_________________________
                                                    |                         
                        _James Whitsett BLAKEY _____|
                       | (1838 - 1912) m 1865       |
                       |                            |_________________________
                       |                                                      
 _Thomas Ewing BLAKEY _|
| (1868 - 1955) m 1896 |
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|                      |_Martha J. CHENOWETH _______|
|                        (1849 - 1910) m 1865       |
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|
|--Thomas Edison BLAKEY 
|  (1913 - ....)
|                                                    _David Alexander COBBS __+
|                                                   | (1794 - 1879) m 1821    
|                       _Jesse Mayfield COBB _______|
|                      | (1829 - 1900) m 1853       |
|                      |                            |_Freeda Presha MAYFIELD _+
|                      |                              (1795 - 1861) m 1821    
|_Mary Belle COBB _____|
  (1874 - 1957) m 1896 |
                       |                             _James COOPER ___________+
                       |                            | (1814 - 1841)           
                       |_Margaret Verlumaly COOPER _|
                         (1835 - 1900) m 1853       |
                                                    |_Elmira COOKE ___________+
                                                      (1817 - 1854)