Donald Lee Blake b. 14 Nov 1927 Colton, San Bernardino, California, USA d. 25 May 1995 Sun City, Maricopa, Arizona, USA: Smith Family Tree

Donald Lee Blake

1927 - 1995 (67 years)

Name	Donald Lee Blake [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
Birth	14 Nov 1927	Colton, San Bernardino, California, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10]
Gender	Male
Census	1930	Colton, San Bernardino, California, USA [1]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Grandson
Census	1940	San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, USA [4]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son of Nellie
Military Service	10 Nov 1945 [5, 7]
	US Navy: F1c (Fireman 1st class) USS Holder DD-819
		Ship-USS Holder (DD-819) USS Holder (DD/DDE-819) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Lieutenant (jg) Randolph Mitchell Holder, a Navy pilot who was killed during the Battle of Midway. Holder was launched by Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas, on 25 August 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Annette Holder, mother of…
Census	1950	Hemet, Riverside, California, USA [9]
	Age: 22; Relation to Head: Son; Marital Status: Never Married
Death	25 May 1995	Sun City, Maricopa, Arizona, USA [5, 6, 8, 10]
Person ID	I24199	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Arnold Edward Blake, b. 28 Jan 1899, Texas, USA d. 30 May 1970, Riverside County, California, USA (Age 71 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Nellie May Elser, b. 26 Nov 1901, Flat River, St Francois, Missouri, USA d. 21 Apr 1965, Riverside County, California, USA (Age 63 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	Bef 1930 [1]
Family Residence	1936	San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, USA [11]
	Nellie and Arnold Blake
Family ID	F10844	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Betty A Kenney
Marriage	17 May 1974	Glenn County, California, USA [2]
Family ID	F14790	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 14 Nov 1927 - Colton, San Bernardino, California, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Grandson - 1930 - Colton, San Bernardino, California, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son of Nellie - 1940 - San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, USA
	Census - Age: 22; Relation to Head: Son; Marital Status: Never Married - 1950 - Hemet, Riverside, California, USA
	Marriage - 17 May 1974 - Glenn County, California, USA
	Death - 25 May 1995 - Sun City, Maricopa, Arizona, USA

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Headstones

<div style='color:darkgreen;'><h7 style='color:darkgreen;'><b>Riverside National Cemetery</b></h7>

Riverside National Cemetery
(also known as Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery)
Riverside, Riverside, California
Find a Grave: #109440

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National Cemetery

Places

Ship-USS Holder (DD-819)
USS Holder (DD/DDE-819) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Lieutenant (jg) Randolph Mitchell Holder, a Navy pilot who was killed during the Battle of Midway. Holder was launched by Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas, on 25 August 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Annette Holder, mother of…

Sources

[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Colton, San Bernardino, California; Roll: 187; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0016; Image: 894.0; FHL microfilm: 2339922.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: Colton, San Bernardino, California; Roll: 187; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0016; Image: 894.0; FHL microfilm: 2339922
[S239] Ancestry.com, California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;).

California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985
[S302] Ancestry.com, California Birth Index, 1905-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Birthdate: 14 Nov 1927; Birth County: San Bernardino.
[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California; Roll: T627_293; Page: 61B; Enumeration District: 36-125.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California; Roll: T627_293; Page: 61B; Enumeration District: 36-125
[S10809] Ancestry.com, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Donald Blake.
[S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).

[S1935] Ancestry.com, U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;), National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC I.

U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949
National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC I

[S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 573-24-7103; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951.

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Hemet, Riverside, Ca.

1950 United States Federal Census
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Hemet, Riverside, Ca

[S4371] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Donald Blake • Phoenix Arizona Republic - 28 May 1995, Donald Lee Blake -- Arizona Republic; Publication Date: 28 May 1995; Publication Place: Phoenix, Arizona.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/123762395/?article=ce46ebf1-ed8f-4fad-bb83-d0f0408a3550&focus=0.19473362,0.43060616,0.3527852,0.48948464&xid=3355
[S284] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;).

U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

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