Gazlay Family History
Margaret Eleanor Voelker
Parents
| Father | Joseph George Voelker (4 August 1868 - 30 January 1915) |
| Mother | Margaret Percy (11 April 1874 - 13 October 1945) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 26 April 2015; Last Edited: 26 April 2015 |
| Person ID | 7948 |
| Name | Margaret Eleanor Voelker |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 19 May 1903 in Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Married | to George Charles Blake7 |
| Died | 14 January 2004 in New Providence, Union County, New Jersey1 |
| Buried | in Bloomfield Cemetery, Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  George Charles Blake (son of George Henry Blake and Minnie Duffield) |
| Born | 18 May 1899 in New Jersey |
| Married | to Margaret Eleanor Voelker |
| Children | of Margaret Eleanor Voelker and George Charles Blake: |
| +1. | George Charles Blake, Jr. |
| Born | 20 July 1920 in Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey |
| Married | 23 June 1940 to Mary Elizabeth Donaldson |
| Married | 17 June 1989 to Estelle Rose ‘Stella’ Kohley |
| Died | 16 October 1999 |
| +2. | Norman Blake |
| Born | 13 February 1927 in Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey |
| Married | to Estelle Florence Journey |
| Died | 7 August 2001 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Bloomfield Cemetery, Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey, Margaret Eleanor Voelker Blake, born: 19 May 1903 in Beaufort [sic, she was born in Bloomfield], Essex County, New Jersey; died: 14 January 2004 in New Providence, Union County, New Jersey [from record, which provides her obituary from the Newark Star-Ledger, which gives vital and biographical details].
- New Jersey State Census, 1905, Essex County, family of Joseph Volker (37); Margurett Volker (31); Faney T. Volker (12); John J. Volker (8); Margurett E. Volker (2); Josephine C. Volker (1).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New Jersey, Essex County, Bloomfield City, Enumeration District 152, Sheet No. 18B, family of Joseph Volker (41, Germany, carpenter, house); wife of 13 years Margaret Volker (35, New Jersey, 5 children, 5 living); daughter Fannie Volker (17, New Jersey); daughter Margaret Volker (7, New Jersey); daughter Josephine Volker (6, New Jersey); son Jack Volker (13, New Jersey); son Percy Volker (2, New Jersey).
- New Jersey State Census, 1915, Essex County, Bloomfield Township, E.D. 4, Sheet No. 10A, Margaret Voelker, 41, Penna., Ap. 1874; John Voelker, 18, New Jersey, Ap. 1897; Marguerite Voelker, 12, New Jersey, May 1903; Josephine Voelker, 11, New Jersey, July 1903; Percy Voelker, 7, New Jersey, Aug. 1907.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New Jersey, Essex County, Orange, Enumeration District 308, Sheet No. 5A, family of Margaret Brighton (42, New Jersey); daughter Evelyn Brighton (3 6/12, New Jersey); daughter Margaret Voelker (16 11/12, New Jersey, machine worker, magneto plant); daughter Josephine Voelker (15 11/12, New Jersey, machine worker, magneto plant); son Percy Voelker (11, New Jersey).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New Jersey, Essex County, East Orange City, Enumeration District 7-362, Sheet No. 2A, family of George Blake (30, New Jersey, first married age 20, chauffeur, tailoring); wife Margaret Blake (25, New Jersey, first married age 17); son George Blake (9, New Jersey); son Norman Blake (3, New Jersey).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New Jersey, Essex County, East Orange, Enumeration District 7-88, Sheet No. 5A, family of George Blake (40, New Jersey, chauffeur, municipal govt); wife Margaret Blake (36, New Jersey); son George Blake, Jr. (19, New Jersey, marker, shipping, dept. store); son Norman Blake (13, New Jersey).