Blincoe Ernest E 1890

Ernest Edward Blincoe  [7423]

1890-1985

Father Nm: George Washington Blincoe [7416]^ born 7.10.1849 Baltimore Maryland died 28.10.1920 Fort Scott Kansas : Oldest known ancestor – James Blincoe 1645.

Mother Nm: Izora Talbot [7419] born 18.7.1861 Dayton Cass Missouri died 6.10.1936 Fort Scott Kansas

Marriage Dt: (i) 15 Aug 1917 (ii) 29 Jan 1944.

Kin comments:

Father George Washington Blincoe was a Private 2nd Regiment, Illinois Cavalry Co in the American Civil War

Son Edward Irvine served as Lieutenant in US Navy in WW2. Son Robert Melville served with the US army in WW2. Nephew George William was in the US Navy Air Arm in WW2

Spouse comments: (i) Frances Belle Irvine 1894-1936 (ii) Bernice Foster formerly Kington 1896-1986.

Children: Elizabeth 1918-1988, Edward Irvine 1925-2013, Helen Irvine 1922-2009, Robert Melville 1927 living.

(Research): US Social Security Records [HS].

1900 Census Walnut Bourbon Kansas

1. George W Blincoe 50
2. Izora Blincoe 39
3. May Blincoe 16
4. Izora Blincoe 14
5. Willie T Blincoe 11
6. Ernest E Blincoe 9

1910 Census Fort Scott Ward 3, Bourbon, Kansas

1. Izora Blincoe 47
2. Willie T Blincoe 21
3. Ernest E Blincoe 19
4. John Cawlfield 26
5. Pearl E Cawlfield 26

1914-1917 University of Kansas

Would have been on military duty during this period, it appears that he may well have been in wartime based locally so that he could complete his Law degree.

89th Division

C1916-17 Mexican Border War

Prior to his draft for WW1 Ernest served in this US response to the Mexican bandit Pancho Villa attacking the US border town of Columbus. New Mexico.

In 1917 Ernest was a Sergeant in the 1st Inf Regt of the Kansas Militia, serving at Eagle Pass Texas, on the Mexican border. He had served with this unit for 8 years.

WW1

Blincoe Ernest Edward, Captain, 89^th Division,

1917

• 7^th Jun. Registered for the draft, granted Sergeant on entry rose to Captain.
• 27 Aug. At Camp Riley Kansas, Coy. G  source THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN: MONDAY, AUGUST 27,

1918

• 2^nd Feb. Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. Source The Washington Post (1877-1922); Pg. 6. 89^th Division National Army Promotions to 1st Lt E. E. Blincoe.

Note: In 2020 a document written by Mary Helen Flournoy Strohm and narrated by Ernests son Robert Melville Blincoe corrected the record for his Army Service in WW1. Mary Helen writes

“In April of 1917, when the United States entered World War I, Ernest was in his final year at KU Law School, and he requested and received a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army Infantry. His final exams at KU were waived and he reported for duty at Fort Riley where he became a training officer in the Infantry.  He was later promoted to Captain and transferred as Company Commander to Camp MacArthur, the new Officer Candidate School in Waco, Texas. The “War to end all wars” ended on November 11, 1918, and he and thousands of other servicemen were quickly discharged and sent home.”

• 16^th Dec. Ernest Discharged from the Army. ¹

Sources

1. Veteran Affairs.
2. Mary Helen Flournoy Strohmand  Robert Melville Blincoe
3. Kansas State History Society-World War I Bounty Claims Records.

Medals

Mexican War	WW1

Medals awarded Mexican Border Service, possibly US Victory and Kansas State Service medals

 After the War

1920 Census with In-laws at Fort Scott Ward 3, Bourbon, Kansas

1. Arthur M Irvine 63
2. Belle H Irvine 52
3. Francis E Blincoe 25
4. Earnest E Blincoe 29
5. Huston Irvine 18
6. Elizabeth Blincoe 0
7. Catherine Webster 13

1923

Still in Army reserves and attends Citizens Military Training Camp – Fort Leavenworth

1930 Census Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas

1. Earnest Blincoe M 39 Kansas, Lawyer
2. Frances Blincoe F 35 Tennessee
3. Elizabeth Blincoe F 11 Kansas
4. Helen I Blincoe F 7 Kansas
5. Edward I Blincoe M 4 Kansas
6. Robert M Blincoe M 2 Kansas

1933 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989

1. Ernest E Blincoe, Commissioner
2. Frances I Blincoe

Publication Title: Topeka, Kansas, City Directory, 1933

“The Kansas Corporation Commission was Ernest’s employer in the State Capitol Building in Topeka, Kansas from 1933 until 1939. When Alf Landon became governor in 1933, an early duty for him was to appoint new commissioners to the recently reorganized KCC. The new KCC rules required the three-man board to be two Republicans and one Democrat, so Ernest was appointed as the lone Democrat. The Commission had broad responsibilities for the regulation of trucks, railroads, oil production, and other utilities within the state. The Commissioners needed to travel throughout the state for hearings, to neighbouring states for interstate meetings, and to distant convention sites such as Seattle, Atlanta, and Florida.” Mary Helen Flournoy Strohm

WW2

Honoured by his family for his contribution in WW2 with respect to his role as CHAIRMAN; BOURBON COUNTY, KANSAS DRAFT BOARD.

Death 1985 age 94 years

 Burial

Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 about Ernest Blincoe

Name: Ernest Blincoe, Birth Date: 26 Nov 1890, Death Date: 9 Apr 1985, SSN: 511360540, Enlistment Date 1: 15 Aug 1917, Release Date 1: 16 Dec 1918

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