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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Felix Blakely was a brother of my gr gr grandfather, Capt.
James Blakely who laid out and named Brownsville, Oregon.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><B>Felix Blakely, son of Joseph Martin & Jency Ann
Blakely, was born 15 Mar 1821 in Jefferson Co., TN and died 13 Dec 1915. He came
west when he was 17 years old. Seven men in the vicinity built a flatboat and
floated down to the Ohio river, where they took a steamboat to Blue Landing, MO.
His father, Joseph Martin, took up a claim near Platt City, and Felix worked for
him until he was 20. He found that life too monotonous so he went to Nodaway
County, MO and bought 80 acres of land for $105, but sold this and took up
another claim.</B> </DIV>
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<P><B>He married Ann Lackey 4 Jan 1844 in Andrew, MO and settled on a farm in
Nodaway Co., MO. Between that time and the Civil War he made a fortune at cards,
and lost much of it and was a saloon operator. For 40 years he was said to have
had a hand in every big game on the Missouri River, and never lost his nerve. On
one occasion he won $ 5,000 in three hours. His wife, Ann, was a very
careful manager, and took care of the large plantation, which had grown to 700
acres, with a large number of slaves. Felix was one of the best judges of horse
flesh, mules, cattle and hogs in Missouri. There was an 1845 deed recorded
between Felix and Ann Blakely and Martin and Sarah (Blakely) Noland. Felix
and Ann had nine children, all born in New Market, Platte County, MIssouri.</B>
<BR><B>Their children were:</B><B></B>
<P><B>1. Joseph Andrew - 1825</B> <BR><B>2. James - 1847</B> <BR><B>3. Jency Ann
- (11 Aug 1848 - 30 Oct 1938)</B> <BR><B>4. Sarah Eveline - 1851</B> <BR><B>5.
Jesse - 1853</B> <BR><B>6. Mary Catherine 1855, m G. W. Wells</B> <BR><B>7. John
Callaway 27 Apr 1857 - 1896 at election</B> <BR><B>8. Felix 1861</B> <BR><B>9.
Unknown</B>
<P><B>At the outbreak of the war, Felix enlisted with the South in 1861, was
made a Captain, and saw four years of hard service, with battles at Lexington
and Pea Ridge, although he came through without a scratch. He is said to have
won $30,000 of Confederate money, which wasn't worth thirty cents after the war.
Besides his place was all run down on his return, and the greater part of his
fortune gone.</B>
<P><B>Ann Lackey Blakely died before Sep 1868 from a rattlesnake bite, leaving
Felix with 9 children. She went to gather lettuce in the garden one Sunday
morning, did not see the rattlesnake coiled in the bed until it struck her.
Their daughter Jincy Ann Blakely b 11 Aug 1848 in New Market, Platte Co., MO was
the great great grandmother of Wanda ( Land )Joyce.</B>
<P><B>Felix was later married to Sarah Jane Shough, who bore him 6 more
children.</B> <BR><B>Their children were:</B>
<P><B>10. Eva Esther 4 Sep 1870</B> <BR><B>11. Charles 2 Dec 1872 - 4 Sep
1873</B> <BR><B>12. Lulu May 15 Dec 1874 - 3 Dec 1950 m Mr. Zeeman resided St.
Joseph 1915</B> <BR><B>13. Captolia Eugene - 20 Oct 1876, Mound City Hold Co.,
MO d 17 Mar 1930</B> <BR><B>14. George Washington 5 Sep 1879 resided in St.
Joseph, MO 1915</B> <BR><B>15. David Watson - 2 Mar 1883 resided in Portland OR
in 1915</B>
<P><B>He was a great smoker for years and had no notion of quitting on the
theory that it might prolong life. Even in his nineties he was an avid reader,
requiring no glasses. He remained very independent and self sufficient. He did
have great trouble with his feet. They got so hot he could hardly stand it and
would soak his feet in a bucket of cold and icy water and smoke his pipe until
his feet were comfortable. In the summer his loafing place in the orchard could
be found through a pile of shavings made with his knife. "Possibly he whittled
and thought of the "good old days" when he was known as one of the greatest
gamblers along the Missouri River & reflected that he was the only one of
them left.</B> </P></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Enjoy,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Cecil</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
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