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Name
Blake
,
Bennett
Date of Birth
November
11
,
1809
Date of Death
March
1
,
1896
Spousal Information
Married
Mary
Lewis
in
1833
,
Keziah
Catherine
Harrison
in
1850
, and
Ellazina
"
Ella
"
Harris
in
1853
.
Gender
Male
Personal Information
Bennett
Blake
arrived
in
Nacogdoches
and
set
up
a
mercantile
store
in
1835
. He
served
in the
Texas
Revolution
and was
elected
as the
Justice
of
Peace
in
1838
. He
served
along
side
Thomas
J
.
Rusk
in the
1839
expedition
against
the
Cherokee
Indians
and
served
in
another
expedition
against
the
Cherokee
Indians
in
1841
. In
1848
Blake
began
serving
as the
Judge
for
Nacogdoches
,
which
lasted
till
1863
. He was
elected
to the
state
legislature
in
1862
and
served
as
one
of the
Texas
delegates
to the
Congress
of
Confederate
States
of
America
in
1863-1864
. In
1875
,
Bennett
Blake
was
elected
to
represent
Nacogdoches
at the
Constitutional
Convention
.
Family Information
Samuel
Dow
Blake
and
Abigail
Lee
Blake
were the
parents
of
Bennett
Blake
.
Bennett
Blake
had
three
children
with his
third
wife
Ellazina
"
Ella
"
Harris
. They were
named
Bennett
Jr.
,
Mary
Addie
, and
Myrta
Susan
.
Cemetery Name
Oak Grove Cemetery
Cemetery Location
Nacogdoches County
Texas
Block, Lot, Plot
A,
079
,
0003
Facing
East
Bibliography
Golemon, Catherine. “Bennett Blake Family” In Nacogdoches County Families, 166-168. Dallas, Texas: Curtis Media Corp., 1985. ; Ericson, Joe. “Blake, Bennett.” Handbook of Texas Online,
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fbl35
Funding Source
Preserve America Grant
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