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Reuben Blackwelder 1851–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Sep 1851

Birth Location: Olustee, Baker County, Fla

Death Date: 24 March 1918

Death Location: Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, United States of America

Father: Moses Blackwelder

Mother: Mary Blackwelder

Spouse(s): Amanda Ayers

Children(s): William Blackwelder, Joseph Blackwelder, Daisy Blackwelder, Arthur Blackwelder, Ella Blackwelder, Eugene Blackwelder

In 1851, Reuben Blackwelder entered the world in Olustee, Baker County, Fla, born to Moses Blackwelder And Mary Ann Lastinger Blackwelder. In 1860, Reuben Blackwelder resided in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA. Reuben Blackwelder married Amanda Ayers, and had children including Arthur Blackwelder, Daisy Estelle Blackwelder, Ella Blackwelder, Eugene Joshua Ej Blackwelder, Joseph Daniel Blackwelder, William Franklin Blackwelder. Reuben Blackwelder passed away in 1918 in Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1851, Reuben Blackwelder entered the world in Olustee, Baker County, Fla, born to Moses Blackwelder And Mary Ann Lastinger Blackwelder.
  • In 1860, Reuben Blackwelder resided in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA.
  • Reuben Blackwelder married Amanda Ayers, and had children including Arthur Blackwelder, Daisy Estelle Blackwelder, Ella Blackwelder, Eugene Joshua Ej Blackwelder, Joseph Daniel Blackwelder, William Franklin Blackwelder.
  • Reuben Blackwelder passed away in 1918 in Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Moses Blackwelder
1831–1881
Birth Location: Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Blackwelder
1834–1879
Birth Location: Clinch Co., Georgia
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Spouses(s)

Amanda Ayers
1856–1921
Birth Location: Florida, USA
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Children(s)

William Blackwelder
1880–1965
Birth Location: Lake City, Florida
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Joseph Blackwelder
1891–1923
Birth Location: Lake Butler FL
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Daisy Blackwelder
1885–1951
Birth Location: La Crosse, Alachua County, Florida, United States of America
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Arthur Blackwelder
1896–
Birth Location: Gainesville, Alachua, Florida, USA
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Ella Blackwelder
1883–1918
Birth Location: Florida, United States of America
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Eugene Blackwelder
1875–1937
Birth Location: Bradford Co, Florida
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Reuben Blackwelder's Ancestors

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Reuben Blackwelder
1851–1918
Birth Place: Olustee, Baker County, Fla
Parents
Moses Blackwelder
1831–1881
Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann Lastinger) Blackwelder
1834–1879
Clinch Co., Georgia
Grandparents
Jeremiah Blackwelder
1797–1870
Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Misenheimer) Lipe
1800–1870
Cabarrus, NC, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Reuben Blackwelder's Descendants

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Reuben Blackwelder (20 Sep 1851–24 March 1918) m. Amanda Ayers (Mar 1856–4 November 1921)
  1. 1. William (Franklin) Blackwelder 1880–1965 m. Mary (Cordelia) Lampp 1881–1915
    1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson) Blackwelder 1908–1991
    2. 2. Amanda (Cordelia) Blackwelder 1906–1981
    3. 3. Rosa (Lee) Blackwelder 1904–1960 m. George (Leslie) Carter 1900–1959
  2. 2. Joseph (Daniel) Blackwelder 1891–1923
  3. 3. Daisy (Estelle) Blackwelder 1885–1951 m. William (Willis) Fry 1883–1943 m. Drew (Bridgeman) Dobbins 1881–1935
    1. 1. Daisy Dobbins 1923–1969 m. Robert (Gerald) Barnard 1920–1972
    2. 2. Arthur (Alfonso) Dobbins 1904–1981 m. Minnie (Edith) Brooker 1911–
      1. 1. Lucille (Janette) Dobbins 1930–2001
      2. 2. Arthur (Alfonso Dobbins) Jr 1931–1999 m. Eddie (Bernice) Dansby 1936–2011
      3. 3. Gloria (Juanita) Dobbins 1937–2022 m. Jessie (Darrell) Davis 1936–2020
      4. 4. Edith (L) Dobbins 1928–1935
  4. 4. Arthur Blackwelder 1896–
  5. 5. Ella Blackwelder 1883–1918 m. Albert (G) Perritt 1870–
    1. 1. Ruben (A) Perritt 1903–
    2. 2. Albert (G) Perritt 1905–
  6. 6. Eugene (Joshua (EJ)) Blackwelder 1875–1937 m. Lula Phillips 1873–1968
    1. 1. Vermell Blackwelder 1901–1969
      1. 1. Joseph (Eugene) Bogart 1918–1989
    2. 2. Grace Blackwelder 1904–1986

Reuben Blackwelder's Timeline

8 Records

1851
20 Sep 1851
Birth of Reuben Blackwelder in Olustee, Baker, Florida, United States
Olustee, Baker, Florida, United States
1851
20 Sep 1851
Birth of Reuben Blackwelder in Olustee, Baker County, Fla
Olustee, Baker County, Fla
1860
1860
Age 9
Reuben Blackwelder resided here in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA
Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA
1900
1900
Age 49
Reuben Blackwelder resided here in Gainsville, Alachua, Florida, USA
Gainsville, Alachua, Florida, USA
1900
1900
Age 49
Reuben Blackwelder resided here in Precinct 7 Gainesville city, Alachua, Florida, United States
Precinct 7 Gainesville city, Alachua, Florida, United States
1910
1910
Age 59
Reuben Blackwelder resided here in Precinct 6, Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Precinct 6, Palm Beach, Florida, United States
1918
24 Mar 1918
Age 67
Death of Reuben Blackwelder in Deerfield Beach, Broward, Florida, United States
Deerfield Beach, Broward, Florida, United States
1918
24 March 1918
Age 67
Death of Reuben Blackwelder in Deerfield Beach, Broward County, Florida, United States of America
Deerfield Beach, Broward County, Florida, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1851
    Event Place: Olustee, Baker, Florida, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1851
    Event Place: Olustee, Baker County, Fla
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Gainsville, Alachua, Florida; Roll: 165; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0007
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Columbia, Florida; Roll: M653_106; Page: 188; Family History Library Film: 803106
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Columbia, Florida; Roll: M653_106; Page: 188; Family History Library Film: 803106

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Gainsville, Alachua, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Gainsville, Alachua, Florida; Roll: 165; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0007

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Precinct 7 Gainesville city, Alachua, Florida, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Precinct 6, Palm Beach, Florida, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1918
    Event Place: Deerfield Beach, Broward, Florida, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 March 1918
    Event Place: Deerfield Beach, Broward County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Delray Beach Memorial Gardens, Delray Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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