William Blakeney

1812 - 1900  (87 years)

• Name	William Blakeney
  Born	8 Dec 1812	Bourbon, Kentucky
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 May 1900	Vermilion, Illinois
  Buried	Sandusky Cemetery, Vermilion, Illinois
  Person ID	I282	Yatesville History & Genealogy
  Last Modified	5 Sep 2009

  
  

  Father	John T. Blakeney, Sr.,   b. 10 May 1786, Allegheny, Pennsylvania ,   d. 31 Jan 1864, Westville, Vermilion, Illinois  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Sarah Oliver,   b. 8 Nov 1792, Albemarle, Virginia ,   d. 23 May 1864, Vermilion, Illinois  (Age 71 years)
  Married	23 Jan 1810	Paris, Boubon, Kentucky
  Family ID	F210	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susanah W. Ellis,   b. 29 Apr 1815, Greene, Ohio ,   d. 2 Nov 1898, Vermilion, Illinois  (Age 83 years)
  Married	25 Nov 1834
  Children	1. Sarah K. Blakeney,   b. 7 Jun 1837, Vermilion, Illinois ,   d. 9 Oct 1911, Vermilion, Illinois  (Age 74 years)   2. John R. Blakeney,   b. Abt 1839, Vermilion, Illinois ,   d. Bef 1850, Vermilion, Illinois  (Age < 10 years)   3. William A. Blakeney,   b. Abt 1840, Vermilion, Illinois   4. Thomas Westbury Blakeney,   b. 19 Jul 1842, Vermilion, Illinois ,   d. 3 Apr 1922, Vermilion, Illinois  (Age 79 years)   5. Rachel Blakeney,   b. 28 May 1844, Vermilion, Illinois ,   d. 22 Nov 1919, Vermilion, Illinois  (Age 75 years)   6. Wright Ellis Blakeney,   b. 7 Nov 1845, Vermilion, Illinois ,   d. 18 Mar 1873, Vermilion, Illinois  (Age 27 years)   7. Nancy Blakeney,   b. 1846, Vermilion, Illinois ,   d. 1917, Vermilion, Illinois  (Age 71 years)   8. Martha Ann Blakeney,   b. 22 Jul 1850, Vermilion, Illinois ,   d. 20 Apr 1916, Vermilion, Illinois  (Age 65 years)   9. Mary Jane Blakeney,   b. 9 Feb 1853, Illinois ,   d. 6 Jul 1922, Indiana  (Age 69 years)   10. Susannah Blakeney,   b. 30 Sep 1855, Vermilion, Illinois ,   d. 24 Aug 1938, Vermilion, Illinois  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2022
  Family ID	F241	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  William was born in Bourbon County, Kentucky, the second child of Sarah (Oliver) and John T. Blakeney. He moved to Danville, IL., and served in the Black Hawk War for one year. He married Susannah Ellis on November 25, 1834, and they lived among the Indians in the region. They had twelve children, eight of whom survived. They are Sarah (McCorkle), T.W. Blakeney, Susannah (Brooks), Nancy (Stevens), Rachael (Ellis), Mary (Royse), Martha (Field). They liked to smoke pipes made of clay on their back porch. One of the stories told to the grandchildren was of the Indians who came to visit their home. The Indians liked fire water (whiskey) and fly (raisin) bread. If they saw the Indians coming, they would go under their trap door in the house and hide after putting bread or whiskey out until the footsteps departed. He voted the Republican ticket ever since the party was organized, and was a member of the Christian church. They lived three quarters of a mile west of Westville. HISTORY OF VERMILION COUNTY ILLINOIS, A TALE OF ITS EVOLUTION, SETTLEMENT AND PROGRESS FOR NEARLY A CENTURY, By LOTTIE E. JONES Author of "Decisive Dates in Illinois History" VOLUME I William Blakeney was a native of Kentucky, and his wife Susan (Ellis) Blakeney, was born in Greene County, Ohio. Susan Ellis came to Vermilion County with her father about 1821, but Mr. Blakeney came in 1829. He came to Illinois earlier than this but did not locate in Vermilion County for some time after he left Ohio. He traveled over the state on foot, visiting the lead mines at Galena. He served in the Black Hawk war in 1832, three years after coming to Vermilion County. Physically, William Blakeney was a splendid specimen of manhood. He was tall, had a powerful frame and was very active. He was acknowledged the strongest man west of the Wabash, and could outrun any man in this section were he white man or Indian. Mr. and Mrs. Blakeney were the parents of twelve children, eight of whom grew to mature years and married and had families of their own. Mr. Blakeney's home was in Georgetown Township. One of his sons, well known as Sergeant Blakeney, married the daughter of Benjamin Brooks, the founder of Brooks' Point.