Dr. Herbert Walton Blashfield

1888 - 1993  (105 years)

• Name	Herbert Walton Blashfield  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Prefix	Dr.
  Birth	12 Oct 1888	Boscobel, Grant County, Wisconsin   [2, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Oct 1993	Minneapolis, MN   [6]
  Burial	28 Oct 1993
  Person ID	I5334	Rhodes Family Tree
  Last Modified	20 May 2012

  
  

  Father	Artwill James Blashfield,   b. 15 Jan 1860, Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin d. 12 Oct 1930, Boscobel, Grant County, Wisconsin (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Marie Elizabeth Walton,   b. 27 Jan 1859, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin d. 2 Sep 1949, Boscobel, Grant County, Wisconsin (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	2 Jan 1885  [5]
  Family ID	F1841	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clara B.,   b. Abt 1890, Wisconsin
  Children	1. Margaret A. Blashfield,   b. Abt Dec 1910, Prob. Macon, Decatur, Illinois
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2014
  Family ID	F1812	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  According to his obituary, Dr. Herbert W. Blashfield was survived in death by grandchildren, Marsha Sorenson and Ruth Scott; five great grandchildren, nieces, Jean Black, Elizabeth Graff and Carol Rawlins; and, step-children, Joyce Bronner and J ames Frederickson. A memorial service: "Celebrating the Life and Memory of Dr. Herbert W. Blashfield", was held October 28, 1993 at Mayflower Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Was reportedly married (4) four times, according to Gertrude Cox, descendant of Sarah Caroline Harmison Small. 1920 Federal Census, Macon, Decatur, IL, E.D. 131, enumerated 5 January, 1920, North Edwards Street #125#52#97 Blashfield, Herbert W., age 31, born in WI, father in WI, mother in WI, occ. Religous Educator Blashfield, Clara B., wife, age 30, born in WI, father in WI, mother in WI, no occ. Blashfield, Margaret A., age 1 1/12, born in IL, father in WI, mother in WI 1930 Federal Census, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, enumerated 3 April 1930, Sheet 2A #1121#36#42 Blashfield, Herbert W., head, age 48, rents, 1st married age 28, born in WI, father in WI, mother in WI, occ. Church Foundation Blashfield, Clara B., wife, age 40, age at 1st marriage, 28, born in WI, father in WI, mother in WI Blashfield, Margaret A., dau., age 11, born in IL, father in WI, mother in WI

  
  

• Sources

  [S228] Family Records. [S278] 1920 Federal Census, Macon, Decatur, Illinois. [S280] 1930 Federal Census, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin. [S281] 1900 Federal Census, Boscobel, Grant County, Wisconsin (Reliability: 3). Listed Herbert W. Blashfield, son, age 11, born Oct. 1888 in WI, both parents born in WI [S281] 1900 Federal Census, Boscobel, Grant County, Wisconsin. [S283] Enga-White Funeral Chapel, Minneapolis, MN.