Blake, who became a lawyer in North Carolina in 1843, moved to Texas shortly thereafter. He served as state's attorney for the 1st District Court in northeast Texas for many years, but gave up law in 1857 to became a Methodist minister, serving several churches in Leon County, TX as a circuit rider. The census indicates he owned 11 slaves in 1850, and by 1860 it was 17 slaves.
Blake enlisted in 1861 and was given command of the 17th Brigade Texas State Troops, serving as Brigadier General until his resignation in 1863, when he returned to preaching. He died on January 14, 1905 and is buried in Plantersville, TX in the Plantersville Cemetery. A second grave monument commemorating him was erected in the Texas State Cemetery in Austin, TX.
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