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James Decker Blackwell 1928–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 FEB 1928

Birth Location: Harlan, Nebraska, USA

Death Date: 29 OCT 1988

Death Location: Alachua, Florida, USA

Father: Dale Blackwell

Mother: Frances Decker

Spouse(s): Wilma Sweat

Children(s):

The story of James Decker Blackwell began in 1928 in Harlan, Nebraska, USA. In 1930, James Decker Blackwell resided in Maryville, Nodaway, Missouri, USA. In 1940, James Decker Blackwell resided in Orleans, Harlan, Nebraska, USA. James Decker Blackwell married Wilma Sweat, and had children including Claude Wayne Blackwell, James Samuel Blackwell. James Decker Blackwell passed away in 1988 in Alachua, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Decker Blackwell began in 1928 in Harlan, Nebraska, USA.
  • In 1930, James Decker Blackwell resided in Maryville, Nodaway, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1940, James Decker Blackwell resided in Orleans, Harlan, Nebraska, USA.
  • James Decker Blackwell married Wilma Sweat, and had children including Claude Wayne Blackwell, James Samuel Blackwell.
  • James Decker Blackwell passed away in 1988 in Alachua, Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Blackwell's Ancestors

Self
James Blackwell
1928–1988
Birth Place: Harlan, Nebraska, USA
Parents
Dale Hughes Blackwell
1895–1940
Lock Springs, Daviess, Missouri, USA
Frances (Esther) Decker
1908–1987
Prairie Chapel, Decatur, Kansas, USA
Grandparents
George (Cassins) Blackwell
1870–1928
Albany, Gentry, Missouri, USA
Lillian (Mary) Dale
1874–1936
Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Blackwell
1834–1882
Nancy Claver
1841–1922
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Claver
1815–1890
Elizabeth Priest
1824–1843

James Blackwell's Timeline

4 Records

1928
11 FEB 1928
Birth of James Decker Blackwell in Harlan, Nebraska, USA
Harlan, Nebraska, USA
1930
1930
Age 2
James Decker Blackwell resided here in Maryville, Nodaway, Missouri, USA
Maryville, Nodaway, Missouri, USA
1940
1 APR 1940
Age 12
James Decker Blackwell resided here in Orleans, Harlan, Nebraska, USA
Orleans, Harlan, Nebraska, USA
1988
29 OCT 1988
Age 60
Death of James Decker Blackwell in Alachua, Florida, USA
Alachua, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 FEB 1928
    Event Place: Harlan, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [4] Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Lincoln, Nebraska; Nebraska Birth Index, 1912-1994

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sanderson, Baker, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: MacClenny, Baker, Florida, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 OCT 1988
    Event Place: Alachua, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Maryville, Nodaway, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 APR 1940
    Event Place: Orleans, Harlan, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

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