Gazlay Family History
Family History - Norman Blake
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This family history features Norman Blake and four of his descendants down to the second generation.
First and Second Generations
1. Norman Blake,1 born 13 February 1927 in Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey, the son of George Charles Blake and Margaret Eleanor Voelker;1, 2, 3, 4 died 7 August 2001.1 Norman married Estelle Florence Journey2 (born 3 December 1932, parents not determined;5 Estelle died 17 January 2013 in Brick, Ocean County, New Jersey5, 6). Norman and Estelle are buried in Brig. Gen. Wm. C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown, Burlington County, New Jersey.1, 5Norman worked as a fireman in East Orange, New Jersey.2
Children of Norman Blake and Estelle Florence Journey:
| 2 | i. | Norman Blake, Jr., born 1955.2 | |
| 3 | ii. | Jeffrey Blake, born 1956.2 | |
| 4 | iii. | Michael Blake, born 1958.2 | |
| 5 | iv. | Christina Blake, born 1968.2 |
- Find a Grave (website). Brig. Gen. Wm. C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown, Burlington County, New Jersey, Norman Blake, born: 13 February 1927; died: 7 August 2001 [from record, which indicates an inscription US Army, World War II].
- Record of visit between Lee Gazlay and Margaret (nee Voelker) Blake, George and Stella Blake, Spring 1996, in which Margaret, George, and Stella provided numerous details about the Voelker family and families that Voelker women married into.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New Jersey, Essex County, East Orange City, Enumeration District 7-362, Sheet No. 2A, family of George Blake (30, New Jersey, first married age 20, chauffeur, tailoring); wife Margaret Blake (25, New Jersey, first married age 17); son George Blake (9, New Jersey); son Norman Blake (3, New Jersey).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New Jersey, Essex County, East Orange, Enumeration District 7-88, Sheet No. 5A, family of George Blake (40, New Jersey, chauffeur, municipal govt); wife Margaret Blake (36, New Jersey); son George Blake, Jr. (19, New Jersey, marker, shipping, dept. store); son Norman Blake (13, New Jersey).
- Find a Grave (website). Brig. Gen. Wm. C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown, Burlington County, New Jersey, Estelle F. Blake, born: 3 December 1932; died: 1 January 2013 [sic] [from record, which indicated wife of Norman Blake].
- Obituary, Obitsforlife.com, Estelle Florence (Journey) Blake, died: 17 January 2013 in Ocean Medical Center, Brick, NJ, age 80; born in Newark, NJ. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her husband, children and their spouses, and grandchildren.