The Blashfield family tree joined the Walton family tree with the marriage of Marie Elizabeth Walton and Artwill James Blashfield. Marie is the daughter of William Blakesley Walton and Sarah Jane Butler and was the fourth born child of seven. Marie was born Jan 27th, 1859 and married January 2, 1885. There were two children born to the Blashfield marriage, Floyd and Herbert. This information provided by Jean Blashfield Black, and Carol Rawlins, two descendants of Floyd Blashfield.
Floyd Artwill Blashfield - b. 1/25/97 Boscobel, WI (hickory porch furniture maker, design engineer in medical field; d. Elkhorn, WI on 12/28/88; buried Walworth Cemetery, Walworth, WI
married 6/9/30 to
Cecil Iola Mauldin b. 1/10/01 Ty Ty, GA (taught at age 18 at the school the Mauldin children attended; later became RN at Grady Hosp, Atlanta, studied and worked in public health and anaestheology); met Floyd at hospital in Greenville, SC where she was an operating room nurse and he was installing new sterilizers
d. 7/4/1986 Williams Bay, WI; buried Walworth Cemetery, Walworth, WI.Children of Floyd and Cecil Blashfield:
1.Elizabeth Ruth Blashfield, b. 7/23/31 Madison, WI; Commercial artist, known as "the wood lady" in southern WI for her hand made reproductions of early furniture and huge antique sales
2. Carol Fay Blashfield b. 7/18/37 Madison, WI; (Ohio Wesleyan-English; U. of KS masters studies in Public Administration); high school teacher at Evanston, Il. (Eng and social studies), compensation specialist for St. of KS , antiques dealer, author (5 books on rivers, GA history, Grand Canyon, under name Carol Rawlins)
3. Jean Floy Blashfield b.12/2/39 Madison, WI , , Ohio Wesleyan and U. of Michigan, well known writer of young peoples' science, space, history, and fiction under names Jean Blashfield , Jean Black and Jeannie Black; also owns company, Books Two, Inc, producer of books for other companies.
Mr and Mrs Artwill Blashfield and Floyd and Herbert Picture.
Marie Walton Blashfield Obituary
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