Lillie Viola (Smith) Blake (1875 - 1931)

Born 15 Apr 1875 in Bibb, Alabama, United States

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Descendants

Died 12 May 1931 at age 56 in Ashby, Bibb, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Lillie was born in 1875 and passed away in 1931. Buried in the Cahaba Valley Baptist Church Cemetery in Bibb County, Alabama.

Research Notes

Husband and 6 children are attached to the memorial page on Find A Grave for Lillie.

Adopted orphan profile on 15feb2024.

Death

Date: 12 MAY 1931

Place: Ashby, Bibb, Alabama, United States^[1]

Note

Note: BIRTH: Interview with Pearl Blake McCloud; 1896-1980; conducted by Ronald Eugene Vincent, about 1980, in Hueytown AL; ; Record in poss of Ronald Eugene Vincent, Woodstock AL, 1996.

MARRIAGE: Marriage Book 'I'; 1889-1899; Bibb County Marriage Records; p.163; Bibb County Court House, Centreville AL.

DEATH: Death Cert; 1931; Bureau of Vital Statistics, Montgomery AL; ; ; ; photocopy in poss of Ronald Eugene Vincent, Woodstock AL, 1996.

CONFLICT: Interview with Lawson H. Barnette; ; Feb 1979; NOTE: Lawson gave Lillie Viola Smith's DOB as 21 Sept 1875. Her children told me that she was uncertain of her birth date since she was orphaned at an early age.

Census

Date: 1900

Place: , Bibb, Alabama, United States^[2]

Date: 1910

Place: , Bibb, Alabama, United States^[3]

Date: 1920

Place: , Bibb, Alabama, United States^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S21 Name: Page Note: Smith - Lillie Viola death certificate.jpg Object: File: I:\GENEALOGY\0-Ronnies\PAF data\Documents\Blake & Smith\Smith - Lillie Viola death certificate.jpg Format: jpg Title: Smith - Lillie Viola death certificate.jpg Type: PHOTO Scrapbook: N Primary or Preferred: N
2. ↑ Source: #S26 Name: Page Note: Date: 19 June 1900 Data: Text: United States Census, 1900 for Joseph B Blake Name: Joseph B Blake Titles & Terms: Residence: Stanton village, Chilton, Alabama Birth Date: Sep 1869 Birthplace: Ala Relationship to Head of Household: Self Spouse: Lillie V Blake Spouse's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Birthplace: Ala Father: Father's Titles & Terms: Father's Birthplace: Ala Mother: Mother's Titles & Terms: Mother's Birthplace: Ala Race or Color (expanded): White Head-of-household Name: Joseph B Blake Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Years Married: 8 Estimated Marriage Year: 1892 Mother How Many Children: Number Living Children: Immigration Year: Enumeration District: 0032 Page: 21 Sheet Letter: B Family Number: 421 Reference Number: 54 Film Number: 1240007 Image Number: 00547 Household Gender Age Joseph B Blake M Spouse Lillie V Blake F Child Murtie B Blake F Child Bertie P Blake F Child Samson R Blake M Ben C Thompson M
3. ↑ Source: #S24 Name: Page Note: Date: 15 April 1910 Data: Text: Name: Joseph B Blake Birthplace: Alabama Relationship to Head of Household: Self Residence: River Bend, Bibb, Alabama Marital Status: Married Race : White Gender: Male Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Alabama Mother's Birthplace: Alabama Family Number: 2 Page Number: 1 Household Gender Age Joseph B Blake M 41y Spouse Lilly V Blake F 32y Married 17 yrs 7 children 7 living Child Myrtle Blake F 16y Child Pearl Blake F 14y Child Rufus B Blake M 12y Child Ernest Blake M 9y Child Lily M Blake F 8y Child Lelia Blake F 6y Child Buddy Blake M 2y
4. ↑ Source: #S25 Name: Page Data: Text: Name: Joseph B Blake Residence: Precinct 6, Bibb, Alabama Estimated Birth Year: 1864 Age: 56 Birthplace: Alabama Relationship to Head of Household: Self Gender: Male Race: White Marital Status: Married Father's Birthplace: Mother's Birthplace: Film Number: 1820001 Digital Folder Number: 4292972 Image Number: 00714 Sheet Number: 1 Household Gender Age Joseph B Blake M 56y Spouse Lillie V Blake F 45y Child Earnest Blake M 19y Child Lela O Blake F 15y Child Joseph M Blake M 13y Child Lucile S Blake F 10y Child Lorean Blake F 6y Child Kerbie Blake M 4y3m

• Source: S21 Abbreviation: Death Certificates - Alabama Title: State of Alabama, Death Certificates - Alabama Repository: #R11
• Repository: R11 Name: Alabama Department of Public Health Address: Alabama Center for Health Statistics Alabama Department of Public Health P.O., Box 5625 Montgomery, AL 36103-5625 Address 1: Alabama Center for Health Statistics Address 2: Alabama Department of Public Health City: P.O. State: Box Postal Code: 5625 Country: Montgomery, AL 36103-5625
• Source: S24 Abbreviation: 1910 U.S. Census Title: United States Census Office, 1910 U.S. Census online database Repository: #R7
• Repository: R7 Name: National Archives Address: 7th & Pennsylvania Ave. Washington D.C. Address 1: 7th & Pennsylvania Ave. Address 2: Washington D.C.
• Source: S25 Abbreviation: 1920 U.S. Census Title: United States Census Office, 1920 U.S. Census online database Repository: #R7
• Source: S26 Abbreviation: 1900 U.S. Census Title: United States Census Office, 1900 U.S. Census online database Repository: #R7

• "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDGN-Y76 : accessed 4 July 2015), Jessie Smith in entry for Lillie Viola Blake, 12 May 1931; citing reference cn 10276, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,488.

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Acknowledgments

Thank you to Ron V and Kitty Smith for contributions to this profile.