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Margaret A. Blashfield

Female Abt 1910 -


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Margaret A. Blashfield was born about Dec 1910 in Prob. Macon, Decatur, Illinois (daughter of Dr. Herbert Walton Blashfield and Clara B.).

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Dr. Herbert Walton Blashfield was born on 12 Oct 1888 in Boscobel, Grant County, Wisconsin (son of Artwill James Blashfield and Marie Elizabeth Walton); died on 22 Oct 1993 in Minneapolis, MN; was buried on 28 Oct 1993.

    Notes:

    According to his obituary, Dr. Herbert W. Blashfield was survived in death by grandchildren, Marsha Sorenson and Ruth Scott; five great grandchildren, nieces, Jean Black, Elizabeth Graff and Carol Rawlins; and, step-children, Joyce Bronner and J ames Frederickson. A memorial service: "Celebrating the Life and Memory of Dr. Herbert W. Blashfield", was held October 28, 1993 at Mayflower Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

    Was reportedly married (4) four times, according to Gertrude Cox, descendant of Sarah Caroline Harmison Small.

    1920 Federal Census, Macon, Decatur, IL, E.D. 131, enumerated 5 January, 1920, North Edwards Street

    #125#52#97

    Blashfield, Herbert W., age 31, born in WI, father in WI, mother in WI, occ. Religous Educator
    Blashfield, Clara B., wife, age 30, born in WI, father in WI, mother in WI, no occ.
    Blashfield, Margaret A., age 1 1/12, born in IL, father in WI, mother in WI

    1930 Federal Census, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, enumerated 3 April 1930, Sheet 2A

    #1121#36#42

    Blashfield, Herbert W., head, age 48, rents, 1st married age 28, born in WI, father in WI, mother in WI, occ. Church Foundation
    Blashfield, Clara B., wife, age 40, age at 1st marriage, 28, born in WI, father in WI, mother in WI
    Blashfield, Margaret A., dau., age 11, born in IL, father in WI, mother in WI

    Herbert married Clara B.. Clara was born about 1890 in Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Clara B. was born about 1890 in Wisconsin.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Y
    Y
    Y
    Y

    Children:
    1. 1. Margaret A. Blashfield was born about Dec 1910 in Prob. Macon, Decatur, Illinois.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Artwill James Blashfield was born on 15 Jan 1860 in Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin (son of Franklin A. Blashfield and Mary Louise Harmison); died on 12 Oct 1930 in Boscobel, Grant County, Wisconsin.

    Notes:

    According to granddaughter, Jean Blashfield Black, Artwill and wife, Marie Walton had four children; twins who died, Floyd Artwill Blashfield (her father) and Herbert Walton Blashfield.

    Floyd Artwill moved the family from Wisconsin down to the Chicago area in 1948, but most of them have been back to Wisconsin for many years (note, March 28, 2000).

    1920 Federal Census, Boscobel, Grant County, Wisconsin, E.D. 94, enumerated 21 January 1920, sheet 10A

    #255#268

    Blashfield, Artwell, head, age 59, born in WI, father in WI, mother in WI
    Blashfield, Mary, wife, age 59, born in WI, father in Engl - English, mother in Engl - English
    Blashfield, Floyd A., son, age 22, born in WI, father in WI, mother in WI

    Artwill married Marie Elizabeth Walton on 2 Jan 1885. Marie was born on 27 Jan 1859 in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin; died on 2 Sep 1949 in Boscobel, Grant County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Marie Elizabeth Walton was born on 27 Jan 1859 in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin; died on 2 Sep 1949 in Boscobel, Grant County, Wisconsin.
    Children:
    1. 2. Dr. Herbert Walton Blashfield was born on 12 Oct 1888 in Boscobel, Grant County, Wisconsin; died on 22 Oct 1993 in Minneapolis, MN; was buried on 28 Oct 1993.
    2. Floyd Artwill Blashfield was born in Jan 1897 in Boscobel, Grant County, Wisconsin.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Franklin A. Blashfield was born on 18 Oct 1833 in Vermont; died on 24 Dec 1866 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin; was buried in Lake View Cemetery, Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

    Notes:

    1860 Federal Census, Half Moon, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, enumerated 11 June 1860, page 9

    #67#61

    Blashfield, F.A., age 27, carpenter & Joiner, $500/$200, born in Vermont
    Blashfield, M.L., age 22, born in Wisconsin
    Blashfield, James A., age 5/12, born in Wisconsin

    Franklin married Mary Louise Harmison before 1860 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Mary (daughter of Isaac Harmison and Eunice Barrett) was born on 24 May 1838 in Watertown, Jefferson County, Wisconsin; died on 17 Jul 1901 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin; was buried in Lake View Cemetery, Eau Claire, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Mary Louise Harmison was born on 24 May 1838 in Watertown, Jefferson County, Wisconsin (daughter of Isaac Harmison and Eunice Barrett); died on 17 Jul 1901 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin; was buried in Lake View Cemetery, Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

    Notes:

    Mary Louise Harmison is buried next to her first husband, Franklin Blashfield, at Lake View Cemetery, Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

    1880 Federal Census, Aldine, Norton, Kansas, enumerated 24 June, 1880, FH#1254391, Image #T9_0391

    #32#39

    Crouch, Thomas, head, age 48, farmer, born in NY, father in Engl - English, mother in Engl - English, occ. farmer
    Croush, Maria L., wife, age 42, keeping house, born in WI, father in Ohio, mother in Ohio
    Crouch, Sadie, dau., age 6, born in WI, father in Engl - Engl, mother in WI

    Children:
    1. 4. Artwill James Blashfield was born on 15 Jan 1860 in Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin; died on 12 Oct 1930 in Boscobel, Grant County, Wisconsin.


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