William was born in Bourbon County, Kentucky, the second child of Sarah (Oliver) and John T. Blakeney III. He moved to Danville, IL., and served in the Black Hawk War for one year. He married Susannah Ellis on November 25, 1834, and they lived among the Indians in the region. They had twelve children, eight of whom survived. They are Sarah McCorkle, T.W. Blakeney, Susannah (Theodore) Brooks, Nancy Stevens, Rachael Ellis, Mary Royse, Martha Field. They liked to smoke pipes made of clay on their back porch. One of the stories told to the grandchildren was of the Indians who came to visit their home. The Indians liked fire water (whiskey) and fly (raisin) bread. If they saw the Indians coming, they would go under their trap door in the house and hide after putting bread or whiskey out until the footsteps departed. He voted the Republican ticket ever since the party was organized, and was a member of the Christian church. They lived three quarters of a mile west of Westville.
William was born in Bourbon County, Kentucky, the second child of Sarah (Oliver) and John T. Blakeney III. He moved to Danville, IL., and served in the Black Hawk War for one year. He married Susannah Ellis on November 25, 1834, and they lived among the Indians in the region. They had twelve children, eight of whom survived. They are Sarah McCorkle, T.W. Blakeney, Susannah (Theodore) Brooks, Nancy Stevens, Rachael Ellis, Mary Royse, Martha Field. They liked to smoke pipes made of clay on their back porch. One of the stories told to the grandchildren was of the Indians who came to visit their home. The Indians liked fire water (whiskey) and fly (raisin) bread. If they saw the Indians coming, they would go under their trap door in the house and hide after putting bread or whiskey out until the footsteps departed. He voted the Republican ticket ever since the party was organized, and was a member of the Christian church. They lived three quarters of a mile west of Westville.
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