Michael Blake Jr. was born August 28, 1772, in London, England, and died October 11, 1857, in Philadelphia, PA, at age 85. He is the son of Michael Blake Sr. of London, England, and Elizabeth Buller of London, England. 

Mary "Polly" Spencer was born May 7, 1790, in Perkiomen, PA, and died October 31, 1867, in Philadelphia, PA, at age 77. She is the daughter of Unknown.

Michael Blake Jr. and Mary "Polly" Spencer were married August 5, 1804, in Philadelphia, PA.

Michael Blake Jr. and Mary "Polly" (Spencer) Blake had two children:

1. Charles Edward Blake: Born about 1805 in Philadelphia, PA; Died Unknown.

2. Samuel Spencer Blake: Born May 21, 1807, in Philadelphia; Died November 6, 1871, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH (age 64). Married about 1831 in Pennsylvania to Margaret Ann Yarlett: Born about 1815 in Pennsylvania; Died Unknown in Pennsylvania (age Unknown).

TIMELINE

Michael Blake Jr. was born August 28, 1772, in London, England.

Mary "Polly" Spencer was born May 7, 1790, in Perkiomen, PA.

Michael Blake Jr. and Mary Spencer were married August 5, 1804, in Philadelphia, PA.

The 1850 U. S. Census taken on August 28, 1850 shows Nancy Blake (age 49) with real estate worth $2,500 is the head of household living in Martinsburg Borough, Blair Co., PA. Living with her are the following, all born in Pennsylvania: Samuel Blake (age 19), a Farmer; Elizabeth Blake (age 15); Eston Blake (age 9); and Nancy Blake (age 6). Living in the adjacent house are more Blakes. Sarah Miller (age 41) born in Pennsylvania; Columbus Miller (age 1) born in Pennsylvania; Polly Blake (age 64) born in Pennsylvania; and Simon Blake (age 26) born in Pennsylvania. Polly is probably the third wife of James Blake, and was childless.

Michael Blake Jr. died October 11, 1857, in Philadelphia, PA, at age 85.

The 1860 U. S. Census taken on June 26, 1860 shows Nancy Blake (age 58) born in Pennsylvania with personal estate worth $200 is living in North Woodbury, Bedford Co., PA. Living with her are the following, all born in Pennsylvania: Simon Blake (age 31) a Plasterer; William B. Blake (age 29) a Carpenter; Samuel Blake (age 27) a Plasterer; Thomas Blake (age 21) a Blacksmith; Easton Blake (age 18) a Moulder; and Lile Blake (age 15).

Mary "Polly" (Spencer) Blake died October 31, 1867, in Philadelphia, PA, at age 77.

The 1880 U. S. Census taken on June 17, 1880 shows Samuel Blake (age 40) born in Pennsylvania to Pennsylvania-born parents Works on the Rail Road, is Disabled, and living in Hopewell Twp., Huntington Co., PA. Living with him is his wife Mary A. Blake (age 34) born in Pennsylvania to Pennsylvania-born parents, who is Keeping House. Also living there are their unmarried children, all born in Pennsylvania to Pennsylvania-born parents: Franklin Blake (age 15), a Laborer; Oliver Blake (age 13), a Laborer; Margaret A. Blake (age 10); Miles M. Blake (age 7); and Simon Blake (age 4). Also living there is Samuel's unmarried brother, Simon Blake (age 50) born in Pennsylvania, who Works on the Rail Road.

The Shoup and Putt family history shared
by Jan Putt Neville.

Re-typed for Shoup and Putt family by Jane Curci

This is 1954 and is the hundredth year of the borough of Saxton, in the community of the once thriving place where I was born in the year of 1872.
I am now in my 81st year. Miles M. Blake

See Faust and Brumbaugh's Lists of Swiss Emigrants in the 18th Century to
The American Colonies.
Sebastian and Elspeth had issue:
Elizabeth bapt 1734;
Hans Heinrich bapt 1735; (Could this be our Sarah (Shoup) Putt's father,
Henry?)
Anna bapt 1739 Sissach;
Sebastian (see above) who m Margit Teegard[en] and who d 1792-1793 Saxton,
Bedford Co PA + Fockler's Cemetery; and maybe others.
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The brief history that Janet Putt Neville shared with us confirms that the author born in 1872 (119 years ago, approximately 100 years after Sarah was born) names Sarah as the wife of Henry Putt.

This is 1954 and is the hundredth year of the borough of Saxton, in the community of the once thriving place where I was born in the year of 1872.
I am now in my 81st year. Miles M. Blake
Also LDS records show that Sarah Shoup married Henry Putt.
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp
Sarah SHOUP
Sex: F Event(s):
Misc: Abt. 1765
Bedford, Pennsylvania Parents:
Father: Henry SHOUP
Mother: Mrs. Henry SHOUP
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A HISTORY….

of the rise and fall of a little community that was located, partly in Huntingdon County and partly in Bedford County, along the upper Juniata River, known as the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River.

In order to introduce this history, we will have to go back to about the Year 1730. At this time there lived a family in Holland by the name of Shoup, and they had a son named Henry. This family was very poor, as they made a
living by farming, and it was pretty tough going to eke out a living, as their Farms were very small. Henry, being grown to manhood and not seeing much chance of getting ahead in his native country, had heard of the new land of America and decided to try his luck there. He had also heard that a man by the name of Penn had a large grant of land, called Penn's Woods or Pennsylvania, and that he had sent out word that anyone who wanted to come and settle on this land, was welcome to take up land without any charge.

Young Henry was looking for adventure and a place to settle to start a life of his own. He married the girl of his choice and they started on their honeymoon for America to find a home in Pennsylvania that they had heard so much about. After several weeks on the water they landed at Philadelphia, and looking around, found that about all the land close around there had been taken up. They bought a camping outfit and started for the Susquehanna River, and finally came to where the Juniata empties into the Susquehanna.
They got a canoe and started to navigate the Juniata, and they pushed their way upstream, catching fish and shooting game to eke out their meals. They finally came to the South Branch of the Juniata, now called the Raystown Branch. Here they pushed their way up stream, where they found the fine fishing--catching many large salmon, pike and other fish, with plenty of wild game in the forests close along the stream. They made their way on upstream to where a small stream emptied into the Raystown Branch, so they
stopped there to look around, and they came to the conclusion that here would be an ideal spot to settle down. There seemed to be plenty of rich land; the stream was alive with several species of fish; and in the forests there was an abundance of wild game. This was an important factor, as they would practically have to live on fish and game, along with a few berries and wild fruits, until they would get their ground ready to plant. They soon found a likely looking spot not far from the stream (which was later called Shoup's Run) with plenty of good pure drinking water, and here decided to build their future home.

First, they would build a rough cabin to live in, until they could build a better house. For many weeks and months they were very busy and happy, building their cabin; cutting the logs and dragging them by hand to the site
of the cabin. They didn't have a horse, or yet even an ox, which was mostly used for that kind of work, and also for cultivating the new soil after it was cleared. After a lot of hard work, and not much pleasure, they finally had a rough cabin built. They were very proud and satisfied, and happy that now they had made a start in a life of happiness and contentment.

In the meantime they had heard of a settlement on the West side of the Mountain, which is now called Tussey Mountain. The South Branch of the Juniata River runs along close to the foot of the Tussey Mountain. Mr. Shoup decided to cross the Tussey Mountain into what is now called Morrison's
Cove, and see if he could buy a horse or a yoke of oxen. His wife was to go with him, as he refused to let her alone at the cabin while he was gone. One morning they started to walk across the Tussey Mt. at a point now known as
Raver's Gap. (The Raver's Gap Road crosses the Tussey Mt. about three miles Southwest of Saxton and comes out at Woodbury in Morrison's Cove.) At that time there were bands of roving Indians in this part of Pennsylvania.
Although they had been driven west of the Allegheny Mts., they often came back across the mountains in small bands to make raids on the farmers' stock; sometimes to kill some of the settlers and rob them of whatever valuables they had, then escape back across the mountains. Mr. Shoup, knowing there might be Indians hiding in the mountain, made sure to take his rifle and plenty of ammunition with him. He and his wife traveled all day and got to Woodbury late that night without seeing any Indians, however. They stayed
that night in Woodbury and the next day started out to buy a horse or yoke of oxen. After doing a lot of traveling and inquiring, they finally purchased a yoke of oxen that a man had brought from Maryland and drove the oxen back to
Woodbury.

At that time Woodbury was about the only Trading Post in this part of the state where you could buy produce and farming implements....


(I BELEIVE THE FOLLOWING PART TO BE GENERAL HISTORY)...

CONTINUED BOTTOM OF PAGE 7

Mr. and Mrs. Shoup kept working hard to make themselves a home, and seemed to be happy and satisfied with what they accomplished, although they always had to be on the alert on account of the Indians, who often made raids from west
of the Alleghenies. There were quite a few other settlers scattered along the east side of the Tussey Mountain in what is now called Woodcock Valley, and along the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River. Mr. Shoup visited these
settlers and discussed the necessity of building a Fort in order to have a place to protect themselves in case the Indians made a raid in this section.

All the settlers agreed that it was a good idea and they set a day to hold a meeting at the home of Mr. Shoup to discuss ways and means, and a site on which to build the Fort. The meeting took place and all agreed to build a
log Fort on a piece of land not far from Mr. Shoup's cabin. This site was on part of the land on which Mr. Shoup had settled and started to improve, and was situated about one-fourth mile, north west of Mr. Shoup's cabin along a slight raise of ground, about two hundred yards from the east bank of the River. There was a spring of water just at the bottom of this raise, which was most important, on account of having drinking water within the Fort in case of a siege. This Fort was almost directly north, about two hundred feet from the Borough line of what is now Saxton. The new road that leads out of the Borough to the north, runs almost directly through the center of what was the stockade of the old Shoup Fort.

In building the Fort, the settlers took turns cutting logs and hauling them to the site of the Fort. .....Etc.

About the last Indian raid that was made in this valley was about the year 1785. This was when Captain Phillips, with seven or eight of his scouts had come across the Tussey Mountain from the Cove at a point near where the State Road leading from Fredericksburg, intersects with the Woodcock Valley Road..... etc.

The Shoup's had several children by this time; the first a girl, and they named her Sarah; then two boys, Henry and John.

In Holland, Mr. Shoup's family had neighbors by the name of Putt, who also had a son named Henry. Young Henry had often heard his parents talk of the Shoup's who had gone to America, so he planned that when he grew up and had saved enough money to make the trip, that he would go to America also. When he was in his early twenties, he left for the new country, found his way to the Juniata Valley and the home of Mr. Shoup, and went to work on his farm. Eventually he married Mr. Shoup's daughter, Sarah. Mr. Shoup gave them a piece of his land along Shoup's Run on which to build their home.

Henry Putt was mechanically minded and knew a great deal about milling, as his father in Holland had owned a Grist Mill and was a Millwright. This new settlement was badly in need of a Mill to grind their grain, which they found would grow very easily in this country. Young Putt picked a spot along the stream where he thought would be a good location to build a Mill, and where he could turn the water form the stream into the Mill with the least amount of work; also with the least danger of the Mill being washed out in time of floods. The spot that he chose was at a point about one hundred feet east of the bridge that spans the stream and is crossed by the highway that leads from the Borough of Saxton through Puttstown (which was named for Mr. Putt) and on into Coalmont, Dudley, Broadtop City and over the Broadtop Mt.
Incidentally, the new road passes directly over the spot where the old mill used to stand.

Mr. Putt built a dam about three hundred feet up stream from the site of the Mill. Then a trench or millrace was dug to carry the water from the dam to the Mill. He then built what they called a head gate.

Etc....... I have skipped several pages

Henry Putt became the father of seven boys, whose names were: Henry Putt II, Michael, Abel, Jacob, Jonathon, Abraham and William. (William Putt was the writer's Grandfather.)

Mr. Putt built up a great trade in the milling business, and he had to find an outlet for the sale of his flour and feed, as there weren't enough people in the vicinity at that time to consume his surplus. He conceived the idea
of shipping his surplus flour to Baltimore, which by that time was becoming a good market. But, to get his flour to Baltimore, which by that time was becoming a good market.

Etc..........I skipped several pages

Mr. Putt and his sons kept on in the milling business, and every spring they would make a grip to Baltimore with an ark load of flour. I heard my Grandfather, William Putt, tell about one trip in particular that they made to Baltimore. He said that when they got to Harrisburg, where the Juniata empties into the Susquehanna, and where they always camped for the night, they tied up close to the point where the two rivers come together, and they
were getting ready for their evening meal, when a funny thing happened.
There was another party of men bringing an ark load of flour down the Susquehanna, and they had tied up on the opposite side of the point of land between the two rivers. One of the Putt boys, Abraham, by name, was a powerful, big man, weighing around three hundred pounds, and had arms as
Large as a six inch stove pipe. He was the largest of the seven brothers, but was the biggest coward of them all. As he was getting ready for supper, and was rolling up his sleeves to wash his arms and hands, he happened to glance
toward the point of land that lay between the two rivers, He saw the whole gang of men that belonged to the crew of the other boat, coming full tilt toward the Putt gang, but when they saw this mountain of a man rolling up his sleeves, they thought he was getting read to meet them, and they didn't like the looks of the big arms, so they backed out and ran. So the biggest and the most cowardly of the Putt clan scared the entire Susquehanna crew, and he
didn't even know at the time what it was all about, but the Putt boys were never bothered after that.

The Putts kept on in the milling business, but branched out into wagon making. The first wagon they made was called the tar skein wagon, because they used pine tar to grease or lubricate the wooden skein or spindle....

Etc....I am skipping several pages ….

This particular section of the Juniata Valley grew to be quite a settlement by 1800. The little village on Shoup's Run Branch of the Juniata had become quite large, and could boast of a Grist Mill, Saw Mill, Cider mill, Cooper's Shop, Wagon-making Shop, Saddler's Shop and later on, about 1850, one of Henry Putt's sons built another Grist Mill about one mile west of the old Grist Mill. This mill stood about exactly on the spot where now stands the Pennsylvania Electric Plant. This mill was run for several years and then burnt down--never to be rebuilt. Shortly after that, another Mill was built about one-half mile southwest of the one that burnt, and was owned and operated by a man by the name of Isaac Little; and this Mill continued to operate until the present time. It was one of the first mills to be changed from the old type Burr Mill to the new roller type of mill.

Etc...Several pages skipped....

The branch road that was built to Dudley and other points southeast of Dudley was named the Shoup's Run Branch of the Huntingdon and Broadtop Railroad, in honor of Mr. Henry Shoup who first settled the little community of Puttstown.
....

Etc....Several pages skipped....

And now, coming to a conclusion of this short history of all these happenings in connection with this community, I, the writer, would like to explain a little more of my family history. As I have explained before, my great-grandfather on my Mother's side was Henry Shoup, who settled the little community of Puttstown and Saxton. They, too, have nearly all disappeared out of the picture.
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The Time line is questionable.

Sir William Blake>(I believe there is a missing family member here)>William Blake d. circa 1834>He had six sons; Thomas, William, Berdine/Burdine, (who also became a preacher) Simon, Easton and Samuel

My great grandfather on my Father's side, instead of coming from Holland, was from England. His name was William Blake and he was the son of Sir William Blake, who once was a great warrior and played an important part in saving
England from Invaders who might have conquered England but for the good generalship of Sir William Blake. he and his armies kept the country from being overrun by invaders, and he was rewarded by the Crown of England with a gift of a great amount of land, of which most of it lay where the city of London now stands. Sir William had two sons; William and Bascm. His son William was a minister, but he didn't like the ways of the Church of England and decided to come to the New Land and start a church to suit his way of thinking. He and his brother left England and came to the New Country about 1700. William settled in Massachusetts, while Bascom settled at Philadelphia.

William started a church in Massachusetts called the Quaker Church, of which there are several branches today; The dunkards, Mennonites, and others.
William had learned all about the foundry business in England, so he decided to start a cast iron foundry in this country. He and a friend left Massachusetts and came to Pennsylvania and settled at what is now Woodbury, Bedford County, and there started a cast iron foundry, making stoves, iron kettles, ploughshares, and all kinds of cast iron implements that were needed in those early days. He continued preaching and helping to run the iron foundry until his death, about he year 1834. He had six sons; Thonas, William, Berdine/Burdine, (who also became a preacher) Simon, Easton and Samuel; who was my Father. Five of these boys enlisted in the army during the Civil war and were mustered in at the place now called Loysburg, Bedford County, but at that time was the town of Pattonsville. Thomas and William never returned from the war. Whether they were killed in action, or what happened to them, no one ever knew. Easton had learned the foundry business in his Father's foundry, and on coming back from the war, decided to start a Foundry in Huntingdon. He built his foundry on the east bank, about 200 yards about the mouth of Stone Creek, which empties into the Juniata River. The foundry continued to run and turn out castings until Easton Blake's death, about the year 1888. when it was shut down, and some years later it was disbanded.

My father, Samuel Blake, was a plasterer by trade. He married Mary Putt at Martinsburg about the year 1864 after he had come home from the Civil War. They had nine children; six boys and three girls.

There was Frank, Oliver, (myself -- Miles), Simon, Charles, Samuel, Savilla, Margaret and Elizabeth. Of the six boys only two had children. The elder one, Frank, had two girls, no boys; and myself, Miles, five girls and one
boy, Ralph, who is married to Arvilla Frederick. My son has no children, so you see, of the William Blake that migrated from England, Ralph Blake is the last of his descendants in this line.
Written by:
Miles M. Blake
549 Wharton Ave. Lakemont
Altoona PA
 

Jane, Carole--
In the year 1982, Leda (Blake) Brennan submitted the history that Miles Blake had written to share with Jon Baughman.
I glanced over Jon's reprint of it. It was different in some places and much longer. Jon said it was an original copy that Leda sent him and he had not changed any of it. One of the places that differed was when Miles launched into the history of Henry Putt.
I quote, "In "Switzerland" , Mr. Shoup's family had neighbors by the name of Putt who also had a son by the name of Henry. .....when he was in his early twenties, he left for the country, found his way to the Juniata Valley and the home of Mr. Shoup, and went to work on his farm. Eventually he married Mr. Shoup's daughter Sarah. Mr Shoup gave them a piece of his land along Shoup's Run on which to build their home.
When I related to Jon that there was a conflict about Holland, he said that he probably boarded the ship in Holland because that was where most of them were sent. I then told him about William listing his father as having been born in Germany (on the census record) and Jon said
that sounded plausible because Germany at that time had no name and was not named Germany until sometime during or before or after World War I. He then related that there were three separate places under the sovereignty of Charlemagne's three sons.
I do not understand why the copy I sent you both mentioned
"Holland" on it, yet this copy says "Switzerland". Jon also said that when the influx of immigrants got to be too much for England (those who were leaving for the new country, America,) they were sent to different places to embark on their journey.
I have no doubt that the story told about Henry and Sarah is
true; why would our ancestors just pick Sarah Shoup as his wife? I had not known Leda Brennan was related until I
saw her obituary in the paper where she died and it listed
the Blake's. She gave this story to Jon in 1982. Jon printed the history and gave the credit to Leda for submitting it and the opening credit Leda as having ties to the Shoups and Putts. He had forgotten about this article which was covered in at least 6 issues in a continuing series.

From the story written by Shoup/Putt Descendant.

About the last Indian raid that was made in this valley was about the year 1785. This was when Captain Phillips, with seven or eight of his scouts had come across the Tussey Mountain from the Cove at a point near where the State Road leading from Fredericksburg, intersects with the Woodcock Valley Road..... etc.

The Shoup's had several children by this time (1785); the first a girl, and they named her Sarah; then two boys, Henry and John.

Shoup>Sarah; then Henry; John;
Henry Putt+Sarah Shoup>Henry Putt II, Michael, Abel, Jacob, Jonathon, Abraham and William~(William Putt was the writer's Grandfather)>Mary + Samuel Blake

In Holland, Mr. Shoup's family had neighbors by the name of Putt, who also had a son named Henry. Young Henry had often heard his parents talk of the Shoup's who had gone to America, so he planned that when he grew up and had saved enough money to make the trip, that he would go to America also. When he was in his early twenties, he left for the new country, found his way to the Juniata Valley and the home of Mr. Shoup, and went to work on his farm.

Henry Putt became the father of seven boys, whose names were: Henry Putt II, Michael, Abel, Jacob, Jonathon, Abraham and William. (William Putt was the writer's Grandfather.)

Mary Putt Blake is William's daughter.

[There was Frank, Oliver, (myself -- Miles), Simon, Charles, Samuel, Savilla, Margaret and Elizabeth. Of the six boys only two had children. The elder one, Frank, had two girls, no boys; and myself, Miles, five girls and one
boy, Ralph, who is married to Arvilla Frederick. My son has no children, so you see, of the William Blake that migrated from England, Ralph Blake is the last of his descendants in this line.]

Household Record 1880 United States Census
Samuel BLAKE Self M Male W 40 PA Works On R.R. PA PA
****Mary A. BLAKE Wife M Female W 34 PA Keeping House PA PA
Franklin BLAKE Son S Male W 15 PA Laborer PA PA
Oliver BLAKE Son S Male W 13 PA Laborer PA PA
Margaret A. BLAKE Dau S Female W 10 PA PA PA
Miles M. BLAKE Son S Male W 7 PA PA PA
Simon BLAKE Son S Male W 4 PA PA PA
Simon BLAKE Brother S Male W 50 PA Works On R.R. PA PA

Source Information:
Census Place Hopewell, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
Family History Library Film 1255134
NA Film Number T9-1134
Page Number 231D

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A few doors away is the Abram Putt family (William's son)
Household Record 1880 United States Census
Abram PUTT Self M Male W 34 PA Laborer PA PA
Barbara L. PUTT Wife M Female W 34 PA Keeping House PA PA
Ida J. PUTT Dau S Female W 5 PA PA PA
Iva M. PUTT Dau S Female W 3 PA PA PA

Source Information:
Census Place Hopewell, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
Family History Library Film 1255134
NA Film Number T9-1134
Page Number 232A
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Then comes George Putt (William's son)
Household Record 1880 United States Census
George W. PUTT Self M Male W 41 PA Laborer PA PA
Margaret PUTT Wife M Female W 38 PA Keeping House PA PA
Lillie M. PUTT Dau S Female W 10 PA At Home PA PA
James A. PUTT Son S Male W 7 PA PA PA
**** Annette REED Niece S Female W 8 PA PA PA
Source Information:
Census Place Hopewell, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
Family History Library Film 1255134
NA Film Number T9-1134
Page Number 232A
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Lives near by but cannot be certain of relationship
Household Record 1880 United States Census
Levi PUTT Self M Male W 53 PA Laborer PA PA
Ann PUTT Wife M Female W 45 MD Keeping House MD MD
Mariah PUTT Dau S Female W 14 PA At Home PA PA
David MAGEE SSon S Male W 13 PA Laborer PA MD
Ida B MAGEE SDau S Female W 15 PA At Home PA MD
Source Information:
Census Place Hopewell, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
Family History Library Film 1255134
NA Film Number T9-1134
Page Number 231D
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Household Record 1880 United States Census
*****William PUTT Self W Male W 82 PA GER PA
Miles PUTT Son S Male W 44 PA Laborer PA PA
David PUTT Son S Male W 32 PA Laborer PA PA
Silas PUTT Son S Male W 29 PA PA PA
Andrew PUTT Son S Male W 26 PA PA PA
Elizabeth PUTT Dau S Female W 28 PA PA PA
Source Information:
Census Place Hopewell, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
Family History Library Film 1255134
NA Film Number T9-1134
Page Number 231D
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The 1850 U. S. Census taken on October 26, 1850 shows Samuel Blake (age 40) born in Pennsylvania is a Spinner living in Allegheny Twp., Blair Co., PA. Living with him is Margaret Blake (age 34) born in Pennsylvania. Others in the household, all born in Pennsylvania, are: Emily Blake (age 23); Sarah Blake (age 17); Harriet A. Blake (age 12); Josephine Blake (age 9); Wilber B. Blake (age 7); Bascom Blake (age 5); Samuel B. Blake (age 3); and Charles E. Blake (age 6/12).

The 1860 U. S. Census taken on June 9, 1860 shows Sam'l. Blake (age 50) born in Pennsylvania with personal estate worth $150 is a Car Builder living in North Ward, City of Altoona, Blair Co., PA. Living with him is Margaret Blake (age 44) born in Pennsylvania. Others in the household, all born in Pennsylvania, are: Weler B. Blake (age 17) a Car Builder's Apprentice; Bascom Blake (age 15); Sam'l. Blake (age 13); Charles E. Blake (age 6/12); and Howard Blake (age 4).

The 1870 U. S. Census taken on August 17, 1870 shows Bascom Blake (age 24) born in Pennsylvania with real estate worth $1,200 is a Carpenter living in the 4th Ward, City of Altoona, Blair Co., PA. Living with him is his Jennie Blake (age 24) born in Pennsylvania, who is Keeping House. Also living there are children, all born in Pennsylvania: Harry Blake (age 3); and William Blake (age 1).

The 1880 U. S. Census taken on June 8, 1880 shows Baskom M. Blake (age 35) born in Pennsylvania to Pennsylvania-born parents is a Carpenter living at 1302 5th Avenue, City of Altoona, Blair Co., PA. Living with him is his wife Margaret J. Blake (age 33) born in Pennsylvania to Ireland and Pennsylvania-born parents, who is Keeping House. Also living there are their children, all born in Pennsylvania to Pennsylvania-born parents: Harry Blake (age 12); William Blake (age 10); Jennie Blake (age 9); Ellie Blake (age 7); Baskom Blake (age 5); and Samuel Blake (age 3).

Altoona Mirror, Altoona, PA, Saturday, July 23, 1904

Bascom Blake, Jr., of this city, while hitching up a horse yesterday afternoon, had his eye blackened. When reaching down in front of the animal to pick up some object, the horse raised up one of his fore feet, its knee striking him in the eye.