Hi List,
I am having a problem with Mable Hair/Hare. I know she was born 23 Jan
1875 in Michigan, probably Jackson County. She married for the first
time on 29 Jan 1896 in Jackson, Michigan. Her first husband was Lawrence
Farley. I have found the family in the 1900, 1910, and 1920 US Census
living in Rives, Jackson County, Michigan. Lawrence was about 15 years
older than Mable. On 26 Feb 1924 she married William Andrew Blackmore in
Leslie, Ingham, Michigan. William was about 64 and a widower when they
married.
Now the problem; when she married William A Blackmore her name was
listed as Mable Farley Walton. Her obituary in 1960 lists her as Mable
Farley Walton Blackmore, however I cannot find Mr. Walton. I suppose
this is a minor point and I should be happy that I have been able to
find so much information on her but this little point bugs me no end.
Mable got to know the Blackmore family when her son married Kathryn
Louise Blackmore who also happened to be William A. Blackmore's niece.
This lady was also a friend of my grandmother's but I can find nothing
on her second husband who obviously did not live very long after he
married her.
If there is anyone who can help solve the mystery I would be very happy.
Thank you,
Mary Watkins