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Myra Belle Blackwell 1869–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Dec 1869

Birth Location: Shelby, AL, USA

Death Date: 22 Sep 1956

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

Father: Thomas Blackwell

Mother: Mary Finch

Spouse(s): William Kellum

Children(s): William Kellum, George Kellum, Alice Kellum

Myra Belle Blackwell was born in 1869 in Shelby, AL, USA, the child of Thomas Crowell Blackwell And Mary Jane Finch. In 1870, Myra Belle Blackwell resided in Beat 14, Shelby, Alabama, USA. In 1880, Myra Belle Blackwell resided in , Jefferson, Alabama, USA. Myra Belle Blackwell married William Graham Kellum, and had children including Alice Kellum, George Alston Kellum, William Lewis Kellum. Myra Belle Blackwell passed away in 1956 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Myra Belle Blackwell was born in 1869 in Shelby, AL, USA, the child of Thomas Crowell Blackwell And Mary Jane Finch.
  • In 1870, Myra Belle Blackwell resided in Beat 14, Shelby, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1880, Myra Belle Blackwell resided in , Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
  • Myra Belle Blackwell married William Graham Kellum, and had children including Alice Kellum, George Alston Kellum, William Lewis Kellum.
  • Myra Belle Blackwell passed away in 1956 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Blackwell
1840–1903
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Mary Finch
1841–1871
Birth Location: SC, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Kellum
1866–1942
Birth Location: Jackson, Georgia
WK

Children(s)

William Kellum
1896–1919
Birth Location: Shelby, AL, USA
WK
George Kellum
1892–1955
Birth Location: Adamsville, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
GK
Alice Kellum
1890–1915
Birth Location: Shelby, AL, USA
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Myra Blackwell's Ancestors

Self
Myra Blackwell
1869–1956
Birth Place: Shelby, AL, USA
Parents
Thomas Crowell Blackwell
1840–1903
North Carolina, United States
Mary (Jane) Finch
1841–1871
SC, USA
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–

Myra Blackwell's Descendants

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Myra (Belle) Blackwell (12 Dec 1869–22 Sep 1956) m. William (Graham) Kellum (16 Aug 1866–3 Mar 1942)
  1. 1. William (Lewis) Kellum 1896–1919
  2. 2. George (Alston) Kellum 1892–1955 m. Mary (Henrietta) Taylor 1891–1930 m. Mattie (K) Kellum 1909–1989
    1. 1. William (Lee) Kellum 1923–1995 m. Annie Lelievere 1925–2010
    2. 2. Myra (Rose) Kellum 1928–1991 m. James (Broughten) Whatley 1920–2004
    3. 3. Ruth (Alice) Kellum 1915–1991 m. Donald (Whitney) Orton 1910–
      1. 1. Graham (Whitney) Orton 1946–2021
    4. 4. George (Albert) Kellum 1916–1986 m. Ruby (Belle) East 1926–1999
    5. 5. Sammy (Louise) Kellum 1920–2002 m. Willis (Basil) Stark 1916–
      1. 1. Jack (Michael) Stark 1942–1996
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Jane "Betty") Kellum 1925–2018 m. James (William Horne Stewart) Sr 1923–1987
    7. 7. Edith (Jean) Kellum 1935–1937
  3. 3. Alice Kellum 1890–1915

Myra Blackwell's Timeline

11 Records

1869
12 Dec 1869
Birth of Myra Belle Blackwell in Shelby, AL, USA
Shelby, AL, USA
1870
1870
Age 1
Myra Belle Blackwell resided here in Beat 14, Shelby, Alabama, USA
Beat 14, Shelby, Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 11
Myra Belle Blackwell resided here in , Jefferson, Alabama, USA
, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 31
Myra Belle Blackwell resided here in Helena, Shelby, Alabama, USA
Helena, Shelby, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 41
Myra Belle Blackwell resided here in Precinct 19, Shelby, Alabama, USA
Precinct 19, Shelby, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 51
Myra Belle Blackwell resided here in Coal Valley, Walker, Alabama, USA
Coal Valley, Walker, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 61
Myra Belle Blackwell resided here in Precinct 22, Precinct 22, Walker, Alabama, USA
Precinct 22, Precinct 22, Walker, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 66
Myra Belle Blackwell resided here in Parrish, Walker, Alabama
Parrish, Walker, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 71
Myra Belle Blackwell resided here in R Precinct # 22, Parrish, Walker, Alabama, USA
R Precinct # 22, Parrish, Walker, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 81
Myra Belle Blackwell resided here in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
1956
22 Sep 1956
Age 87
Death of Myra Belle Blackwell in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1869
    Event Place: Shelby, AL, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Beat 14, Shelby, Alabama; Roll: M593_39; Page: 524A; Family History Library Film: 545538

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Beat 14, Shelby, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Beat 14, Shelby, Alabama; Roll: M593_39; Page: 524A; Family History Library Film: 545538

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: , Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Helena, Shelby, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Helena, Shelby, Alabama; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0126; FHL microfilm: 1240039

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Precinct 19, Shelby, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 19, Shelby, Alabama; Roll: T624_32; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0108; FHL microfilm: 1374045

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Coal Valley, Walker, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Coal Valley, Walker, Alabama; Roll: T625_44; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 124

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 22, Precinct 22, Walker, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 22, Walker, Alabama; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 2339788

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Parrish, Walker, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Parrish, Walker, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00087; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 64-34

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: R Precinct # 22, Parrish, Walker, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Parrish, Walker, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00087; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 64-34

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1956
    Event Place: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    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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