8th of 8 children of EDMUND CHARLES BLAKESLEY & OLIVE ADELIA LAKE
Occupation: Orchestra leader, newspaper publisher

Married: Nov 7, 1889, SYLVIA VIOLA CRANMER, Phillipsburg, Phillips Co., Kansas
Eleven children:
1. Darrell Roland BLAKESLEY
1891 – 1944
2. Floyd Elroy BLAKESLEY
1893 – 1952
3. Mabel Ione BLAKESLEY
1895 – 1950
4. Emory J. "Hal" BLAKESLEY, II
1896 – 1955
5. Dorthelle "Dottie" BLAKESLEY
1898 – 1987
6. Beatrice June BLAKESLEY
1900 – 1974
7. Lou BLAKESLEY
1902 – 1984
8. Grace Olive BLAKESLEY
1905 – 1955
9. Eselyn BLAKESLEY
1906 – 1975
10. Jack Tory BLAKESLEY
1908 - 1997
11. Conrad Devern BLAKESLEY
1910 – 1989

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Dec 1930, Thermopolis Record:
Emory J. Blakesley
Another of Pioneers Ends Useful Career
Funeral Services Held at Thermopolis Saturday
Emory J. (Hal) Blakesley was born at Lafayette, Ill., on April 22, 1871, and died at Thermopolis, Wyo., Thursday, December 11, 1930, being in his 59th year at the time of his death.

Shortly after his father's death, Hal Blakesley started west and located at Lander, Wyo., in 1901. He there organized the first band in that community and was leader of the Silver String orchestra. Later he moved to Otto and there he and a brother, Lou Blakesley, who passed away several years ago, edited and published the first newspaper to be printed in the Basin country.

On November 7, 1890, he was united in marriage to Sylvia Viola Cranmer, and to this union there were born eleven children, all of whom are living and who were present at the time of his death. Mr. Blakesley was a member of the Modern Woodmen and also the Knights of Pythias lodge.

Those who knew this pioneer knew him as one of the courageous characters who helped develop the Big Horn basin. He was the last of a family of six who came to this country many years ago. Funeral services were held from the Eastman Mortuary on Saturday afternoon last, the services being conducted by Rev. S.E. Anspaugh, of the Community church. Interment took place at Riverside cemetery.

The survivers are as follows: His wife, Mrs. E.J. Blakesley, Darrel R. Blakesley, Oregon Basin; Floyd E. Blakesley, Thermopolis; Mrs. Mabel Williams, Thermopolis; Emory J. Blakesley Jr., Sheephorn, Colo., Mrs. Charles J. Williams, Otto; Mrs. Harry O. Ray, Thermopolis; Lou R. Blakesley, Conrad, Mont., Mrs. Boyd C. Collings, Bellflower, Calif.; Mrs. Maurice E. Lewis, Brookville, Kans.; and Jack Blakesley of Thermopolis.
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