April Scavenger Hunt: Find One of Your Great-Grandparents Graves

 

"Find one of your Great-Grandparents grave." 

I'm sharing my Great-Grandparents Richard Jerome "Dick" Blanford and Verna Lorene (LaRue) Blanford. They're buried in Saint Louis Cemetery on Main St. here in Henderson.
Married on July 11th, 1931, Dick and Lorene had a total of thirteen children - eleven of which lived to adulthood. Only five children are living today in 2022 - Uncle Charles, Aunt Faye, Aunt Ginny, Aunt Linda, and Uncle George. My Grandpa Jady was the fourth born in 1936 and he passed away on January 11th, 2015.

Through Dick and Lorene, we have a whole passel of double cousins. Dick's brother, Tom, married Lorene's sister, Opal. Tom and Opal had fourteen children. It's safe to say that Dick and Tom populated Henderson, Union, and even Webster county with Blanford/Blandford's.
Dick and Tom were sons of Martin Allen Blanford and Mary Agnes (Nally) Blanford. Their sister, Margaret married Alfred Gerald Bishop; their sister, Boots married Cevial Duncan, and their brother, Charlie married Mary Emma Robbins.

Lorene, too, had several other siblings than just Opal. They were the children of Charles Clarence LaRue and Carrie Annie (Byrd) LaRue. Their brother, Shelby married Amie Blades; their sister, Rosie married Benny Alstadt and then Ray Miles; their brother, Woody married Myrtle Culver; their sister, Bonnie married Martin Ganno; their sister, Annie married Willard Buckman; and their brother, Jimmy married Sue Catherine Mills.

Dick was well known in the community - especially out in the Geneva and Smith Mills areas. He had a successful apple orchard and was always in the business of livestock and farming. He and Lorene were devout Catholics and loved their Holy Name family.
Get out there and find one of your Great-Grandparents soon! If you don't know who your Great-Grandparents were... then get with me! I'd be more than happy to help you work on your family tree and figure out that mystery.