Obituary: Rock County, Wisconsin: Frances Alice BLAKELEY

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Submitted by Ruth Ann Montgomery, <rmontgomery@cishome.com> June 2005

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Mrs. Frances Alice Blakeley died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. F.
A. Babcock, in this city last Saturday morning, Jan. 20, 1906, at 2:30
o'clock.

Frances A. Smith was born in Michigan, May 8, 1830, and was married in
Pennsylvania June 6, 1849, to Mr. Edwin Blakeley; came to Wisconsin in 1854
and has resided here since, with the exception of a year and a half spent
in Kansas. Seven children were born to this union, viz, Frances A.,
Francena Luella, George A., William, Fred, Eugene and Harry. Luella died
when only ten months old. Fred died in infancy, and Dr. George A. Blakeley
died about two years ago. The husband died several years ago. The surviving
members are Mrs. F. A. Babcock, William, Eugene and Harry, all of
Evansville. There are thirteen grand children, two brothers, Chas. Smith of
Gerard, Pa., and Henry Smith of Crawford County, Pa., and one sister, Mrs.
Margaret Ordeway, of Albion, Pa.

Mrs. Blakeley has been a great sufferer for many years, but since last
spring her health has been failing very rapidly; all through her long
illness she was tenderly cared for by loving hands, and the children feel
that in death of mother, their best earthly friend has gone, but her
influence will abide in their lives.

The funeral services were held at the late residence on Monday afternoon,
the Rev. James Churm officiating and the remains were interred in the
family lot at Maple Hill cemetery.

January 27, 1906, p. 1, col. 4, The Badger, Evansville, Wisconsin