Ernest C Blake1

b. 25 November 1899, d. 9 January 1989
Last Edited=11 Mar 2008
Relationship
Granduncle of Joseph Michael Flint
     Ernest C Blake was born on 25 November 1899 at Oklahoma.1,2 He was the son of Jacob C Blake and Martha Ella Barrett.1

On 6 June 1900 Ernest C Blake was enumerated in the household of Jacob C Blake on the 1900 U. S. census for Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona Territory as Ernest C Blake, Son, Single, Born Nov 1899 in Oklahoma. Father born in Ohio. Mother born in Texas. Also enumerated in the household were Martha Ella Barrett and Elmer J Blake.1

See images of the Blake home over the years between 1902 and 2005 at Flagstaff, Arizona.

On 19 April 1910 Ernest C Blake was enumerated in the household of Jacob C Blake on the 1910 U. S. census for Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona Territory as Ernest Blake, 10 years old, Son, Single, birthplace of Oklahoma. Could read. Could write. Attended school within the year. Father born in Ohio. Mother born in Texas. Also enumerated in the household were Martha Ella Barrett, Elmer J Blake and Athol Barrett Blake.3

The Denver Directory for 1918 listed Ernest C Blake as Ernest C Blake living at 1033 Acoma, Denver, Denver County, Colorado He worked as a mechanic at W W Barnett [1308 Lincoln Street, Denver]. Also listed were Martha Ella Barrett Elmer J Blake and Athol Barrett Blake.4

On 9 January 1920 Ernest C Blake was enumerated in the household of Martha Ella Barrett on the 1920 U. S. census for Denver, Denver County, Colorado as Ernest C Blake, 20 years old, Son, Single, birthplace of Oklahoma, occupation of Auto Mechanic, an Employee. Could Read. Could write. Could speak English. Did not attended school within the year. Father born in Ohio. Mother born in Texas. Also enumerated in the household were Elmer J Blake and Athol Barrett Blake.5

Ernest C Blake died on 9 January 1989 at age 89.2

Citations

  1. 1900 U. S. census, Coconino County, Arizona Territory, Flagstaff Precinct, Town of Flagstaff, Enumeration District 14, p. 2 (written) p. 186 Back (stamped), dwelling 56, family 56, Jacob C Blake; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 02 Sep 2006); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, Roll 45.
  2. "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 19 Jul 2003), entry for Ernest C Blake, 565-22-7726.
  3. 1910 U. S. census, Coconino County, Arizona, Flagstaff Town, Enumeration District 24, p. 4 (written) p. 41 (stamped), dwelling 66, family 67, Jacob C Blake; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 02 Sep 2006); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, Roll 39.
  4. Ballenger & Richards Denver Directory 1918 (Denver: Will H. Richards, 1918), p. 553-554; database and images "U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989," Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 29 Sep 2013), path: Colorado -> Denver -> 1918 -> Denver Colorado, City Directory, 1918 -> Images 321-322.
  5. 1920 U. S. census, Denver County, Colorado, Denver City, Enumeration District 258, p. 6 B (written) p. 267 Back (stamped), dwelling 130, family 179, Martha E Blake; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 03 Sep 2006); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, Roll 162.