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Pleasant Franklin Blackburn 1848–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Apr 1848

Birth Location: Middleton, Marion, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 7 Aug 1917

Death Location: Orchardville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Andrew Blackburn

Mother: Frances Edding

Spouse(s): Caroline Blackburn

Children(s): Effie Shelton, Minnie Leathers, Thomas Blackburn, Infant Blackburn

In 1848, Pleasant Franklin Blackburn entered the world in Middleton, Marion, Illinois, United States, born to Andrew Thomas Blackburn And Frances Edding. In 1850, Pleasant Franklin Blackburn resided in District 11, Marion, Illinois, USA. Pleasant Franklin Blackburn married Caroline Blackburn, and had children including Effie Amanda Shelton, Infant Daughter Blackburn, Minnie Leathers, Thomas Bright Blackburn. Pleasant Franklin Blackburn passed away in 1917 in Orchardville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1848, Pleasant Franklin Blackburn entered the world in Middleton, Marion, Illinois, United States, born to Andrew Thomas Blackburn And Frances Edding.
  • In 1850, Pleasant Franklin Blackburn resided in District 11, Marion, Illinois, USA.
  • Pleasant Franklin Blackburn married Caroline Blackburn, and had children including Effie Amanda Shelton, Infant Daughter Blackburn, Minnie Leathers, Thomas Bright Blackburn.
  • Pleasant Franklin Blackburn passed away in 1917 in Orchardville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Pleasant Blackburn's Ancestors

Self
Pleasant Blackburn
1848–1917
Birth Place: Middleton, Marion, Illinois, United States
Parents
Andrew Thomas Blackburn
1816–1889
Cherokee, Washington, Tennessee, United States
Frances Edding
1811–1887
North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
John Blackburn
1755–1850
Warren, Tennessee, USA
Elsie (Roberts) Pruitt
1757–
British Colonial America
John. (H) Eddings
1781–1842
Warren Co, TN
Frances (Elizabeth) Weaver
1784–1841
Cherokee Land, GA, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Sr.
1718–1791
Mary Waggoner
1721–1791
John Eddings
1755–1818
Zilphia
1767–1825
Dave Weaver
1760–1835
Jenny Burges
1766–1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Archibald Blackburn
1681–1749
Margaret Wilson
1684–1749
William Eddings
1722–1781
Chief Weaver
1740–1824
Annia Garmany
1744–1834

Pleasant Blackburn's Descendants

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Pleasant (Franklin) Blackburn (24 Apr 1848–7 Aug 1917) m. Caroline Blackburn (17 October 1854–12 September 1885)
  1. 1. Effie (Amanda) Shelton 1881–1926
  2. 2. Minnie Leathers 1878–1916
  3. 3. Thomas (Bright) Blackburn 1875–1951
  4. 4. Infant (Daughter) Blackburn 1885–1885

Pleasant Blackburn's Timeline

4 Records

1848
24 Apr 1848
Birth of Pleasant Franklin Blackburn in Middleton, Marion, Illinois, United States
Middleton, Marion, Illinois, United States
1850
1850
Age 2
Pleasant Franklin Blackburn resided here in District 11, Marion, Illinois, USA
District 11, Marion, Illinois, USA
1917
6 Aug 1917
Age 69
Death of Pleasant Franklin Blackburn in Wayne City, Wayne, Illinois, United States
Wayne City, Wayne, Illinois, United States
1917
7 Aug 1917
Age 69
Burial of Pleasant Franklin Blackburn in Orchardville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States of America
Orchardville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1848
    Event Place: Middleton, Marion, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 11, Marion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1917
    Event Place: Wayne City, Wayne, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1917
    Event Place: Orchardville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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