Everett Blood was born in 1877 in South Dakota, on November 21, 1902, he married Mary Driessen who was born in Holland on December 7, 1877. She came to the United States in 1886 with her parents, who settled at Milbank, South Dakota. The Bloods farmed in Milbank until 1910 when they purchased a farm near Melville. In 1937 they moved into Melville where they built and operated a store and post office. They had one child, Eva, (Mrs. Fred Miller).
Mr. Blood died on July 6, 1951, and Mrs. Blood died in December 1959. They are buried in the Carrington Cemetery.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 83B