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William Royal Blackshear

Male 1877 - Aft 1918  (41 years)


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  • Name William Royal Blackshear  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 20 Aug 1877  Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death Aft 1918  France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • (Research):There is a historical marker in Jasper Texas which lists, among others, Maj. W. R. Blackshear, who fell in World War I.

      http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMA02K_Jasper_County

      The book, "Newton County Nuggets" also mentions "Captain W. R. Blackshear's Company in Jasper, Texas" which was sent to France during the First World War.
    Person ID I43237  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 30 May 2013 

    Father William Royal "W. R." Blackshear, M. D.,   b. 26 Jan 1850, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Nov 1930, Chireno, Nacogdoches County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Liza Fannie Blunt,   b. Abt 1856, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage Bef 1878 
    Family ID F12895  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 20 Aug 1877 - Newton County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Aft 1918 - France Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S308] 1880 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005., (1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ? Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls. This database is an index to 50 million individuals enumerated in the 1880 United States Federal Census. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, occupation, relationship to the head of household, race, sex, age at last birthday, marital status, place of birth, parents? place of birth. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1880 Federal Census.), Texas, Jasper County Enumerated 30 Jun 1880 Page 52D SD 1 ED 37 416-419 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1594] Davis, Richard Ervin "Davis-not a tree but a forest" Ver. 2013-03-26 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=red53, (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=red53).

    3. [S1592] Newton Historical Commission, Pauline Hines, Compiler "Newton County Nuggets: A Collection of True Stories By Newton County Folk" (Nortex Press, A Division of Eakin Publications, Inc, Austin, Texas, published in 1986), p. 343 (Reliability: 3).