Richard Eugene Blackburn

1886 - 1974  (88 years)

• Name	Richard Eugene Blackburn  [1, 2]
  Birth	9 Apr 1886	Mississippi   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Sep 1974	Lamar County, Mississippi   [1]
  Notes	Mary Frances Fisher Smith has in her notes a copy of an affidavit by Richard Eugene Blackburn. She writes that deposition was signed on April 23, 1963, and witnessed by Paul V. Draughn and H. J. Love. She said that all efforts to locate the original deposition have been in vain. It is not known which of the families he mentioned were trying to verify information, or for what purpose the deposition was prepared. He stated that his father was Irvin Armstrong Blackburn, son of Ferdinand Boon Blackburn and Sarah Elizabeth Tyner, and that his mother was Amanda Jane McGrew was the daughter of William McGrew and Dorinda Lott. William McGrew was born in Covington Co, Mississippi about 1815. He was the son of John (Jack) McGrew. Later, he states that "Ferdinand's father was Gabriel Blackburn, a veteran of the War of 1812, who is buried on his old home place on Highway 13, near Columbia, Mississippi. This place is now owned by a Mr. Polk, an electrician." (Research): Census Listings: 1920 Census Mississippi, Lamar County, Beat Three Enumerated 30 January 1920 SD 6 ED 100 Sheet 46 A Stamped 74 186-189 Blackburn, Eugene Head M W 34 M Miss Miss Miss Log Cutter Timber Camp Blackburn, Hattie Wf F W 24 M Miss Miss Miss Blackburn, Lester Son M W 7 S Miss Miss Miss
  Person ID	I2517	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Irvin Armstrong Blackburn,   b. 17 Sep 1841, Marion County, Mississippi d. 10 Mar 1928, Lamar County, Mississippi (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Amanda "Mandy" Jane McGrew,   b. Apr 1844, Marion County, Mississippi d. Abt 1935, Lamar County, Mississippi (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	Dec 1865	Perry County, Mississippi
  Documents » Slide Show		Blackburn, Irvin and Amanda McGrew Family History, Page 1 of 3 Letter detailing family history, and proposing that Richard Eugene Blackburn prepare an affidavit of his recollection of his family history
  		Blackburn, Irvin and Amanda McGrew Family History, Page 2 of 3 Richard Eugene Blackburn Affidavit of the makeup of his family
  		Blackburn, Irvin and Amanda McGrew Family History, page 3 of 3 Richard Eugene Blackburn Affidavit of the makeup of his family
  Family ID	F1571	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susan Addie Nobles,   b. 1 Jun 1894
  Marriage	15 Oct 1910	Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi   [1]
  Children	1. Lester W. Blackburn,   b. 15 Aug 1912, Mississippi d. 29 Nov 1974, Lamar County, Mississippi (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F1595	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2010

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 Apr 1886 - Mississippi Marriage - 15 Oct 1910 - Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi Death - 25 Sep 1974 - Lamar County, Mississippi  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Blackburn, Irvin and Amanda McGrew Family History, Page 2 of 3 Richard Eugene Blackburn Affidavit of the makeup of his family
  		Blackburn, Irvin and Amanda McGrew Family History, page 3 of 3 Richard Eugene Blackburn Affidavit of the makeup of his family

  
  

• 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). [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Mississippi, Covington County, Beat 3 Enumerated 21 Jun 1900 SD 6 ED 14 Sheet 18A Stamped 264 285-285 (Reliability: 3). [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Mississippi, Covington County, Beat 3 Enumerated 21 Jun 1900 SD 6 ED 14 Sheet 18A Stamped 264 285-285 Shws Jan 1887 Mississippi (Reliability: 3).