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The Descendants of Reddick Blake of Wake County, NC
Reddick Blake was born ca. 1781-1792 in VA and died after 1870 in Wake County, NC.  On December 30, 1803 in Wake County, NC, he married Polly Daniel, the daughter of Woodson Daniel and Nancy Gooch.  Reddick served as a constable in Wake County.  Per the 1850 census of Wake County, Reddick owned real estate valued at $300 and was a farmer.  Polly was born ca. 1782 per records at the Mormon Church Family History Center and was deceased by 1850-1860 as Reddick lived with his daughter, Candis, at that time.  Reddick is listed in the 1870 Mortality Census of Ceedar Fork Twp., Wake Co., NC as having died from dropsey in September 1869.
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. Rebecca Blake was born ca. 1804/1805 in Wake Co., NC.  This could be the same Rebecca Blake who married John W. White on June 14, 1826 in Wake Co., NC.
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. Reddick Blake, Jr. was born ca. 1805-1827 and died ca. 1870 in Winn Parish, LA if these are the same Reddick Blakes.  That has not been firmly established.
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. Samuel Blake was born ca. 1811 in Wake Co., NC and died after 1860 in Arkansas.  He married Gilley Blake on August 13, 1829 in Wake Co., NC.  Gilley was the daughter of Thomas Samuel Blake and Polly Clements.  Gilley died after 1880.  In 1830 Samuel Blake was in Wake Co., NC.  He had a child born in TN in 1833.  In 1840 he was in Trigg Co., KY, in 1850 he was in Newton Co., MO, in 1860 he was in Benton Co., AR and in 1870 and 1880 his family was in Madison Co., AR.
a
. Rebecca Blake
b
. Mahala Blake
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. Woodson Blake
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. Sarah Blake
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. Augustus Blake
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Cordelia Blake
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. Gilly Blake
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. Sarah Jane Blake was born ca. 1811 in Wake Co., NC and died in 1886 in Maury Co., TN and is buried there.  She married Fielding Edwards on June 30, 1832 in Wake Co., NC.  In 1850 they lived in Lewis Co., TN and in 1860 and 1870 they were living in Maury Co., TN.
a
. Thomas J. Edwards
b
. Mary J. Edwards
c
. William H. Edwards
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. Martha J. Edwards
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. David C. Edwards
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C.M. Edwards
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. Mahala H. Blake was born ca. 1814 in NC and died January 13, 1896.  She married Joseph Marcum in Wake Co., NC on February 21, 1858.  Joseph was born ca. 1815.  He was the son of Samuel Marcum.  Per the census records, it appears that they had no children.  According to a newspaper obituary, Joseph Marcum was deaf and was killed by a train while walking along the railroad tracks.
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. Mary Ann Blake was born ca. 1816 in Wake Co., NC and died September 21, 1888 in Brazos Co., TX.  On November 15, 1830/32 she married Jesse Hicks in Wake Co., NC.  Jesse died from cholera in Marshall Co., MS in 1849.  Between 1850 and 1860 and probably in Marshall Co., MS, Mary Ann married Henry Bowden.  Mary Ann and Henry had no children.  She is buried in the Wixon Cemetery, Brazos Co., TX.
a
. Dorcas Hicks was born October 12, 1831 in Wake County, NC.
b
. Mahala Hicks was born March 22, 1833 in Wake Co., NC.  She married John H. Ash, born ca. 1822 in NC.
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. Jessie H. Ash was born ca. 1850 in Marshall County, MS.
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. Sarah Elizabeth (Sallie) Ash was born May 5, 1851 in Marshall Co., MS.  She married James Wesley Watson, born July 17, 1846 in Lafayette Co., MS.
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. Mary Watson was born October 31, 1872 in Marshall Co., MS.
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. Florence Edna Watson was born July 4, 1875 in Marshall Co., MS.
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. Laura Elizabeth "Lizzie" Watson was born March 11, 1870 in Marshall Co., MS.  She married William Henry Westmoreland, born February 26, 1877 in Marshall Co., MS.
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. Jessie Ash Watson was born July 17, 1884 in Marshall Co., MS.
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. John Wesley Watson was born February 7, 1889 in Marshall Co., MS.
c
. Thomas J. Hicks was born February 18, 1835 in TN.  He married Hannah C. Burks, born ca. 1832 in Marshall Co., MS.
d
. Jesse A. Hicks was born November 16, 1838 in TN.
e
. William Rederick/Reddick "Buck" Blake was born April 11, 1840 in Marshall Co., MS.
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Martha J. Hicks was born July 15, 1842 in Marshall Co., MS.
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. James K.P. Hicks was born April 26, 1846 in Marshall Co., MS.
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. Augustin Blake was born ca. 1821 in Wake Co., NC and died after 1880 possibly in MS.  He married Cynthia Adams on June 18, 1850 in Marshall Co., MS.  In 1860 they were in Choctaw Co., MS.  They were not found in 1870 but were in Choctaw Co., MS in 1880, 1900 and 1910.
a
. James R. Blake
b
. John T. Blake
c
. A.G. Brown Blake
d
. Mary L. Blake
e
. E.J. Blake (female)
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D. Blake (female)
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. Daniel Blake was born ca. 1823 in Wake Co., NC.
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. David Blake was born ca. 1823 in Wake Co., NC and died 1870-1880.  Davy was a day laborer per the 1870 census.  On December 1, 1847 in Wake Co., NC he married Crissa House.  Crissa was born ca. 1816/1818, the daughter of William House and Elizabeth -?-.
a
. Cady/Katy West Blake was born ca. 1848/1849.  She lived with her House grandparents in the North Western District of Wake Co., NC in 1860.  She married James H. Sykes on November 14, 1878 in Wake Co., NC.
b
. Wootson Blake was born ca. 1850.  As of 1896, when Mahala Blake Marcum's estate was settled, Wootson had been gone for more than 15 hears, having never been seen or heard from although diligent inquiry had been made for him.
c
. William Blake was born ca. 1853/1854 and died August 1, 1894 in Wake Co., NC.  He lived in House's Creek Twp., Wake Co., NC in 1880.  His wife was Elizabeth/Sarah E. Sykes, born ca. 1864/1857 in NC.  Williams's mother, Crissa, also lived with them in 1880.
d
. Mary "Patsy/Polly" Blake was born ca. 1858.  She married George Thompson.
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. Candis Blake was born ca. 1825.  On December 23, 1844 in Wake Co., NC she married Joseph House, the son of William House and Elizabeth -?-.  Joseph inherited his father's blacksmith tools per his father's will.  Per the 1870 census, Joseph was a day laborer.
a
. William Richard House was born September 2, 1846 in NC and died in 1903.  He is buried in the IOF Cemetery in Farmersville, TX.  He married Elizabeth Catherine Toumbs.  Elizabeth waas the daughter of William Wiley Toumbs and Martha W. Perry. He does not appear in the 1870 census of NC.
aa
. Ida House
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. Annie Laura House was born January 13, 1878 in Farmersville, TX and died January 24, 1954.  On May 22, 1898 in Farmersville, TX she married Robert Lee Garner.  Robert was born February 11, 1873 in Cedartown, GA and died March 27, 1923.  He was the son of James Samuel Garner and Sarah "Sally" Ann Dunlap.
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. Minnie Lee Garner was born April 3, 1899 in Farmersville, TX and died September 18, 1978 in Bonham, TX.  On November 11, 1923 in Dodd City, TX she married William Thomas Sparks.
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. Joann Sparks
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. Guy Ben Garner was born February 7, 1901 in Farmersville, TX and died July 8, 1976 in Houston, TX.  He married Lillian McClary.
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. Guy Ben Garner, Jr. married Patricia Johanna Newman.
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. Robert McClary Garner married Sarah Earline Weaver.
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. James William Garner was born June 5, 1903 in Merrit, TX and died January 13, 1976 in Houston, TX.  He married Erma Bailey.
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. James Bailey Garner married Joyce Louise Mathews.
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. Norman Earl Garner married Shirley Ann Baker.
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. Dea Monroe Garner was born December 29, 1905 in Merrit, TX and died December 23, 1994 in Paris, TX.  He married Leora Maurine Lowrey.
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. Robert Lee Garner married Billie Jeane Purvis.
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. William Mark Garner married Mildred Duane Covington.
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. Geoge Earl Garner married Helen B. Mackintosh.
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.  Lillie Myrl Garner married Fred McMillian Young.
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. Wanda Milam Garner married Woodrow Wilson Alder.
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. John Henry Garner was born May 6, 1918 in Dodd City, TX and died February 10, 1956 in Washington, DC.  He married Jean Frances Binks.
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. John William House was born September 4. 1884.
b
. Archibald A./Joseph House was born February 2, 1849 in NC.  He is not in the 1870 census of Wake Co., NC.
c
. Samuel/William Rufus House was born ca. 1852.  In 1860 he lived with a Margarett Cope and her family.  He was but 5 years old.  The Cope family lived next door to his House grandparents.  In 1870 he worked in a sawmill.
d
. Sidney Theophius House was born March 18, 1857/1858.  He was to be the executor of his father's will.  Ca. 1894 he married Cora -?-.  Sidney was a farmer in 1900 and owned his own farm.  He and his family lived in Cedar Fork Twp., Wake Co., NC.
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. Oris B. House was born March 1895.
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. Ila House was born December 1896.
dc
. Alpha House was born January 1900.
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. Julius Everett House was born July 11, 1861.  Ca. 1900 he married Malicie (sic) -?-. Malicie was born September 1858.  Julius was a farmer in 1900 and owned his own farm.  He and his family lived in Cedar Fork Twp., Wake Co., NC.
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. Walter C. House was born May 1890.
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. Flossie L. House was born June 1892.
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. Floye House was born October 1896.
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. Nancy Blake was born ca. 1830 in Wake Co., NC.  She married James Emory, born ca. 1821.  James was a cooper.  They lived in Wake Co., NC in 1850 and 1860.
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. Nancy Emory was born ca. 1849.