Born about in Albany, Albany, New York, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of [father unknown] and Jeannette (Thomas) Jones
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
James Hubert Blake
— married
27 Dec 1945 in Richmond, Virginia, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 86
in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Aug 2020
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Biography
Marion (Gant) Blake is a part of US Black heritage.
Marion Louise Gant was born in Albany, Albany, New York about 1896.[1] She was a daughter of James Henry Gant and Nettie (Thomas) Gant.[2]
Marion married first William A. Tyler in Manhattan, New York City, New York on 30 Sep 1921.[3] Tyler died before 1945.
Marion married second James Hubert "Eubie" Blake in Richmond, Virginia on 27 December 1945.[2]
She passed away on 26 June 1982.[4]
Research Notes
- Bare bones profile needs research. Ebaugh-51 21:24, 5 August 2020 (UTC)
Sources
- ↑ Marion's obituary was published by newspapers nationwide when she died in 1982. For one example see "Marion Blake, wife of pianist Eubie Blake," The Daily Register (Red Bank, New Jersey), 28 June 1982, Newspapers.com (Shareable clipping : accessed 5 August 2020), column 1; citing page A4. They seem to have been mostly picked up from a single source through syndication. They give her age at death as 86, which implies an 1896 birth.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (Marriage record : accessed 5 August 2020), James Hubert Blake and Marion Louise Gant Tyler, 27 Dec 1945; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Richmond, , Virginia, United States, certificate 31019, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
- ↑ "New York, New York, Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018," database with images, Ancestry.com (Shareable record : accessed 5 August 2020), Marion L. Gant, 30 Sep 1921.
- ↑ "Marion Blake, wife of pianist Eubie Blake," The Daily Register (Red Bank, New Jersey), 28 June 1982, Newspapers.com (Shareable clipping : accessed 5 August 2020), column 1; citing page A4.
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