Found her on the 1860 Jerusalem, Yates, New York census (img 71) as
Mary E. Finger age 5.
Found her on the 1870 Jerusalem, Yates, New York census (img 7) as
Mary E. Finger age 14.
Found her on the 1880 Jerusalem, Yates, New York census (dist 218 img 33) as
Mary E. Blakesley age 24.
Found her on the 1900 Jerusalem, Yates, New York census (img 7) as
Mary Blakesley age 44.
Found her on the 1910 Jerusalem, Yates, New York census (dist 176 img 16) as
Mary Blakesley age 54.
Found her on the 1920 Cicero, Onondaga, New York census (dist 41 img 17) as
Mary E. Blakesley age 62. She is living in the household of her son-in-law
Charles Pratt age 24.
Found her on the 1930 Geneva, Ontario, New York census (dist 23 img 15) as
Mary Blakesley age 74. She is living in the household of her son-in-law
Charles Pratt age 34.
Mary Finger Blakesley, aged 80 years, died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. James Connolly of Phelps, Wednesday, February 19th. Mrs. Blakesley was the last member of the family of the late
Peter and
Mary Barnes Finger.
She was born and spent nearly her whole life at Shanty Plains except for a short time in her early married life when she lived in Minnesota. Since her health failed a few years ago she has made her home with her children. She had been confined to her bed for several weeks.
She is survived by her husband,
John Blakesley two sons,
Homer of Reed's Corners and
Charles of Detroit, Mich. three daughters,
Mrs. Pearl Dinehart of Friend,
Mrs. Charles Pratt of Geneva and
Mrs. James Connolly of Phelps 20 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, 2 nieces, and three nephews.
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon from the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Charles Pratt of Geneva, the Rev. Mr. White officiating. The body was placed in a vault at Geneva and will be brought later to Friend for burial.