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Josiah Fletcher Blackwell 1793 – 1838 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1793

Birth Location: Nash County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1838

Death Location: Rockville, Clarke, Alabama, United States

Father: Nathan Blackwell

Mother: Pricillia Fletcher

Spouse(s): Nancy McMillian

Children(s): Nathan Blackwell

Josiah Fletcher Blackwell was born in 1793 in Nash County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Nathan Blackwell and Pricillia Fletcher. Josiah Fletcher Blackwell married Nancy McMillian, and had children including Nathan Blackwell. Josiah Fletcher Blackwell passed away in 1838 in Rockville, Clarke, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • Josiah Fletcher Blackwell was born in 1793 in Nash County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Nathan Blackwell and Pricillia Fletcher.
  • Josiah Fletcher Blackwell married Nancy McMillian, and had children including Nathan Blackwell.
  • Josiah Fletcher Blackwell passed away in 1838 in Rockville, Clarke, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathan Blackwell
1764 – 1807
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Pricillia Fletcher
1769 – 1844
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy McMillian
1799 – 1879
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Nathan Blackwell
1825 – 1863
Birth Location: Rockville, Clarke, Alabama, United States
NB

Josiah Blackwell's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Blackwell
1793 – 1838
Birth Place: Nash County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Nathan Blackwell
1764 – 1807
North Carolina, United States
Pricillia Fletcher
1769 – 1844
Alabama, United States
Grandparents
William Blackwell
1720 – 1772
Blackwells Neck,New Kent,Virginia,USA
Sarah Bickley
1745 – 1820
King William, King William, Virginia, United States
Joshiah Fletcher
1750 – 1825
ENGLAND
Elizabeth Bailey
1752 – 1813
Auttose Creek Nation, Mississippi Territory (now Alabama)
Great-Grandparents
Robert Blackwell
1642 – 1730
Elizabeth Storer
1645 – 1738
Timothy Fletcher
1719 – 1786
Bridget RICHARDSON
1726 – 1770
Richard Bailey
1747 – 1798
Princess Muscogee
1730 – 1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Blackwell
1618 – 1681
Alice Bradshaw
1625 – 1663
Samuell Storer
1632 –
Ann Fremont
1622 – 1717
Joseph Fletcher
1688 – 1772
Sarah Fletcher
1691 – 1761
Richard Bailey
1723 – 1810
Mary Wilson
1703 – 1799
Chief Muscogee
1719 –
Sehoyi Windclan
1722 – 1799

Josiah Blackwell's Descendants

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Josiah (Fletcher) Blackwell (1793 – 1838) m. Nancy McMillian (Oct 1799 – Oct 1879)
  1. 1. Nathan Blackwell (1825 – 23 Sep 1863) m. Elizabeth (Johnson) Walker (14 Aug 1830 – 17 Apr 1908)
    1. 1. Ruben (Cox) Blackwell (4 Oct 1851 – 5 Jul 1925) m. Merrie (Eleanor) Thomas (15 Jun 1850 – 4 May 1930)
      1. 1. Reuben (Fletcher) Blackwell (abt 1873 – 1 Oct 1948)
      2. 2. Nathan (Thomas) Blackwell (3 February 1877 – 26 February 1972) m. Susan (M.) Blackwell (27 April 1884 – 23 March 1967)
        1. 1. Mazie (Virginia) Allen (1905 – 2 April 1995)
        2. 2. Lora (Ivey) McLean (11 August 1908 – 20 April 1996)
        3. 3. Carlos Blackwell (12 June 1919 – 2 April 2000)
      3. 3. Marion (Alganon) Blackwell (22 Jun 1880 – 1 Dec 1966)
      4. 4. William (Mobley (Sam)) Blackwell (18 Mar 1885 – 5 Nov 1956) m. Annie Blackwell (abt 1896 – )
        1. 1. Pearl Blackwell (abt 1917 – )
        2. 2. Braxton Blackwell (abt 1919 – )
      5. 5. Mabel (Ellen) Blackwell (24 Jan 1889 – 9 Aug 1982) m. John (Levander) Pettis (25 May 1883 – 5 Oct 1960)
        1. 1. Nellie (Lee Pettis) (Barrow) (13 September 1913 – 03 Sep 1979) m. Jesse (Fuller) Barrow (abt 1915 – )
        2. 2. Ada (Viola Pettis) (White) (1916 – 1 Oct 2000) m. William (Eldred) White (20 August 1902 – 20 February 1967)
        3. 3. Woodrow (Wilson) Pettis (24 Jul 1918 – 30 Nov 2000) m. MelViney (Jane) Mallette (24 Jul 1921 – 2 Apr 1977)
        4. 4. Esther (Ann Rebecca) Pettis (17 Jan 1921 – 6 Oct 2003) m. Gomez Dethloff m. O'Grady (Gomez Dethloff,) 1919 (10 Oct 1919 – 26 Dec 2009)
        5. 5. John (Rubin) Pettis (27 Oct 1923 – 12 Nov 1923)
        6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth) Pettis (25 Sep 1924 – 6 July 2015) m. Raymond (Irving) King
        7. 7. James (Westley) Pettis (16 Mar 1927 – 29 Sep 2003) m. Catherine (Louise Makl) Pettis (9 Nov 1930 – 28 Aug 1996)
        8. 8. Florilla Pettis (May 30, 1930 – 8 November 2013) m. Leroy Poole (26 May 1928 – 4 August 2017)
        9. 9. David (L) Pettis (1 Apr 1933 – 10 August 2016) m. Jessie (Marie) Pettis

Josiah Blackwell's Timeline

3 Records

1793
1793
Birth of Josiah Fletcher Blackwell in Nash County, North Carolina, USA
Nash County, North Carolina, USA
1819
23 Jan 1819
Age 26
Josiah Fletcher Blackwell was married in Clarke, Alabama
Clarke, Alabama
1838
1838
Age 45
Death of Josiah Fletcher Blackwell in Rockville, Clarke, Alabama, United States
Rockville, Clarke, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: Nash County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Nash County, North Carolina Vital Records Abstracts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1819
    Event Place: Clarke, Alabama
    Record Source: Alabama Marriage Collection, 1800-1969

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Nash co., NC
    Record Source: Nash County, North Carolina Vital Records Abstracts

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1838
    Event Place: Rockville, Clarke, Alabama, United States
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