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Jefferson Davis Blackwell 1862–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Oct 1862

Birth Location: Harrison County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 27 Nov 1946

Death Location: Saucier, Harrison County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Anderson Blackwell

Mother: Nancy Johnson

Spouse(s): Sephronia Byrd

Children(s): Edna Blackwell, Sidney Blackwell, Loren Blackwell, Jessie Blackwell, Oscar Blackwell, Sardon Blackwell, Margie Blackwell, Grace Blackwell

Jefferson Davis Blackwell was born in 1862 in Harrison County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Anderson Harper Blackwell And Nancy Ann Johnson. In 1880, Jefferson Davis Blackwell resided in Beat 5, Harrison, Mississippi, USA. Jefferson Davis Blackwell married Sephronia Byrd, and had children including Edna C Blackwell, Grace Emeline Blackwell, Jessie Alexander Blackwell, Loren Brown Blackwell, Margie N Blackwell, Oscar Melton Blackwell, Sardon W Blackwell, Sidney Anderson Blackwell. Jefferson Davis Blackwell passed away in 1946 in Saucier, Harrison County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jefferson Davis Blackwell was born in 1862 in Harrison County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Anderson Harper Blackwell And Nancy Ann Johnson.
  • In 1880, Jefferson Davis Blackwell resided in Beat 5, Harrison, Mississippi, USA.
  • Jefferson Davis Blackwell married Sephronia Byrd, and had children including Edna C Blackwell, Grace Emeline Blackwell, Jessie Alexander Blackwell, Loren Brown Blackwell, Margie N Blackwell, Oscar Melton Blackwell, Sardon W Blackwell, Sidney Anderson Blackwell.
  • Jefferson Davis Blackwell passed away in 1946 in Saucier, Harrison County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Jefferson Blackwell's Ancestors

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Jefferson Blackwell
1862–1946
Birth Place: Harrison County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Anderson Harper Blackwell
1826–1898
Harrison County, Mississippi, USA
Nancy (Ann) Johnson
1833–1917
Mississippi, United States
Grandparents
Morris (J.) Blackwell
1798–1871
South Carolina, United States
Nancy (Ann) Simpson
1784–1880
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Blackwell
1755–1847
Sarah Ivey
1774–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Blackwell
1717–1780
Lydia Hallett
1731–1812
James Ivey
1752–1820
Mourning Driggers
1754–1820

Jefferson Blackwell's Descendants

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Jefferson (Davis) Blackwell (3 Oct 1862–27 Nov 1946) m. Sephronia Byrd (31 Jul 1862–1 Jan 1928)
  1. 1. Edna (C.) Blackwell 1885–1972
  2. 2. Sidney (Anderson) Blackwell 1888–1957 m. Ada (Siddie) Redmond 1890–1964
    1. 1. Robert (Ronald) Blackwell 1925–2002
    2. 2. Bertie (Lee) Blackwell 1912–
    3. 3. Loice Blackwell 1914–
    4. 4. Grady Blackwell 1916–
    5. 5. Hoyt (Merle) Blackwell 1917–1997
    6. 6. Dempsey (D.) Blackwell 1919–1968 m. Lanell Parker 1930–1994
    7. 7. Millard (Sidney) Blackwell 1923–2002
  3. 3. Loren (Brown) Blackwell 1890–1958 m. Annie (Mae) Saucier 1903–1976
    1. 1. Wilma (M.) Blackwell 1925–2020 m. Rosario Scarpelli 1920–2003
    2. 2. Noel (Weldon) Blackwell 1929–2013
  4. 4. Jessie (Alexander) Blackwell 1891–1920 m. Ada Lott 1895–1979
    1. 1. Luther (Newitt Blackwell) Sr. 1915–1979 m. Vera Hickman 1922–1996
      1. 1. Luther (Newitt Blackwell) Jr. 1945–1968
  5. 5. Oscar (Melton) Blackwell 1893–1962
  6. 6. Sardon (W.) Blackwell 1895–1985 m. Eliza Lott 1899–1970
  7. 7. Margie (N.) Blackwell 1896–1976
  8. 8. Grace (Emeline) Blackwell 1899–1998 m. Floyd (Harmon) Johnson 1898–1966

Jefferson Blackwell's Timeline

4 Records

1862
3 Oct 1862
Birth of Jefferson Davis Blackwell in Harrison County, Mississippi, USA
Harrison County, Mississippi, USA
1880
1880
Age 18
Jefferson Davis Blackwell resided here in Beat 5, Harrison, Mississippi, USA
Beat 5, Harrison, Mississippi, USA
1884
28 Feb 1884
Age 22
Jefferson Davis Blackwell was married in Harrison County, Mississippi, USA
Harrison County, Mississippi, USA
1946
27 Nov 1946
Age 84
Death of Jefferson Davis Blackwell in Harrison, Mississippi, United States
Harrison, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1862
    Event Place: Harrison County, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1884
    Event Place: Harrison County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1776-1935

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Beat 5, Harrison, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 5, Harrison, Mississippi; Roll: 648; Page: 411B; Enumeration District: 142

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1946
    Event Place: Harrison, Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saucier, Harrison County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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