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Tennessee "Tennie" C. Blackburn 1881–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Dec 1881

Birth Location: Roane County, Tennessee

Death Date: 9 Oct 1969

Death Location: Clyde, Haywood, North Carolina, USA

Father: Alfred Blackburn

Mother: Nancy Pickel

Spouse(s): Eric Meares

Children(s): Leroy Mears

In 1881, Tennessee "Tennie" C. Blackburn entered the world in Roane County, Tennessee, born to Alfred Paul Blackburn And Nancy Ann Pickel. Tennessee "Tennie" C. Blackburn married Eric Leyton Meares, and had children including Leroy Mears. Tennessee "Tennie" C. Blackburn passed away in 1969 in Clyde, Haywood, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1881, Tennessee "Tennie" C. Blackburn entered the world in Roane County, Tennessee, born to Alfred Paul Blackburn And Nancy Ann Pickel.
  • Tennessee "Tennie" C. Blackburn married Eric Leyton Meares, and had children including Leroy Mears.
  • Tennessee "Tennie" C. Blackburn passed away in 1969 in Clyde, Haywood, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alfred Blackburn
1857–1920
Birth Location: Roane County, Kingston, TN.
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Nancy Pickel
1853–1917
Birth Location: Roane County, Kingston, TN.
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Spouses(s)

Eric Meares
1881–1934
Birth Location: Falls County, Texas
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Children(s)

Leroy Mears
1917–1996
Birth Location: Sanderson, Terrell County, Texas, USA
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Tennessee Blackburn's Ancestors

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Tennessee Blackburn
1881–1969
Birth Place: Roane County, Tennessee
Parents
Alfred "Paul" Blackburn
1857–1920
Roane County, Kingston, TN.
Nancy (Ann) Pickel
1853–1917
Roane County, Kingston, TN.
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Tennessee Blackburn's Descendants

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Tennessee ("Tennie" C.) Blackburn (2 Dec 1881–9 Oct 1969) m. Eric (Leyton) Meares (12 Jul 1881–19 Jun 1934)
  1. 1. Leroy Mears 1917–1996 m. Velma (Juanita) Swanger 1926–1991
    1. 1. Sgt (Michael Ross) Mears 1950–2024

Tennessee Blackburn's Timeline

2 Records

1881
2 Dec 1881
Birth of Tennessee "Tennie" C. Blackburn in Roane County, Tennessee
Roane County, Tennessee
1969
9 Oct 1969
Age 88
Death of Tennessee "Tennie" C. Blackburn in Clyde, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
Clyde, Haywood, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1881
    Event Place: Roane County, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1969
    Event Place: Clyde, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
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