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James Meredith Blackburn 1924–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Oct 1924

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 2001

Death Location: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA

Father: William Blackburn

Mother: Ethel Boyd

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James Meredith Blackburn was born in 1924 in Texas, the child of William Weyland Blackburn And Ethel Louella Boyd. In 1930, James Meredith Blackburn resided in Justice Precinct 1, Ellis, Texas, USA. James Meredith Blackburn passed away in 2001 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • James Meredith Blackburn was born in 1924 in Texas, the child of William Weyland Blackburn And Ethel Louella Boyd.
  • In 1930, James Meredith Blackburn resided in Justice Precinct 1, Ellis, Texas, USA.
  • James Meredith Blackburn passed away in 2001 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.

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James Blackburn's Ancestors

Self
James Blackburn
1924–2001
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
William Weyland Blackburn
1895–1954
Texas, USA
Ethel (Louella) Boyd
1897–1987
Edom, Van Zandt, Texas, USA
Grandparents
John (Linn) Boyd
1871–1905
Lamar, Alabama, USA
Margaret (Aline "Maggie") Saylors
1875–1924
Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Crawford Saylors
1833–
Virginia Gunnells
1838–1891
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Blackburn's Timeline

4 Records

1924
29 Oct 1924
Birth of James Meredith Blackburn in Texas
Texas
1930
1930
Age 6
James Meredith Blackburn resided here in Justice Precinct 1, Ellis, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 1, Ellis, Texas, USA
2001
13 Jul 2001
Age 77
Death of James Meredith Blackburn in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
2001
2001
Age 77
Burial of James Meredith Blackburn in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1924
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 1, Ellis, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jul 2001
    Event Place: Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2001
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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