The Family of Pratt E. Blank and Carrie M. Coykendall Blank

The Parents of Pratt E. Blank

Charles Blank and Mary M. Blank

The Parents of Carrie M. Coykendall

Fayette Coykendall and Eliza J. McCrossen Coykendall

Blank Family Tree

Pratt’s Maternal Family Tree

Coykendall Family Tree

McCrossen Family Tree

Marriages of Pratt E. Blank

Marriage to Carrie M. Coykendall in 1892

Marriages of Carrie M. Coykendall

Marriage to Pratt E. Blank in 1892

Mr. and Mrs. Blank Celebrate Pearl Wedding Anniversary

From the Livonia Gazette, 3 March 1922

Mr. and Mrs. Pratt E. Blank celebrated the thirtieth anniversary of their marriage at their home Friday evening of last week, February 24.

The announcement of their pearl wedding came as a surprise to their friends, who did not seem to connect thirty years of married life with them. Mrs. Blank has been prominent in the work of the Rebekah lodge, and has held several important offices. Mr. Blank is a member of the Odd Fellows, and both are held in high esteem by the members, as was shown by their gifts.

Pratt E. Blank and Carrie Coykendall were married at Livonia on February 24, 1892, by the Rev. W. A. Barber. The marriage was a quiet one, the only witnesses being Mr. and Mrs. Harry King. Mrs. King was present at the anniversary.

A three-course dinner was served Friday evening to eighty by the young friends of their only daughter, Mildred, a senior in the Hemlock High School, after which cards and music furnished the entertainment.

The out-of-town guests were Mr. and Mrs. Hiram House, Mrs. Fred House and son of Hornell, Mrs. Pullyblank of Caledonia, Miss Vera Hoppough of Avoca, Miss Nina Adams of Wayland, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Coykendall of Livonia, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Coykendall of Canadice, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Adams and son Stuart, and Carl Drain of Honeoye.

Many happy returns of their wedding day are wished for them by their many friends.

The Obituary of Pratt E. Blank

August 1860 - 15 April 1933

From the Livonia Gazette, 21 April 1933

Pratt E. Blank, aged 72 years, died Sunday evening at his home in Hemlock after a short illness. He is survived by his wife, Carrie, and a daughter, Mildred.

Funeral services were held from, the home Wednesday at 2 o’clock, with the Rev. Ernest Reimer in charge, assisted by the Rev. C. P. French and the Rev. C. E. Frost. Interment in Union cemetery, Livonia.

The Obituary of Carrie M. Coykendall Blank

August 1872 - 6 June 1953

From the Livonia Gazette, 11 June 1953

Mrs. Carrie Coykendall Blank, a resident of the Hemlock community for practically all of her life, died last Saturday, June. 6, 1953. Mrs. Blank was born in August, 1872, the only daughter of the late Fayette and Eliza McCrossen Coykendall of Canadice. She was married to Pratt Blank of Hemlock, Feb. 24, 1892. Mr. Blank died 20 years ago.

Mrs. Blank was a charter member of Rebekah Lodge No. 433 and was noble grand twice. She was the first district deputy president from Hemlock in the Livingston district, and also a charter member of Hemlock Grange, which she was instrumental in organizing. Mrs. Blank was very active in all undertakings of the community as long as her health permitted.

Surviving are one daughter, Miss Mildred Blank of Hemlock; one brother, Harry Coykendall of Livonia; a niece, Mrs. Carl Drain of Livonia; a nephew, Fayette L. Coykendall of Rochester; four grandnieces, three grandnephews and two great grandnephews.

Services were held at Reed & Reed Funeral Home, Livonia, on Tuesday, June 9, at 2:30 p. m. The Rev. Ernest A. Riemer of Scottsville, a former pastor of the Hemlock Baptist Church, officiated. Burial was in Union Cemetery, Livonia.

The Burial of Pratt E. Blank

Union Cemetery in Livonia NY

The Burial of Carrie M. Coykendall Blank

Union Cemetery in Livonia NY

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