Alexander S. Blackburn

Abt 1797 - 1863  (~ 66 years)

• Name	Alexander S. Blackburn  [1, 2]
  Birth	Abt 1797	Tennessee   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Feb 1863	St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana   [1]
  Notes	Mary Frances Smith Fisher shows that he servied in Pvt. L. C. Griffith's Co, Louisiana Militia during the War of 1812, enlisting on Oct. 29, 1814 and being discharged on 24 Mar 1815. She also notes that the family can be found on the Marion County, Mississippi census in 1830 and 1840, and in Washington Parish, LA in 1850. His widow, Martha. applied for a pension based on his service during the War of 1812. He was shown as marrying Martha on 18 Jun 1820. He enlisted for the war on 29 Oct 1814, and was discharged on 24 mar 1815. He died in St. Tammany Parish, LA on 2 Feb 1863. Martha died in 1889. The Pension number is WC 30613, the Bounty Land Number 39669 80 50 and 10809 80 55. He sold a tract of land on 27 Mar 1817 to James Scott Jrs. in East Feliciana Parish (Notorial Records, Book A, Page 319, East Feliciana Parish, Clinton, LA). Book B, page 30, of the West Feliciana Parish Notorial Records, St. Francisville, LA, shows that he and his wife Marry Ann sold property to John Randolph. Bettye Bragg Wagstaff showed him as born in Feliciana Parish, LA, which contradicts the census information of Tennessee. (Research): Census Listings: 1850 Census Louisiana, Washington Parish Enumerated 4 Nov 1850 286-286 A. S. Blackburn 54 M Far 100 Tenn Martha Blackburn 52 F SC Susan Blackburn 12 F Miss
  Person ID	I2598	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Gabriel Blackburn,   b. Abt 1769, Sampson County, North Carolina d. Abt 1848, Sabine County, Texas (Age ~ 79 years)
  Mother	Frances Tyner,   b. Abt 1768, South Carolina d. 15 Jul 1853, DeWitt County, Texas (Age ~ 85 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1790	Georgetown District, South Carolina   [1]
  Family ID	F695	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Ann Horton,   b. Bef 1798   d. Aft 1819, Marion County, Mississippi (Age ~ 22 years)
  Marriage	18 Mar 1814	Wilkinson County, Mississippi   [1]
  	Their daughters, Artimicia and Matilda, appear to have been married on the same day, 9 Jan 1839, in Marion County, Mississippi, to John Bryant and John Thornhill, respectively.
  Children	1. Artimicia Blackburn,   b. Abt 1815, Feliciana Parish, Louisiana d. Yes, date unknown   2. Matilda Blackburn,   b. Abt 1817, Feliciana Parish, Louisiana d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1634	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2010

  
  

  Family 2	Martha Cole,   b. 4 Jul 1798, South Carolina d. 18 Apr 1889, Sabine County, Texas (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	17 Jun 1820	Marion County, Mississippi   [1]
  	Marion County, Mississippi, Marriage Record Book "A" 1812-1824 Bondsmen were John Cole and Gabriel Blackburn
  Children	1. Susan Francis Blackburn,   b. 8 May 1838, Marion County, Mississippi d. 4 Dec 1924, Texas (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F1635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2012

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1797 - Tennessee Marriage - 18 Mar 1814 - Wilkinson County, Mississippi Marriage - 17 Jun 1820 - Marion County, Mississippi Death - 2 Feb 1863 - St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S451] Wagstaff, Bettye Bragg-Family Researcher [bfwag@jas.net], Correspondence and Family Group Sheets dated August 1995 exchanged between Bettye Bragg Wagstaff of Bronson, Texas and Mary Frances Smith Fisher of Jackson, Mississippi, copies in files of Melinda McLemore Strong of San Antonio, Texas (Reliability: 3). [S144] 1850 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1850 Federal Census.), Louisiana, Washington Parish Enumerated 4 Nov 1850 286-286 (Reliability: 3).