September 7, 2013

John Silas Blaney Family

John Silas Blaney was born ca. 1863.  On July 3, 1879, he married Armettie Levina Dear in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. 

Blaney-Dear marriage license, courtesy of Kippy Blaney

John's date of death is undocumented but is believed to be ca. 1887.  Armettie (also known as Arminthia) remarried after John's death to Jacob Henry Meyers in 1891.  She is buried in the Old Pine Hill Cemetery in Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana.


The following children were born to the marriage of John Silas Blaney and Armettie Dear:

1.  Ida Mae, 1880-1953 (m. 1. William H. Punchard, 1869-1907; 2. Martin Southern Squyres, 1863-1941) All are buried in the Old Pine Hill Cemetery in Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana.




Children born to the marriage of Ida Mae Blaney and W. H. Punchard:
George W. Felcher, 1901-1950
William, 1903-1955
James Leon "Lee", 1904-1968
Ada, 1905-1982
Johny B., 1907-1908
Children born to the marriage of Ida Mae Blaney and Martin Southern Squyres:
Martin "Bud", 1909-1975
Ida L., 1911-?
Hansford, 1912-1913
Herbert, 1914-1971
Milford, 1915-1995
Isabelle, 1919-?
Maggie, 1922-?
Calvert, 1923-1990
2.  William Sidney, Sr., 1884-1966 (m. 1. Florence Viola Jones, 1888-1916; 2. Lillie Ernestine Price, 1886-1930; 3. Julia Lucas, 1906-2006)  Florence Jones Blaney is buried in the Taylor's Chapel Cemetery in Summerville, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana.  Lillie Price Blaney is buried in the Old Pine Hill Cemetery in Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana.  These two tombstone photographs were taken by FindAGrave contributor Tommye Price.  William Sidney and Julia Lucas Blaney are also buried in the Old Pine Hill Cemetery.



Children born to the marriage of William Sidney Blaney and Florence Viola Jones:
John Silas, 1907-1933
William Sidney, Jr., 1909-2000
Wesley Charles, 1911-1954
Rosalie, 1915-?
Children born to the marriage of William Sidney Blaney and Lillie Ernestine Price:
Dewey Arthur, 1919-1986
Ira Marie, 1921-2005
James Martin, 1927-2002
3.  Oliver Dee, 1885-1965 (m. C. Evalee Smith, 1887-1943)  Oliver Dee Blaney is buried in the Belah Cemetery in Trout, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana.  Evalee Smith Blaney is buried in the Pentecost Cemetery in Jena, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana.  Both tombstone photographs were taken by FindAGrave contributor Tommye Price.


















Children born to the marriage of Oliver Dee Blaney and Evalee Smith:
Walter Arthur, 1916-1973
Iona, 1918-1988




3 comments:

  1. Armettie married James Cooper between John Silas Blaney and Jacob Meyers on June 25 1888. He left her with a son Milton Cooper. Armettie could not read and years later she had a family member read some letters she had kept from the time she was married to Cooper. The letter told of a affair he was having and explained why he left. Not sure she ever heard from him again. Jacob Meyers raised Milton and John Silas's kids along with the Meyers kids he and Armettie had together

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    1. Thank you so much for the additional information!

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  2. im am the granddaughter of ada adil punchard coleman who is the daughter of ida blaney punchard squyres,who is the daughter of armenthia dear blaney Myers and john silas myers. thank you for this info.

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