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"...at the age of twenty-two he engaged in farming for himself, which he has followed all his life. He was elected sheriff of Logan County, and held that position from 1863 to 1868. He has been police judge of Auburn for three terms. In 1884, he was appointed government store-keeper, which position he still holds. He is the owner of 280 acres of fine land near Auburn, Kentucky. He was married, February 15, 1844, to Sarah E. McLean of Logan County, daughter of E. L. and Mary B. (Ewing) McLean. He had born by this union four children: Susan B., now Mrs. Gen. B. W. Heard; William M., an attorney at Evansville, Indiana; George D., an attorney in California; Lucille, married to T. W. Blakey. Mr. Blakey and wife are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He is a Mason, and a member of the I. O. O. F., in high standing. He cast his first presidential vote for Polk in 1844. When his party advocated secession, he left it, and since the war, he has been a leading spirit of the Republican party; and in August, 1885, was elected to represent his county in the Kentucky legislature, overcoming a Democratic majority of 500, with a majority for himself of 300."

father: William M. Blakey; mother: Susan C.H. Breathett