John Cornelious BLASSINGAME
Birth:
Abt 1850
Tennessee
Marriage:
unk
Father:
Blocked
Mother:
Blocked
Notes:
Said to be the father of Thomas Cornelious by Thomas' oldest
daughter Rachel.
Don R. Blasongame Sr. is direct decendant.
NAME:
BLASSINGAME aka BLASSONGAME, BLASSIGILL
SOURCES:
1. Personal Knowlege of Raymond Cornelious BLASSONGAME
2. Personal Knowlege of Rachel BLASSONGAME, eldest sister of Raymond
3. 1880 Federal Census Franklin County,Texas Families #97 & 103 (FHL#976.4213 X2p)
Mary CURTIS
Birth:
Tennessee
Death:
17 Dec 1921
Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona
Burial:
18 Dec 1921
Mesa Cemetery, Maricopa, Arizona
Father:
Blocked
Mother:
Blocked
Notes:
Mother of Thomas Blassongame as shown on his death certificate.
Lived with him in Arizona until her death there in 1922. Her name
on the death certificate was Mary Hyatt, and on Thomas' death
certificate her name is listed as Mary Curtis.
On her marriage certificate with William Hyatt her name is listed in
two ways in two different places. Mary Blassigill, further down the
page it is Mary Massigill.
Don R. Blasongame Sr. is direct decendant.
Children
Marriage
1
Colman BLASSONGAME
Birth:
1864
Mississippi
Death:
Marr:
2
Birth:
1868
Mississippi
Death:
1945
Long Beach, Los Angeles, California
Notes:
Known as Aunt Belle. Believed to be an older sister to " Papa"
(Thomas
Cornellious) Blassongame
"Married Blake Jones in Mena, Ark" (letter from Rachel 2 May 1970)
NAME:
Mary Bell/Belle
3
Columbus BLASSONGAME
Birth:
Abt 1870
Death:
Abt 1882
Marr:
Notes:
Rachel said that he may have died at age 12.
4
Sam BLASSONGAME
Birth:
Abt 1874
Death:
1908
Mena, Polk, Arkansas
Marr:
5
Birth:
16 Aug 1877
Plainview, Hale, Texas
Death:
4 Oct 1944
Riverside, Riverside, California
Notes:
Known lovingly by his decendants as Papa Blasongame. His oldest
child and
daughter Rachel In letter to Donald Ray said that she thinks Sam was
an older
brother of Papa and that Columbus was another brother and also
another but did not know his name. Papa left home (in Tenn.) at age
14.
Son Raymond said Papa was born in Davis Co. Texas not in Plainview
as it shows on the death certificate.
"Papa never did keep a family record and once in Globe, Arizona told
mehair raising experiences of his as boy all alone in Ariz. and New
Mex. . . . he ran away from home at 14, he left his mother and step
father (Hyatt) somewhere in Tenn. and went west to new Mex. and
Ariz. . . . Your Grandfather Thomas Cornelius Blassongame was only
white man ever to meet Geronomo and live. Papa met him on plains as
the famous indian was running from Gov. troups - Geronomo vowed to
kill every white man he met where ever and when ever he could. Papa
wasn't a man that ran from trouble from few but faced every man
fearlessly - Both of course were alone riding in wide open spaces of
far west both rode up facing one another both staring each other in
eyes neither afraid - neither one spoke a word - after a few minutes
Geronomo rode away leaving Papa, a very young man in his teens
(probably 17 or 18)
I don't know what year he returned to his mother, one sister and
brother Sam Blassongame" (letter to Don from Rachel (oldest child of
Thomas) 2 may 1970.)
R. Blasongame Sr. is a direct decendant.
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John Cornelious Blassingame - Mary Curtis
John Cornelious Blassingame
was born at Tennessee Abt 1850.
He married Mary Curtis at unk .
They were the parents of 5
children:
Colman Blassongame
born 1864.
Mary Bell Blassongame
born 1868.
Columbus Blassongame
born Abt 1870.
Sam Blassongame
born Abt 1874.
Thomas Cornelious Blassongame
born 16 Aug 1877.
Mary Curtis died 17 Dec 1921 at Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona .