Blakesley, Lewis W
| Birth Name | Blakesley, Lewis W |
| Nick Name | Lou |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 58 years, 4 months, 28 days |
Narrative
Find A Grave Memorial# 51830087
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Sep 8, 1926: Billings Gazette, Billings, Montana
Death Takes Pioneer Basin Newspaper Man
Basin Wyo., Sept. 7--(Special)--Lou Blakesley, a pioneer newspaper man of the Big Horn basin, passed away Monday night at his home in Basin following an extended illness. Mr. Blakesley came into the basin from the Lander country about the year 1893 and began publishing the Courier at Otto, which became a candidate for the county seat of Big Horn county. He was prominent in the affairs of the Republican party over a long period and held the offices of superintendent of water division No. 3, county clerk and county treasurer. He was holding the latter office at the time of his death. Funeral services will probably be deferred until the latter part of the week.
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Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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| Birth | 8 April 1868 | Mason Co., Illinois, USA | ||
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| Death | 6 September 1926 | Basin, Big Horn Co., Wyoming, USA | ||
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Blakesley, Edmund Charles | 26 February 1829 | 16 August 1884 | |
| Mother | Lake, Olive Adelia | 7 November 1830 | 11 November 1902 | |
| Brother | Blakesley, Charles A | 9 October 1852 | 14 April 1862 | |
| Brother | Blakesley, James Orvis | 22 August 1854 | 12 July 1913 | |
| Sister | Blakesley, Ella M | 30 April 1859 | 30 October 1861 | |
| Brother | Blakesley, Rolland E | 11 April 1861 | 11 October 1911 | |
| Brother | Blakesley, Ernest Edmund | 25 November 1862 | May 1906 | |
| Sister | Blakesley, Helen Ione | 7 August 1865 | 7 May 1928 | |
| Blakesley, Lewis W | 8 April 1868 | 6 September 1926 | ||
| Brother | Blakesley, Emory J | 22 April 1871 | 11 December 1930 |
Families
Family of Blakesley, Lewis W and Knott, Louella |
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| Married | Wife | Knott, Louella ( * 26 July 1873 + 20 February 1958 ) | ||||||||||||||
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| Blakesley, Issue 4 |
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| _UID | 82C7408DCC710544A7E8A465AB0E6A3E95BC |
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| _UID | F5D18A11528F3043897F49594617079D606C |
