Amos Russell Blake 2,47
- Born: October 23, 1872, Bradford, Stark County. Illinois
- Married: January 1, 1901, Illinois
- Died: December 8, 1954, Illinois
Events:
1. Immigration; 1911; North Dakota. 62 "In 1911 a major change came to their lives as Amos moved the entire family to North Dakota. Land speculators had aroused his curiousity which led him to visit that wheat growing state...
"The Blakes' stay in the Dakota Territory lasted for eleven years where a series of reversals left the family in a state of economic collapse. At the end of the sixth year, the original purchase of land had been lost to debt. The next five years were marked by the moving from farm to farm on a rental basis." - Clarence R. Hughes
Marriage Information:
Amos married Josephine Elmetta Shaw, daughter of Dr. Gilman Jewett Shaw and Lucy H. Taft, on January 1, 1901 in Illinois. (Josephine Elmetta Shaw was born on December 14, 1877 in Lombardville, Stark County, Illinois and died in May 1940 in Bradford, Stark County. Illinois 62.)
Marriage Notes:
She was also a daughter of the Dr. Shaw's and sister of Helen. 63
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