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Levi Gentry Blackburn 1878–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 January 1878

Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 25 April 1955

Death Location: Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: George Blackburn

Mother: Rhoda Blackburn

Spouse(s): Celia Blackburn

Children(s): William Blackburn, Winford Blackburn, Arlee Dyer, David Blackburn, Joseph Blackburn, John Blackburn, James Blackburn, Rhoda Watson, Walter Blackburn, George Blackburn

Levi Gentry Blackburn was born in 1878 in Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of George Finley Blackburn And Rhoda Mikeal Blackburn. In 1880, Levi Gentry Blackburn resided in Pine Swamp, Ashe, North Carolina, USA. Levi Gentry Blackburn married Celia J Holman Blackburn, and had children including Arlee Blackburn Dyer, David Ford Blackburn, George White Blackburn, James W Blackburn, John Sherman Blackburn, Joseph Finley Blackburn, Rhoda Vetra Blackburn Watson, Walter Worth Blackburn, William Edgar Blackburn, Winford Andrew Blackburn. Levi Gentry Blackburn passed away in 1955 in Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Levi Gentry Blackburn was born in 1878 in Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of George Finley Blackburn And Rhoda Mikeal Blackburn.
  • In 1880, Levi Gentry Blackburn resided in Pine Swamp, Ashe, North Carolina, USA.
  • Levi Gentry Blackburn married Celia J Holman Blackburn, and had children including Arlee Blackburn Dyer, David Ford Blackburn, George White Blackburn, James W Blackburn, John Sherman Blackburn, Joseph Finley Blackburn, Rhoda Vetra Blackburn Watson, Walter Worth Blackburn, William Edgar Blackburn, Winford Andrew Blackburn.
  • Levi Gentry Blackburn passed away in 1955 in Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Levi Blackburn's Ancestors

Self
Levi Blackburn
1878–1955
Birth Place: Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
George Finley Blackburn
1847–1930
Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Rhoda (Mikeal) Blackburn
1847–1924
Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
William (Adolphus Blackburn) Sr
1818–1900
Parsonsville, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Sarah McNeil
1815–1871
Parsonsville, Wilkes Co., North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Sr
1791–1836
Frances Blackburn
1790–1886
Thomas McNeil
1782–1865
Mary Parsons
1791–1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hodges
1731–1815

Levi Blackburn's Descendants

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Levi (Gentry) Blackburn (20 January 1878–25 April 1955) m. Celia (J. Holman) Blackburn (26 August 1890–14 August 1964)
  1. 1. William (Edgar) Blackburn 1898–1971
  2. 2. Winford (Andrew) Blackburn 1907–1961
  3. 3. Arlee (Blackburn) Dyer 1922–2011
  4. 4. David (Ford) Blackburn 1917–1917
  5. 5. Joseph (Finley) Blackburn 1918–1918
  6. 6. John (Sherman) Blackburn 1900–1976
  7. 7. James (W) Blackburn 1921–1999
  8. 8. Rhoda (Vetra Blackburn) Watson 1915–2004
  9. 9. Walter (Worth) Blackburn 1913–1969
  10. 10. George (White) Blackburn 1907–1986

Levi Blackburn's Timeline

3 Records

1878
20 January 1878
Birth of Levi Gentry Blackburn in Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 2
Levi Gentry Blackburn resided here in Pine Swamp, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Pine Swamp, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
1955
25 April 1955
Age 77
Death of Levi Gentry Blackburn in Purlear, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Purlear, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 January 1878
    Event Place: Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pine Swamp, Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: 952; Page: 636A; Enumeration District: 025
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Pine Swamp, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pine Swamp, Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: 952; Page: 636A; Enumeration District: 025

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 April 1955
    Event Place: Purlear, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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