Edward B. Blake married Vestilia Beazley on 14 December 1863 in Essex County, Virginia. He was 24; she was 20. He was born in Middlesex County and lived in Essex County. She was born in resided in Essex County. He was a teacher. The parents were James Blake and Ann K. Duncan, and Ephraim Beazley and Frances A. Boughan. Henry Hundley performed the ceremony. [Essex County, Virginia, Marriage Register 1, page 12, entry 70.]

The middle name Baldwin was supplied by William Brooks on 14 May 1993. His grandfather's notes suggest that Edward Blake had moved to Baltimore.