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Ira Joseph Blackburn 1896–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 February 1896

Birth Location: Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Death Date: 15 Feb 1980

Death Location: Atwood, Oklahoma, USA

Father: John Blackburn

Mother: Alice Cheek

Spouse(s): Agnes Gardner

Children(s): Peggy Merriman, Zelda Morris, Glen Blackburn, Anthem Blackburn, David Blackburn, Rachel Blackburn, Annie Blackborne, Boyce Sr.

Ira Joseph Blackburn was born in 1896 in Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States of America, the child of John Blackburn And Alice L Cheek. In 1900, Ira Joseph Blackburn resided in Township 12, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, US. In 1910, Ira Joseph Blackburn resided in Newburg, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA. Ira Joseph Blackburn married Agnes Cornelia Gardner, and had children including Annie L Blackborne, Anthem Alene Coke Blackburn, Boyce Dale Blackburn Sr, David Ray Blackburn, Glen Austin Blackburn, Peggy Louise Merriman, Rachel Janet Blackburn, Sue Blackburn, Zelda Lee Morris. Ira Joseph Blackburn passed away in 1980 in Atwood, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • Ira Joseph Blackburn was born in 1896 in Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States of America, the child of John Blackburn And Alice L Cheek.
  • In 1900, Ira Joseph Blackburn resided in Township 12, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, US.
  • In 1910, Ira Joseph Blackburn resided in Newburg, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Ira Joseph Blackburn married Agnes Cornelia Gardner, and had children including Annie L Blackborne, Anthem Alene Coke Blackburn, Boyce Dale Blackburn Sr, David Ray Blackburn, Glen Austin Blackburn, Peggy Louise Merriman, Rachel Janet Blackburn, Sue Blackburn, Zelda Lee Morris.
  • Ira Joseph Blackburn passed away in 1980 in Atwood, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ira Blackburn's Ancestors

Self
Ira Blackburn
1896–1980
Birth Place: Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States of America
Parents
John Blackburn
1866–1957
Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi, USA
Alice (L) Cheek
1866–1940
, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Joel (Joseph) Blackburn
1824–1891
Clear Springs, Blount County, Alabama, United States of America
Hilliard Cheek
1831–1899
Tallahatchie County, Mississippi,USA
Elizabeth (Mary) Rogers
1839–1867
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
Joel Blackburn
1794–1873
Anna Fry
1796–1872
John Cheek
1772–1860
Susan Trotter
1802–1880
Richard Rogers
1810–1890
Eleanor Cain
1817–1866
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JAMES BLACKBURN
1759–1831
Elizabeth Emerson
1760–1807
William Fry
1757–1840
John Cheek
1750–
Isham Jr.
1774–1827
Elizabeth Whitehead
1778–1879
Humphrey Rogers
1790–1869
Anna Adams
1789–1867
Patrick Jr.
1785–1838
Mary Stone
1798–1859

Ira Blackburn's Descendants

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Ira (Joseph) Blackburn (15 February 1896–15 Feb 1980) m. Agnes (Cornelia) Gardner (1 March 1901–5 Oct 1964)
  1. 1. Peggy (Louise) Merriman 1930–2015
  2. 2. Zelda (Lee) Morris 1920–2012
  3. 3. Glen (Austin) Blackburn 1935–1986
  4. 4. Anthem (Alene "Coke") Blackburn 1922–2016
  5. 5. David (Ray) Blackburn 1940–2006
  6. 6. Rachel (Janet) Blackburn 1925–2011
  7. 7. Annie (L) Blackborne 1924–
  8. 8. Boyce (Dale Blackburn) Sr. 1928–2000 m. Joy (Ovell) Lindley 1932–2006

Ira Blackburn's Timeline

10 Records

1896
15 February 1896
Birth of Ira Joseph Blackburn in Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States of America
Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States of America
1900
1900
Age 4
Ira Joseph Blackburn resided here in Township 12, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, USA
Township 12, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, USA
1910
1910
Age 14
Ira Joseph Blackburn resided here in Newburg, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA
Newburg, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 21
Ira Joseph Blackburn resided here in Hughes, Oklahoma
Hughes, Oklahoma
1929
1929
Age 33
Ira Joseph Blackburn resided here in Atwood Oklahoma
Atwood Oklahoma
1930
1930
Age 34
Ira Joseph Blackburn resided here in Newburg, Newburg, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA
Newburg, Newburg, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA
1935
1935
Age 39
Ira Joseph Blackburn resided here in Newburg, Hughes, Oklahoma
Newburg, Hughes, Oklahoma
1940
1940
Age 44
Ira Joseph Blackburn resided here in Newberg Township, Newburg, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA
Newberg Township, Newburg, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA
1950
1950
Age 54
Ira Joseph Blackburn resided here in Newburg, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA
Newburg, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA
1980
15 Feb 1980
Age 84
Death of Ira Joseph Blackburn in Hughes County, Oklahoma, United States of America
Hughes County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 February 1896
    Event Place: Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (4th Registration) For the State of Oklahoma; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
    [2] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Newburg, Hughes, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03298; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 32-21
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Newburg, Hughes, Oklahoma; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 2341640
    [5] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Oklahoma; Registration County: Hughes; Roll: 1851781
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 12, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory; Roll: 1846; Page: 47; Enumeration District: 0046
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records
    [10] U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Newburg, Hughes, Oklahoma; Roll: 2847; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 32-27
    [12] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Township 12, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 12, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory; Roll: 1846; Page: 47; Enumeration District: 0046

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Newburg, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Hughes, Oklahoma
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Oklahoma; Registration County: Hughes; Roll: 1851781

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1918
    Event Place: New York, New York
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 496

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1929
    Event Place: Atwood Oklahoma

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Newburg, Newburg, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Newburg, Hughes, Oklahoma; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 2341640

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Newburg, Hughes, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Newburg, Hughes, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03298; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 32-21

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Newberg Township, Newburg, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Newburg, Hughes, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03298; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 32-21

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Newburg, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Newburg, Hughes, Oklahoma; Roll: 2847; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 32-27

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Atwood, Okla
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 496

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Atwood, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (4th Registration) For the State of Oklahoma; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Highes
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Newburg, Hughes, Oklahoma; Roll: 2847; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 32-27

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1980
    Event Place: Hughes County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Atwood, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007

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