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Lydia Cornelia Greene Blackburn 1857–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Apr 1857

Birth Location: Deep Gap, Watauga County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 21 May 1941

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

Father: Solomon Greene

Mother: Mary Sherrill

Spouse(s): William Jr.

Children(s): Irl Blackburn, Walter Blackburn, Mary Blackburn, Effie Watts, Celia Blackburn, Walter Blackburn, Ira Blackburn, Grady Blackburn, L Blackburn, Josephine Phillips, Andrew Blackburn, Maggie Watson, Sarah Taylor

Lydia Cornelia Greene Blackburn was born in 1857 in Deep Gap, Watauga County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Solomon Greene And Mary Ann Sherrill. Lydia Cornelia Greene Blackburn married William Adolphus Blackburn Jr, and had children including Andrew Thomas Blackburn, Celia A Blackburn, Effie Belvdere Blackburn Watts, Grady Finley Blackburn, Ira Mckiney Blackburn, Irl H Blackburn, Josephine A Phillips, L Alice Blackburn, Maggie A Blackburn Watson, Mary Louanna Blackburn, Sarah Adina Blackburn Taylor, Walter A Blackburn, Walter Adolphus Blackburn. Lydia Cornelia Greene Blackburn passed away in 1941 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lydia Cornelia Greene Blackburn was born in 1857 in Deep Gap, Watauga County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Solomon Greene And Mary Ann Sherrill.
  • Lydia Cornelia Greene Blackburn married William Adolphus Blackburn Jr, and had children including Andrew Thomas Blackburn, Celia A Blackburn, Effie Belvdere Blackburn Watts, Grady Finley Blackburn, Ira Mckiney Blackburn, Irl H Blackburn, Josephine A Phillips, L Alice Blackburn, Maggie A Blackburn Watson, Mary Louanna Blackburn, Sarah Adina Blackburn Taylor, Walter A Blackburn, Walter Adolphus Blackburn.
  • Lydia Cornelia Greene Blackburn passed away in 1941 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Solomon Greene
1801–1888
Birth Location: Cove Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, United States
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Mary Sherrill
1812–1900
Birth Location: Burke Co., North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

William Jr.
1856–1912
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina
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Children(s)

Irl Blackburn
1898–1952
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Walter Blackburn
1883–
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Mary Blackburn
1881–1917
Birth Location: –
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Effie Watts
1890–1969
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America
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Celia Blackburn
1890–1968
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Walter Blackburn
1893–1979
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Ira Blackburn
1895–1966
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Grady Blackburn
1900–1981
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
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L Blackburn
1906–
Birth Location: –
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Josephine Phillips
1878–1972
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Andrew Blackburn
1879–1949
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Maggie Watson
1885–1947
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Sarah Taylor
1886–1955
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Lydia Blackburn's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Blackburn
1857–1941
Birth Place: Deep Gap, Watauga County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Solomon Greene
1801–1888
Cove Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Ann) Sherrill
1812–1900
Burke Co., North Carolina
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia Blackburn's Descendants

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Lydia (Cornelia Greene) Blackburn (17 Apr 1857–21 May 1941) m. William (Adolphus Blackburn,) Jr. (26 Mar 1856–21 Apr 1912)
  1. 1. Irl (H) Blackburn 1898–1952 m. Louise (Craig) Blackburn 1895–1947
    1. 1. Earl (H Blackburn) Junior 1920–1986 m. Louise (Smith) Blackburn 1923– m. Louise Blackburn 1923–
    2. 2. Sion (Adolphus) Blackburn 1922–1945
    3. 3. Louise (Burke Blackburn) Buck 1929–1968
    4. 4. Elma (Blackburn) Somers 1916–1995
  2. 2. Walter (A) Blackburn 1883– m. Ella (E Unk) Blackburn 1887–
    1. 1. Mildred (Blackburn) Neff 1912–
  3. 3. Mary (Louanna) Blackburn 1881–1917
  4. 4. Effie (Belvdere Blackburn) Watts 1890–1969 m. Finley (Coleman) Watts 1894–1943
    1. 1. Alice (Dare Watts) Crews 1923–2012
  5. 5. Celia (A) Blackburn 1890–1968 m. Joseph (Franklin " Joe") Baker 1889–
    1. 1. Ira (L) Baker 1915–
    2. 2. Mary (I) Baker 1924–
  6. 6. Walter (Adolphus) Blackburn 1893–1979 m. Ella (Esther Phillips) Blackburn 1896–1966
    1. 1. Mildred (Adina Blackburn) Neff 1921–1987
  7. 7. Ira (Mckiney) Blackburn 1895–1966 m. Mildred (Alice) Blackburn 1899–1977 m. Myrtle (Testerman) Blackburn 1891–
  8. 8. Grady (Finley) Blackburn 1900–1981 m. Sallie Blackburn 1907–1980
  9. 9. L (Alice) Blackburn 1906–
  10. 10. Josephine (A) Phillips 1878–1972 m. Ira (Rutherford) Phillips 1879–1942
    1. 1. Pansy (Dare Phillips) Epperson 1916–2007
    2. 2. Lydia (Ethel) Phillips 1899–1992 m. Levi (Nathan (m. 1946)) Phillips 1886–1974
    3. 3. Bina (Faye Phillips) Guthrie 1913–2004
    4. 4. Verona (Edna Phillips 1901–1922) Phillips 1901–1922
    5. 5. Spurgeon (J) Phillips 1904–1978 m. Beulah (Abee) Phillips 1903–1983
      1. 1. Infant (Daughter) Phillips 1927–1927
      2. 2. James (Edward) Phillips 1928–2012
      3. 3. Glenn (Herbert) Phillips 1932–2013
    6. 6. Herbert Phillips 1906–1907
    7. 7. D (Turner) Phillips 1908–1998
    8. 8. Linney Phillips 1911–1911
    9. 9. Settle (Alwyn) Phillips 1918–1998
  11. 11. Andrew (Thomas) Blackburn 1879–1949 m. Clarisa (Jane Wilcox) Blackburn 1881–1945
    1. 1. Hughes Blackburn 1923–
    2. 2. John (P.) Blackburn 1906–1974
    3. 3. Trula (Ophelia Blackburn) McGuire 1904–1975
    4. 4. Leona (Blackburn) Miller 1911–1983
    5. 5. Martha (Edith Blackburn) Church 1908–1964
    6. 6. Lucill (B) Ushley 1915–1980 m. Harrison Ashley 1913–
  12. 12. Maggie (A Blackburn) Watson 1885–1947 m. Jotham (Ezra) Watson 1880–1942
    1. 1. Fay Watson 1912–
    2. 2. Earl Watson 1921–
  13. 13. Sarah (Adina Blackburn) Taylor 1886–1955 m. Hugh (Elliott) Taylor 1882–1937
    1. 1. Lucy (Belle Taylor) Marley 1909–1986
    2. 2. Effie (Mae Taylor) Bean 1912–1999

Lydia Blackburn's Timeline

2 Records

1857
17 Apr 1857
Birth of Lydia Cornelia Greene Blackburn in Deep Gap, Watauga County, North Carolina, United States of America
Deep Gap, Watauga County, North Carolina, United States of America
1941
21 May 1941
Age 84
Death of Lydia Cornelia Greene Blackburn in Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina
Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1857
    Event Place: Deep Gap, Watauga County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1941
    Event Place: Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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