble and
honorable. He was cut down in the full bloom of beautiful young manhood and
leaves to mourn his untimely death his wife, Hazel Blakemore, of Seattle, Wash., his father, W. [yatt] D. [eKalb]
Blakemore, of Washington Court
House, Ohio, two sisters, Clara Blakemore, of Bedford; Margaret Hickenlooper, of Des Moines, two brothers, John F. [lick]
of Seattle, Washington and Wyatt H. [arold] of Bedford, and many other distant relatives and a host of friends.
[BLAKEMORE, MILO D.]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, November 1, 1917
The body of Milo Blakemore, son of Hon. W. D. Blakemore, who was accidentally drowned near Craig, Alaska, several weeks ago, was brought to Blockton Sunday morning and taken to Platteville where they were interred in the Platteville cemetery in the family burial ground. Short services were held at the grave conducted by Rev. Burroughs. The body was accompanied by the wife of the deceased and his brother, John, both of Seattle, Washington. They were joined at Des Moines by N. O. Hickenlooper, wife and son, Bourke, and were met here by the father, W. D. Blakemore; brother and sister, Wyatt and Miss Clara of Bedford, and a large number of friends.
[Blakemore, William
Harvey]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday May 31, 1956 p. 7
Dr. W. H. Blakemore Died In Montana
Funeral
services were held Saturday afternoon, May 12 from the Masonic Temple at Baker,
Montana, with Sandstone Lodge No. 84, A. F. &A. M. in charge for Dr. W.
H. Blakemore. Burial was in
Bonnievale cemetery there.
William
Harvey Blakemore, M. D., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Francis L. [ee] Blakemore,
was born May 23, 1885 at Platteville, Iowa, and died at Holy Rosary hospital,
Miles City, Mont., May 8.
The
family moved to Blockton, Iowa where he grew to young manhood. There he worked
for Dr. John Maloy, driving him on calls and helping him in the office. During
this time he found that this was the profession he wanted to make his life
work.
He
entered medical school in St. Joseph, Mo., completing his course in 1910. He
hung out his shingle at Atlanta, Nebr., for one year and then moved to
Sheridan, Mo., where he practiced four years. He then moved to Ingomar, Mont.,
where he and his wife homesteaded.
In
1918 the Montana State Board of Health ordered the doctor to Plevna, where the
influenza epidemic was the worst in the state. He became so attached to the
people of that community he wanted to remain in that part of the country. He
went to Baker, Mont., in 1920 taking as a partner Dr. A. D. Brewer. The
partnership was dissolved four years later due to economic conditions but Dr.
Blakemore remained with the
people and the country he loved so well.
In
1935 the doctor was stricken with sleeping sickness and was forced to retire.
He
is survived by his wife Susie [Dew],
whom he married Dec. 15, 1910; one sister, Mrs. O. [riel] R. Morris
[Fannie], Crawford, Nebr.; one
niece, Mrs. Betty Gott, New
Haven, Conn.; two nephews, Seldon Hickenlooper, Las Vegas, Nev., and Francis Harvey Morris, Germany.
He
had been a Mason 50 years.
[Blakemore, Wyatt
DeKalb “Chip”]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday March 4, 1924 p. 3
Hon. W. D.
Blakemore Dead
A
telegram was received in Bedford last week announcing the death of the Hon. W.
[yatt] D. [eKalb] Blakemore, at
his home in Washington Court House, Ohio. The body was shipped to Blockton,
arriving there Saturday, and the funeral took place at Platteville where the
remains were laid to rest in the family lot. Mr. Blakemore was one of the old time residents of the county,
and had been honored by the people in various public offices, having represented
this county in the state legislature for 4 years. He had many friends in all
parts of the county whose sympathy will go out to the relatives.
[Blakemore, Wyatt
DeKalb “Chip”]
Blockton News
Thursday March 6, 1924 [p. 1]
Obituary
Wyatt
D. [eKalb] Blakemore was born
near Washington C. [ourt] H. [ouse], Ohio, on Nov. 5, 1844, and died, in
Washington C. [ourt] H. [ouse], on Feb. 28, 1924.
At the age of 16 years he enlisted in
Co. A, First Ohio Cavalry and reenlisted in the same organization on Aug. 9, 1863,
serving until the close of the war.
At
the close of the war he went by ox team train by way of St. Louis to Walla
Walla, Washington. From there he went to Utah where he was engaged in the
transportation of grain to the west.
Later
he came to Iowa, settling on a farm near Platteville, and was there married to Mary
Flick Oct. 31, 1869 [1868], who
died Aug. 6, 1912. Six children were born to them, three of whom survive him---Mrs.
N. [athan] O. [scar] Hickenlooper [Margaret], of Blockton; John F. [lick], of Spokane, Washington, and Wyatt H.[arold], of Bedford. Four grandchildren also survive him.
As
a pioneer of Taylor County he did much toward its development and progress,
always taking an active part in all public enterprises. He served two terms in
the state legislature of Iowa and held various other offices of trust. In 1912
he was commissioned Aide de Camp of the G. A. R Department of Iowa.
He
moved to Washington C. [ourt] H. [ouse], Ohio, in 1914, where he lived until
his death. Jan. 9, 1916, he was married to Mrs. Elizabeth Bryant who survives him.
Short
funeral services were conducted at the home in Ohio. The pallbearers were from
the Elk's Lodge of which order he was a member.
Funeral services in Iowa
were held in the M. E. church at Blockton Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock March
2, conducted by Rev. J. A. Brownlee. The pallbearers were soldiers of World war
and members of the G. A. R. were honorary members. Interment was made in the
family lot in the Platteville cemetery.
[Note:
Correct marriage date is October 31, 1868. Source: Marriage records, Taylor County Courthouse,
Bedford, Iowa.]
[Blakemore, Wyatt
DeKalb “Chip”]
Blockton News
Thursday March 6, 1924 p. 4
Bourke
B. [lakemore] Hickenlooper, of
Cedar Rapids, came Saturday to attend the funeral of his grandfather, Hon. W. [yatt] D. [eKalb] Blakemore.
[Blakemore, Wyatt
DeKalb “Chip”]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday March 6, 1924 [p 1]
W. D. BLAKEMORE DIED LAST THURSDAY, FEB. 28TH
Funeral at Blockton
Sunday Afternoon and Burial at Platteville
W.
D. Blakemore, one of the pioneer
men of the county, died last Thursday, February 28th, 1924, at his
home in Washington Court House, Ohio, at the age of a little over 79 years. The
body was brought to Blockton, Iowa, and funeral services held there last Sunday
afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Methodist church, and burial made in the
cemetery at Platteville.
The
condition of the roads at the time of the services made it impossible for many
from here to attend.
Wyatt
D. [eKalb] Blakemore was born
near Washington Court House, Ohio, November 5th, 1844. On August 9,
1861, at the age of 16 years, he enlisted in Company A 1st Ohio
Cavalry, reenlisted August 9th, 1863 and served until the close of
the war. He was in thirty-two active engagements during the Civil War, the most
notable one being Gettysburg. He was discharged from the service at St. Louis
in 1866 and made a trip from there to Washington State with an ox team. He
remained in the west about a year and then came back to Iowa and Taylor County
where he made his home for a number of years, taking a very active part in the
improvement and development of the county. He served two terms in the state
legislature of Iowa and held other positions of trust in the county.
He
was married to Miss Mary Flick October 31, 1869 [1868], at Platteville, Iowa, and to this union six children
were born, three of whom survive him. They are Mrs. H. C. Hickenlooper of Blockton, Iowa; John F. [lick] of Spokane, Washington, and W. [yatt] D. of Bedford. There are also four grandchildren. Mrs.
Blakemore died August 6th,
1912, and he married Mrs. Elizabeth Bryant January 9, 1916.
He
lived in Taylor County until 1914 when he moved to Washington Court House,
Ohio, where he spent the remainder of his life.
“Chip” Blakemore, as he was generally called here, was a very
likeable, jolly, straightforward man and a man of more than ordinary ability as
a public speaker. He was often called upon for speeches on patriotic occasions
and his response was always well received. He liked to tell a good story or
joke and this friendly, good-natured characteristic of his made him many
friends wherever he was.
[Note:
Correct marriage date is October 31, 1868. Source: Marriage records, Taylor
County Courthouse, Bedford, Iowa.]
[Blakemore, Wyatt
Harold “Chip”]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday April 7,
1966 [p.
1]
W. H. Blakemore Final Rites Here Wed, April 6
Funeral
services for Wyatt (Chip) Blakemore,
75, well known Bedford resident, were held here Wednesday, following his death
at his home Sunday morning. Included in the service held at the Shum-Novinger
mortuary on Madison Street was the following obituary.
Wyatt
Harold Blakemore was born on May
13, 1890 at Blockton, Iowa. He was the youngest of six children born to Wyatt
D. [eKalb] and Mary Flick
Blakemore.
When
he was five years old he moved with his parents to Bedford.
He
attended school in Bedford and graduated from Bedford High School in 1910.
After
attending both Drake University in Des Moines and Coe College in Cedar Rapids
for a short while, he lived for two years in Seattle, Washington.
He
returned to Bedford in 1913 where he lived the rest of his life.
For
forty years he was engaged in business, first as an automobile dealer and then
as an oil dealer. He was also a proprietor of farmland in Taylor County.
On October 12, 1920 he
was married to Hope Nelson of
Bedford and they had three children: Wyatt D. Blakemore of Denver, Colo., Mrs. John (Mary Ann)
Farrington of Boulder, Colo.; and Charles N. [elson] Blakemore of Riverside, Conn.
All
of his life he was an avid sportsman and was especially well known for his
ability as a fisherman.
His
father, mother, and all his brothers and sisters preceded him in death.
Besides
his wife and children, he is survived by 10 grandchildren, three nieces and
three nephews.
Those
who knew him well will remember him as a remarkable storyteller and an honest
man.
[Wright, Mary Hultz]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday January 19, 1899 p. 5
—Mrs. J. [ohn]
F. Denser [Jane Elizabeth
Wright] returned Sunday from
attending the funeral of her mother at Johnstown, Ohio
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