Francis Raymond “Ray” Blades (1896-1979)

Francis Raymond “Ray” Blades

Birth

6 Aug 1896

Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA

Death

18 May 1979 (aged 82)

Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois, USA

Burial

Odd Fellows Cemetery

McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Illinois, USA Add to Map

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Professional baseball player 1922-1932. Played for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Manager of the St. Louis Cardinals 1939-1940 and the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1948.

Veteran - US Army, WW I

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SGT US ARMY
WORLD WAR I

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Parents

Francis Marion Blades

1858–1928
Mary Magdalene "Maggie" Donaldson Blades

1865–1948

Spouse

Golda Marie Bennett Blades

1900–1968 (m. 1924)

Siblings

Ollie Viola Blades McCoy

1889–1954
Emah Clowd Blades Fields

1889–1963
Ruth Blades McElvain

1893–1975
Gilbert D. Blades

1907–1983

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1930 United States Federal Census
Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940
U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
1900 United States Federal Census
1950 United States Federal Census

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Francis Marion Blades

Mary Magdalene "Maggie" Donaldson Blades

Golda Marie Bennett Blades

Ollie Viola Blades McCoy

Emah Clowd Blades Fields

Ruth Blades McElvain

Gilbert D. Blades

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Francis Marion Blades

Mary Magdalene "Maggie" Donaldson Blades

Golda Marie Bennett Blades

Ollie Viola Blades McCoy

Emah Clowd Blades Fields

Ruth Blades McElvain

Gilbert D. Blades

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