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Kilkenny / Re: Nick Blanchfield
« on: Tuesday 10 May 22 04:28 BST (UK) »
Thank you to all who replied. The N or Nicholas or Nick (,he went by both apparently) that was mentioned in two three posts is indeed the I am searching. Much of this was already known. I have seen his will, he died in 1881 and is buried in an unmarked grave in Rochester (IL) probably in the plot owned by his daughter and son in law. He was apparently illiterate, gave his birth at various time as 1820. 1825 or 1830 but never gave his birthplace as anything other than just "Ireland". Kilkenny was just a guess because that seems to have been the home area of the Blanchfield family.
I have so far been unsuccessful In finding a copy of either a marriage or death certificate beyond a brief and uninformative newspaper notice .
The Mary Blanchfield that Hillhurst mentioned was the widow of JOHN Blanchfield. D. 1862. There appears to be some connection, both families lived in Iowa in 1860. John enlisted in the 2nd Iowa regiment but died of typhoid in hospital before his unit ever left the State. Mary moved with her kids to Christian County IL to land owned by her brother. Nick, his wife and daughter moved soon after.to a small farm nearby. What the relationship of John to Nick was is so far unknown. They do not appear to be brothers but the name and geographic similarities are inescapable.
I have so far been unsuccessful In finding a copy of either a marriage or death certificate beyond a brief and uninformative newspaper notice .
The Mary Blanchfield that Hillhurst mentioned was the widow of JOHN Blanchfield. D. 1862. There appears to be some connection, both families lived in Iowa in 1860. John enlisted in the 2nd Iowa regiment but died of typhoid in hospital before his unit ever left the State. Mary moved with her kids to Christian County IL to land owned by her brother. Nick, his wife and daughter moved soon after.to a small farm nearby. What the relationship of John to Nick was is so far unknown. They do not appear to be brothers but the name and geographic similarities are inescapable.