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John BLUE was born Oct 1839 in , La Porte, Indiana, and married about 1873 in , La Porte, Indiana Sarah A NODINE, the daughter of Jeremiah NODINE and Arville McDOWELL. She was born about 1845, in , Berrien, Michigan and died 1 March 1908 in Michigan City, Laporte, Indiana. John died 3 May 1910, in Michigan City, Laporte, Indiana.
1840 Census Not Stated, La Porte, Indiana, Page 132
John BLUE
Under 5; 5 to 10; 10 to 15; 15 to 20; 20 to 30
Males: 1 ------- -------- -------- 1
Females: ------- ------- -------- -------- 1
1850 Census Center, La Porte, Indiana, Page 247
R Estate Where
Name Age Sex Race Occupation Value Born
GRIFFIN Sylvester 61 M W Farmer $ 0,600 Connecticut
GRIFFIN Mary 60 F W ---------- -------- Connecticut
GRIFFIN Martin 21 M W Farmer -------- New York
BLUE John 10 M W ---------- -------- Indiana
1850 Census , Berrien, Michigan
R Estate Where
Name Age Sex Race Occupation Value Born
NODINE Jeremiah 32 M ---- $ New York
" Arvilla 26 F ---- ---------- -------- New York
" George 6 M ---- ---------- -------- New York
" Sarah A 5 F ---- ---------- -------- New York
1860 Census , Park, Indiana.
R Estate Personal Where
Name Age Sex Race Occupation Value Value Born
MODINE Jeremiah 49 M ---- $ $ New York
" Annette 28 F ---- ---------- -------- -------- New York
" George 16 M ---- ---------- -------- -------- New York
" Sarah 14 F ---- ---------- -------- -------- New York
" Emily 7 F ---- ---------- -------- -------- Michigan
" Cass 7M M ---- ---------- -------- -------- Indiana
1880 Census Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana. Page 18D
Mar | Place of Birth |
Name Race Sex Age Relat Sta Occupation |Self Father Mother|
BLUE John W M 40 ----- M Taylor Ind. N. Y. N. Y.
" Sarah W F 35 Wife M Keeping House Mich. N. Y. N. Y.
" Pearl W F 5 Dau S ------------- Ind. Ind. Mich.
" Starke W M 1 Son S ------------- Ind. Ind. Mich
1900 Michigan City, Laporte, Indiana, ED 56 Sheet 11B Line 51
Mont Year Mar Yrs | Place of Birth |
Name Relat Race Sex Born Born Age Sta Mar |Self Father Mother| Occupation
BLUE John Head W M Oct 1839 60 M 33 Ind. Mass. Penn. Clothing Merchant
" Sarah A Wife W F May 1845 55 M 33 Penn. N. Y. N. Y. -----------------
Sarah A Mother of 5 Children, 0 Living
1910 Census CoolSpring Twp., La Porte, Indiana, ED 93 Sheet 3A Line 26
Mar Yrs | Place of Birth |
Name Relat Sex Race Age Sta Mar |Self Father Mother| Occupation
HUNT Mary E Head F W 65 Wd --- Ind. Ohio N. Y. None
BLUE John Cousi M W 70 Wd --- Ind. N. Y. N. Y. Retired
Mary E Mother of 1 Child 0 Living
Death or
Date Marriage Name Notice
1842 26-May M McDowell, Arville m in this village on the 18th inst
by B.B. Payne, Esq, Mr. Jeremiah
Nodine to Miss Arville McDowell.
1842 26-May M Nodine, Jeremiah m in this village on the 18th inst
by B.B. Payne, Esq, Mr. Jeremiah
Nodine to Miss Arville McDowell.
Given/
Maiden Death Burial
Surname Name Age Date Date Section Lot Blk Grave
BLUE Alta M. Peters 84 11/02/1983 11/05/1983 F 3 33 3
BLUE Ivy P 3 26 7
BLUE John 70 05/03/1910 05/05/1910 P 3 26 1
BLUE Pearl A. P 3 26 8
BLUE Sarah A. 62 03/01/1908 03/04/1908 P 3 26 2
BLUE Starkie P 3 26 6
BLUE Vernon 12 02/25/1899 P 3 26 3
BLUE Willie O. P 3 26 5
Name Occupation Location City State Year
John Blue Clothing and Merchant e s Pine, 5 n Michigan Michigan Indiana 1890
Tailoring 229 Franklin 1891
John Blue Merchant tailor and 216 Pine Michigan Indiana 1893
Furnisher 303 Franklin 1894
Township Year Came
or Post- of to
Name Business Village Sect. Office Birth Nativity County
Blue, John Tailer Michigan City ----- Michigan City 1839 indiana 1839
and
clothier
Location Location
Name 1 2 City State Occupation Year
John Blue 303 Franklin 216 Pine Michigan City Indiana Clothing 1896
CHILDREN of John BLUE and Sarah A NODINE:
1. PEARL A b: Abt 1875; Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana.
2. ARASTARCUS b: Abt 1879; Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana.
aka: STARKIE
3. WILLIE O b: Abt 1881; Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana.
4. IVY b: Abt 1883; Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana.
5. VERNON b: Abt 1887; Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana.
aka: VERNIE
d: 25 Feb 1899; Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana.
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