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Susanah W. Ellis

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Name Susanah W. Ellis Born 29 Apr 1815 Greene, Ohio Gender Female Died 2 Nov 1898 Vermilion, Illinois Buried Sandusky Cemetery, Vermilion, Illinois Person ID I283 Yatesville History & Genealogy Last Modified 5 Sep 2009
Family William Blakeney, b. 8 Dec 1812, Bourbon, Kentucky , d. 2 May 1900, Vermilion, Illinois
(Age 87 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 - Susannah was born in Green County, Ohio, and moved to Danville, Illinois in 1821. She married William Blakeney on November 25, 1834, and 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.