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- PLEASE NOTE: HIS Given NAME HAS BEEN SPELLED SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYSIN MULTIPLE DOCUMENTS--Greenbery, Greenberry, GreenBeary, Greenbury,but his Christian name of Hatfield and surname of Blackson have not.On his death certificate his place of birth is given as MuskingumCounty, OH., but on his military pension papers his place of birth isgiven as Harrison County, OH. It was also noted that Clay County, OH.was also given on another document. There is not a Clay County, Ohio,but there is a Clay City. Dated Apr. 2, 1915--Greenbeary claimed inhis pension papers that he was born in Gernsy Co. Ohio, and married 24May 1864 in Harrison Township, Muskingum County, Ohio (He signed hisname Greenbeary H. Blackson.). Greenbeary & Barbara's birth dates aregiven along with all of the children, plus birth dates are given alongwith some of the death dates. (The information was quoted as comingfrom a Family Bible.).
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Subject: Re: A Biographical History of Muskingum Co. Ohio-
Author: JudiannHounchell1
Date: Sunday, October 21, 2007
Classification: queries
Surnames: blackson hatfield hamler
"hello, my gr grandfather is the line from GBH Greenberry HatfieldBlackson son of Elizabeth Hatfield Hamler Blackson and MichaelBlackson. I cannot help on the Hamler side because I cannot get a leadon Michael, some of the relatives stated Michael may have been hismiddle name for instance. He was born in Maryland. John Allen was hisoldest brother and Benjamin Franklin was his twin. All were members ofthe Oddfellows. We have often wondered how Elizabeth was related tothe Hatfields? So I can provide maybe some dates. The email I havelisted is my work email but my home email is: Private" [Transcribed23 October 2007, SLJuhl, compiler--sljuhl1234@yahoo.com]
This obituary was contributed by, Angela MacLellan of Michigan,angelmac2@aol.com on the 29 January 2008 per postal mail:
"DEATH OF G.H. BLACKSON
Death came as a relief to G.H. Blackson at the family home in Goff atfive o'clock last Sunday morning. His death marks the close of a lifeof more than three quarters of a century. Mr. Blackson has been asufferer for many years of ailments that would have overcome men ofless grit and determination.
Greenberry Hatfield Blackson was born July 30, 1841, in Clay County,Ohio, and died at his home in Goff, Kansas, July 7, 1918, at the ageof nearly 76 years. His boyhood days were spent in his native stateand it was there he married on May 23, 1863 to Miss Barbara AnnSmallwood in Muskingum County. The following Spring Mr. Blacksonenlisted in the 9th Ohio Cavalry and served in the union army untilthe close of the Civil War. After the close of the war he worked inthe coal mines for a number of years. In 1885 with the wife andchildren he came to Kansas and located on a farm near Sabetha, a fewyears later to Goff. He spent one year working on the railroad andthe balance of the time has farmed in this community until he moved toGoff twenty-three years ago.
Besides the aged wife, the following children are living: John F.,who has made his home with the parents the past year; Add E. Tharpe ofNewark, Okla.; Charles of Santoy, Ohio; Lewis H. Blackson, who hasbeen in the U.S. Army for several years. The deceased children are adaughter, Mary, who died at two years of age; Wm. T., who died August14, 1907; Albert, August 20, 1905; and Maggie D. Kachelimuer (?sp),who died March 10, 1911.
Funeral services will be held (Thursday) afternoon at 2:30 from theChristian Church in Goff. Rev. George Howard will deliver the sermon. Interment will be in Fairview." [Transcribed 18 February 2008,SLJuhl, compiler]
CIVIL WAR SOURCE: http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.cfm;Greenberry Hatfield Blackson is in the same regiment as his twinbrother Benjamin Franklin Blackson. Brothers Greenberry, Benjamin,and John A. Blackson were all in the Civil War from Ohio.
Greenbery Blackson (First_Last)
Regiment Name 9 Ohio Cavalry
Side Union
Company
Soldier's Rank_In Pvt
Soldier's Rank_Out Pvt
Alternate Name Greenberry H./Blackson
Notes
Film Number M552 roll 9
9th Regiment, Ohio Cavalry
Regiment authorized October 3, 1862. Four Companies organized atZanesville, Ohio, and designated 1st Battalion. Moved to CampDennison, Ohio, December 1, 1862, and duty there till April, 1863.Moved to Lexington, Ky., April 23, 1863, thence to Manchester, Ky.,and duty there till June 15. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division,23rd Army Corps, Army Ohio, to July, 1863 (1st Battalion), 2ndBrigade, 4th Division, 23rd Army Corps, to October, 1863 (1stBattalion). 4th Brigade, 4th Division, 23rd Army Corps, to November,1863 (1st Battalion). 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps. ArmyOhio, to March, 1864 (1st Battalion). Athens, Florence and Decatur,Ala., District of North Alabama, Dept. of the Cumberland, to August,1864 (Regiment). Mounted Brigade, Garrard's Cavalry Division, 23rdArmy Corps, Army Ohio, to October, 1864. 2nd Brigade, Kilpatrick's 3rdDivision, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to June, 1865.Dept. of North Carolina to August, 1865.
SERVICE.-Expedition into East Tennessee June 15-28, 1863. Marietta GapJune 16. Big Creek Gap June 17. Wartzburg June 18. Knoxville June19-20. Moved to Loudon, Ky., thence to Stanford July 5, and toDanville July 7. Pursuit of Morgan and Scott July 10-26. Moved toGlasgow, Ky., August 1. Burnside's Campaign in East Tennessee August16-October 17. Occupation of Knoxville September 2. KingsportSeptember 18. Bristol September 19. Zollicoffer September 20-21.Hall's Ford, Watauga River September 22. Carter's Depot andBlountsville September 22. Blue Springs October 10. Rheatown October11. Blountsville October 14. Bristol October 15. Knoxville CampaignNovember 4-December 23. Siege of Knoxville November 17-December 6.Kimbrough's Cross Roads January 16. Operations about Dandridge January16-17. Dandridge January 17. Operations about Dandridge January 26-28.Fair Garden January 27. Duty at Knoxville, Tenn., till March. 2ndBattalion of Regiment organized at Camp Dennison, Ohio, November 6,1863. 3rd Battalion organized at Camp Dennison, Ohio, December 16,1863. Left State under orders for Nashville, Tenn., February 6, 1864,thence moved to Athens, Ala., where 1st Batalion joined. Patrol dutyalong the Tennessee River at Athens and Florence, Ala., till May.Moved to Decatur, Ala., May 1-5. Repulse of attack on Decatur May 8.Centre Star May 15. Duty at Decatur till July 10. Expedition toPulaski June 1-12. Operations in District of North Alabama July24-August 20. Curtis Wells June 24. Pond Springs June 29. Rousseau'sRaid to Atlanta & West Point Railroad July 10-22. Ten Island Ford,Coosa River, July 13. Courtland, Ala., July 25. Near Auburn and ChehawStation July 18. Siege of Atlanta July 25-August 25. McCook's Raid onAtlanta and West Point and Macon & Western Railroad July 27-31(Detachment). Lovejoy Station July 29. Neal Newnan's July 30. NearEast Point August 30. Big Shanty September 2. Ordered to Nashville,Tenn., thence to Louisville, Ky., to refit. March to the sea November15-December 10. Bear Creek Station November 16. Walnut Creek and EastMacon November 20. Waynesboro November 27-28. Buckhead Creek orReynolds' Plantation November 28. Rocky Creek Church December 2.Waynesboro December 4. Buck Creek December 7. Cypress Swamp nearSister's Ferry December 7. Ebenezer Creek December 8. Siege ofSavannah December 10-21. Campaign of the Carolinas January to April,1865. Barnwell, S. C., February 6. Aiken and Blackville February 11.Phillips' Cross Roads March 4. Taylor's Hole Creek, Averysboro March16. Battle of Bentonville, N. C., March 19-21. Occupation of GoldsboroMarch 23. Raleigh April 13. Morristown April 13. Bennett's House April26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. Duty at Concord, N. C., tillJuly 20. Mustered out August 2, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 16 Enlisted men killed andmortally wounded and 2 Officers and 186 Enlisted men by disease. Total205.
COPY OF PENSION RECORDS CONTRIBUTED BY, Angela MacLellan of Michigan,angelmac2@aol.com on the 29 January 2008 per postal mail:
NOTE: It appears from the records that Barbary/Barbara Blackson hadassumed her husband to be wounded and killed in the war aroundNashville, Tennessee in November 20, 1864. There are pensionapplication records attesting to this belief; However, there is also abrief letter from her in 1865 to a Mr. Goff explaining that she hadjust heard that her husband was alive, but had been captured and inprison for four months. She had received a letter from him and thathe was expected to "come home", signed "from B.A. Blackson". WhenGreenbeary was 50 years old, he applied for disability benefits, andin 10th December 1918, Barbara again applied for the widows pensionafter his death.
"WAR DEPARTMENT--THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, Respectfully returnedto the COMMISIONER OF PENSIONS; Pension claim no. #894162, GreenberryH. Blackson, Rank Private, Company A, 9 reg't Ohio Cavy, Sabetha, Ks.
Green Beary H. Blackson, Co. 9, Reg't Ohio Cavry, age 23, height 6feet, -- inches, complexion dark, eyes gray, hair dark, place of birthHarrison Co. O., occupation laborer, was enrolled Oct. 3, 1864, andm.o. May 22, 1865 in indl roll as Greenberry H. Blackson. From m~1,18___, to m.o., 18___, he held rank of private. Not borne on rolls ofany Co. and the rolls on file for that period do not show him absent.The medical records show him treated as follows: Mch. 25 to April 2,'65 Chronic Diarrhrea; April 1 to 7, '65 Ch. Diarrhrea; April 8 to20, '65, Convalescent Furloughed April 20, '65. No additional recordof disability found. Adjutant General F.C. Ainsworth, Washington,D.C., Aug. 16, 1911 (Commisioner of Pensions) etc..." Excerpts fromletter dated 31 October 1891, "...That he enlisted 3, Oct 1864 atNewark Ohio in Co. "A" 9th O. Vol. Cav. Capt. Macomber and wasdischarged at Columbus Ohio May 1865 where he returned from ____? Missvia Vicksburg Miss & Jefferson Barracks Mo. and he was captured atNashville Tenn..."; Medical Exam--Claimant's statement--" ...8 monthsservice. Seven been well since war. In prison 4 months In the Hospitalat vicksburg, on way from prison, also at Jefferson Barracks Mo.before he reached home. Diarrhea once a month lasting 2 weeks. Bowelsmove about 15 times a day. Pain in lower abdomen where diarrhea ispresent and in rectum when bowels move. Pneumonia when in prison &lungs been weak since. Vertigo several years where fatiqued. Headswims. Has it in bed if tired. Incontinence of urine at night. Diseasof eyes 15 yrs. Reads with glasses--age 50 years. Body Emaciated andstooping. skin Tawny and Shrivelled, etc... Is totally disabled frommanual labor...." Information taken from the pension records ofGreenbeary H. Blackson father of John Benjamin Franklin Blackson andcontributed by, Angela MacLellan of Michigan, angelmac2@aol.com on the29 January 2008 per postal mail:
"89 GENERAL AFFIDAVIT 89" State of Kansas, County of Nemaha, SS: Inthe matter of Barbara A. Blackson widow of Greenbeary H. Blacksonassigned 9 Ohio Cav No86972. Personally came before me, a NotaryPublic in and for the aforesaid County and State, John F. Blackson,aged 54 years, citizens of the town of Goff, County of Nemaha, Stateof Kansas well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit,and who, being duly sworn, declare in relation to aforesaid case, asfollows:
"I am a son of the soldier and widow and lived with them until I was20 yrs old. Then I came to Kansas, One year later they came to Kansasalso, I then made My home with them again, And after I was married Ilived near them for several years, and then I moved to California,always receiving letters from them, and so far as I know of My ownKnowledge and what I learned By letter after going to California, theylived together as Man and wife, I moved from California to Goff oneyear ago and was at home with them when Father died. He died at Goff,Kansas, July 7th--1918. Signed: John F. Blackson etc..."[Transcribed 18 February 2008, SLJuhl, compiler]
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