Saturday, June 25, 2005

Blanding City Cemetery, San Juan County, Utah

I came across the following information about my ancestors who are buried in the Blanding City Cemetery here:

SOBER, Duke Doris
b. 1 Jan 1909 p. Woodward, Woodward, OK
d. 20 Aug 1969 p. Elk Ridge, San Juan, UT
bur. 23 Aug 1969
f. August SOBER
m. Katherine SEYMORE
md. 11 Oct 1929
sp. (1) Ada Fay CASTOR
md. 28 Jul 1948 p. Aztec, San Juan, NM
sp. (2) Dixie Chloe BLACK
Dixie Chloe BLACK is my paternal grandmother, and Duke was her husband after Dixie and my grandfather divorced.

The information for Dixie is below and located here:

BLACK, Dixie Chloe
b. 1 Mar 1914 p. Grayson, San Juan, UT
d. 31 Dec 1977 p. Fort Sumner, DeBaca, NM
bur. 5 Jan 1978
f. Edwin Zemira BLACK
m. Chloe ALLAN
md. 20 May 1934 p. Blanding, San Juan, UT
sp. (1) George Freeman MATTICE (div)
md. 19 Oct 1936 p. Prescott, Yavapai, AZ
sp. (2) Gerald M. (Jerry) CAROTHERS (div)
md. 28 Jul 1948 p. Aztec, San Juan, NM
sp. (3) Duke Doris SOBER
note: CENSUS: 1920- Blanding

Dixie's parents are also buried in the Blanding Cemetery, from the same source:

BLACK, Edwin Zemira
b. 15 Jan 1886 p. Huntington, Emery, UT
d. 8 Oct 1971 p. Monticello, San Juan, UT
bur. 12 Oct 1971
f. Benjamin Daniel BLACK
m. Susan Louisa PALMER
md. 12 Dec 1906 p. Cortez, Montezuma, CO
sp. (1) Chloe ALLAN
md. 11 Aug 1934
sp. (2) Ardell PALMER
note: CENSUSES: 1900- Fruitland, San Juan, NM [at school];1910 Fruitland,
San Juan, NM [clerk – Indian Store]; 1920- Blanding [farmer]

ALLAN, Chloe
b. 30 Oct 1889 p. Bluff, San Juan, UT
d. 8 Aug 1931 p. Cortez, Montezuma, CO
bur. 10 Aug 1931
f. John ALLAN, Jr.
m. Ardell Holman STEVENS
md. 12 Dec 1906 p. Cortez, Montezuma, CO
sp. Edwin Zemira BLACK
note: CENSUSES: 1900 - Fruitland, San Juan, NM [at school]; 1910 - Fruitland, San Juan, NM; 1920 - Blanding


Here are Chloe Allan's parents, who are buried here as well, from the same source:

ALLAN, John Jr.
b. 11 Jan 1858 p. South Cottonwood (Murray), Salt Lake, UT
b. 24 Jul 1928 p. Blanding, San Juan, UT
bur. 25 Jul 1928
f. John ALLAN
m. Agnes MCAUSLAN
md. 28 Aug 1878 p. St. George, Washington, UT
sp. (1) Johanna Amelia (Jennie) HELSTROM
md. 30 Dec 1885 p. Logan, Cache, UT
sp (2) Ardell Holman STEVENS
note: CENSUS: 1920 - Blanding [Farmer


STEVENS, Ardell Holman
b. 3 Nov 1865 p. Holden, Millard, UT
d. 28 Apr 1938 p. Blanding, San Juan, UT
bur. 1 May 1938
f. Walter STEVENS
m. Abigail Elizabeth HOLMAN
md. 30 Dec 1885 p. Logan, Cache, UT
sp. John ALLAN, Jr.
note: CENSUSES: 1870- Holden, Millard, UT; 1880- Holden, Millard, UT; 1900- Fruitland, San Juan, NM [farmer]
Edwin Zemira's parents are also buried in this cemetery:

BLACK, Benjamin Daniel
b. 21 Jul 1859 p. Nephi, Juab, UT
d. 7 Jan 1945 p. Blaning, San Juan, UT
bur. 9 Jan 1945
f. William Morley BLACK
m. Emma Jane (Amy) WASHBURN
md. 21 Feb 1879 p. St. George, Washington, UT
sp. (1) Annie Ozina PORTER
md. 12 Dec 1879 p. St. George, Washington, UTs
sp. (2) Susan Louisa PALMER
md. 26 Dec 1883 p. St. George, Washington, UT
sp. (3) Annie Alice BALDWIN
note: CENSUSES: 1900- Fruitland, San Juan, NM [Farmer]; 1910-Grayson [Farmer]; 1920-Blanding [Farmer]

PALMER, Susan Louisa
b. 7 Jun 1863 p. Heber City, Wasatch, UT
d. 10 Feb 1949 p. Blanding, San Juan, UT
bur. 12 Feb 1949
f. Zemira PALMER
m. Caroline JACQUES
md. 12 Dec 1879 p. St. George, Washington, UT
sp. Benjamin Daniel BLACK
note: CENSUSES: 1900- Fruitland, San Juan, NM; 1910- Grayson; 1920-Blanding


BALDWIN, Annie Alice
b. 25 Sep 1866 p. Provo, Utah, UT
d. 1 May 1945 p. Blanding, San Juan, UT
bur. 4 May 1945
f. William James BALDWIN
m. Mary Frances BELL
md. 26 Dec 1883 p. St. George, Washington, UT
sp. Benjamin Daniel BLACK
note: CENSUSES: 1900 – Fruitland, San Juan, NM; 1910 – Grayson; 1920 – Blanding

There are many Blacks and Palmers buried in this cemetery, and many have been in the area for quite some time.

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