Gilman William Blake (1874 - 1942)

Born 24 Oct 1874 in Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lina (Gray) Blake — married 21 Mar 1900 in Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, United States

Died 6 Jun 1942 at age 67 in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Blake Name Study.

Gilman was a blacksmith.

Gilman William Blake was born on Oct 24, 1874 in Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, United States, son of Charles Henry Blake (1846–1914) and Henrietta Gray (1849–1935).

Gilman married Lina Gray on Mar 21, 1900 in Brooksville. Their known children were:

1. Otho Bacil Blake (1904– )
2. Bernard Granvill Blake (1905–1982)
3. Kendrick Osman Blake (1909–~1933)

Gilman registered for the draft for World War I.

Gilman died on Jun 6, 1942 in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, aged 67. He was buried in Mount Rest Cemetery, Brooksville, Hancock County, Maine, USA (plot: E 13C).

In the 1880 census Gilman (age 5) was the son of Charles H. Blake in Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, United States.^[1]

In the 1900 census Gilmore (age 26) was the married head of household in Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, United States.^[2]

In the 1910 census Gilman (age 35) was the married head of household in Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, United States.^[3]

In the 1920 census Gilman (age 46) was the married head of household in Penobscot, Maine, United States.^[4]

In the 1940 census Gilman (age 65) was the divorced head of household in Old Town, Old Town, Orono, Penobscot, Massachusetts, United States.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
   citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
   FamilySearch Record: MF3G-7VC (accessed 2 June 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBJ-WL8 Image number 00378
   Gilman W Blake (5), single son, in household of Charles H. Blake (33) in Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, United States. Born in Maine, United States.
2. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 83; FHL microfilm: 1240592; Record number: 25268;
   FamilySearch Record: MMLJ-4WG (accessed 2 June 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-62W4-NDC Image number 00516
   Gilmore W Blake (26), married head of household in Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, United States. Born in Maine.
3. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 52, sheet 2B, family 19, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 540; FHL microfilm 1,374,553.
   FamilySearch Record: MR3Q-QLP (accessed 2 June 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRKS-P4H Image number 00976
   Gilman W Blake (35), married head of household in Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, United States. Born in Maine.
4. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 646; Line: 30; FHL microfilm: 1820646; Record number: 43160;
   FamilySearch Record: MFZY-C7D (accessed 2 June 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRNG-9B7 Image number 00926
   Gilman W Blake (46), married head of household in Penobscot, Maine, United States. Born in Maine.
5. ↑ 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 41;
   FamilySearch Record: KMMP-V63 (accessed 2 June 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9M1-RD1
   Gilman Blake (65), divorced head of household in Old Town, Penobscot, Maine, United States. Born in Maine.

See also:

• Baptism: "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
  citing FHL microfilm: 10614;
  FamilySearch Record: F446-JQS (accessed 2 June 2023)
  Gilman W Blake baptism in 1874, son of Charles H. Blake & Henrietta Gray, in Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, United States.
• Marriage: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
  citing Brooksville, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
  FamilySearch Record: VZ38-WQG (accessed 2 June 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 9398-7QKX-F
  Gilman W Blake marriage to Lina Gray on 21 Mar 1900 in Brooksville, , Maine, United States.
• Marriage: "Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996"
  citing Marriage, Maine, United States, State Archives, Augusta.
  FamilySearch Record: KCNB-24J (accessed 2 June 2023)
  Gilman W Blake marriage to Lina Gray on 21 Mar 1900 in Maine, United States.
• Marriage: "Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996"
  citing Marriage, Maine, United States, State Archives, Augusta.
  FamilySearch Record: KCNB-24J (accessed 2 June 2023)
  Gilman W Blake marriage to Lina Gray on 21 Mar 1900 in Maine, United States.
• Military: "Maine, World War I Draft Registration Index, 1917-1919"
  citing Draft Registration, Blue Hill, Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine, United States, Maine State Archives, Augusta; FHL microfilm 004403444.
  FamilySearch Record: Q2HM-25MX (accessed 2 June 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-G58D-32N6 Image number 00757
  Name: Gilman W Blake; Military Draft Registration Date: 1917-1919; Military Draft Registration Place: Blue Hill, Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine, United States; Birth Date: 24 Oct 1874; Birth Place: United States; Race: White; Residence Place: Maine, Blue Hill; Event Place Year Range: 1917-1919.
• Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #141011442 (accessed 2 June 2023)
  Memorial page for Gilman W Blake (1874-1942), citing Mount Rest Cemetery, Brooksville, Hancock County, Maine, USA (plot: E 13C); Maintained by Darryl (contributor 48175404).
• Gray, Almon A., and Walter A. Snow. 1987. The Gray family of Hancock County, Maine. [Place of publication not identified]: [publisher not identified].
• Blake, Carlton E. Blake' Descendants of Jasper Blake, Emigrant from England to Hampton, NH, ca 1643, 1640-1979; Rpt. 1980, Higginson Book Company, Salem, MA; Page 38 at 1-2-3-6-1-8-13-1
• Obituary: The Bangor Daily News Bangor, Maine · Monday, June 08, 1942
• FamilySearch Person: M6ZJ-W8M