Brief Life History of Richard Allen
When Richard Allen Blakely was born on 25 October 1882, in Riggs, Clinton, Iowa, United States, his father, James Marlow Blakely, was 31 and his mother, Agnes Elizabeth Sims, was 30. He married Myrtle Fern Terry on 22 November 1904, in Silver Bow, Montana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Waterford Township, Clinton, Iowa, United States in 1885 and Silver Bow, Montana, United States in 1973. He died on 6 June 1973, in Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, United States.
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Sources (20)
- Richard Allen Blakely, "United States 1950 Census"
- Richard A Blakely, "Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1840-2004"
- R. A. Blakely, "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
Spouse and Children
1882–1973 Male
1884–1953 Female
Children (1)
1905–1994 Female
Parents and Siblings
1851–1903 Male
1851–1921 Female
Siblings (4)
1874–1956 Male
1881–1884 Male
1882–1973 Male
1892–1950 Female
World Events (8)
1883 · Anaconda Established
Age 1
1886
Age 4
1906 · Saving Food Labels
Age 24
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: habitational name from Blackley, north of Manchester in Lancashire, or possibly in some instances from Blackley in Yorkshire, from apparently a compound of Old English blæc + lēah ‘black clearing’. Some forms suggest the name may be derived from an unrecorded place in Bury or Prestwich called Blakelaw ‘black hill’ (Old English blæc ‘black’ + hlāw ‘hill’) or that Blackley was also known as Blakelaw. Confusion between -law and -ley is not uncommon. The surname was confused with (and may also be a source of) Blakey .
English: habitational name from Blakeley Hall in Witton le Wear (County Durham), from Old English blæc ‘black’ + hlāw ‘hill’.
English: habitational name probably from Blakeley in Staffordshire, with the same etymology as 1 and 2 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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