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Martha Elsie Blackwell 1876–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Oct 1876

Birth Location: Jefferson, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 22 April 1959

Death Location: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: John Blackwell

Mother: Eliza Gossett

Spouse(s): John Lewis

Children(s): Henry Lewis, Edna Lewis, Felix Lewis, James Jr, John Lewis, Nellie Lewis, William Lewis

Martha Elsie Blackwell was born in 1876 in Jefferson, Alabama, United States, the child of John Wesley Blackwell And Eliza Jane Gossett. In 1880, Martha Elsie Blackwell resided in Beat 11, Lamar, Alabama, USA. In 1897, Martha Elsie Blackwell resided in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Martha Elsie Blackwell married John Admiral Lewis, and had children including Edna Elsie Lewis, Felix Wayne Lewis, Henry E Lewis, James Admiral Lewis Jr, John Luther Lewis, Nellie Jane Lewis, William Hoyt Lewis. Martha Elsie Blackwell passed away in 1959 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Martha Elsie Blackwell was born in 1876 in Jefferson, Alabama, United States, the child of John Wesley Blackwell And Eliza Jane Gossett.
  • In 1880, Martha Elsie Blackwell resided in Beat 11, Lamar, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1897, Martha Elsie Blackwell resided in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
  • Martha Elsie Blackwell married John Admiral Lewis, and had children including Edna Elsie Lewis, Felix Wayne Lewis, Henry E Lewis, James Admiral Lewis Jr, John Luther Lewis, Nellie Jane Lewis, William Hoyt Lewis.
  • Martha Elsie Blackwell passed away in 1959 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Blackwell
1845–1916
Birth Location: Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States
JB
Eliza Gossett
1844–1927
Birth Location: Floyd, Georgia, United States
EG

Spouses(s)

John Lewis
1871–1936
Birth Location: Ala
JL

Children(s)

Henry Lewis
1896–1897
Birth Location: Jefferson Cty, AL
HL
Edna Lewis
1898–1960
Birth Location: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
EL
Felix Lewis
1900–1963
Birth Location: Jefferson Cty, AL
FL
James Jr
1907–1979
Birth Location: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
JJ
John Lewis
1903–1905
Birth Location: Jefferson Cty, AL
JL
Nellie Lewis
1904–1972
Birth Location: Birmingham, AL, USA
NL
William Lewis
1910–1985
Birth Location: North Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
WL

Martha Blackwell's Ancestors

Self
Martha Blackwell
1876–1959
Birth Place: Jefferson, Alabama, United States
Parents
John Wesley Blackwell
1845–1916
Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States
Eliza (Jane) Gossett
1844–1927
Floyd, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Jonathan (Samuel Hartwell) Blackwell
1808–1888
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Susana (Crowell Jane) Littlejohn
1809–1891
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Blackwell
1767–1830
Susanna Pope
1769–
Eli Littlejohn
1740–1815
Susanna Fourd
1762–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Blackwell
1742–1830
SARAH BALL
1746–
Thomas POPE
1740–
Mary Greene
1742–
Thomas Littlejohn
1720–

Martha Blackwell's Descendants

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Martha (Elsie) Blackwell (25 Oct 1876–22 April 1959) m. John (Admiral) Lewis (1 Apr 1871–11 Apr 1936)
  1. 1. Henry (E) Lewis 1896–1897
  2. 2. Edna (Elsie) Lewis 1898–1960 m. Homer (Cruse) Berry 1896–1944
    1. 1. Elizabeth Berry 1925–1925
  3. 3. Felix (Wayne) Lewis 1900–1963 m. Eleanor (Mary) Gray 1902–1983
    1. 1. Felix (Wayne Lewis) Jr 1923–1977 m. Eleanor (Robson) Mabry 1923–
    2. 2. Mary (Evelyn Lewis) Benton 1923– m. Harold (Travis) Benton 1921–2010
    3. 3. Joan Lewis 1928–2013 m. Robert (Bluford Lawson) Jr 1925–1999 m. William McDaniel 1926–2006
  4. 4. James (Admiral Lewis) Jr 1907–1979 m. Isabella (Venable) Caldwell 1910–1999
    1. 1. Beverly (Carrington) Lewis 1934–2008 m. Robert (Wesley) White 1928–2013
  5. 5. John (Luther) Lewis 1903–1905
  6. 6. Nellie (Jane) Lewis 1904–1972 m. Daniel (Hugh Dothard) Sr 1897–1971
    1. 1. Daniel (Hugh Dothard) Jr 1929–1998 m. Frances (Evelyn) Fountain 1929–2005
    2. 2. John (Jennings Dothard) USN 1934–2010
    3. 3. Joseph (Robert) Dothard 1937–2002 m. Masa (Allene Kelley Dothard Sheridan) Bishop 1938–1996
  7. 7. William (Hoyt) Lewis 1910–1985 m. Lucy (Virginia) Edge 1919–2004

Martha Blackwell's Timeline

11 Records

1876
25 Oct 1876
Birth of Martha Elsie Blackwell in Jefferson, Alabama, United States
Jefferson, Alabama, United States
1880
1880
Age 4
Martha Elsie Blackwell resided here in Beat 11, Lamar, Alabama, USA
Beat 11, Lamar, Alabama, USA
1897
1897
Age 21
Martha Elsie Blackwell resided here in Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 24
Martha Elsie Blackwell resided here in Precinct 7, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Precinct 7, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1906
1906
Age 30
Martha Elsie Blackwell resided here in Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 34
Martha Elsie Blackwell resided here in Birmingham Ward 13, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham Ward 13, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 54
Martha Elsie Blackwell resided here in Birmingham, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 59
Martha Elsie Blackwell resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 64
Martha Elsie Blackwell resided here in Precinct 50, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Precinct 50, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 74
Martha Elsie Blackwell resided here in Mount Olive, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Mount Olive, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1959
22 April 1959
Age 83
Death of Martha Elsie Blackwell in Yellowbluff, Alabama, United States
Yellowbluff, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1876
    Event Place: Jefferson, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 11, Lamar, Alabama; Roll: 17; Family History Film: 1254017; Page: 632A; Enumeration District: 134; Image: 0581

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Beat 11, Lamar, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 11, Lamar, Alabama; Roll: 17; Family History Film: 1254017; Page: 632A; Enumeration District: 134; Image: 0581

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1897
    Event Place: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Precinct 7, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Precinct 7, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 20; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0090; FHL microfilm: 1240020

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1906
    Event Place: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Birmingham Ward 13, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Birmingham Ward 13, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T624_19; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0086; FHL microfilm: 1374032

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Birmingham, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 2339763

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00046; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 37-130

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Precinct 50, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00046; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 37-130

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Mount Olive, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Mount Olive, Jeffers

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1959
    Event Place: Birmingham, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Birmingham News - 22 Apr 1959 - Page 35, 22 Apr 1959

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 2628 3 fith Avenue .
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Birmingham News; Publication Date: 22 Apr 1959; Publication Place: Birmingham, Alabama, USA; ,0.76757485,0.49545026,0.8365998&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 April 1959
    Event Place: Yellowbluff, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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