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James Blackburn 1818–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1818

Birth Location: Tennessee, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 19 February 1895

Death Location: Pigeon Roost, Clay, Kentucky, USA

Father: William Blackburn

Mother: Jane Maynard

Spouse(s): Margaret -H1x3🧬

Children(s): Granville Blackburn

The story of James Blackburn began in 1818 in Tennessee, Tennessee, USA. James Blackburn married Margaret Peggy Romans Blackburn H1X3, and had children including Granville Ross Blackburn. James Blackburn passed away in 1895 in Pigeon Roost, Clay, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Blackburn began in 1818 in Tennessee, Tennessee, USA.
  • James Blackburn married Margaret Peggy Romans Blackburn H1X3, and had children including Granville Ross Blackburn.
  • James Blackburn passed away in 1895 in Pigeon Roost, Clay, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Blackburn
1784–1855
Birth Location: Pike, Kentucky, United States
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Jane Maynard
1790–1878
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Margaret -H1x3🧬
1827–1910
Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Granville Blackburn
1842–1910
Birth Location: Pike County, Kentucky, USA
GB

James Blackburn's Ancestors

Self
James Blackburn
1818–1895
Birth Place: Tennessee, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Blackburn
1784–1855
Pike, Kentucky, United States
Jane (Jennie) Maynard
1790–1878
Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Lt. (Colonel Thomas Blackburn) (DAR)
1742–1807
Ripon Lodge, Neabsco Creek, Woodbridge, Prince William, Colony of Virginia
Christina ((Christian)) Scott
1745–1815
Stafford Courthouse, Stafford, Virginia, British Colonial America
Christopher (Columbus Maynard) (DAR)
1750–1820
New River, Watauga or Hillsboro, Chatham, North Carolina, British Crown Colony
Jennie (Elizabeth) Greenstreet
1758–1847
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Colonel Blackburn
1705–1757
Rev. I
1715–1782
Sarah Brown
1715–1784
William War
1720–1816
Agatha Dameron
1720–1818
JOHN Greenstreet
1741–1790
Elizabeth Belward
1741–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
* I
1669–1757
Jane Aynesworth
1670–1712

James Blackburn's Descendants

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James Blackburn (5 May 1818–19 February 1895) m. Margaret (Peggy Romans-Blackburn) -H1x3🧬 (Feb 1827–aft 1910)
  1. 1. Granville (Ross) Blackburn 1842–1910 m. Talitha (Tabatha) May 1844–1910
    1. 1. Columbus (Franklin) Blackburn 1867–1951 m. Mina (C.) Blackburn 1906– m. Mary (Jane) Hunt 1872–
      1. 1. Robert (J) Blackburn 1925–
      2. 2. Ida Blackburn 1888–
      3. 3. Rosette Blackburn 1890–
      4. 4. Fannie Blackburn 1894–
      5. 5. Fred Blackburn 1895–
      6. 6. Tina Blackburn 1898–
      7. 7. Johnny Blackburn 1944–1968
    2. 2. Sylvania Blackburn 1862–
    3. 3. Bud Blackburn 1868–
    4. 4. Rosette Blackburn 1874–
    5. 5. Tolbert Blackburn 1875–
    6. 6. Dora (Lee) Blackburn 1877–
    7. 7. Jennie Blackburn 1879–

James Blackburn's Timeline

2 Records

1818
5 May 1818
Birth of James Blackburn in Tennessee, Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, Tennessee, USA
1895
19 February 1895
Age 77
Death of James Blackburn in Pigeon Roost, Clay, Kentucky, USA
Pigeon Roost, Clay, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1818
    Event Place: Tennessee, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 February 1895
    Event Place: Pigeon Roost, Clay, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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