Friday, July 10, 2015

John Bailey Blackwell (1840-1915)

John Bailey Blackwell was born on May 1, 1840 in Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  He was the son of William Marshall Blackwell and Martha Elizabeth Strader.  John was raised on the family farm in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. 

John enlisted for service in the Civil War on October 1, 1861 in Calhoon, Kentucky.  Fighting on the Union side, John served in Company K, Kentucky 11th Infantry Regiment.  He was a Second Corporal when the regiment mustered out on December 16, 1864.

On April 20, 1865, John married Mary Susan Wyatt in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  He was 24 years old and she was 20 years.  Mary was born on May 13, 1843 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, the daughter of Needham Thomas Wyatt and Martha Ann Mann. 

John and Mary were the parents of at least six children:

Marshall Needham Blackwell             born March 1866
Martha Elizabeth Blackwell                born May 8, 1868
Lula G. Blackwell                                born January 16, 1870
William Dallas Blackwell                     born September 24, 1871
Charles E. Blackwell                           born October 1873
John H. Blackwell                               born May 23, 1875

In 1870, John and Mary were living and working on a farm in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  John’s real estate was valued at $600 and his personal estate at $300. 

Their young daughter, Lula G. Blackwell, died on June 8, 1871.  Lula was buried in the Wyatts Chapel Cemetery in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  She was 17 months old at her death.

Mary Susan Wyatt Blackwell died five years later, on October 18, 1876 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  The cause of death listed was consumption.  She was laid to rest near her daughter, Lula, in the Wyatts Chapel Cemetery in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  Mary was 33 years old at her death.

John remarried on December 19, 1877 to Mary Idumea “Ida” Cessna in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  This was Idumea’s first marriage.  She was born on April 2, 1847 in Kentucky, the daughter of Robert John Culbertson Cessna and Angeline J. Calvert.

John and Ida had the following four children:

John Luther Blackwell                         born October 7, 1878
Mary Esma Blackwell                         born July 1880
Ora L. Blackwell                                 born November 1886
Thomas Clyde Blackwell                    born May 21, 1890

John and Ida raised their family in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  John was a farmer by trade, and Ida kept house.  In 1880, the family was living in Court House, Muhlenberg County.  By 1900, they were living in Bremen, Muhlenberg County.  In 1910, their farm was located on Main Street in Bremen.

John Bailey Blackwell died on February 13, 1915 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  The cause of death listed was pneumonia.  He was buried in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  John was 74 years old at his death.

In 1920, Ida was still living in the family home in Bremen, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.

Mary Idumea Cessna Blackwell died on February 2, 1933 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  She was laid to rest in Shaver’s Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery in Bremen, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  Ida was 85 years old at her death.


This family is mentioned in a book compiled in 1973 by Pearl O. Smith entitled, “Peter Smith of Westmoreland County, Virginia: Some of his Virginia, North Carolina, and Kentucky Descendants.”  Information about the book and the people listed therein can be found here

A direct link to this specific family can be found here


Notes for John Bailey Blackwell
Birth & Death:  “John B Blackwell,” Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
1850 US Census:  “Jno B Blackwell,” Year: 1850; Census Place: District 1, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: M432_214; Page: 219B; Image: 479Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
1860 US Census:  “John B Blackwell,” Year: 1860; Census Place: District 2, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: M653_388; Page: 704; Image: 708; Family History Library Film: 803388.  Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Military: “John B Blackwell,” Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.
Marriage to Mary Susan:  Dodd, Jordan, comp. Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
1870 US Census:  “John B Blackwell,” Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 3, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: M593_490; Page: 490A; Image: 347; Family History Library Film: 545989. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Marriage to Mary Idumea:  1900 US Census
1880 US Census: “J B Blackwell,” Year: 1880; Census Place: Court House, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: 435; Family History Film: 1254435; Page: 108A; Enumeration District: 137; Image: 0422.  Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
1900 US Census: “John B Blackwell,” Year: 1900; Census Place: Bremen, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: 545; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0058; FHL microfilm: 1240545. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
1910 US Census: “John B Blackwell,” Year: 1910; Census Place: Bremen, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: T624_496; Page: 1A; Enumeration District:0086; FHL microfilm: 1374509.  Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Burial:  “John B Blackwell,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Notes for Mary Susan Wyatt
Birth & Death:  “Mary S Blackwell,” Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
1850 US Census:  “Mary S Wyatt,” Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 2, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: M432_214; Page: 271B; Image: 585.  Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
1860 US Census:  “Mary S Wyatt,” Year: 1860; Census Place: District 2, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: M653_388; Page: 715; Image: 719; Family History Library Film: 803388.  Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Burial:  “Mary Susan Wyatt Blackwell,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Notes for Lula G. Blackwell
Birth & Death:  “Lula G Blackwell,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Notes for Mary Idumea Cessna
Birth & Death:  “Ida A Blackwell,” Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
1850 US Census:  “Mary J Cessna,” Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 2, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: M432_214; Page: 245A; Image: 530.  Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
1860 US Census:  “Idumea A Cissney,” Year: 1860; Census Place: District 2, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: M653_388; Page: 769; Image: 773; Family History Library Film: 803388.  Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
1870 US Census:  “Ida Cysney,” Year: 1870; Census Place: Boggess, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: M593_490; Page: 441B; Image: 250; Family History Library Film: 545989.  Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
1920 US Census: “Ida A Blackwell,” Year: 1920; Census Place: Bremen, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: T625_593; Page: 8B; Enumeration District:101; Image: 487. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Burial:  “Mary Ida Cessna Blackwell,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.



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