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Sarah Ann Melissa CONYERS 1826–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 JUN 1826

Birth Location: Carlisle, Nicholas, KY

Death Date: 3 JUN 1907

Death Location: Maplewood Cemetery; Clatskanie, Columbia, OR

Father: Enoch CONYERS

Mother: Mary WEST

Spouse(s): Merritt BLACKFORD

Children(s): John BLACKFORD, Emma Blackford, George Blackford, Allen Blackford, Enoch Blackford

The story of Sarah Ann Melissa CONYERS began in 1826 in Carlisle, Nicholas, KY. In 1850, Sarah Ann Melissa CONYERS was recorded in the census in Quincy, Adams, IL. Sarah Ann Melissa CONYERS married Merritt Blackford, and had children including Allen West Blackford, Emma Amanda Blackford, Enoch Conyers Blackford, George L Blackford, John Merritt Blackford. Sarah Ann Melissa CONYERS passed away in 1907 in Maplewood Cemetery; Clatskanie, Columbia, OR.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Ann Melissa CONYERS began in 1826 in Carlisle, Nicholas, KY.
  • In 1850, Sarah Ann Melissa CONYERS was recorded in the census in Quincy, Adams, IL.
  • Sarah Ann Melissa CONYERS married Merritt Blackford, and had children including Allen West Blackford, Emma Amanda Blackford, Enoch Conyers Blackford, George L Blackford, John Merritt Blackford.
  • Sarah Ann Melissa CONYERS passed away in 1907 in Maplewood Cemetery; Clatskanie, Columbia, OR.

Immediate Family

Parents

Enoch CONYERS
1799–1849
Birth Location: Wyoming, Bath, Kentucky, USA
EC
Mary WEST
1803–1833
Birth Location: , Bath, KY
MW

Spouses(s)

Merritt BLACKFORD
1821–1863
Birth Location: Lebanon, Warren, Ohio, USA
MB

Children(s)

John BLACKFORD
1847–1936
Birth Location: , Nicholas, KY
JB
Emma Blackford
1845–1880
Birth Location: IL
EB
George Blackford
1858–1943
Birth Location: IL
GB
Allen Blackford
1856–1927
Birth Location: Quincy, Adams, IL
AB
Enoch Blackford
1849–1908
Birth Location: IL
EB

Sarah CONYERS's Ancestors

Self
Sarah CONYERS
1826–1907
Birth Place: Carlisle, Nicholas, KY
Parents
Enoch CONYERS
1799–1849
Wyoming, Bath, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Williams) WEST
1803–1833
, Bath, KY
Grandparents
Isaac (Newton) CONYERS
1765–1845
, Fauquier, VA
Susannah HORNBACK
1768–1808
Romney, Hampshire Co. VA USA
Amos (WEST) SR
1766–1859
Baltimore Hundred, Sussex Co., DE
Elizabeth (Betsy) ROBBINS
1771–1840
MD
Great-Grandparents
Samuel CONYERS
1719–1815
Kesiah Sparks
1735–1843
Simon HORNBACK
1735–1800
Margaret ALKIRE
1740–1801
Elijah WEST
1738–1791
Mary WILLIAMS
1740–1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Dennis CONYERS
1690–1755
Margaret THORNHILL
1678–1741
William SPARKS
–1788
Jacobus HORNBACK
1700–1757
Anna HELM
1711–1745
Johann Sr.
1700–1796
Hilda Alkire
1708–1800
George WEST
1699–1756
Sarah LOWE
1700–1761
Thomas WILLIAMS
1676–1764
Mary WOMACK
1708–1771

Sarah CONYERS's Descendants

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Sarah (Ann Melissa) CONYERS (26 JUN 1826–3 JUN 1907) m. Merritt BLACKFORD (22 Oct 1821–15 Jul 1863)
  1. 1. John (Merritt) BLACKFORD 1847–1936 m. Mary (Ann) SIMPSON 1855–1916
    1. 1. Cora (Pearl) BLACKFORD 1877–1968 m. Frank (J) KRAFT 1876–1916 m. John (Francis) Kenney 1880–1918 m. Jesse (E) Cook 1883–
      1. 1. Virginia (Lucille) KRAFT 1913–1983 m. Stanley (Thomas) GREENUP 1908–1981
        1. 1. Carole (Karene) GREENUP 1938–2007
      2. 2. John (Merritt) Kraft 1903–1961 m. Mary (Caroline) Monroe 1908–1970
        1. 1. Frank (Merritt) Kraft 1931–1982 m. Arla (Mae) Grinolds 1936–2008
        2. 2. Ronald (Layne) Kraft 1940–2010
      3. 3. Loren (Noel) Kraft 1905–1991 m. Edith (Marjorie) Rennaker 1915–1997 m. Lula (Marie) Kyle 1907–1968
        1. 1. Loren (Eugene) Kraft 1930–2003 m. Patsy (Ann) Robinson 1935–2015 m. Violet (Lea) Peters 1936–2018
      4. 4. Frank (Gottleib) Kraft 1907–1975 m. Edna (Jane) Carmichael 1914–1990
        1. 1. Jerry (Allen) Kraft 1940–1940
        2. 2. Ardis (Elaine) Kraft 1943–1943
        3. 3. Lorelei (Jean) Kraft 1939–2012 m. Elmer (Cleo) Barringer 1932–1985 m. Paul (Wagner) Young 1925–1992
      5. 5. Charles (Leroy) Kraft 1909–1993
      6. 6. Marjorie (Iola) Kraft 1915–1999
    2. 2. William Blackford 1880–1880
    3. 3. Harry (Allen) Blackford 1882–1923
    4. 4. Idamae (B) Blackford 1885–1975 m. Newell (Underwood) Carpenter 1869–1957
    5. 5. Lois (Iola) Blackford 1898–1920
    6. 6. Charles (M) Blackford 1875–1892
  2. 2. Emma (Amanda) Blackford 1845–1880 m. Horace Ludwig 1845–1870
    1. 1. Oscar (J) Ludwig 1864–1925
    2. 2. William (N) Ludwig 1866–
    3. 3. John (H) Ludwig 1869–
  3. 3. George (L) Blackford 1858–1943 m. Ida (Estelle) Stanard 1861–1947
  4. 4. Allen (West) Blackford 1856–1927 m. Elizabeth (Olive) Bortz 1861–1950
    1. 1. Olive (Edith) Blackford 1887–1922
    2. 2. Clarence (Albert) Blackford 1892–1956
    3. 3. Sarah (Jane "Sadie") Blackford 1895–1966 m. Harry (Gordon King) Sr 1887–1957
      1. 1. Jane (Elizabeth) King 1917–2012 m. William (B) Worden 1923– m. Tillman (Bennett) Johnson 1913–2000 m. Clifford (Earl) LeBeau 1917–1985
        1. 1. Gordon (Bennett) Johnson 1941–1995
      2. 2. Doris (M) King 1925–2008 m. Lennart (J) Lindberg 1911–1973 m. Walter (W) MacKay 1924–1991 m. James (Branch) Overstreet 1920–1961
        1. 1. Wendy (L) Overstreet 1947–2022
        2. 2. Steven (Alan) Overstreet 1950–1994 m. Teri (Lee) Stone 1950–2017
      3. 3. Harry (Gordan King) Jr 1929–2017 m. Terry Smith 1931–2013
    4. 4. Emma (Myrtle) Blackford 1896–1948 m. Fred (Ellsworth) Barnes 1893–1967
      1. 1. Dorothey (Jean) Barnes 1921–2010 m. Eldred (Leroy "Doc") Wright 1917–1978
      2. 2. Ronald (Earl) Barnes 1930–2002
    5. 5. Lester (Bortz) Blackford 1902–1982 m. Lois (L.) Kime 1908–1994 m. Bertha (Marie) Madson 1906–2005
      1. 1. Infant Blackford 1932–1932
      2. 2. Janice (M) Blackford 1929–2010 m. Samuel (B) Ragsdale 1933–1962
    6. 6. John (Merritt) Blackford 1905–1982 m. Edrie (Marion) Carlson 1909–1997
      1. 1. Allan (Edward) Blackford 1928–2005 m. Beverley (Jane) Rasmussen 1938–1988
  5. 5. Enoch (Conyers) Blackford 1849–1908 m. Ida (May) Bartholomew 1857–1895
    1. 1. Margaret (S) Blackford 1881–1920 m. Alfred (Hardy) Hilliard 1879–1943
      1. 1. Lawrence (Harry) Hilliard 1917–1974 m. June (Doris) Graybill 1922–2000 m. Martha (Ruth) Cook(Clements) 1917–1977
        1. 1. Sharon (Ann) Hilliard 1946–1946
      2. 2. Robert (Theodore) Hilliard 1918–
    2. 2. Mabel(phyllis) (C) Blackford 1883–1966 m. Joseph (Bailey) Haggin 1890–1973 m. Ethan (Fay Van) Ness 1885–1908
    3. 3. Theodore (S) Blackford 1886–1910
    4. 4. Enoch (Murray) Blackford 1887–1957 m. Helen Walsh 1889–1982 m. Josie (Mae) Reddick 1889–1968 m. Eleanor 1893–
      1. 1. Loran (Rennald) Blackford 1911–1994 m. Lucille (Winifred) Conner 1915–2007
      2. 2. Donna (Mae) Blackford 1913–1997 m. Robert (James) Williams 1911–1995 m. Howard (George) Jacobsen 1911–1974
    5. 5. Alice (Florence) Blackford 1889–1971 m. Harry (Willard) Kyser 1886–1965
      1. 1. Winifred (Marie) Kyser 1910–1981
      2. 2. Wanda (Mae Kyser) (roney) 1908–1988
    6. 6. Merritt (Barnett) Blackford 1893–1974 m. Eleanor (Grace) Bryans 1896–1974
      1. 1. Vernon (Barnett) Blackford 1920–2002 m. Jean (Harcus) Middlemiss 1922–1976
      2. 2. Versa (Lois) Blackford 1922–2004 m. Harold (Ernest) Stuart 1918–1980
      3. 3. Bryan (Forest) Blackford 1917–1978 m. Mary (Margaret) Sisson 1918–1987

Sarah CONYERS's Timeline

12 Records

1826
26 JUN 1826
Birth of Sarah Ann Melissa CONYERS in Carlisle, Nicholas, KY
Carlisle, Nicholas, KY
1844
9 Oct 1844
Age 18
Sarah Ann Melissa CONYERS was married in Adams, Illinois
Adams, Illinois
1850
1850
Age 24
Sarah Ann Melissa CONYERS appeared in census in Quincy, Adams, IL
Quincy, Adams, IL
1850
1850
Age 24
Sarah Ann Melissa CONYERS resided here in Quincy Middle Ward, Adams, Illinois, USA
Quincy Middle Ward, Adams, Illinois, USA
1860
1860
Age 34
Sarah Ann Melissa CONYERS appeared in census in Clarksville, Pike, MO
Clarksville, Pike, MO
1860
1860
Age 34
Sarah Ann Melissa CONYERS resided here in Clarksville, Clarksville, Pike, Missouri, USA
Clarksville, Clarksville, Pike, Missouri, USA
1870
1870
Age 44
Sarah Ann Melissa CONYERS appeared in census in Sharpsburg, Bath, KY
Sharpsburg, Bath, KY
1880
1880
Age 54
Sarah Ann Melissa CONYERS appeared in census in Millersburg, Bourbon, KY
Millersburg, Bourbon, KY
1880
1880
Age 54
Sarah Ann Melissa CONYERS resided here in Millersburg, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA
Millersburg, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA
1890
Jun 1890
Age 64
Sarah Ann Melissa CONYERS resided here in Clatskanie, Columbia, Oregon, USA
Clatskanie, Columbia, Oregon, USA
1900
1900
Age 74
Sarah Ann Melissa CONYERS appeared in census in Clatskanie, Columbia, OR
Clatskanie, Columbia, OR
1907
3 JUN 1907
Age 81
Death of Sarah Ann Melissa CONYERS in OR
OR

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 JUN 1826
    Event Place: Carlisle, Nicholas, KY
    Record Source: US Census 1900; Clatskanie, Columbia, OR, 10b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1844
    Event Place: Adams, Illinois
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1790-1860

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Quincy, Adams, IL

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Quincy Middle Ward, Adams, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Clarksville, Pike, MO

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Clarksville, Clarksville, Pike, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Clarksville, Pike, Missouri; Page: 361

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Sharpsburg, Bath, KY

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Millersburg, Bourbon, KY

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Millersburg, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Millersburg, Bourbon, Kentucky; Roll: 403; Page: 75C; Enumeration District: 019

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Jun 1890
    Event Place: Clatskanie, Columbia, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Vet

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Clatskanie, Columbia, OR

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 JUN 1907
    Event Place: OR
    Record Source: World Family Tree, Vol 23, 658

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Maplewood Cemetery; Clatskanie, Columbia, OR
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