Mrs. Blaylock was born in Charlestown, Mass., Feb. 24, 1852, the daughter of Mathais W. Darton and Caroline Abbott Darton. Her mother was of a prominent Boston family, her father a native of Nova Scotia.
She was married to Louis Blaylock June 1, 1871, at Galveston. The ceremony was solemnized by Dr. I. G. John, at that time editor of the Texas Christian Advocate, of which Mr. Blaylock was an associate publisher.
Mrs. Blaylock was educated in private schools in Galveston, where he parents had moved from Charleston, before her marriage to Mr. Blaylock. The Darton came to Texas in a sailing ship, the mode of travel in those days before the Civil War.
The family moved to Dallas in 1887, when the office of the Texas Christian Advocate was moved to this city.
Devoting herself to the life of the home as helpmate to her husband and true mother to her sons and daughters. The occasion was rare when Mrs. Blaylock was drawn from the duties and pleasures of her household.
Mrs. Blaylock was a member of the First Methodist Church of Dallas and a life member of the Dallas Chapter No. 1, Order of the Eastern Star.
Surviving are her husband, two daughters, Mrs. W. D. Jones and Mrs. Georgia Bunting; two sons, L. W. Blaylock and W. D. Blaylock; a sister Mrs. T. E. Bollinger, all of Dallas; a brother, D. B. Darton of New Orleans, and eight grandchildren, L. B. Torrey, Elizabeth Blaylock, Louis Blaylock, Lloyd Blaylock, George Blaylock, Margaret Blaylock, Alice Blaylock, and Patsy Blaylock.
Another daughter, Ms. Bettie Torrie, preceded her. Besides her own children, Mrs. Blaylock adopted and reared Mrs. W. E. Campbell, Dallas, formerly Nellie McKay, and Louis Blaylock Gillmour, who died about two years ago.
[Taken from "Mrs. Blaylock Victim of Flu." Dallas Morning News, February 8, 1929, page 17]
She was married to Louis Blaylock June 1, 1871, at Galveston. The ceremony was solemnized by Dr. I. G. John, at that time editor of the Texas Christian Advocate, of which Mr. Blaylock was an associate publisher.
Mrs. Blaylock was educated in private schools in Galveston, where he parents had moved from Charleston, before her marriage to Mr. Blaylock. The Darton came to Texas in a sailing ship, the mode of travel in those days before the Civil War.
The family moved to Dallas in 1887, when the office of the Texas Christian Advocate was moved to this city.
Devoting herself to the life of the home as helpmate to her husband and true mother to her sons and daughters. The occasion was rare when Mrs. Blaylock was drawn from the duties and pleasures of her household.
Mrs. Blaylock was a member of the First Methodist Church of Dallas and a life member of the Dallas Chapter No. 1, Order of the Eastern Star.
Surviving are her husband, two daughters, Mrs. W. D. Jones and Mrs. Georgia Bunting; two sons, L. W. Blaylock and W. D. Blaylock; a sister Mrs. T. E. Bollinger, all of Dallas; a brother, D. B. Darton of New Orleans, and eight grandchildren, L. B. Torrey, Elizabeth Blaylock, Louis Blaylock, Lloyd Blaylock, George Blaylock, Margaret Blaylock, Alice Blaylock, and Patsy Blaylock.
Another daughter, Ms. Bettie Torrie, preceded her. Besides her own children, Mrs. Blaylock adopted and reared Mrs. W. E. Campbell, Dallas, formerly Nellie McKay, and Louis Blaylock Gillmour, who died about two years ago.
[Taken from "Mrs. Blaylock Victim of Flu." Dallas Morning News, February 8, 1929, page 17]
Mrs. Blaylock was born in Charlestown, Mass., Feb. 24, 1852, the daughter of Mathais W. Darton and Caroline Abbott Darton. Her mother was of a prominent Boston family, her father a native of Nova Scotia.
She was married to Louis Blaylock June 1, 1871, at Galveston. The ceremony was solemnized by Dr. I. G. John, at that time editor of the Texas Christian Advocate, of which Mr. Blaylock was an associate publisher.
Mrs. Blaylock was educated in private schools in Galveston, where he parents had moved from Charleston, before her marriage to Mr. Blaylock. The Darton came to Texas in a sailing ship, the mode of travel in those days before the Civil War.
The family moved to Dallas in 1887, when the office of the Texas Christian Advocate was moved to this city.
Devoting herself to the life of the home as helpmate to her husband and true mother to her sons and daughters. The occasion was rare when Mrs. Blaylock was drawn from the duties and pleasures of her household.
Mrs. Blaylock was a member of the First Methodist Church of Dallas and a life member of the Dallas Chapter No. 1, Order of the Eastern Star.
Surviving are her husband, two daughters, Mrs. W. D. Jones and Mrs. Georgia Bunting; two sons, L. W. Blaylock and W. D. Blaylock; a sister Mrs. T. E. Bollinger, all of Dallas; a brother, D. B. Darton of New Orleans, and eight grandchildren, L. B. Torrey, Elizabeth Blaylock, Louis Blaylock, Lloyd Blaylock, George Blaylock, Margaret Blaylock, Alice Blaylock, and Patsy Blaylock.
Another daughter, Ms. Bettie Torrie, preceded her. Besides her own children, Mrs. Blaylock adopted and reared Mrs. W. E. Campbell, Dallas, formerly Nellie McKay, and Louis Blaylock Gillmour, who died about two years ago.
[Taken from "Mrs. Blaylock Victim of Flu." Dallas Morning News, February 8, 1929, page 17]
She was married to Louis Blaylock June 1, 1871, at Galveston. The ceremony was solemnized by Dr. I. G. John, at that time editor of the Texas Christian Advocate, of which Mr. Blaylock was an associate publisher.
Mrs. Blaylock was educated in private schools in Galveston, where he parents had moved from Charleston, before her marriage to Mr. Blaylock. The Darton came to Texas in a sailing ship, the mode of travel in those days before the Civil War.
The family moved to Dallas in 1887, when the office of the Texas Christian Advocate was moved to this city.
Devoting herself to the life of the home as helpmate to her husband and true mother to her sons and daughters. The occasion was rare when Mrs. Blaylock was drawn from the duties and pleasures of her household.
Mrs. Blaylock was a member of the First Methodist Church of Dallas and a life member of the Dallas Chapter No. 1, Order of the Eastern Star.
Surviving are her husband, two daughters, Mrs. W. D. Jones and Mrs. Georgia Bunting; two sons, L. W. Blaylock and W. D. Blaylock; a sister Mrs. T. E. Bollinger, all of Dallas; a brother, D. B. Darton of New Orleans, and eight grandchildren, L. B. Torrey, Elizabeth Blaylock, Louis Blaylock, Lloyd Blaylock, George Blaylock, Margaret Blaylock, Alice Blaylock, and Patsy Blaylock.
Another daughter, Ms. Bettie Torrie, preceded her. Besides her own children, Mrs. Blaylock adopted and reared Mrs. W. E. Campbell, Dallas, formerly Nellie McKay, and Louis Blaylock Gillmour, who died about two years ago.
[Taken from "Mrs. Blaylock Victim of Flu." Dallas Morning News, February 8, 1929, page 17]
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