Henry Goode Blasdel
Born: January 20, 1825
Birthplace: Lawrenceburg, Indiana
Father: Jacob Blasdel 1782 – 1841
(Buried: Cambridge Cemetery, Dearborn, Indiana)
Mother: Elizabeth “Eliza” Weaver 1791 – 1878
(Buried: Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Manchester, Indiana)
Wife: Sarah Jane Cox 1827 – 1904
(Buried: Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, California)
Children:
Sherrill Weaver Blasdel 1848 – 1935
(Buried: River View Cemetery, Portland, Oregon)
Henry Goode Blasdel Jr. 1857 – 1915
(Buried: Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, California)
Lillian May “Lillie” Blasdel Keyse 1863 – 1931
(Buried: Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, California)
Political Party: Republican Party
Occupation before War:
Miner, Farmer, Merchant, and River Boat Captain
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1864: Recorder for Storey County, Nevada Territory
1864: Member of National Union League for reelection of Lincoln
1864 – 1871: 1st Governor of the State of Nevada
1864 – 1871: Helped Organize State Government of Nevada
Occupation after War:
1871 – 1891: Miner and Milling in Nevada
1891 – 1900: Miner and Milling in Oakland California
Died: July 26, 1900
Place of Death: Oakland, California
Age at time of Death: 75 years old
Burial Place: Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, California
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