John Benjamin Franklin Blackson

1864 - 1940  (76 years)

• Name	John Benjamin Franklin Blackson
  Birth	9 Apr 1864	Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio
  Gender	Male
  Death	Oct 1940	Elkins, West Virginia
  Person ID	I23648	First tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Greenbeary Greenberry Hatfield Blackson,   b. 30 Jul 1841, Twin; Muskingum County, Ohio Per Death Certificate In Clay City d. 7 Jul 1918, 75 Yrs. 11Mos. 6 Dys; Goff City, Harrison Township, Nemaha County, Kansas (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Barbary Barbara Ann Smallwood,   b. 21 Dec 1848, Stockport, Morgan County, Ohio d. 14 May 1937, 88 Yrs, 4 Mos, 23 Dys; Goff City, Harrison Township, Nemaha County, Kansas (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	24 May 1863	Brush Creek, Muskingum County, Ohio   [1]
  	Copy contributed by, Angela MacLellan of Michigan, angelmac2@aol.comon the 29 January 2008 per postal mail: "MARRIAGE TRANSCRIPT THE STATE OF OHIO MUSKINGUM COUNTY, SS. Harvey C. Smith Judge of the Probate Court, within and for the Countyof Muskingum, do hereby certify that the following is a true andcorrect Transcript taken from the Marriage Records in this office,where the same is by law required to be kept, to-wit: (copy) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I hereby certify that on the 24th day of May A.D., 1863, I joined inMarriage Greenberry Blackson AND Barbary Smallwood----J.Cecil V.D.M. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed theseal of said Court, at Zanesville, Ohio this 19th day of SeptemberA.D., 1918. Harvey Smith, Probate Judge." [Transcribed 18 February2008, SLJuhl, compiler]
  Family ID	F26869	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Amanda Olive Jordon,   b. 15 Mar 1870, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana d. Sep 1908, Mendocina County, California (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1888	Nemaha County, Kansas
  Children	1. Willard H. Blackson,   b. 7 Mar 1889, Alameda, Nemaha County, Kansas d. 5 Jun 1914, 25 Yrs Old; Nemaha, Nemaha County, Kansas (Age 25 years)   2. Alva Ray Blackson,   b. 1 May 1891, Sabetha, Nemaha County, Kansas d. 12 Jun 1891, Nemaha County, Kansas (Age 0 years)   3. Living Blackson   4. Living Blackson   5. Virgil Leroy Blackson,   b. 6 Jul 1901, Los Angeles County, California d. 12 Apr 1980, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah (Age 78 years)   6. Florence Marie Blackson,   b. 26 Aug 1903, Oakland, Alameda County, California d. 25 Mar 1969, Alameda County, California (Age 65 years)   7. Gertrude Francis Blackson,   b. 8 Sep 1907, Fruitvale, Sonoma County, California d. 2 Mar 1908, Sonoma County, California (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F50130	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  Information taken from the pension records of Greenbeary H. Blacksonfather of John Benjamin Franklin Blackson and contributed by, AngelaMacLellan of Michigan, angelmac2@aol.com on the 29 January 2008 perpostal 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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