Home Page Site Map Sources Guest Book Connections

Slideshow
Welcome! This website was created on Sep 26 2009 and last updated on Nov 02 2021. The family trees on this site contain 21172 relatives and 428 photos. If you have any questions or comments you may send a message to the Administrator of this site.
Security
Family Members
Sign In
-or-
Request Invitation
New Photos To Come Soon!
About Blake Family Tree
Welcome! 

Here you'll find my research on the Blake's that originated in county Devon in the UK and in  Bangor and Pen Argyl, PA when they emigrated here to work the slate quarries.  Then there are the  Tonkin's who married the Blake's and the Geake's that married the Tonkin's in Cornwall and their  associated ancestors and descendants in Cornwall and PA. You'll find the Shinton, Evans and  Whildin names that originated in Wales and emigrated here in the 1800's to work the coal mines in  Carbon County, PA. These are my dad's ancestors...my dad was Thomas Shinton Blake Sr. Now I know  if you are a Whildin cousin it is likely that you will recognize that Shinton name.  His mother  was Elizabeth Whildin Shinton, daughter of Thomas Matthews Shinton and Annie Evans Shinton,and  granddaughter of Thomas Shinton and Elizabeth Whildin, his wife.

You'll also find research on my mom's family.  Mom was Elizabethan Kutz Blake.  Her Kutz ancestors  originated in a Germanic province of Switzerland it seems and emigrated to Berks County, where,  eventually, one of them founded the little town of Kutztown, Pa.  Her other ancestors are Landrock  and Hall...for whom I have not been successful in finding much data at all.

Make yourself at home, send me corrections or additions, photos are VERY welcome!  Please know it  is a work in process and so some of the housekeeping is, as yet, not done.  Please join me in  celebrating our ancestors and reflecting on the history of the era they lived in.  It's quite  amazing to see where they've come from to the world we have today.

Thanks to so MANY cousins who have donated time, energy, data and contacts to my efforts.  You  know who you are and I cannot name you all.  I appreciate you!



Site Meter



Getting Around
There are several ways to browse the family tree. The Tree View graphically shows the relationship of selected person to their kin. The Family View shows the person you have selected in the center, with his/her photo on the left and notes on the right. Above are the father and mother and below are the children. The Ancestor Chart shows the person you have selected in the left, with the photograph above and children below. On the right are the parents, grandparents and great-grandparents. The Descendant Chart shows the person you have selected in the left, with the photograph and parents below. On the right are the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Do you know who your second cousins are? Try the Kinship Relationships Tool. Your site can generate various Reports for each name in your family tree. You can select a name from the list on the top-right menu bar.

In addition to the charts and reports you have Photo Albums, the Events list and the Relationships tool. Family photographs are organized in the Photo Index. Each Album's photographs are accompanied by a caption. To enlarge a photograph just click on it. Keep up with the family birthdays and anniversaries in the Events list. Birthdays and Anniversaries of living persons are listed by month. Want to know how you are related to anybody ? Check out the Relationships tool.

LOADING! Please wait ...

LOADING! Please wait ...
LOADING! Please wait ...
SiteMap|Visitors: 807|TribalPages Forum