Surname Saturday #22: Blaylock

The Blaylock's are an old colonial family, originally from Northern England, that settled in Accomack County, Virginia in the early 1600's. They eventually migrated out of Virginia, into North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and finally Mississippi. Also, the name seems to have changed twice. Here is what I know:

1. Zilpha Azalene Blaylock
b. abt 1852, Carroll County, Mississippi
d. 11 Aug 1895, Montgomery County, Mississippi
m1. Joseph Wney Vance; abt 1871, Carroll County, Mississippi
m2. Jesse C. Bennett; Jan 1884, Montgomery County, Mississippi
*Minnie Josephine Vance, b. 03 Aug 1872, Montgomery County, Mississippi
*Thomas Jefferson Vance, b. 03 Oct 1875, Montgomery County, Mississippi
*Lennie Fern Bennett, b. abt 1885, Montgomery County, Mississippi
*Elmer Bennett, b. abt 1887, Montgomery County, Mississippi
*Trotter Bennett, b. abt 1890, Montgomery County, Mississippi
*Vancy Verline Bennett, b. 29 May 1894, Montgomery County, Mississippi

2. Daniel Thomas Blaylock
b. 03 Apr 1829, Lawrence County, Mississippi
d. 09 Oct 1889, Shiloh, Montgomery County, Mississippi
m. Lydia "Liddy" Bennett; 06 Sep 1849, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Alexander Washington Blaylock, b. 17 Apr 1850, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Zilpha Azalene Blaylock, (above)
*Margaret Saphronia Blaylock, b. 30 Apr 1854, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Maggie Angeline Blaylock, b. 1855, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Benjamin Franklin Blaylock, b. 20 Mar 1856, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Thomas Daniel Blaylock, b. 17 Sep 1860, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Walter Blaylock, b. 1862, Carroll County, Mississippi
*William Mason Blaylock, b. 13 Sep 1864, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Virginia Blaylock, b. Jun 1866, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Stillborn child, b. & d. 1869, Carroll County, Mississippi

3. Levi Benjamin Blaylock
b. 23 Mar 1795, Barnwell County, South Carolina
d. 27 Jul 1881, "Old Homestead", Montgomery County, Mississippi
m. Sarah Tyler; 14 Mar 1812, South Carolina
*Nancy Blaylock, b. 15 Jan 1813, Barnwell County, South Carolina
*Richard Blaylock, b. 04 Jun 1815, Barnwell County, South Carolina
*George Blaylock, b. 1816, Barnwell County, South Carolina
*Elizabeth Blalock, b. 10 Dec 1817, Barnwell County, South Carolina
*Cyena Blaylock, b. 21 Apr 1820, Barnwell County, South Carolina
*Cyrena Blaylock, b. 21 Apr 1820, Barnwell County, South Carolina
*Millington Blaylock, b. 04 Jul 1822, Lawrence County, Mississippi
*John Simpson Blaylock, b. 15 Nov 1826, Lawrence County, Mississippi
*Daniel Thomas Blaylock, (above)
*William Mason Blaylock, b. 29 May 1831, Lawrence County, Mississippi
*Martha Blaylock, b. 04 Oct 1833, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Louisa Blalock, 29 May 1838, Carroll County, Mississippi

4. Hardin Blaylock, Sr.
b. abt 1771, Barnwell County, South Carolina
d. Feb 1822, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia
m. Mason Long; 1791, Barnwell County, South Carolina
*Hardin Blaylock, Jr., b. abt 1793, Barnwell County, South Carolina
*Elizabeth Blaylock, b. 14 Mar 1794, Barnwell County, South Carolina
*Levi Benjamin Blaylock, (above)
*Sarah "Sally" Blaylock, b. abt 1795, Barnwell County, South Carolina

5. Richard Blalock, Jr.
b. 16 Mar 1748, Albemarle County, Virginia
d. 1818/1820, Barnwell County, South Carolina
m. Sarah Wade; date unknown
*Richard Blalock, III, b. abt 1770, Orangeburg, South Carolina
*Hardin Blaylock, Sr., b. abt 1771, Barnwell County, South Carolina
*John Blalock, b. abt 1777, Barnwell County, South Carolina

6. Richard Blalock, Sr.
b. abt 1722, Louisa, Hanover County, Virginia
d. abt 1805, Cumberland County, North Carolina
m. Rachel Harden/Hardin; abt 1745, North Carolina
*Richard Blalock, Jr., (above)
*Charles Blalock, b. abt 1748, Albemarle County, Virginia
*William Blalock, b. abt 1750, Albemarle County, Virginia
*Anne Blalock, b. abt 1754-1760, Cumberland County, North Carolina
*Hardy Blalock, b. abt 1766, Cumberland County, North Carolina

7. John William Blalock, Sr.
b. abt 1671, Accomack County, Virginia
d. abt 1745, Louisa, Hanover County, Virginia
m. Elizabeth Millington; abt 1698, Virginia
*John William Blalock, b. abt 1704, Hanover County, Virginia
*Millington Blalock, b. abt 1711, Hanover County, Virginia
*Elizabeth Blalock, b. abt 1712, Hanover County, Virginia
*Anne Blalock, b. abt 1714, Hanover County, Virginia
*William Blalock, b. abt 1716, Hanover County, Virginia
*Richard Blalock, Sr., (above)
*David Blalock, b. abt 1724, Hanover County, Virginia
*Elizabeth Blalock, b. abt 1725, Hanover County, Virginia

8. Thomas Blalock, III
b. abt 1628, Accomack County, Virginia
d. abt 1677, Accomack County, Virginia
m. Anne Christian Scott; abt 1668, Accomack County, Virginia
*Charles Richard Blalock, b. abt 1669, Accomack County, Virginia
*John William Blalock, Sr., (above)
*Anne Blalock, b. abt 1673, Accomack County, Virginia

9. Thomas Blalock, Jr.
b. abt 1581, York, Yorkshire, England
d. abt 1660, Accomack County, Virginia
m. Rachel; abt 1627, Accomack County, Virginia
*Thomas Blalock, (above)
*Rachel Blalock, b. abt 1629, Accomack County, Virginia
*William Blalock, b. abt 1631, Accomack County, Virginia
*John William Blalock, b. abt 1632, Accomack County, Virginia

10. Thomas Blalocke, Sr.
b. abt 1557, England
d. 1582, Carlisle, Cumbria, England
bu. 1582, Crosby On Eden Church Cemetery, Carlisle, Cumbria, England
m. Thomasina Typladye; Jan 1581, St Olave's Church, York, North Yorkshire, England
*Thomas Blalock, Jr., (above)

Surname Saturday #14: Costilow

I've been researching this line ever since I started doing genealogy, and it has been a pretty dead-end line. Here is what I know on this family:

1. Samantha Aylene "Mancie" Costilow
b. 02 Dec 1869, Holmes County, Mississippi
d. 13 Aug 1908, Carroll County, Mississippi
m1. L. Joseph Lancaster; date unknown
m2. Samuel Christopher Columbus Martin; abt 1900
*Willie David Lancaster, b. 08 Sep 1895, Montgomery County, Mississippi
*Joe Lafayette Lancaster, b. abt May 1897, Montgomery County, Mississippi
*Samantha "Sammie" Martin, b. abt 1901, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Ellen Inez Martin, b. 04 Jun 1902, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Mossie Glispie Martin, b. 28 Dec 1904, Carroll County, Mississippi
*James Gordon Martin, b. 17 Aug 1906, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Sam Hart Martin, b. 03 Jun 1907, Carroll County, Mississippi

2. James Andrew J. Costilow
b. 25 Dec 1833, Yazoo County, Mississippi
d. 22 Feb 1923, Montgomery County, Mississippi
m1. Martha A. Miller; 25 Jul 1855 (place unknown; source of this date unknown. Anyone have information???)
m2. Alvana Adams; 29 May 1879 (place unknown)
m3. Sarah F. Elizabeth "Sallie" Tollison; 09 Nov 1896 (place unknown)
*Mary Catherine "Mollie" Costilow, b. 28 Apr 1856, Holmes or Yazoo County, Mississippi
*Frances A. "Fanny" Costilow, b. 19 Dec 1857, Holmes or Yazoo County, Mississippi
*Octavia Jane Costilow, b. 21 Sep 1861, Holmes or Yazoo County, Mississippi
*James D. Costilow, b. 19 Dec 1861, Holmes or Yazoo County, Mississippi
*Walter Lynn Costilow, b. 23 Oct 1865, Holmes or Yazoo County, Mississippi
*William Thomas Costilow, b. 02 Dec 1867, Holmes County, Mississippi
*Samantha Aylene "Mancie" Costilow, (above)
*Samuel James "Bud" Costilow, b. 19 Nov 1871, Yazoo County, Mississippi
*Ceabron Callihan "Pony" Costilow, b. 19 Nov 1871, Yazoo County, Mississippi
*Edward Jefferson "Babe" Costilow, b. 24 Jan 1874, Yazoo County, Mississippi
*Amanda Viola "Mandy" Costilow, b. 13 Aug 1877, Yazoo County, Mississippi

3. James Costilow
b. abt 1775-1794, place unknown
d. between 1838-1848, Holmes or Yazoo County, Mississippi
m. Mary Bethia Hopkins; 17 Sep 1818, Adams County, Mississippi
*Daughter Costilow, b. abt 1818-1820, Adams County, Mississippi
*Mary Jane Costilow, b. abt 1829, Adams County, Mississippi
*James Andrew J. Costilow, (above)
*Henry Costilow, b. abt 1835, Yazoo County, Mississippi

Surname Saturday #13: Vance

Vance is the surname of my 2nd-great-grandmother on my maternal side. This is what I know on her family:

1. Minnie Josephine Vance
b. 03 Aug 1872, Montgomery County, Mississippi
d. 16 Jun 1919, Montgomery County, Mississippi
m. Allen Parks Rodgers; 08 Jan 1894, Montgomery County, Mississippi
*Joe Allen Rodgers, b. 06 Nov 1896, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Norman Lester Rodgers, b. 09 Jan 1897, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Fred Lamar Rodgers, b. 22 Feb 1900, Carroll County, Mississippi
*John Archie Rodgers, b. 04 Feb 1906, Carroll County, Mississippi

2. Joseph Wney Vance
b. Dec 1849, Tippah County, Mississippi
d. Feb 1881, Montgomery County, Mississippi
m. Zilpha Azalene Blaylock; abt 1871
*Minnie Josephine Vance, (above)
*Thomas Jefferson Vance, b. 03 Oct 1875, Montgomery County, Mississippi

3. George W. Vance
b. abt 1826, Tennessee
d. 1859/1860, Carroll County, Mississippi
m. Temperance "Tempey" Howell; about 1844, possibly Mississippi
*Thomas Vance, b. about 1846, Mississippi
*James C. Vance, b. about 1848, Mississippi
*Joseph Wney Vance, (above)
*R. Elizabeth "Betty" Vance, b. about 1854, Mississippi
*William M. Vance, b. abt 1855, Mississippi
*Hugh H. Vance, b. abt 1858, Mississippi
*Mary C. Vance, b. abt 1859, Mississippi

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - the 1940 US Census

This is going to be a fun post. I saw on a website, that the 1940 census will be open to the public as of yesterday, one year from now. Immediately, I began thinking of who I should find first.

I've already been able to find my maternal grandparents. My grandfather, Thomas Thurman Rodgers, was born in Duck Hill, Montgomery County, Mississippi on 15 Jun 1928 to Fred Lamar Rodgers and Ellen Inez Martin. Here is an excerpt of him with his family in the 1930 census:

Rodgers, Fred L., Head, 30, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi, Farmer
Rodgers, Ellen I., Wife, 27, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi, Farm laborer
Rodgers, M. J., Son, 11, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Rodgers, Virginia A., Daughter, 6, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Rodgers, Wilburn H., Son, 4 8/12, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Rodgers, Thomas T., Son, 16/12, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi


My maternal grandmother was Elaine Florella Stuempges. She was born 31 Dec 1926 in Polar, Langlade County, Wisconsin, to Walter John Stuempges and Sylvia Maria Martin. Here is an excerpt of her with her family in the 1930 census:

Stuempges, Walter, Head, 30, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Bohemia, Mechanic in Garage
Stuempges, Sylvia, Wife, 20, Wisconsin, Germany, Wisconsin
Stuempges, Elaine, Daughter, 3, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Wisconsin
Stuempges, Eunice, Daughter, 1, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Wisconsin

As for my paternal grandparents, they were born after the 1930 census. My grandfather was John Edward Gombash. He was born 02 Oct 1935 in Caretta, McDowell County, West Virginia and was the son of Alex Gombash (previously Sándor Gombás) and Catherine Grządziel. Along with my great-grandparents and my grandfather, there will be 6 other children listed.. siblings to my grandfather. They're all living, so I won't state names and dates out of respect for their privacy.

My paternal grandmother was Mary Louise Adas. She was born 02 Mar 1940 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Edward Robert Adas, Sr. and his wife Martha Violet Czarny. Now knowing she was born in 1940, I'm REALLY hoping she's listed in the census. I'm not sure of the months of which the census was take that year, so I'll have to do some research on that topic. She had one younger brother who was born in 1941.

I'm going to be really curious about my paternal great-great-grandmother, as well. She was Eszter (Tóth) Gombás. Her husband, my great-great-grandfather, had died in May of 1931. She will have been a widow for 9 years now. I'm not sure of the exact location of where she will be, but I believe she may be in Lore City, Richland Township, Guernsey County, Ohio. That's where her daughter Julia (Gombash) Mayors was hopefully living at the time. I do know that Eszter died in April of 1950 in Lore City. Maybe she'll even appear in the 1950 census, too! Boy am I impatient! :)