ROSS H. BLAKELY
History of Arizona page 518

One of Mohave County's most highly honored citizens is the Honorable 
Ross H. Blakely, who is rendering able and satisfactory service on 
the bench of the Superior Court.  He was born in Washoe County, 
Nevada on the 9th day of March 1863, and is a son of William G. 
and Susan (E. Wilson) Blakeley.  His father was a minister of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church, subsequently became a lawyer by 
profession and became interested in the mining industry.  He 
became a resident of Mohave County in 1872 and was the second or 
third county attorney of this county. He died at Kingman in April 
1922. The mother was a well educated woman and was the first teacher 
in the public schools of Mohave County.  To Mr. and Mrs. Blakely 
were born five children.  

Ross H. Blakely attended the public schools of Mohave County, and 
in 1879, when but sixteen years of age, became interested in the 
stock business in which he continued until 1894 when he turned his 
attention to the insurance business at Kingman.  In 1897 he was 
appointed Clerk of the District Court by Judge Sloan, in which 
capacity he served until 1907.  In that year he engaged in the 
insurance and abstract business and during those years he held 
a number of deputyships in the various offices of the court house, 
and also served as County Examiner from 1909 to 1911. He had in 
1890 studied law with his brother in Jackson, Michigan and in 
October 1910 was admitted to the bar of Arizona. In 1922 he 
was elected County Attorney and so ably did he discharge the 
duties of that office that in 1926 he was elected Judge of the 
Superior which position he is still filling.

Judge Blakely has been married twice, first in October 1887 to 
Isabella Bonelli, who died on June 26, 1889 leaving a daughter, 
Mary Isabella, who is the wife of Charles M. Knapp and now 
resides in Philadelphia, Pa.  On June 1, 1897 Mr. Blakely married 
Sadie M. Smith of Kingman.

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