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Samuel Shaver
(1779-1842)
Nancy Weston
(1790-1850)
Theron Rood Landon
(1799-1843)
Rebecca Bowman
(1798-1862)
William Shaver
(1827-1908)
Harriet A. Landon
(1826-1910)
Emily Jane Shaver
(1847-1901)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mavor Blakslee

Emily Jane Shaver 1 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: February 1847, Ohio 2 3 4 5 6
  • Marriage (1): Mavor Blakslee on 17 September 1865 in , Eaton County, MI 1 2 3
  • Died: 15 April 1901, Eaton Rapids, MI at age 54 6
  • Buried: 17 April 1901, Rosehill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, MI 6
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Eaton Township, Eaton, MI on 9 June 1860. 4

1860 US Census
Page 23, Family 168, Roll 542
Eaton, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Emily J. Shaver..12..Ohio

(Living with parents.)
.

• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Leslie, MI on 13 August 1870. 5

1870 US Census
Page 37, Family 319
Leslie, Ingham, Michigan, United States
Emma Blakesley..22..Ohio..Keeping House

(Living with husband and 2 children.)
.

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Brookfield, MI on 22 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 314B, District 77, Family 288, Roll 578
Brookfield, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Emily Blakeslee..Wife..32..Ohio..Keeping House

(Living with husband and 7 children.)
.

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Eaton Rapids, MI on 18 June 1900. 3

1900 US Census
Sheet 18A, District 69, Family 515
Eaton Rapids, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 33 years
Emily Blakslee..Wife..Feb 1847..53..Ohio..9/7

(Living with husband and 3 children.)

NOTE - Her birth date is believed to be after June 1847 based on the age given on the 1860, 1870, and 1880 US Census.



• Death Image: 15 April 1901, in Eaton Rapids, MI. 6



• She was buried on 17 April 1901 in the Rosehill Cemetery in Eaton Rapids, MI.

PLOT Block G - Lot 34
Find a Grave Memorial 56961114
. 6


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Emily married Mavor Blakslee, son of Ruel Blakesley and Anna E. Washburne, on 17 September 1865 in , Eaton County, MI.1 2 3 (Mavor Blakslee was born on 27 May 1841 in Port Byron, NY,3 5 7 died on 25 December 1915 in Charlotte, MI 7 8 and was buried on 29 December 1915 in Rosehill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, MI 7.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Leslie, MI on 13 August 1870. 5

1870 US Census
Page 37, Family 319
Leslie, Ingham, Michigan, United States
Maver Blakesley..29..New York..Farmer
Emma Blakesley..22..Ohio..Keeping House
Anna Blakesley..4..Michigan
Harriet Blakesley..2..Michigan
Aldrich Tennant..25..Pennsylvania
.

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Brookfield, MI on 22 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 314B, District 77, Family 288, Roll 578
Brookfield, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Mavon Blakeslee..Self..38..New York
Emily Blakeslee..Wife..32..Ohio..Keeping House
Anna Blakeslee..Daughter..13..Michigan
Harriet Blakeslee..Daughter..11..Michigan
Loren Blakeslee..Son..9..Michigan
Sarah Blakeslee..Daughter..8..Michigan
Frances Blakeslee..Daughter..5..Michigan
Charles Blakeslee..Son..2..Michigan
Blakeslee..Son..3m..Michigan..March
.

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Eaton Rapids, MI on 18 June 1900. 3

1900 US Census
Sheet 18A, District 69, Family 515
Eaton Rapids, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 33 years
Mavor Blakslee..Head..May 1841..59..New York..Farm Laborer
Emily Blakslee..Wife..Feb 1847..53..Ohio..9/7
Charles Blakslee..Son..Jul 1878..21..Michigan..Farmer
Blanche B. Blakslee..Daughter..Mar 1881..19..Michigan..Cone Winder, Woolen Mill
Nora Blakslee..Daughter..Jul 1885..14..Michigan..Spooler, Woolen Mill
.


bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: Mavel Blakslee
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 17 Sep 1865
Event Place: Eaton, Michigan, United States
Event Place (Original): Eaton, Michigan, United States
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Emma Shaver
Spouse's Sex: Female
Source Reference: Volumes 1-3

Citing this Record
"Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCPQ-N4T : 17 January 2020), Mavel Blakslee, 1865.
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Sources


1 "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995," database, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 April 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCPQ-N4T : 17 January 2020), Mavel Blakslee, 1865.

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Brookfield, Eaton, Michigan, United States, enumeration district (ED) 77, p. 314B, family 288, Maver Blakesley and Emily Jane Shaver; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 April 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 578.

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Eaton Rapids, Eaton, Michigan, United States, enumeration district (ED) 69, sheet 18A, family 515, Maver Blakesley and Emily Jane Shaver; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 April 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Eaton, Eaton, Michigan, United States, p. 23, family 168, William Shaver and Harriet A. Landon; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 April 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 542.

5 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Leslie, Ingham, Michigan, United States, p. 37, family 319, Maver Blakesley and Emily Jane Shaver; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 April 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 16 April 2021, memorial page for Emily Jane Shaver Blakslee (Feb 1847-15 Apr 1901), Find a Grave Memorial no. 56961114, citing Rosehill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Michigan, USA

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 16 April 2021, memorial page for Mavor Blakslee (27 May 1841-25 Dec 1915), Find a Grave Memorial no. 86667489, citing Rosehill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Michigan, USA

8 "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1675357 : accessed 16 April 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHFW-RRF : 23 February 2021), Ma... Blakeslee, 1915.


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