In the 1860's Blaine was a very different place. The perseverance and determination of a former Slave helped set Blaine on its early course to a permanent settlement. He purchased a farm in Anoka County near the present day Centennial School campus. Although the farm was profitable, in 1877 it was foreclosed on due to a $677.70 debt. The family then resettled on another farm, most likely in southeastern Blaine. He served on the Blaine Township Board of Supervisors as a constable from 1878-1881 and as a road overseer in 1882. In 1870 African American men were granted the right to vote. An annual electoral register lists him and his eldist son as voters in the 1881 Blaine Township election. He died in 1898 and was buried at Oakland Cemetery. He is a Civil War Veteran.
N 45 09.ABC W 93 13.DEF
(FYI: His name is written in first - last format on marker,if you switch you will be 100 feet away fro m the cache)
A = # of the month he began service
B = # of his children whose fate is unknown
C = # of letters in his first name (take the last digit)
D = # of letters in his last name, plus 2 (take the last digit)
E = # of children he had?
F = # of the month he settled in eastern Blaine, minus 9
Checksum = 16