Ruel Blakesley
(1815-1885)
Anna E. Washburne
(1825-1891)
Mavor Blakslee
(1841-1915)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Emily Jane Shaver

Mavor Blakslee 1 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 27 May 1841, Port Byron, NY 3 5 6
  • Marriage (1): Emily Jane Shaver on 17 September 1865 in , Eaton County, MI 1 2 3
  • Died: 25 December 1915, Charlotte, MI at age 74 4 5
  • Buried: 29 December 1915, Rosehill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, MI 5

bullet   Another name for Mavor was Maver Blakesley.6

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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Ma... Blakeslee
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 24 Dec 1915
Event Place: Charlotte, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Event Place (Original): Charlotte, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Sex: Male
Age: 79
Marital Status: Married
Ethnicity: American
Race: white
Occupation: Farmer
Birth Year (Estimated): 1836
Birthplace: N.Y.
Father's Name: Roul Blakeslee
Source Details: bk 5 p 638 rn 89
Source Reference: Volume 5
Record Number: 148

Citing this Record
"Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHFW-RRF : 23 February 2021), Ma... Blakeslee, 1915.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Leslie, MI on 13 August 1870. 6

1870 US Census
Page 37, Family 319
Leslie, Ingham, Michigan, United States
Maver Blakesley..29..New York..Farmer

(Living with wife and 2 children.)
.

• He 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

(Living with wife and 7 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in May 1841, then his age should have been 39 instead of 38.
.

• He 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

(Living with wife and 3 children.)
.



• Death Image: 25 December 1915, in Charlotte, MI. 5



• He was buried on 29 December 1915 in the Rosehill Cemetery in Eaton Rapids, MI.

PLOT Block G - Lot 34
Find a Grave Memorial 86667489
. 5


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Mavor married Emily Jane Shaver, daughter of William Shaver and Harriet A. Landon, on 17 September 1865 in , Eaton County, MI.1 2 3 (Emily Jane Shaver was born in February 1847 in Ohio,2 3 6 7 8 died on 15 April 1901 in Eaton Rapids, MI 8 and was buried on 17 April 1901 in Rosehill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, MI 8.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Leslie, MI on 13 August 1870. 6

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 "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.

5 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

6 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.

7 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.

8 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


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