Martha Elizabeth Blackwell (1868-1945)

Martha Elizabeth “Bettie” Blackwell was born on May 8, 1868 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  She was the daughter of John Bailey Blackwell and Mary Susan Wyatt.  Martha was raised on the family farm in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.

Bettie married William Archibald “Archie” Parker on December 14, 1886 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  She was 18 years old and he was 27 years.  Archie was born on November 10, 1859 in Dixon Springs, Smith County, Tennessee, the son of John Francis Parker and Matilda Payne.

Archie and Bettie were the parents of four children:

Lula B. Parker                         born October 1889

William Earnest Parker           born March 1891

Guy Omer Parker                   born September 1893

Myrtle Parker                          born November 1896

After their marriage, Archie and Bettie settled their family on a farm in Court House, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  Their farm was near that of Bettie’s parents.

In 1930, the Archie and Bettie were living and working on a farm on Bowling Green Road in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.

William Archibald Parker died on February 5, 1937 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  He was buried in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  Archie was 76 years old at his death.

Martha Elizabeth Blackwell Parker died on November 28, 1945 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  She was laid to rest beside her husband in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  Bettie was 77 years old at her death.

Notes for Martha Elizabeth Blackwell

Birth & Death:  “Martha Elizabeth Parker,” Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

1870 US Census:  “Martha E Blackwell,” Source Citation

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.

1880 US Census:  “Martha E 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. 

Marriage:  “Martha E Blackwell,” Dodd, Jordan, comp. Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.

1900 US Census:  “Martha Parker,” Year: 1900; Census Place: Court House, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: 545; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1240545.  Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

1910 US Census:  “Mattie E Parker,” Year: 1910; Census Place: Courthouse, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: T624_497; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0081; FHL microfilm: 1374510.  Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

1920 US Census:  “Bettie Parker,” Year: 1920; Census Place: Court House, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: T625_593; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 92; Image: 232.  Ancestry.com.  1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

1930 US Census:  “Betty Parker,” Year: 1930; Census Place: District 3, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: 771; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0018; Image: 1094.0; FHL microfilm: 2340506.  Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.

1940 US Census:  “Betty Parker,” Year: 1940; Census Place: Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1344; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 89-23.  Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Burial:  “Bettie Parker,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi) Accessed 14 July 2015

Notes for William Archibald Parker

Birth & Death:  “William Arch Parker,” Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

1860 US Census:  “Archibald Parker,” Year: 1860; Census Place: District 7, Smith, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1272; Page: 325; Image: 125; Family History Library Film: 805272.  Ancestry.com.  1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

Burial:  “W A Parker,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi) Accessed 14 July 2015

Maude Bernice Blackwell (1898-1963)

Maude Bernice Blackwell was born on June 3, 1898 in Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  She was the daughter of Marshall Needham Blackwell and Mary Catherine Lehman. 

Her father was a farmer by trade, and Maude was raised on the family farm in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  In 1920, the family farm was located on Main Street in Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. 

The Blackwell family moved to Iowa in 1921 and by 1925 had settled on a farm in Liberty, Woodbury County. 

Maude was living with her parents on their farm in Little Sioux, Harrison County, Iowa in 1930. 

At some point, Maude married a Mr. Young and they lived in San Bernardino County, California.

Maude Bernice Blackwell Young died on July 9, 1963 in San Bernardino County, California.  She was buried near her father in the Little Sioux Cemetery in Little Sioux, Harrison County, Iowa.  Maude was 65 years old at her death.

Notes for Maude Bernice Blackwell

Birth & Death:  “Maude Young,” Ancestry.com. California, Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.

1900 US Census: “Maud Blackwell,” Year: 1900; Census Place: Court House, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: 545; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1240545.  Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

1910 US Census: “Maud Blackwell,” Year: 1910; Census Place: Courthouse, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: T624_497; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0081; FHL microfilm: 1374510.  Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

1920 US Census:  “Maud Blackwell,” Year: 1920; Census Place: Liberty, Woodbury, Iowa; Roll: T625_520; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 185; Image: 63.  Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

1925 Iowa Census:  “Maud Blockwell,” Ancestry.com. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

1930 US Census:  “Maud Blackwell,” Year: 1930; Census Place: Liberty, Woodbury, Iowa; Roll: 689; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0014; Image:193.0; FHL microfilm: 2340424. 

Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.

Burial:  “Maude Bernice Blackwell,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

(http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi) Accessed 13 July 2015

Edgar L.Blackwell (1894-1978)

Edgar L. Blackwell was born on December 27, 1894 in Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  He was the son of Marshall Needham Blackwell and Mary Catherine Lehman.  Edgar was raised on the family farm in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.

Edgar registered for the draft for the First World War on June 5, 1917 in Sloan, Woodbury County, Iowa.  At that time, he was employed as a farmhand for Herman Johnson in Sloan.  Edgar was described as tall and of medium build, with black hair and brown eyes.  He was a veteran of the war.

Edgar married Millie Blanch Kilburn on March 2, 1918 in Woodbury County, Iowa.  He was 24 years old and she was 18 years.  Millie was born on January 14, 1901 in Hinton, Plymouth County, Iowa, the daughter of Archie Clayton Kilburn and Effie Pearl Benscoter.

After their marriage, Edgar and Millie made their home in Liberty, Woodbury County, Iowa, where they lived and worked on a farm.  They didn’t have any children.

In 1930, Millie’s brother, Floyd Kilburn, and his wife, Loretta (Wheeler) Kilburn, were listed in Edgar’s household.  Also listed was Silas Lehman, a cousin.  Silas was the son of Richard Thomas Lehman, and grandson of Harrison Lehman.

Edgar and Millie moved to a farm in Elk, Buena Vista County, Iowa, sometime between 1935 and 1940.  They lived out the remainder of their lives in Buena Vista County, Iowa.

Edgar L. Blackwell died in August 1978 in Alta, Buena Vista County, Iowa.  He was 83 years old at his death.

Millie Blanch Kilburn Blackwell died four years later, in March 1982 in Alta, Buena Vista County, Iowa.  She was 81 years old at her death.

Notes for Edgar L. Blackwell

Birth & Death:  “Edgar Blackwell,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.

1900 US Census: “Edgar Blackwell,” Year: 1900; Census Place: Court House, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: 545; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1240545.  Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

1910 US Census: “Edgar L Blackwell,” Year: 1910; Census Place: Courthouse, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: T624_497; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0081; FHL microfilm: 1374510.  Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

Military:  “Edgar L Blackwell,” Registration State: Iowa; Registration County: Woodbury; Roll: 1643417.  Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

Marriage:  "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch  (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDS-5TWZ : accessed 13 July 2015), Edgar L Blackwell and Millie Kilburn, 02 Mar 1918; citing Woodbury, Iowa, United States, county courthouses, Iowa.

1920 US Census:  “E L Blackwell,” Year: 1920; Census Place: Liberty, Woodbury, Iowa; Roll: T625_520; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 185; Image: 63.  Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

1925 Iowa Census:  “Edgar L Blackwell,” Ancestry.com. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

1930 US Census:  “Edgar L Blackwell,” Year: 1930; Census Place: Liberty, Woodbury, Iowa; Roll: 689; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0014; Image:193.0; FHL microfilm: 2340424. 

Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.

1940 US Census:  “E L Blackwell,” Year: 1940; Census Place: Elk, Buena Vista, Iowa; Roll: T627_1143; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 11-6. Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Notes for Millie Blanch Kilburn

Birth & Death:  “Millie Blackwell,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.

1910 US Census:  “Millie B Kilburn,” Year: 1910; Census Place: Westfield, Plymouth, Iowa; Roll: T624_418; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0122; FHL microfilm: 1374431.  Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

1915 Iowa State Census:  “Millie Kilburn,” Ancestry.com. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

Marshall Needham Blackwell (1866-1939)

Marshall Needham Blackwell was born in March 1866 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  He was the son of John Bailey Blackwell and Mary Susan Wyatt.  Marshall was raised on the family farm in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.

Marshall married Mary Catherine “Mollie” Lehman on March 8, 1893 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  Marshall was 27 years old and Mollie was 26 years.  Mollie was born on July 1, 1866 in Penrod, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, the daughter of Harrison Lehman and Delima Moore. 

Marshall and Mollie were the parents of four children:

Edgar L. Blackwell                  born December 27, 1894

Maude Bernice Blackwell       born June 3, 1898

Orella P. Blackwell                 born 1902

Clarence M. Blackwell            born May 13, 1907

After their marriage, Marshall and Mollie made their home on a farm in Courthouse, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  Like his father, Marshall was a farmer by trade.

In 1920, the family farm was located on Main Street in Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. 

Marshall and his family moved to Iowa in 1921 and by 1925 had settled on a farm in Liberty, Woodbury County. 

In 1930, Marshall and Mollie were living and working on a farm in Little Sioux, Harrison County, Iowa.  Their daughter, Maude, was also listed in the household.

Marshall Needham Blackwell died in 1939 in Harrison County, Iowa.  He was buried in the Little Sioux Cemetery in Little Sioux, Harrison County, Iowa.  Marshall was 73 years old at his death.

Mary Catherine Lehman Blackwell went on to live another 27 years after the death of her husband.  She died in 1966 in Cherokee County, Iowa.  Mollie was laid to rest beside her husband in the Little Sioux Cemetery in Little Sioux, Harrison County, Iowa.  She was 99 years old at her death.

The following is from an obituary for Mary Blackwell, posted on a family tree on Ancestry.com:

Mrs. Mary Blackwell

Mrs. Mary C. Lehman Blackwell, 99, believed to be Cherokee County’s oldest resident, died here Monday at 4:30pm at the home of her daughter, Miss Orella Blackwell, 17 Souix Valley Drive. 

            She had made her home here since 1950.

            A former resident of River Sioux [Iowa], she was born July 1, 1866 at Penrod, [Kentucky], and was married to Marshall N. Blackwell on March 8, 1894 in Muhlenberg County, Greenville, Ky.

            The couple moved to Iowa in 1921 where Mr. Blackwell was engaged in farming.

            She was a member of Meyers Chapel Methodist Church at Penrod.

            Surviving are the daughter, Miss Blackwell of Cherokee; two sons, Edgar Blackwell of Alta and Clarence of Toledo, O.

            She was preceded in death by her husband, Marshall in 1939, and also by a daughter, Mrs. Maude Young in 1963.

            Funeral services are to be Thursday at 11am at St. Paul’s Methodist Church.  Rev. Victor V. Shuldt is to officiate.  Burial is to be in River Sioux Cemetery.  Boothby Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Notes for Marshall Needham Blackwell

Birth & Death:  “Marshall N Blackwell,” Ancestry.com. Iowa, Cemetery Records, 1662-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.

1870 US Census:  “Marshal N 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.

1880 US Census: “M N 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.

Marriage:  “Marshall N Blackwell,” Dodd, Jordan, comp. Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.

1900 US Census: “M N Blackwell,” Year: 1900; Census Place: Court House, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: 545; Page: 9A; Enumeration District:0066; FHL microfilm: 1240545.  Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

1910 US Census: “Marshal M Blackwell,” Year: 1910; Census Place: Courthouse, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: T624_497; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0081; FHL microfilm: 1374510.  Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

1920 US Census:  “M N Blackwell,” Year: 1920; Census Place: Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: T625_593; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 99; Image: 426.  Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

1925 Iowa Census:  “M N Blockwell,” Ancestry.com. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

1930 US Census:  “Marshal Blackwell,” Year: 1930; Census Place: Little Sioux, Harrison, Iowa; Roll: 658; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0018; Image: 537.0; FHL microfilm: 2340393.  Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.

Burial:  “Marshall Needham Blackwell,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

(http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi) accessed 11 July 2015

Notes for Mary Catherine Lehman

Birth & Death:  “Mary Catherine Lehman,” Ancestry.com, “Mitchell-Massie Tree,” (http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/29081754/person/12589926848) Accessed 11 Jul 2015

1870 US Census:  “Catharine Leaman,” Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 3, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: M593_490; Page: 466A; Image: 299; 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.

1880 US Census:  “Mary Lehman,” Year: 1880; Census Place: Myers, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: 435; Family History Film: 1254435; Page:157A; Enumeration District: 139; Image: 0520.  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.

1940 US Census:  “Mary C Blackwell,” Year: 1940; Census Place: Little Sioux, Harrison, Iowa; Roll: T627_1166; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 43-18.  Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Burial:  “Mary C Lehman Blackwell,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

(http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi) accessed 11 July 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 11^th 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.

(http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi) accessed 7 July 2015

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.

(http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi) accessed 7 July 2015

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.

(http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi) accessed 7 July 2015

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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Josephus G. Hall (1847-1919)

Josephus G. “Joe” Hall was born on April 4, 1847 in Smith County, Tennessee.  He was the son of Thomas T. Hall and Susanna Fisher.  Joe was raised on the family farm in Smith County, Tennessee.

Joe married Carrie Maude McGehee around 1888 in Todd County, Kentucky.  He was 43 years old and she was 18 years.  Carrie was born on November 21, 1870 in Todd County, Kentucky, the daughter of John C. McGehee and Juliet Ann Pendleton.

Joe and Carrie had one child:

Harry Hall                  born January 9, 1890

In 1900, Joe and Carrie were living in a home in Clifty, Todd County, Kentucky.  Joe was working at a dry goods store at that time.  Joe’s nephew, Arnet Hall, was also listed in the household.  Arnett was the son of Joe’s brother, Dero Hall.

By 1910, Joe and Carrie had moved their family onto a farm in Clifty, Todd County, Kentucky, where they worked the land together.

Carrie Maude McGehee Hall died on April 23, 1919 in Clifty, Todd County, Kentucky.  The cause of death listed was “tuberculosis of the lungs.”  She was buried in the Slaughter Cemetery in Clifty, Todd County, Kentucky.  Carrie was 48 years old at her death.

Josephus G. Hall followed his wife in death just three months later.  He died on July 13, 1919 in Todd County, Kentucky.  The cause of death was apoplexy (stroke).  Joe was buried beside his wife in the Slaughter Cemetery in Clifty, Todd County, Kentucky.  He was 72 years old at his death.

Notes for Josephus G. Hall

Birth & Death:  “J G Hall,” Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

1850 US Census:  “Joseph Hall,” Year: 1850; Census Place: District 12, Macon, Tennessee; Roll: M432_888; Page: 199A; Image: 401.  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: “Joseph Hall,” Year: 1860; Census Place: District 4, Smith, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1272; Page: 301; Image: 77; Family History Library Film: 805272.  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: “Josephus Hall,” Year: 1870; Census Place: District 7, Smith, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1564; Page: 89B; Image: 183; Family History Library Film: 553063.  Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

1880 US Census:  “Joe Hall,” Year: 1880; Census Place: Corleys School House, Trousdale, Tennessee; Roll: 1283; Family History Film:1255283; Page: 1C; Enumeration District: 223.  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.

Marriage to Carrie:  1900 US Census

1900 US Census: “Joseph Hall,” Year: 1900; Census Place: Clifty, Todd, Kentucky; Roll: 552; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 1240552.  Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

1910 US Census: “Joe G Hall,” Year: 1910; Census Place: Clifty, Todd, Kentucky; Roll: T624_504; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0100; FHL microfilm: 1374517.  Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

Burial:  “Joseph G Hall,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current  [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

(http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi) Accessed 4 June 2015

Notes for Carrie Maude McGehee

Birth & Death: “Carrie Hall,” Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

1880 US Census:  “C M McGehee,” Year: 1880; Census Place: Clifty, Todd, Kentucky; Roll: 443; Family History Film: 1254443; Page: 126B; Enumeration District: 070; Image: 0033.  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. 

Burial:  “Carrie Maude Hall,” 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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Harry Hall (1890-1982)

Harry Hall was born on January 9, 1890 in Todd County, Kentucky.  He was the only child born to Josephus G. Hall and Carrie Maude McGehee.  Harry was raised in Clifty, Todd County, Kentucky, where his father worked in a dry goods store.

Harry married Mona L. “Monie” Willis around 1911 in Todd County, Kentucky.  He was 20 years old and she was 16 years.  Monie was born on June 14, 1894 in Todd County, Kentucky, the daughter of Protice Willis and Georgia Ann Mayes.

Harry and Monie were the parents of at least seven children:

Marvin Hall                born March 11, 1912

Brank Hall                 born January 15, 1914

Mabel Hall                 born December 18, 1917

May Hall                    born November 3, 1922

Ruth Hall                   born October 12, 1924

Joe Gill Hall              born July 11, 1927

Ann Hall                    born September 29, 1929

After their marriage, Harry and Monie settled their family in Clifty, Todd County, Kentucky, where they lived and worked on a farm.

Harry registered for the draft for the First World War on June 5, 1917 in Todd County, Kentucky.  He was described as of medium height and build, with dark hair and one brown eye and one blue eye.  Harry claimed exemption from the draft because he was caring for his parents, as well as his wife and children.  He did not serve in the war.

In 1930, Harry and Monie and their children were living on a farm on Clarksville and Greenville Road in Clifty, Todd County, Kentucky.

Mona L. Willis Hall died on May 8, 1942 in the Muhlenberg County Community Hospital in Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  The cause of death listed was “mesenteric thrombosis” and “intestinal rupture.”  Mona was buried in the Slaughter Cemetery in Clifty, Todd County, Kentucky.  She was 48 years old at her death.

Harry remarried thirty years later.  He married Myrtle Grace, a widow, on January 19, 1973 in Logan County, Kentucky.  He was 83 years old and she was 70 years.  Myrtle was born in 1902 in Court House, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, the daughter of Hugh F. Lee and Nettie M. Rust.

Harry Hall died nine years later, on March 26, 1982 in Grayson County, Kentucky.  He was laid to rest next to his first wife, Mona Willis Hall, in the Slaughter Cemetery in Clifty, Todd County, Kentucky.  Harry was 92 years old at his death.

Notes for Harry Hall

Birth:  “Harry Hall,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.

1900 US Census: “Harry Hall,” Year: 1900; Census Place: Clifty, Todd, Kentucky; Roll: 552; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 1240552.  Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

1910 US Census: “Harry Hall,” Year: 1910; Census Place: Clifty, Todd, Kentucky; Roll: T624_504; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0100; FHL microfilm: 1374517. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

Marriage to Mona:

Military:  “Harry Hall,” Registration State: Kentucky; Registration County: Todd; Roll: 1653843.  Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

1920 US Census: “Harry Hall,” Year: 1920; Census Place: Clifty, Todd, Kentucky; Roll: T625_599; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 114; Image: 295.  Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

1930 US Census: “Harry Hall,” Year: 1930; Census Place: Sharon and Clifty, Todd, Kentucky; Roll: 778; Page: 7A; Enumeration District:0004; Image: 663.0; FHL microfilm: 2340513.  Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.

1940 US Census:  “Harry Hall,” Year: 1940; Census Place: Todd, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1358; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 110-2.  Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Marriage to Myrtle:  “Myrtle Grace,” Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Marriage Index, 1973-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

Death:  “Harry Hall,” 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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Notes for Mona L. Willis

Birth & Death:  “Mona Hall,” Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

1900 US Census: “Monie L Willis,” Year: 1900; Census Place: Boggess, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: 545; Page: 2B; Enumeration District:0068; FHL microfilm: 1240545.  Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

1910 US Census: “Monia Willis,” Year: 1910; Census Place: Kirkmansville, Todd, Kentucky; Roll: T624_504; Page: 5A; Enumeration District:0098; FHL microfilm:  1374517.  Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

Burial:  “Monie Hall,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current  [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

(http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi) Accessed 4 June 2015

Notes for Myrtle Lee

Birth & Death: “Myrtle C Hall,” Ancestry.com. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000  [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.

1910 US Census:  “Myrtle Lee,” Year: 1910; Census Place: Courthouse, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: T624_497; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0081; FHL microfilm: 1374510.  Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

Marriage to David:  1920 US Census

1920 US Census:  “Myrtle Crick,” Year: 1920; Census Place: Court House, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: T625_593; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 92; Image: 221.  Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

1930 US Census:  “Myrtle Crick,” Year: 1930; Census Place: District 4, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: 772; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0023; Image: 115.0; FHL microfilm: 2340507.  Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.

1940 US Census: “Myrtle Crick,” Year: 1940; Census Place: Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1344; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 89-28.  Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Marriage to Elbert:  “Elbert Grace,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current  [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

(http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi) Accessed 24 May 2015