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Henry Avery Blackwell 1915–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1915

Birth Location: Wylam, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America

Death Date: 21 May 1959

Death Location: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Henry Blackwell

Mother: Nannie Holmes

Spouse(s): Dorothy Hood

Children(s):

Henry Avery Blackwell was born in 1915 in Wylam, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of Henry Hickey Blackwell And Nannie Ophelia Holmes. In 1920, Henry Avery Blackwell resided in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. In 1930, Henry Avery Blackwell resided in Birmingham, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. Henry Avery Blackwell married Dorothy Jean Hood. Henry Avery Blackwell passed away in 1959 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Henry Avery Blackwell was born in 1915 in Wylam, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of Henry Hickey Blackwell And Nannie Ophelia Holmes.
  • In 1920, Henry Avery Blackwell resided in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1930, Henry Avery Blackwell resided in Birmingham, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
  • Henry Avery Blackwell married Dorothy Jean Hood.
  • Henry Avery Blackwell passed away in 1959 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Blackwell
1876–1950
Birth Location: Jefferson, Alabama, United States
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Nannie Holmes
1884–1970
Birth Location: Jefferson County,Alabama
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Spouses(s)

Dorothy Hood
1919–1952
Birth Location: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
DH

Children(s)

Henry Blackwell's Ancestors

Self
Henry Blackwell
1915–1959
Birth Place: Wylam, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
Parents
Henry Hickey Blackwell
1876–1950
Jefferson, Alabama, United States
Nannie (Ophelia) Holmes
1884–1970
Jefferson County,Alabama
Grandparents
Solomon (Pope) Blackwell
1849–1888
Floyd County, Georgia, USA
Nancy (Isabella) Jackson
1849–1888
Fayette County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Blackwell
1808–1888
Susana Littlejohn
1809–1891
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Blackwell
1767–1830
Susanna Pope
1769–
Eli Littlejohn
1740–1815
Susanna Fourd
1762–1850

Henry Blackwell's Timeline

8 Records

1915
25 May 1915
Birth of Henry Avery Blackwell in Wylam, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
Wylam, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
1920
1920
Age 5
Henry Avery Blackwell resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 15
Henry Avery Blackwell resided here in Birmingham, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 20
Henry Avery Blackwell resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 25
Henry Avery Blackwell resided here in Pratt City, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Pratt City, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1942
1942
Age 27
Henry Avery Blackwell resided here in Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 36
Henry Avery Blackwell resided here in Alabama
Alabama
1959
21 May 1959
Age 44
Death of Henry Avery Blackwell in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1915
    Event Place: Wylam, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Birmingham, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00094; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 68-142

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 3 May 1936
    Event Place: Birmingham, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Birmingham News - 3 May 1936 - Page 40, 3 May 1936

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Pratt City, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Alabama, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 22

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Record Source: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Immigration Cards

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1959
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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