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Nancy, dau. of Judith Moore and Jacob Blackshear. M. first, Mr. Davis and had Martha Jane. M. second, Isaac Griffin, issue none.
Cit. Raines Vol. S. p. 36.

Nancy, b. Ala., 8 July, 1808, dau. of Malinda Lord and Abraham Blackshear No. 2, d. Rankin, Miss., 1901. Husband, Peter Parker, b. 25 July, 1801, lived DeSoto, Rankin Co., Miss. D. 4 Jan., 1877. M. in Ala., 1825. Issue No. 1 Elijah, b. 12 Aug., 1829, d. 1895, m. first, Mary Jane Johnson, 1856, and had George Beverly; m. next, Clara Evangeline Cato, and had Pearl, who m. Stafford. No. 2 Martha Jane, m. C. J. Walters. No. 3 Elisha J. b. 17 Oct., 1833, d. Dallas, Texas, 5 Jan., 1901, m. Mary A. Salley, at Rankin, Miss., 9 March, 1864, and had 4 children. No. 4 Mary Ann, b. 5 June, 1836, m. Wm. Rogers, and had 4 children. No. 5 Malinda, b. 27 March, 1838, d. infancy. No. 6 Nancy Frances, b. 2 Apr., 1840, d. age 18 years. No. 7 Sarah Catherine, b. 14 Dec., 1841, m. George Washington Gavin, and had 4 children. No. 8 Jeptha, b. 25 Feb., 1843, m. Alice Virginia Bethea, and had 11 children. No. 9 Peter James, b. 21 Nov., 1845, m. first, Stevens, and had Dr. Ashley Parker, m. second, Mattie 0. Blackshear, and had Lena (Mrs. 0. J. Kendall), and Adele (Mrs. R. B. Hollingsworth). No. 10 Margaret Amanda, b. 25 June, 1849, €1. 1924, m. John Wm. Brown, 1875, and had 2 children. No. 11 David George, m. Sarah Loula Blackshear at Plaisance, La., 18 June, 1879.
Cit. Raines Vol. S. p. 21. Ls. David Blackshear, New Orleans, La., 1953. Mrs. R. B. Hollingsworth, Fresno, Calif. Mrs. J. P. Finfrock, Houston, Texas.

Nancy Elizabeth, b. Ala., 1832, dau. of David Blackshear, of Ala., and La., m. first, Wayne C. Patton, of Sumter Co., Ala., about 1850. Issue No. 1 Joseph Blackshear, b. 5 July, 1853, m. No. 1 Willie Bevifle, 9 July, 1876, and No. 2 Ella McMillan, 8 Oct., 1878. No. 2 David Uriah, b. Coatopa, Ala., d. 3 July, 1890, m. Alice Bolton, 9 Dec., (?). N.E. B. m. second, Josiah Wrenn, of Coatopa. Issue No. 3 Walter, d. La., never m. No. 4 Cora, m. E. E. Bolton, at Coatopa. Cit. Raines Vol. S. p. 7.

Nancy Elizabeth, b. Abbeville, Ala., 5 March, 1852, dau. of Huldah Harden and Wm. Royal Blackshear No. 1. Lived at Kirbyville, Tyler Co., and Beaumont, all in Texas. D. Beaumont, 23 April, 1928, bur. there. Husband No. 2, George W. Sheffield, b. Tyler Co., Texas, 1 Oct., 1857, son of Wesley W. Sheffield, d. Beaumont, 29 April, 1946, bur. there. Will filed in Jefferson Co., Texas. Place and date of m. not shown. Issue No. 1 Irene, b. Groveton, Texas, 20 Oct., 1877, W. E. Holliday, at Call, Texas, Dec., 1898. No. 2 Georgie, b. Warren, Texas, 2 July, 1890, m. L. E. Nantz at Kirbyville, Texas, 18 Nov., 1908. No. 3 Hallie, b. Warren, 6 Feb., 1892, m. W. W. Ballard at Kirbyville, 1 Dec., 1915. G.W.S., occupation, Millwright, member of Baptist Church. N.E.B.S. was m. before she m. G.W.S., had three children, two of whom d. in childhood, Irene, (listed as issue No. 1 above), was the 3rd, she was reared as daughter by G.W.S. She has 5 children, 8 grandchil dren and 4 great grandchildren. Georgie has 4 children and 8 grandchildren. Hallie, m. Wilburn Walter Ballard, b. Orange Co., Texas, 30 Aug., 1886, son of Theodocia E. Prater and John Jack son Ballard, both of Beaumont. W.W.B. occupation, Refrigeration Engineer—Member of Baptist Church. Issue, all b. at Beaumont. No. 1 Floye Ruth, b. 14 Oct., 1916, m. Earl H. Hines at Houston 4 Oct., 1935. No. 2 Grace Irene, b. 9 June, 1920, m. L. W. DeMary at Beaumont, 12 Mar., 1940. No. 3 Virginia Merle, b. 27 May 1922, m. V. Hammal, at Beaumont, 6 Aug., 1942. No. 4 and 5 twins, b. 22 Oct., 1924, Wilburn Walter, Jr., m. Peggy Grant, at Beaumont, 8 Jan., 1949—Mary Agnes, m. R. C. Patterson, at Orange, Texas, 4 Oct., 1943. “I have 5 children and 14 grandchildren. My oldest grandson, Earl H. Hines, Jr., will be in Georgia Tech in Sept. He is 18 years old.” Signed Mrs. W. MT. Ballard, (1954).
Cit. Lr. Mrs. W. MT. Ballard, Beaumont, Texas.

Nancy Frances, b. Lewis Station, Ala., 2 Dec., 1849, dau. of Martha Mayo and Jeptha Blacksher, d. Brewton, Ala., 10 March, 1879, bur. Lewis Station. Husband, James F. Dugan, b. Ireland, 1836, d. (Yellow Fever Epidemic), Brewton, Ala., 29 Oct., 1883, bur. Lewis Station. M. Lewis Station, 30 March, 1870. Issue No. 1 Moflie, b. 21 Sept., 1874, d. Baton Rouge, La., 24 May, 1947, m. A. K. McLellan at Brewton 18 Jan., 1898. No. 2 Matilda, b. 11 March, 1876, d. Brewton, 7 July, 1929. No. 3 James, b. and d. young at Brewton, bur. by his father. All issue b. at Brewton. Issue No. 1, Mollie, (Gertrude), and A. K. McLelland of Pollard, Ala., had Lucile who m. Wilbur D. Atkins, Attorney at Law. Both living at Baton Rouge, La. Mrs. Atkins is probably the first of the Abraham line to obtain D.A.R. membership on the record of Alexander. Her national No. 425341.
Cit. Raines Vol. S. p. 11. Ls. Mrs. W. D. Atkins, Baton Rouge, La., and E. M. Blacksher, Brewton, Ala.

Nancy Kaziah, b. Sumter Co., Ala., 17 May, 1857, dau. of Elizabeth Patton and Uriah Taylor Blackshear. Lived Washington Co., La. D. Opelousas, La., 8 Oct., 1881, bur. there. Husband, James Hope Phillips, b. Oghethorpe, Ga., 18 Nov., 1844, son of Ambrose Augustas, Phillips. Lived Homer, New Iberia, Washington, and Cheneyville, La., d. Cheneyville, bur. Opelousas, will filed in Opelousas County (Parish). D. 12 Nov., 1913. M. Opelousas, 19 Jan., 1875. Issue No. 1 Earl, b. Washington, La., 5 May, 1877, d. Barbrick, La. M. Otey Prosser at Opelousas. No. 2 Mary Olive, b. 19 March, 1879. Living 1954, m. James F. Milburn at Barbrick, La., 3 Jan., 1900. No. 3 Nancy, b. 30 Sept., 1881, m. Leonidas Wimple at Barbrick. J. H. P., occupation, Planter and Merchant. Member of Methodist Church. After the death of Nancy Kaziah he m. her sister Eugenia and had other issue: see “Eugenia”. Issue No. 2 Mary Olive, had issue Muriel, m. Rivers. Nancy Elise, m. Biles. Ethel Maude, m. Pope. Mildred, m. Webb. James Fergu son m. McFarlane.
Cit. Ls. Mrs. J. F. Milburn, Bunkie, La. Mrs. 0. J. Kendall, San Diego, Calif. Raines Vol. S. p. 4.

Naomi, b. Dexter, Mo., 7 Nov., 1912, dau. of Mary Jane Weaver and Luther Blackshare. Living. Hus., Littleton W. Byers, b. Tenn., 3 Aug., 1911, son of Fannie Jane Burroughs and Lewis Byers, m. Michigan, 16 June, 1931. Issue No. 1 LaVerne, b. Detroit, Mich., 21 March, 1934. No. 2 Littleton Bruce, b. Los Angeles, Cal., 16 Mar., 1939. No. 3 Judith Ann, b. Los Angeles, Cal., 14 Nov., 1941.
LWB, occupation—JJragline Operator. NB, occupation— Cashier. LB was member of Nazarene Church.
Cit. Ls. Mrs. W. E. Ott, Bigelow, Ark., Mrs. Littleton W. Byers, Dunsmuir, Cal., 1953.

Nathan Blackshear, 927 W. 46 Street, Savannah, Ga., 1953. Cit. T. D.

Nathaniel, b. Savannah, Ga., son of Evelyn S. and Nathaniel Blackshear, m. Evelyn S. Lewis, of Va. Issue No. 1 JoAnn, b. 1943. Living (Dec. 1953), 174 W. 141st Street, New York City.
Cit. ‘phone interview with Evelyn Lewis B., Dec., 1953.

Nathaniel Witherspoon, b. Leon Co., Tex., 18 Dee., 1865, son of Elizabeth Witherspoon and Rufus King Blackshear. Lived in Texas and Tenn., d. Colliersville, Tenn., 10 Dec., 1910, bur. “Old Cemetery” Palestine, Tex., m. Elizabeth (Mamie E.) Rollins, b. Palestine, Texas, 6 March, 1876, d. 8 May, 1902, bur. beside her husband, dau. of Mary Elizabeth Parks and Samuel Augusta Rollins. M. at Palestine, Texas, 19 May, 1892. Issue No. 1 William St. John No. 2, which see.
Cit. L. Wm. St. John Blackshear, Santa Barbara, Calif., 1952.

Nehemiah, b. Mobberly, Cheshire, England, about 1679, son of Alice Burgess and Randle Blackshaw. Lived in Bucks Co., Pa., d. about 1743. Will filed in Falls Township, Pa. Will dated 11 June, 1743, probated 7 Jan., 1744. Member Falls Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends), Pa. M. first, Mary Lynton, and second, Elizabeth Bye. The will of Mary Lynton was proved 30 April, 1772, Bucks Co., Pa. Issue No. 1 Mary, b. 28 Dec., 1705, m. Joseph Linton, No. 2 Sarah, b. 22 Feb., 1707, m. Welch (fl. No. 3 Martha, b. 2 Dec., 1707, d. 26 Dee., 1731, m. George Barber, 29 July, 1729. No. 4 Nehemiah, b. 17 Dec., 1712, d. 25 Oct., 1735, never married. No. 5 Phebe, b. 25 Oct., 1717, no other trace. No. 6 Rebecca, b. 7 July, 1719, m. Daniel Wharton at The Falls, Pa., 31 Oct., 1740. The Gilbert Cope Collection says Nehemiah Jr., d. 25 Oct., 1731. Will of Nehemiah Sr. provides a living for “my brother Joseph.”
Cit. Hinshaw Quaker Records. The Gilbert Cope Collection Pa. Historical and Genealogical Records. Alfred Jus tice Papers at the same place p. 302 Colonial Families of Phila. Falls Town Meeting (Hinshaw) p. 955.

Nelson Blackshear, 3314 Dennis Street, Houston, Texas, 1953. Cit. T. D.

Neo, b. Marianna, Jackson Co., Fla., 18 June, 1914, son of Lessie B. Cooper and Noah Ben Blackshear. Living Jack sonville, Fla., 1953, where he m. 18 May, 1938. Names of wife and issue not given.
Cit. L. James Euclid Blackshear, Panama City, Fla., 1953.

Newton Jasper, b. 17 June 1834, son of Isabella Dobson and Ezekiel Blackshear of Tenn. Lived in Gainesville, Mo., (1902). Wife, Lucinda Hughes, place and date of m. unknown. Issue No. 1 Thomas F., m. Miller. No. 2 Wm. R. No. 3 James A. No. 4 Monroe, and others. No trace on any issue except No. 1.
Cit. Raines Vol. S. p. 44.

Nina Lurline, b. Cochran, Ga., dau. of Carrie Reeves and John. Marmaduke Blackshear lived in Atlanta, Ga., Chevy Chase, Md., Washington, D. C., and Dublin, Ga., d. Atlanta, Ga., about 1918, bur. Dublin, Ga. Husband, Otto Diekow, b. in Germany, living Savannah, Ga., 1953, mar. at Atlanta, Ga., issue none. After death of N. L. B. D. Otto m. a second time, name of wife unknown. He is a hotel employee.
Cit. Lr. Mrs. W. B. Cook, Montrose, Ga., 1953.

Noah Ben, b. Marianna, Jackson Co., Fla., Oct. 12, 1880, living Marianna, Fla., 1953, m. Lessie Beatrice Cooper, at Mananna. Issue No. 1 P. B., m. Tallahassee, 18 June, 1938. No. 2 Ida Y., m. Britt. No. 3 Neo, m. Jacksonville, Fla., 18 May, 1938. No. 4 Floriece, m. Garris. No. 5 James Euclid, m. Chatman. No. 6 Thelma L., m. Allen. No. 7 Iris, m. Saxon. No. 8 Nathaniel, m. Jacksonville, Fla., 18 Jan., 1953. Retired teacher. Pastor, Jerusalem and St. Mary Baptist Church or Churches at or near Marianna Wife, living.
Cit. Lr. James Blackshear, Panama City, Fla., 1953.

Noble Carl, b. Delhi, Okla., 1 Oct., 1905, son of Susan Desay Brannen and George Luther Blackshear. Lived at Bradey, Texas, McAdoo, and Baileyboro, N. M. Living Mountainair, N. Mex., 1954. Wife, Mary Alice Hall, b. Wayland, Texas, 7 Dec., 1909, dau. of Rossie LouBell Forbes and S. E. Hall. Lived at Arch, N. M., Baileyboro, Texas. Living Mountainair, N. M., (1954). M. Baileyboro, Texas, 13 Feb., 1932. Issue No. 1 Du-Wayne, b. Baileyboro, 25 June, 1932. No. 2 Dickie Don, b. Brewster, Kansas, 30 March, 1941, d. same date. No. 3 Sammie Eugene, b. Mt. Air, N. M., 9 Mar., 1950. NCB, occupation, Owner and Operator Motel. MAHB, occupation, Teaching.
Cit. Ls. J. 0. Blackshear, Alburquerque, N. M. Noble Carl Blackshear, Mtnair, N. M., and Sybil Moore. Portales, N. M., 1954.

Norsissa, b. Twiggs Co., Ga., about 1834-37, dau. of Frances Fitzpatrick and Jesse Blackshear. Husband, Richard (Dick) Myrick, b. N. C., d. between 1870 and 1880. Place and date of m. unknown. Issue No. 1 Frances (Fanny), b. 1857, m. Griffin and had Pearl and Fannie Bell, now Burns. No. 2 Thomas, b. 1863. No. 3 John, b. 1866. No. 4 Henry, (W. H. or Hen).
Cit. L. Mrs. J. P. Sanders, Miami Beach, Fla., 1953. 1870 Census of Twiggs Co., Ga., lists property at $13,000. Farmer. Federal Census. 1880.


 
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Ola Baker, b. Dublin, Ga., 1 June, 1907, dau. of Ola Baker and John Marmaduke Blackshear. Husband, Eddie Emory Carmichael, b. Jones Co., Bradley, Ga., 26 Jan., 1901, son of Sue Ella Butler and John Thomas Carmichael. Living Macon, Ga., 1953. M. Macon, Ga., 15 Feb., 1930. Issue No. 1 Ola Marlene, b. 3 Mar., 1931, No. 2 Eddie Inman, b. 18 Nov., 1933, No. 3 Faye La Hue, b. 15 Oct., 1939, No. 4 Cherie, b. 2 Sept., 1944. All children born in Macon, Ga. JMB is member of Boiling Springs Methodist church, EEC Member Bradley Baptist Church.
“Isabella Hamilton, Savannah, Ga., was my father’s mother. My mother was Ola Baker, Irwinton, Ga. I’m named after her.”
Cit. Ls. Mrs. J. M. Blackshear, Thunderbolt, Ga. Mrs. E. E. Carmichael, Macon, Ga., 1953.

Olive Goodwin, b. Ga., dau. of Olivia Ellison Bryan and Thomas E. Blackshear No. 2. D. 21 July, 1932. Husband, John Ernest Baars, of Pensacola, Fla., d. 9 July, 1940, m. 23 Jan., 1901. Issue No. 1 John E. Jr., d. 15 May, 1934, m. Florrie Agnes at Pensacola, Fla. No. 2 Ernes— tine (F), m. . . . ? . . . . .. No. 3 Anita m
Cit. Lr. Mrs. Harriett A. Blackshear, Pensacola, Fla., 1953.

Opal Denzil, b. Hill Co., Texas, 13 Oct. 1908, dau. of Susan D. Brannen and George Luther Blackshear. Living East Highland, Calif., 1954. Husband, Clifford B. Wallis, b. Russelville, Ark., 4 Sept., 1901, son of Minerva. Jane Bass and Wm. Burton Wallis. M. at Baileyboro, Texas, 30 Nov., 1924. Issue No. 1 Eldon, b. 5 Sept., 1927, m. Tex Wallas at Raton, N. Mex., 6 Aug., 1951. No. 2 Patsy Loree, b. 5 Mar., 1930, m. P. W. Miller, at Portales, N. Mex., 10 May, 1947. No. 3 Neva Jay, b. 27 July, 1933, m. Miller, at East Highlands, Calif., 5 Dec., 1952. No. 4 Rita Louise, b. 5 Oct., 1938. All issue b. in Bailey Co., Texas. 0. D. B. W., occupation Citrus Grader and Housewife. C. B. W., occupation Rancher. Member Church of Christ.
Cit. Lr. Mrs. 0. D. B. (Clifford B.) Wallis, East Highland, Calif., 1954.

Orth Oden, b. Dexter, Mo., 9 Jan., 1901, son of Mary Jane Weaver and Luther Blackshare of Dexter. Wife, Joseph ine Stickel, m. at Detroit, Mich., living Detroit, 1953, no issue.
Cit. Ls. Mrs. W. E. Ott, Bigelow, Ark. James 0. Blackshare, Albuquerque, N. M. Delbert L. Blackshare, Sikestown, Mo., 1953 and 1954.

Orville E. Blackshear, 6909 Lorado Street, Houston, Texas, 1953. Cit. T. D.

Otis Blackshear, 1525 Bagby Street, Waco, Texas, 1953. Cit. T.D.


 
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P. B., b. Marianna, Jackson Co., Fla., 15 Oct., 1910, son of Lessie B. Cooper and Noah Ben Blackshear. M. Tallahassee, Fla., 18 June, 1938, living St. Petersburg, Fla., 1953, names of wife and children not given.
Cit. L. James Euclid Blackshear, Panama City, Fla., 1953.

Pat Blackshear, 3026 Emmett Street, Dallas, Texas, 1953. Cit. T.D.

Patricia Ann Conway, b. Philadelphia, Pa., 6 July, 1921, dau. of Flora Conway Koen and Harry F. Blackshere. Lived Mannington, W. Va., Alexandria, Va. Living Arlington, Va., 1954. M. Arlington, Va., 25 July, 1952, to Valentin Paul Kruza, b. Danzig, Free State, 19 Nov., 1921, son of Valerin Donaiski and Theodor Kruza of Danzig. Issue, Valentin Theodor Blackshere Kruza, b. 28 April, 1953. VPK, occupation Accountant. PACBK came from Pres byterian Family.
Cit. Lr. Mrs. V P. Kruza, 1954.

Patton Parker No. 2, b. Plaisance, La., 24 May, 1890, son of Mary E. Evans and Patton Taylor Blackshear. Living New Orleans, La., 1954. Wife, Mary May Evans, b. 18 May, 1909. M. Orange, Texas, 29 Aug., 1929. Issue No. 1 Patton Taylor, b. 11 Sept., 1932. No. 2 Clayton Frank Evans, b. 4 Mar., 1934. No. 3 Joseph Uriah, b. 26 Dec., 1935. No. 4 Mary Elizabeth, b. 22 March, 1944. No. 5 Judy Lee, b. 15 July, 1945, all issue now living at Opelousas, La., (1954). P. P. B. is Veteran of World War One.
Cit. Lr. Miss Elizabeth P. Blackshear, Alexandria, La., 1954.

Patton Taylor, b. Belmont, Sumter Co., Ala., 11 Oct., 1850, son of Elizabeth Patton and Uriah Taylor Blackshear. Lived at Opelousas, La., d. 24 May, 1925. Wife, Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Evins, b. Masonville, Davis Co., Ky., 13 Dec., 1859, dau. of Artémesia Benilla Haynes and Wm. Simpson Evins. D. 6 Sept., 1934, m. Simmsport, La., 15 March, 1877.* Issue No. 1 Elizabeth Patton, b. 29 March, 1878, living 1954, unmarried. No. 2 Berth Binilla, b. 15 April, 1880, d. Plaisance, La., 7 Jan., 1891. No. 3 David Patton, m. Sandoz. No. 4 William Evans, b. 25 Sept., 1884, d. 20 March, 1939, never married. No. 5 Hugh Uel, b. 25 Dec., 1886, d. New Orleans, La., 14 July, 1947, never married. No. 6 Wayne Calloway, m. Angefla. No. 7 Patton Parker, m. Evans. No. 8 Erin Callie (F.), m. Nolan and McLeese. No. 9 Joseph Uriah, m. Swann. No. 10 Roy Scales, m. Nettles. issue No. 4 Wm. E. B., said to have been “De clared officially dead, where abouts unknown.” Also said to have died in Colorado. Issue No. 5 is believed never to have married, or if he did he left no issue.
Cit. Raines Vol. S. pp. 4 and 5. Ls. Miss Elizabeth P. Blackshear, (Issue No. 1), Alexandria, La. Miss Adele Lawler, Opelousas, La., 1954.
*All issue born at Plaisance, St. Landry Parish, La., except No. 10 who was born at Opelousas, La.

Paul Baber, b. Macon, Ga., 11 Jan., 1868, son of Marian Baber and Joseph William Blackshear, d. Denver, Colo., 22 July, 1928, cremated there, m. Sammy Hartwill first, divorced in 1900, no issue, m. second time, name not known, issue No. 1 a son, name not known.
Cit. Raines Vol. 5. p. 31. Interviews with Mrs. Graybill and Mrs. Curtis, of Atlanta, who were related and knew him in life, 1953.

Paulyne Dorothy, b. Dublin, Ga., 23 April, 1899, dau. of Evelyn Roberta Ware and Richard William Blackshear. Hus., James McKinly Coleman, b. Dublin, 20 July, 1896, rn. Dublin, 9 July, 1927. Issue No. 1 James McK. Jr., b. 19 July, 1929, m. Jacquelin Jones, Thomaston, Ga., May, 1953. JMcKC, occupation, U. S. Army Instructor, Engr., Conley, Ga. James McKinly Coleman, Jr., Tucker, Ga. Entered Services: Sept. 25, 1950, Discharged: Aug. 24, 1952. Highest rank held: Corporal. War: Korean. Assignments: 1. Fort Jackson, South Carolina—8 weeks basic training. 2. Fort Bliss, Texas—8 weeks advanced Automatic weapons training. 8 weeks attended leader ship school, graduated second in class of 50. Six months assigned as Cadreman, Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion. 3. Received overseas orders July 20, 1951. 4. Landed at Inchon, South Korea, Sept. 1, 1951. 5. Assigned to the 21st AAA AW Bn (SP), 25th Infantry Division Sept. 2, 1951. 6. Wounded in action Sept. 21, 1951 at Kumnwha, North Korea. 7. Evacuated to Kobe, Japan for hospitalization. 8 Re-assigned to the 21st AAA AW Bn (SP), 25th Infan try Division on Jan. 15, 1952. 10. Discharged from Fort Jackson, South Carolina, on August 24, 1952.
Citation: Purple Heart.
Campaign ribbons: United Nations Ribbon, Korean Campaign Ribbon with three battle stars.
Married: Miss Anne Jacquelyn Jones of Thomaston, Georgia, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben H. Jones of Thomaston, Ga., on Sept. 28, 1952. No children.
By Aunt, Louise B. Deal, (Mrs. 0. W.).
Cit. Lr. Mrs. 0. W. Deal, Atlanta, Ga.

Pearl, b. near Preston, Webster Co., Ga., 18 July, 1880, dau. of Margaret Bell and William Lowndes Blackshear. Liv ing near Parrott, Ga., 1953. Husband, William Owen Ken nedy, Terrell Co., Ga., 23 Aug., 1877, son of Lula Jennings and Henry Clay Kennedy, m. Sumter Co., Ga., 24 Dee., 1899. Issue No. 1 Ferris, b. 15 Jan., 1901, d. 20 April, 1938, m. Grace McGill, 28 Sept., 1929. No. 2 Dixie Beatrice, b. 2 Sept., 1902, m. Binion 0. Helton, 4 Feb., 1930. No. 3 Willie Jewell, b. 8 Jan., 1905, m. Grady Waters, 5 July, 1933. No. 4 Edgar Pierre, b. .30 Mar., 1908, m. Lois Hart, 13 July, 1945. No. 5 Henry Dewey, b. 29 Nov., 1916, m. Lee Drinkwater, 22 Aug., 1948, all b. in Terrell Co., Ga. W. 0. K., occupation Agriculture. Formerly member of Lutheran Church, now member of the Methodist Church. Issue No. 1 has one daughter, June Glenn, b. 30 Oct., 1931, graduate of Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., m. Robt. H. Patter, 4 June, 1931, he in Navy 1952. Issue No. 2 is called by her second name and has no children. Issue No. 3 is called by her second name has one dau., who m. Wm. Henry Waters, now in S. W. University, Americus, Ga. Issue No. 4 is childless. Issue No. 5 is childless.
Cit. interview with Mrs. W. O. Kennedy and Mrs. D. Beatrice Helton at home of Mrs. K., 7 Oct., 1952.

Pearlie Louise, dau. of Nancy Crawford and Cicero Blackshear. Hus., Walter Lee Barrantine. Issue No. 1 Danny Lee, No. 2 Jean Pearl, who died young, No. 3 a step-daughter, Inez Collins. Cit. Lr. Mrs. J. P. Sanders, Miami Springs, Fla., 1953.

Peggy Ann, b. Opelika, Ala., 11 April, 1932, dau. of Lucy Ellen Hudman and Dr. Gill Wyeth Blackshear. Living, Mt. Meigs, Ala., 1954. Husband, Thomas Jackson Christie, b. Opelika, Ala., 11 April, 1932, ()) son of Ethel Edwards and Lewis Cuthbert Christie. M. Mt. Meigs, Ala., 8 Oct., 1951. Issue No. 1 Constance Ellen, b. Mt. Meigs, 14 Oct., 1953.

PABC attended Huntington College, Montgomery, Ala. T. J. C. attended Ala. Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Ala. Member Lamda Chi Alpha social fraternity. Occupation, Cattle Farmer. Cit. Ls. Mrs. R. D. Blackshear (grandmother). Mrs. G. W. Blackshear (mother), both from Panama City, Fla., 1953 and 1954. Mrs. T. J. Christie, Mt. Meigs, Ala., 1954.

Penelope, chart b. Jones Co., N. C., 13 April, 1773, dau. of Catherine Franck Bush and James Blackshear. Lived N. C. and Twiggs Co., Ga., where she d., 19 Aug., 1839. Husband, Edward Bryan, b. Jones Co., N. C., 4 Jan., 1764, son of Sarah ...?... and Joseph Bryan. D. Twiggs Co., 8 Nov., 1825.

Pedigree: William Bryan, m. Alice Needham, in Ireland, about 1689. Came to Isle of Wight Co., Va., about 1700. Moved to N. C. about 1710. Issue: William, John and Needham. John m. and had Edward. Edward m. Christine ...?... Issue William, Hardy and Joseph. Joseph m. Sarah ...?... Issue: Edward, John, William, Frederick and Joseph. Edward m. Penelope Blackshear. Cit. Lr. Mrs. S. H. Williams, Lynchburg, Va. (1954). Pedigree of Penelope Blackshear: Thomas Blackshaw m. Ellinor ...?..., probably in Cheshire, England. First documented in America at Piscataway, N.J., 1677. Issue: Robert, Joseph and others, who d. young. Robert m. and moved to Lewes, Sussex Co., Dela., 1708, thence to Little Creek Hundred, Kent Co., Dela. Issue: Randall, Thomas, Alexander, probably others. Alexander m. Agnes ...?... (probably Stout). Issue: James, Eleanor, Elisha Stout, Abraham, Sarah and another dau., m. Fordham. James m. Catherine Franck Bush aud had among others, Penelope, who m. Edward Bryan.

After the death of her husband, Penelope pursued their agricultural production, winning the prize for the best 8 bales of cotton at a Macon, Ga., Fair 1830. Many of the descendants of Edward Bryan and Penelope Blackshear lived and now live in Louisiana, many have distinguished themselves in their comniniuties and in the service of the United States of America. The numbering of their issue follows the order in which they are listed in the Raines records. Dr. Raines did not number them, they are numhered here, not for chronological sequence, but only for identification purposes.

Penelope m. Edward Bryan in N. C., 29 Sept., 1789, moved to Twiggs Co., Ga., about 1800. Their issue:

Corrections to above by Luella V. Snyder

Issue No. 2 and issue No. 3. Col. William Hamilton, b. 22 May, 1789, d. Minden, La., 15 Aug., 1870. Son of Tabitha Thweatt and John Hamilton of Hancock Co., Ga. After the death of his first wife, Mary Bryan, Col. Hamilton m. her sister, Elizabeth, b. 9 Oct., 1796, d. Minden, La., 22 April 1875. Issue, Penelope, m. John Chaffe, b. England, 30 April, 1815, d. New Orleans, La., 14 Oct., 1868. They had Bob, Trebe Coleman, Mary Ann Allen, Christopher, Joe, Hattie Hansell, John Blackshear, and William. Cit. Lr. Mrs. S. H. Williams. D. B. H. Chaffe Jr., of New Orleans, lists David Hamilton Blackshear Sr., b. Minden, La., 5 Dec., 1865, d. Richmond, Mo., 27 Feb., 1924. Wife, Martha McIlwaine, b. 25 Aug., 1869, at Petersburg, Va., d. Richmond, Mo., 19 June, 1950, m. at Petersburg, 20 Feb., 1889, and had D. B. H. Chaffe, Jr., b. New Orleans, La., 2 May, 1891, living there, 1954. On 30 Jan., 1954, Miss Martha McIlwaine Chaffe, dau. of D. B. H. Jr., m. Dr. Winston Weese at New Orleans. "It was while on a visit to her aunt, Mrs. Hodges, that Penelope Ann Hamilton met and married John Chaffe." Cit. Lr. Mrs. S. H. Williams. The second child of Elizabeth Bryan and Col. Wm. Hamilton was Harriett m. Col. C. H. Ardis, and had Mary Lou, Penelope, and Bryan Ardis. Bryan Ardis, ".... recognized as an outstanding citizen of north La." Cit. Lr. Mrs. S. H. Williams. The third issue of E. B. and Wm. H. was William Hamilton Jr., and the fourth: Everard Jackson, who does not appear in the Raines record.

Issue No.4 Jeannette, m. Major Robert Hodges, of La., in Twiggs Co., Ga. Their issue: Col. John Hodges, Kate, Penelope, Mary and Jackson. Col. John Hodges m. Nellie Coleman. They had C. B. Hodges who m. Louella Sockwell, whose son, "General Campell Blackshear Hodges, (deceased), a graduate of the U. S. Military Academy, West Point, N. Y., was one time Commandant of cadets there, after his retirement from the Army, he became President of La. State University at Baton Rouge" Cit. Lr. Mrs. S. H. Williams, 1954.

Issue No. 8, James Jackson, b. 1808, d. 1866, m. No. 1 Martin, no issue. M. second, Mary Sheppard. Their issue: Josie m. Bell, Simpson Sheppard, (deceased), (will filed in Rapides, Parish, La.), m. Jane Salmon, Jackson d., Blackshear Morrison, see below, Edward Jefferson m. Penelope Hamilton, see below. "Deeds recorded in Bossier, Parish, La., show that my grandfather, James Jackson Bryan, acquired his first property there, 19 Sept., 1842. He and his brother, Joseph D., acquired more through a patent from the U. S. A., 1 Sept., 1849, and continued to increase their holdings until the time of the war, (1860). They held some 4,000 acres in adjoining plantations." Cit. Lr. Mrs. S. H. Williams, 1954.

Blackshear Morrison Bryan, chart b. 7 Dec., 1854, d. 4 Aug., 1917. Wife, Fannie Guy Newman, b. 5 April, 1873, d. 14 Jan., 1950, m. 3 Oct., 1893. Issue: Mary Elizabeth, b. 16 July, 1894, living Lynchburg, Va., 1954. Husband, Samuel H. Williams, b. 27 Dec., 1890. M. 8 Dec., 1917. Their issue: Samuel H. Jr., b. 25 Feb., 1921, m. 13 Aug., 1949, to Helen Howell, b. 30 Aug., 1919. James Jehu, b. 5 June, 1924, m. 19 June, 1953, to Martha Holloway, b. 16 Aug., 1924, they had James Jehu Jr., b. 24 June, 1954. Frances Bryan, b. 10 March, 1928, m. 24 Aug., 1948, to John C. Dabney 3rd, b. 13 Aug., 1923, they had John C. 4th, b. 25 March, 1952. Issue No. 2 of Blackshear M. Bryan and Fannie Guy Newman is General Blackshear M. Bryan, b. 8 Feb., 1900. Living, West Point, N.Y., 1954. Wife, Catherine DeArmand, b. 1 Jan., 1906, m. 12 June, 1928. Issue: Blackshear Morrison, b. 28 Oct., 1929, Robert Edward, b. 23 April, 1936, James Edward b. 19 Oct., 1940. Catherine Miranda Anne, b. 30 Jan., 1945.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1954.

VETERAN OF KOREA HEADS WEST POINT

Gen. Blackshear Bryan Due to Succeed Irving, Retiring After 37 Years' Service

WASHINGTON, Feb.27 (AP)-Lieut. Gen. Blackshear M. Bryan chart, who commanded infantry troops in the Korea fighting and is now commander of the I Corps in Korea, will be the next superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point.

His appointment was announced today, to be effective next September upon the retirement of Maj. Gen. Frederick A. Irving. General Irving, a native of Taunton, Mass., is rounding out thirty-seven years of Army service; he has been superintendent at West Point since February, 1951.

General Bryan, who was born at Alexandria, La., in 1900 was commissioned a second lieutenant in the field artillery in 1922, when he was graduated from West Point. He has been an instructor at the Academy on three different occasions. During World War II he served as chief of the policy section of the War Department General Staff and later as chief of a division of the Provost Marshal General's office. He was named Provost Marshal General of the Army in December 1945.

General Bryan was assigned to the Far East Command in January, 1951. He served first as commander of the Twenty fourth Infantry Division in Korea, and as deputy chief of staff of the Far East Command at Tokyo. Later he was senior member of the Military Armistice Commission, and since October, 1953, has commanded the I Corps.

No Stranger to the Point

General Bryan, no stranger to the academy, also served as assistant football coach there during several periods of his military career.

Before his appointment as a cadet he had attended the Virginia Military Institute.

He was promoted to first lieutenant in 1927, to captain in 1935; to major, 1940; lieutenant colonel, 1941, and to colonel in 1942.

That same year he was raised to Brigadier general. Nine years later he was elevated to major general and this year in Korea to three-star rank.

General Bryan served as assistant football coach at the academy in 1925 for three months. A year later he held the same post for four months. In 1928, 1933 and 1934 he was an instructor.

Between these academy assignments he saw service at Fort Sill, Okla. He was graduated from the Army War College in Washington in 1940.

He also was chief of staff of the Caribbean Command, a post he held from 1948 to 1951, when he went to Korea. As senior member of the United Nations Armistice Commission he was in charge of the repatriation of United Nations prisoners.

{this apparent hiccup is in the original -- JBH. }

Edward Jefferson Bryan chart, m. Penelope Hamilton; Their issue: Beatrice d. young, Penelope, Edward Jefferson Jr., d. young, Cyril Kenneth, m. Clio Robbins, (no issue), C. Noemie m. Watkins. Cyril Kenneth Bryan, living, 1954, Phoenixville, Pa., now owns the "Prize Pitcher", won by his great grandmother. He writes, "It may interest you to know that the pitcher served as a baptismal font in our family for many years." Writing about 1900, Dr. Thomas Hart Raines said of Edward Jefferson Bryan and his wife, Penelope Hamilton, "They still have the silver prize pitcher of Penelope Blackshear."

Writing 6 June, 1942, Fred J. Cooper, Jeweler and Antiquarian. Philadelphia, Pa., said with reference to the origin of the pitcher; "The following information is taken from our book on old silver written by Mr. Currier: "Marquand, Frederick. New York, N. Y. In the directories 1824-1833 Jeweler: with his brother Isaac (D. 1815) as Marquand & Bros. in 1831-38, Josiah P. in 1834, Marquand & Co., at same address; Erastus 0. Tompkins, D. 1836. Henry Ball, D. 1836-1837, and William Black, D. 1840, taken into firm and in 1839 Marquands retired and firm name was changed to Ball Tompkins and Black. In 1851 became Ball Black & Co.; in 1876, Black Starr and Frost." Note: D. stands for directories. Signed Fred J. Cooper by Miss Elaine Cooper."

Issue No. 9, Major Joseph David Bryan of Macon, Ga., m. Caroline Johnson. Their issue: Virginia m. Lloyd Chaffe, Mary Clifford, m. Gratz, and twins, Jackson and Joseph. The last named, Joseph, inherited the portrait of Penelope Blackshear Bryan, reproduced herein from a photograph of the portrait.

"It was in the home in Philadelphia of Joseph D's son's, (Joseph's) widow that I saw the portrait of Penelope." Cit. Lr. Mrs. S. H. Williams, 1954. Cit. Raines Vol. J. p. 41 et al. Memoirs of General David Blackshear. Mss by Miss Ellington Chaires. History of Laurens Co., Ga. D. B. H. Chaffe Jr., New Orleans, La. Mrs. Samuel H. Williams, Lynchburg, Va. C. K. Bryan, Phoenixville, Pa.

Perry Linkfield, b. Sumter Co., Ga., 27 March, 1851, son of Caroline Ward and James Addison Blackshear. Lived in Clark and Sumter Counties in Ga., d. Sumter Co., 10 May, 1884, bur. Blackshear Burying Grounds, about 3 miles west of Sumter City, Ga., a part of the first Home Grounds of his grandfather, Enoch Blackshear. There is a grave stone at the head of his grave. Wife, Oregon Frances Blackshear, b. Stewart Co., Ga., 10 May, 1858, dau. of Caroline Elizabeth Ellis and Joseph Lewis Blackshear. Lived in Cuthbert, Baxley, and Cordele in Ga. D. Cuthbert, bur. Roseland Cemetery there, a gravestone is at the head of her grave. D. 19 Aug., 1910. M. at the home of her parents in Terrell Co., Ga., 15 Dec., 1874. Issue No. 1 Clara Virginia, m. Bates. No. 2 Perry Lewis, b. Sumter Co., Ga., 15 Feb., 1878, d. in infancy. No. 3 Elizabeth Ellis, m. Newton. No. 4 Caroline Ward, m. Bridges. No. 5 Perry Lynnfield, m. Breitenbucher. OFBB attended private school in Stewart Co., and Lofton's Young Ladies Academy at Dawson, Ga. Ran a millinery store at Cuthbert from the date of birth of her last child, after the death of her husband. Left a widow with an unborn child and three living children and a legacy of $300.00 at age 26, her out look was not too pleasant, but with great determination and some pride she avoided proffered help from her parents and from her late husband’s parents. The older children attended Andrew Female College at Cuthbert. Then came the Cleveland Panics, which she managed to surmount solvent. She managed to buy a home and live in comfort until her untimely death of acute Nepliritis. She was first a Primitive Baptist, and later a non resident member of The First Church of Christian Science, Boston. PLB had a short jolly life, was a great mimic, a singer, a farmer and at last a Hail Road Supervisor and Member of Benevolence Church, near Maddox Crossing, Ga. He d. suddenly of sun stroke.

The youthful years of this couple came along soon after the close of the 1861-65 War, their parents had difficulty in adjusting themselves to the poverty imposed by the fortunes of war, but the young folks took life as at came to them and made the most of it. Visiting with relatives and friends and church going were the most used forms of diversion. It was said that this PLB was a large, tall, dark, and handsome fellow with a great zest for life; he owned a young black stallion which he had trained as a saddle horse; hearing that his cousin, “Miss Orrie” (Oregon Frances Blackshear, distant cousin), was visiting nearby at the home of young ladies of his acquaintance, he decided to make a call; the young ladies were grouped on the front steps, a rail fence surrounded the yard. Young Blackshear, astride his black stallion scorned the gate and mounted over the rail fence, bringing up his mount on his “hind” legs, stopped just in front of the assembled company, and there, went the heart of Miss Orrie, and soon they were married! It was an accomplishment of which he was proud but of which his parents were ashamed that he would come home from “meeting” (church) and taking a stance before the Sunday dinner crowd gathered in the living room and proceed to deliver the Hell and Damnation Sermon he had heard that morning, with jestures and emphasis exaggerated, and then burst into singing the limn of the morning in which very soon the whole assembled group would enthusiastically join. Let it not be understood that he was a scoffer or was sacrilegious; on the other hand he was a firm Christian in his walk and work.
Cit. Tombstones. Family Bible. Federal Census 1870-1880 Sumter Co., Ga. Personal knowledge of surviving chil dren No. 3-4-5.

Perry Lynnfield No. 1, b. Randolph Co., Ga., 16 Nov., 1884, son of Oregon Frances Blackshear and Perry Linkfield Blackshear. Lived at Cuthbert, Ga. Living Atlanta, Ga., 1954. Wife, Dorothy Eleanor Madeline Breitenbucher, b. Atlanta, Ga., 28 Feb., 1888, dau. of Charlotte Elizabeth Muller and Philip Breitenbucher. Living Atlanta, 1954. Graduate, Girls High School, Atlanta. Special tutored courses in music and languages. Popular belle in her social set in Atlanta. Prominent in Parent Teacher work, Garden Club and other womens clubs. Once president of the Women of the Church of the First Presbyterian Church, Atlanta. M. in the garden of her parents at Atlanta, on a moonlit night, 24 Sept., 1912. Issue No. 1 Dorothea,* m. Brady. No. 2 Caroline Elizabeth,** m. Flinn. No. 3 Perry Lynnfield, No. 2, m. Liebl. No. 4 David Philip, m. Stribling. DEMB, father, b. Hohviller, Alsace (near Strasbourg), France. Mother b. Szweibricken, Bavaria, Germany. They met at Atlanta shortly after the 1861-65 War in which he served the Union Forces. PLB No. 1 was a posthurnas child, b. in the home of a friend of the family, named Ivey, near Shellman, Ga. Reared by widowed mother and grand parents at Cuthbert, Ga. Attended the private school of Miss Ida Dominguez, Bethel Male (Jr.) College, since de stroyed by fire and not re-established. Quit school at age 12 to help out with the family budget. First three jobs were at Cuthbert, Western Union Messenger, “Cash Boy” at Jacob’s Dry Goods Store and finally Clerk in the U. S. Postoffice under a wonderfully kind, competent and Christian Postmistress, Mrs. Alice Brimberry Bussey. Earned and saved not quite enough money to take a Business Course at the Southern Short Hand and Business University at Atlanta. All further employment was with Atlanta business houses. First with the Maddox-Bucker Banking Co., later the name was changed to the American National Bank of which William Lawson Peel, (a school mate of Oregon Frances Blackshear), was the President. He was also the mentor and best friend that PLB No. 1 had found up to that time. Robert F. Maddox was Vice President and remains a good friend to date, (1954). The American National Bank was merged with the Atlanta National Bank, at which time PLB No. 1 became asso ciated with the Third National Bank, 1916. Discovering that bank officials were overworked and underpaid and needing money for the support of a growing family, PLB No. 1, together with one, E. C. Perkins, bought the stock of Dental Supplies formerly owned by the late W. E. Foster. For several years the Perkins-Blackshear Co., operated a Dental Supply House in the Grant and Candler Buildings. On buying the interest of E. C. Perkins, PLB No. 1 merged with the Atlanta Dental Supply Co., Dr. DeLos Hill, President. Dr. Hill became another of the friendly land marks, his business and professional cour age and competence became a guiding star. On the death of Dr. Hill, with U. Milton Goolsby, PLB No. 1 bought the Hill interest and operated the Corporation for several years. GMG and PLB No. 1 bought out all other stock holders and began to do business as a Partnership, trading under the name Atlanta Dental Supply Co. This part nership continues to this good day, largely due to the tolerant Christian Character, Business skill, good man agement and personal devotion of U. Milton Goolsby, the best of all the good friends who influenced the life of PLB No. 1.
At the time of his marriage, PLB No. 1 was deeply interested in Masonry, both York and Scottish Rites, (32nd Degree), being honored by Mt. Zion Chapter R. A. M. as High Priest, by Jason Burr Council R & S Masters as Thrice Illustrious Master, by Atlanta Corn mandery No. 9 as Eminent Commander, finally becoming Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery of Ga. at an age earlier than any one ever to attain that honor up to that time. Under Dr. Wm. V. Gardner, as Pastor, the First Presbyterian Church elected him T)eacon and later, Elder. In the American Dental Trade Association he was made Chairman of the Dealers Section for two terms and later made President of the Association for two terms June 1948-50. Among the finer values in his life he would mention; a gentle but determined mother, a wholesome fear of poverty, the finest wife one could have, the friend ship of faithful and tolerant men and women, (not the least of whom was Lizzie Martin for 32 years a devoted servant, nurse, cook and house keeper; also Aubrey Stevens, butler, gardener, chauffeur, and handy man); the broadening and character building of the tenets of Free Masonary; the association with fellow Dental Trades people from all over the U. S. and Canada; the devotion of lovely daughters and sturdy sons and grandchildren; the spiritual growth through association with Pastors and members of the First Presbyterian Church; the kind response of many audiences to the numerous speeches and trade articles delivered before the meetings of the American Dental Trade Association; the comradeship of fellow Rotarians in Atlanta, Georgia, the U. S. A. and, in Europe. At the risk of seeming to be queer it can be stated truth fully that, while he ever had and has a wholesome fear of poverty, his work has never been done primarily for the sake of making money, while money has come in ade quate supply, his objectives have been mostly toward a job well done, for the sake of the work itself, as unto the Lord. Some of the happier events were: the purchase and study of “Dr. Elliott’s 5 foot shelf of Books”, otherwise known as “The Harvard Classics”, which with more elementary after work studies formed the educational background from which life is viewed; the Sunday School Party at the First Presbyterian Church at which he met his future wife; the long, highly competitive but successful courtship and the lovely wedding; a chartered railroad train trip to a Triennial Conclave of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar at Seattle, Washington, which occurred while he was Grand Commander of Ga. With wife, a year old son, three other children, Lizzie Martin as nurse, his mother-in-law and sister-in-law, to gether with a hundred friends, the Grand Tour of the West was made without unhappy events; the attaining of degrees from reputable Colleges by all four of his children; the happy marriages of all of his children and the grandchildren which have come; successful Surgery by the Mayo Clinic Surgeons at Rochester, Minn. (1951); the delayed Honey Moon journey, of three months in Britain and the Continent (1952); the gathering, compiling and publishing of the Genealogical and Anecdotal data to be found here-in.
*D.A.R. National No. 428370
** D.A.R. National No. 428371

Writing for the “Proceedings” of the Grand Commandcry of Knights Templar of the State of Georgia at the 65th annual conclave, held in Savannah, Ga., May 19 and 20, 1926, A. D., 808 A. 0., Charles S. Wood, the Grand Recorder, said in part; “We now call him Past Grand Commander Blackshear, and he says he is delighted to be so designated. It is an honor accorded to few, for few there are who can bear the honor. If it were possible to distribute this distinctive mark to many, then the holding would not be so valuable. It is true that there are some such designations more valuable than others; it depends on the service and time of service. When it is convenient to prefix the “Past Grand” denominative, an explanation might become necessary, the full particulars of which would incorporate measuring the time and the service. This introductory is in accord with the general order of possibilities, and is in keeping with the philosophic rea sons for good work and true work. A conscientious contractor never figures on fortuitious conditions, and is the prouder of his success when he knows he worked the full time. But Perry Blackshear is a good worker and believes in taking time for doing it—a very happy combination. We may say, therefore, his honor today has been earned on full time, and having been so earned, he is justified in feeling proud of the Past Grand Commander designation. He values it because he is sensible of the work necessary
[ rest of Perry L. Blackshear entry omitted - SH ]

Phebe, b. Hollingee Manor, Mobberly, Cheshire, England, 8 March, 1666, (Cope) 8 June, 1666, (Justice). 1701 (Jus tice), dau. of Alice Burgess and Randall Blackshaw, im migrant to Bucks Co., Pa. Husband, Joseph Kirkbride, Carpenter. Licensed to marry 7 Jan., 1688, m. 13 Jan., 1688, at the home of her father.
Cit. Cope Papers. Justice Papers. Middletown Monthly Meeting (Quaker). Quaker Arrivals in Philadelphia, Pa., A. C. Myers, p. 22.

Phebe (?), a daughter of Mary Linton and Nehemiah Blackshaw of Bucks Co., Pa., married a Welch. Issue (1) Sarah. From the wills of Mary Linton and Nehemiali Blackshaw.

Plaut Leslie, b. Crockett, Ark., 6 Jan., 1881, son of Adella Gentry and James T. Blackshire. Lived in Canada and several other locations, living Bellefonte, Ark., 1954. Wife, Ella Dickson, b. St. Paul, Minn., 5 Nov., 1887, dau. of Emman Jene Heath and James M. Dickson. M. at Cincinnati, Ohio, 23 Jan., 1911. Issue No. 1 Jane Elizabeth, m. Roberts. No. 2 James Plant, b. Burlington, Iowa, 8 Feb., 1918, d. Philippine Islands, 9 Jan., 1945, m. Jean Simpson, 31 Oct., 1943, d. without issue.* No. 3 Mary Emma, m. Bullock. No.4 Ruth Ella, m. Kinsey. No. 5 John Cecil, m. Fowler. No. 6 Robert Dickson, m. Hickey. P. L. B., occupation, Civil Engineer and Farmer. “I was brought up on a farm in Clay Co., Ark. My father died when I was a boy. I attended the County (Clay) Schools. Took a course in Civil Engineering at the University of Arkansas, graduate of 1906. Followed Bridge Engineering for several years, then went into the contracting business and finally went back to farming. I raised a family of 6 chil dren. My oldest boy, James Plaut, was a captain in the U. S. Marines, a flyer, he was killed in action 9 Jan., 1945.” Cit. Ls. Plaut L. Blackshire, Belief onte, Ark. Mrs. C. H. Metcalf, Sarasota, Fla.

*From the Harrison Daily Times, Harrison, Ark., 15 April, 1946, the following is quoted; “Posthumous Award Made to Captain Blackshire. The Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with a star were awarded post humously to Capt. James P. Blackshire, 27, at ceremonies in Atlanta, Ga., Friday. The medals were presented to the Marine Captain’s widow, Mrs. Jeanne Blackshire, daughter of Mrs. Jeannette Simpson, of Atlanta. The presenta tion was made by the Commanding Officer of the Atlanta Naval Air Base during a review of troops. Capt. Blackshire, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Blackshire of Bellefonte, attached to Combat Squadron 313, U. S. Marine Air Corps, was killed in action in the Philippines on Jan. 9th, 1945. Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross was made post humously to the Marine Captain, “for scoring a direct hit at mast head level on a Japanese destroyer escort.” His ship was the flagship or leader of a flight of 12 planes against the Japanese ships. Capt. Blackshire was killed Jan. 9th, 1945, the day that General McArthur went into Luzon. “The sky was full of airplanes,” a member of Capt. Blackshire’s flight of 12, told Mrs. Blackshire, his mother, Friday. Blackshire bombed an ammunition dump on Luzon, his plane was damaged and he was unable to bail out. Mrs. P. L. Blackshire, mother, and her two daughters, Mrs. Jane Roberts, of Fayetteville and Ruth Blackshire, of Washington, D. C., attended the ceremonies, making the trip by airliner from Tulsa, Okla. Mrs. Blackshire, teacher in the Harrison High School returned Sunday. Among others attending were Frank Smith, of Mobile, Ala., formerly of Harrison and roommate of young Blackshire." Quoting from a letter from his father dated May 30th, 1954, "He took his college work at Ark. Tech, worked for the Ark. Power and Light Co. Went with the Army Engineers, went to Annapolis for further Engineering, joined the Naval Air Force at Atlanta, Ga. Transferred to the Marine Air Force, was sent to the South Pacific and moved on to the Philippines, he was killed near San Fernando, he is buried in the U. S. Military Cemetery in Manila."


 
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R. R. Blackshere, 1630 Glowrie Street, Houston, Texas, 1953. Cit. T. D.

R. LeRoy, b. Columbia, Ala., 24 Jan., 1895, son of Ella White and John Christopher Blackshear, living Richland, Ga., m. Lena Davis, b. Cottonwood, Ala., dau. of Fannie Brannan of Newville, Ala., and J. S. Davis of Headland, Ala., m. at Haleburg, Ala., August, 1922. Issue No. 1 Roy Kenneth, b. Richland, Ga., 22 Oct., 1929. No. 2 Sam Davis, b. Richland, Ga., 14 Feb., 1935. Cert. Ls. Mrs. R. H. Mouring, Columbia, Ala., Mrs. R. L. Blackshear, Columbia, Ala., 1953.

Randall Blackshaw No. 1, of Hollin Gee, Mobberly, Cheshire, England, b. Hollin Gee Manor, son of John Blackshaw and ?... names, date and place of m. unknown. Issue No. 1 Anne. Christened 1614. No. 2 Randolph (?). Ch. 1616. No. 3 George, No. 4 John, both Ch. 1620. No. 4 Randle, Ch. 1626. Reconstructed from the Christening and Burial Registers at St. Wilfred's Church, Mobberly, Cheshire, England, of which the following is a copy; 1589 John, son of John Christened. 1594 John, son of . ..?... Oh. Died 1656. 1614 Anne, dau. of Randle Oh. 1616 Randolph (?) Ch., son of Randolph (?) d. 1624. 1620 George (?), son of Randall Ch. 1620 John, son of Randall Ch., d. 1621. 1626 Randle, son of Randle Ch. 1671 Josiah, son of Randall Ch. The Randle who was christened in 1626 is probably the Randle who came to the Province of Pennsylvania in America. See Randall No. 2. Cit. Christening and Burial Registers St. Wilfred's Church, Mobberly.

Randall Blackshaw No. 2 of Hollin Gee and Bucks Co., Pa., b. Hollin Gee Manor Mobberly, Cheshire, England, about 1622, son of Randall No. 1 and ...?... names date and place of marriage unknown. Lived at Hollin Gee and in Bucks Co., Pa., d. Pa. after 1699. Married first Katherene ...?..., who died in Sept., 1646. Issue Randall No. 3, of Hollingee and probably two others. Married second Alice Burgess, b. about 1639, d. 18 Nov., 1688, dau. of "A family of some local importance in Mobberly Parish." M. at the house of John Worthington in Pownell Fee, Cheshire, England, 9 Aug., 1661. Issue No. 1 Phebe, b. about 1666, d. 1701, m. Joseph Kirkbride 13 March, 1687-8 at her father's house. No. 2 Sarah, b. about 1668, d. 15 Sept., 1694, m. Ralph Cowgill about 1689 and had Abraham, John, Nehemiah, Sarah and Thomas Clifford Cowgill. No. 3 Josiah Christened St. Wilfred's Church 1671. No. 4 Abraham, b. about 1672, d. 2 Oct., 1682, "at sea." No. 5 Jacob, b. about 1674. No. 6 Mary, b. 25 Sept., 1676, m. Ephraim Fenton Oct., 1710 and had 4 children including Ephraim No. 2. No. 7 Nehemiah, b. about 1679, d. 25 Dec., 1731, m. first, Elizabeth Bye, and second, Mary Linton, 20 Feb., 1716-7, and had several daus. but only one son, Nehemiah No. 2, who left no male child. No. 8 Martha, b. about 1681, m. George Biles, Sept., 1697. All births at Mobberly, all marriages in Pa. After the ship's list, Jacob appears only once, at the age of 12 years he was witness at a wedding, then no further trace was found. The daughters and their husbands are to be found in numerous Pa. records. While this family does not seem to be continued in the name of Blackshaw or Blackshear there is an interesting entry in the Registers at St. Wilfred's Church, Mobberly, England, which should be made known. This Randall joined the Society of Friends while still in Cheshire and was subjected to religious persecution therefor, he was arrested at a Peaceable Meeting and Imprisoned two months in the house of correction. This occurred some 12 years before he left England with the followers of Wm. Penn. The entry mentioned is as follows: "This indenture made the 4 and 20th day of March in the 3 and 20th year of the reign of our sovereign Lord Charles the 2nd, by the Grace of God of England, Scotland, France and Ireland King. Defender of the Faith Anno Domini 1670. Be tween Randle Blackshawe, the Elder of Mobberly in the County of Chester, Yoeman of the one part and John Blackshawe of Warford in the County of Chester, Yoeman of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Randle Blackshawe for and in consideration of the sum of 20 shillings of lawful English Money to him in hand paid before the sealing and delivery hereof by the said John Blackshawe. The receipt whereof the said Handle Blackshawe doth hereby acknowledge and confess himself therewith satisfied, hath granted related and confirmed unto him the said John Blackshawe (in his actual and peacable possession being) and to his heirs and assigns. All that the pue (pew) of the said Randle Blackshawe as it is now divided situating and being in the South Side of the Parish Church of Mobberly aforesaid and which adjoins unto the uppermost pillar in the said Church on the South side thereof—thereof which said pue hereby granted contains in length 4 foot and 1 inch from the in side to the inside thereof, and in breadth 3 foot and 4 inches from the inside to the inside thereof and was some times in the possession of the said Randla Blackshawe together also with the seat at the end of the said pue and with all other seats and wainescoate wherewith the same pue is enclosed. To have and to hold the said pue and hereby granted premises unto the said John Blackshawe his heirs and assigns forever to the use of the said John Blackshawe his heirs and assigns forever, to use and enjoy as freely to all intents and purposes as the said Randle Blackshawe or any of his ancestors have used and enjoyed the same. And the said Randle Blackshawe and his heirs of the same pue and hereby granted premises unto the said John Blackshawe his heirs and assigns against the said Randle Blackshawe and his heirs shall and will war rant and forever defend. And the said Randle Blackshawe for him and his heirs doth hereby authorize the said John Blackshawe or his heirs at any time hereafter to take and further grant a confirmation of the said pue and premises from the Right Reverent Father in God, the Bishop of Chester, or his Chancellor or other official for the time being for the bettersettling and confirming the same unto and to the use of the said John Blackshawe and his heirs and assigns forever. In witness whereof the parties aforesaid to these present indentures put their hands and seals interchangeably have so this day and year above written.

Randle (His Mark) Blackshawe

Sealed and delivered in the presence of William Pownall-Raudle Blackshawe-Peter Blackshawe FFMeaykin. Curate Made 24 March, 1670, but entered in the Register 27 Nov., 1737. Cit. Col. Families of Phila. Vol. 1, pp. 298-302 (John W. Jordan), Cyclopedia of N. J., pp. 167-169. Bucks Co., Pa., Arrivals, marriages, etc., 1677-1686 MS Collection of the Genealogical Society of Pa. Colonial and Rev. Families of Pa., pp. 300-302. Pa. Quaker Records (Hinshaw).

Randall No. 3 chart, b. about 1700, probably in Sussex Co., Dela., son of Robert Blackshare of Little Creek 100, Kent Co., Dela. Lived in Sussex and Kent Counties, Dela. Wife, Eve b. about 1703, d. 1767, at Little Creek 100. M. about 1723, issue, seven are mentioned in the will of Eve in the following order "Sons". No. 1 Robert, m. Jean, No. 2 Morgan, m. Sarah, No.3 George, m. Deborah, No.4 John, m. Jean (Jane) Virdin, No. 5 Ebenezer, m. Susannah. "Daughters", No. 6 Mary, m. Liston, No. 7 Elizabeth, m. Collins. Randall, occupation, Planter.

This Indenture made the tenth day of February in the Eleventh year of the Reign of King George oyer great Brittain etc. and in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven hundred twenty four five Between Robert Blackshaw of Little Creek hundred in the County of Kent on Delaware Yoeman of the one part and Randal Blackshaw of the same place son of the said Robert of the other part Whereas the Proprietaries Cornmissionaries by their warrant Dated at Philadelphia the twenty eighth day of the fifth month Amino Dom one thousand seven hundred and sixteen did grant unto the said Robert Blackshaw two hundred acres of land to be laid out in the forrest of the said County of Kent and Whereas the said two hundred acres of land was in pursuance of the said warrant surveyed and laid out unto the said Robert Blackshaw the ninth day of the sixth month Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and sixteen situate in the forrest of Little Creek Hundred in the County aforesaid Beginning at a corner marked Red Oak standing on a Ridge of upland between the head of The Branches of Jone's (Creek or Dover River) and the Branches of Little Duck Creek called the southwest Branch and about a large quarter of a mile from the said Blackshaw plantation toward the northeast and to the northward of the part that goes from his house to Simon Hirone and running thence south fourteen degrees west one hundred and ninety perches to a corner then west one hundred and ninety perches to a corner oak marked twelve notches then north fourteen degrees east one hundred and ninety perches to a corner then east one hundred and ninety perches to the beginning as by the certificate of the survey thereof under the hand of Richard Smith survey of Kent may more at large appear. Now this Indenture Witnesseth that the said Robert Blackshaw for and in Consideration of the full and just sum of Twenty Pound good and lawful money to him in hand paid by the said Randal the further receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath given, granted, bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed and confirmed and by these presents doth give, grant, bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff and confirm unto the said Randal Blackshaw all the aforesaid two hundred acres of land according to the Bounds and metes above described together with the plantation thereon and all the buildings fencings wood; underwood timber and trees and all appurtenance whatsoever thereunto belonging ................ In Witness Whereof the said Robert Blackshaw have hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written.

Sealed and delivered in the Presence of us. Frank Berry, Hugh Durborow, Robert R. Blackshaw his mark

Acknowledged according to law in open Court of Common Please held at Dover and for the County of Kent upon Delaware the twelfth day of February and Domain one thousand seven hundred twenty four. Test A true copy Benjamin Turner State of Delaware SS: Kent County I, Robert A. Saulsbury, Recorder of Deeds, in and for Kent County, State of Delaware, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true Abstract of Deed, of Robert Blackshaw to Randal Blackshaw as recorded in Deed Book H, Volume 1, Page 159, etc. In Witness Whereof, I Have hereunto set my hand and Official seal of office at Dover this 9th day of September A.D. 1953.

SEAL Robert A. Saulsbury Recorder of Deeds in and for Kent County, State of Delaware

Randall No. 4, b. about 1751, Kent Co., Dela., son of Robert and Jean Blackshare, d. about 1798, m. about 1776, to Sarah Cheffins (Chevins), dau. of Margaret and James Cheffins (see will, p. 428). Issue Randall No. 3, not traced and Sarah, not traced. All Cit. from Kent Co., Probate Records. 1789 Admin. with Mother Jane (widow of Robert), estate of Michael Numbers 15 Dec., 1790. Heir with Sarah formerly Cheffins in will of James Cheffins, Yoeman. 1790 Admin. undivided part of Estate of Morgan Blackshear, p. 534.

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Randolph (Randall) No. 5, b. Jones Co., N. C., 25 Dec., 1789, son of Elizabeth -Davis and Moses Blackshear. Lived Twiggs Co., Ga., Henry Co., Ala., d. there, also bur. there. Wife No.1, Katherine Anglin of Putnam Co., Ga. M. about 1815. Issue No. 1 David, b. 20 Sept., 1816, m. Reynolds. No. 2 Elizabeth (Betty), m. Boyd and Wailer. No. 3 a dau., d. in infancy. No. 4 Elijah, m. Sykes. No. 5 Moses No. 2, m. Allen. No. 6 Joseph, m. Susanna Sykes. Wife No.2, Nancy Kirkland (widow of Scott of Texas), b. S. C., 16 Nov., 1822, d. Haleburg, Ala., 12 July, 1900, bur. Henry Co., Ala. Place and date of this m. not known. Issue No. 7 Judson, m. Amanda Davis. No. 8 Bryant Byrd, m. Hales. No. 9 (one of twins) Randolph No. 2 (Randall), m. Hobbs. No. 10 Lydia, m. Hales. R. B. lived in Twiggs Co., Ga., as late as 1818. First listed in Henry Co., Ala., 1830. Cit. Putnam Co., Ga., Marriages 1808-1816. Twiggs Co., Tax Digest 1818 in Capt. Jefferson's district. Federal Census Reports via V. 1830-1840-1850-1860 Henry Co., Ala. The 1860 Census includes Henry Scott in this house hold. Raines VoL S. p. 24-26. Ls. Mrs. R. H. Mouring. Columbia, Ala. W. Maurice Blackshear, Panama City, Fla. Mrs. Lilyan Burt, Columbia, Miss., 1953.

Randall No. 6, b. Henry Co., Ala., 4 Oct., 1862, son of Mrs. Nancy Kirkland Scott and Randolph Blackshear, m. first, Nettie Hobbs, moved out west and died in La., Ark., or Texas. Cit. Lr. Mrs. R. H. Mouring, Columbia, Ala., 1952.

Randall David, b. 8 Sept., 1861, son of Susannah Sykes and Joseph Blackshear, died Panama City, Fla., Jan., 1941, m. Anna Cooper 20 June, 1897, living 1953, Panama City, Fla. Issue No. 1 Gill Wyeth, m. Hudman. D. B. was a Medical Doctor. Cit. Lr. Mrs. B. D. Blackshear, Panama City, Fla., 1953.

Ravis E. Blackshear, 916 S. 18 Street, Waco, Texas, 1953. Cit. T. D.

Rebecca, daughter of Mary Linton and Nehemiah Blackshaw of Bucks Co., Pa.., married Daniel Wharton of Bucks Co., at The Falls 30 Oct., 1740. Issue (3). Daniel married Mary (?). Phebe. Nehemiah. Froth the wills of Nehemiah and Mary Linton Blackshaw.

Rebecca Blackshire, Mrs., 159 E. 69 St., Los Angeles, Cal., 1953. Cit. T. D.

Requer Blackshear, 805 C. Marshall Ave., Albany, Ga., 1953. Cit. T. D.

Reuben Anderson No. 1, b. Montgomery Co., Ala., 31 Jan., 1829, son of Martha Anderson and William Blackshear. Lived in Texas, d. Springfield, Limestone Co., 10 May, 1864. Wife, Annie Elizabeth Caswell, b. Elmira, N. Y., dau. of a Miss St. John and James Caswell of Troy, N. Y. D. Corsicana, Texas, 21 Dec., 1883. Place and date of m. unknown. Issue No. 1 Ellen, m. Mobley. No. 2 William St. John No. 1, m. Banton. No. 3 Martha Anderson, b. 20 July, 1860, d. 31 July, 1903, never m. No. 4 Elizabeth Vander veer, b. 9 or 11 Sept., 1862, d. 3 March, 1889, never m. No. 5 Reuben Anderson No. 2, m. Williams. B. A. B., occupation, Baptist Preacher and Planter. Captain in Hood’s Texas Brigade 1861-65. A. E. C. B., occupation, Music Teacher. After the death of B. A. B. No. 1, his widow, m. Rev. Hiram J. Glass, a Methodist Minister at whose College at Huntsville R. A. B. No. 2 got his education. Quot ing from notes by Wm. St. John B. “My father was b. in Montgomery, Ala. Moved to Texas and had his plantation and many slaves on the Trinity River about 10 miles from Palestine, Anderson Co. My mother was a sister of Nehemiah St. John, Judge of the Supreme Court of N. Y. State. She was a graduate of Emma Willard College in literature and music when she was 18 years old. The Judson Institute of Marion, Ala., wrote to Emma Willard to send them a music teacher capable of taking over their Music Department, they sent my mother. My father’s sister (Martha) Ellen Vanderveer attended my mother’s first concert in Marion, she was so drawn by skill and great beauty that she invited my mother to come and live with them as their dau. She accepted, within a few months Mrs. V. wrote to my father to come for a long visit, that she had a wife for him, he accepted and soon fell in love with my mother. In a few months they were married and went to his plantation on the Trinity River where he developed lung trouble and on his Doctor’s advice moved to the Gulf Coast Country, built a house at Sweet Home in Lavaco Co., near Hallettsville, Texas. I was b. there.” Qnoting from Lr. from Mrs. Lela B. Jameson (granddaughter), “My Grandfather (paternal I refer to), was Captain of the Commissary Department in Hood’s Brigade during (the) war. Had Army Black Measles, was sent home for a few months in 1863, then returned to the Army. Grandmother said she took her slaves that she had inherited from her people and went out of the town to live on the plantation so that they could have food.”
Cit. Raines Vol. S. p. 49. Wm. St. J. Blackshear notes.
Will of Wm. Blackshear. Lr. Mrs. Lela B. Jameson, Dallas, Texas, 1954.

Reuben Anderson No. 2, b. Springfield, Texas, 27 March, 1864, son of Annie Elizabeth Caswell and Reuben Anderson Blackshear No. 1. Lived at Panhandle and Amarillo, Texas, where he d. 20 March, 1928, bur. there. Wife, Emma Williams, b. Palestine, Texas, 27 Aug., 1864, dau. of Lydia A. E. Collins and Thomas Montgomery Williams of Amarillo. Lived at Belton, Calvert, Corsicana, Panhandle and Amarillo where she d. 12 Feb., 1936, bur. Liano Cemetery, beside her husband. M. Cameron, Limestone Co., Texas, 7 Oct., 1884, issue (Sole) Lela m. Jameson. B. A. B. No. 2, occupation, Doctor and Pharmacist. Member of the Methodist Church first and later of the Christian Church. Quoting from a letter from Lela B. Jameson, “My father, Reuben Anderson Blackshear, went to Tulane University Medical School, became ill, his mother took him to Old Mexico for two years to recover his health. He practiced Medicine in Carson Co., Panhandle, Texas, and in Amarillo. People dearly loved him. He never lost an infant or a mother in over 200 childbirths in Carson Co. He went to school to his stepfather, Rev. Hiram Glass, a very highly educated Methodist Minister who early had a College at Huntsville, Texas. Father and my husband, E. B. Jameson, blocked the first block assembled in the Panhandle of Texas, some thought he was insane to say there was oil or gas there. He was known as one of the finest Pharmacists and Physicians in all of the Southwestern part of the United States. My mother was taught by private Governess who lived in their home until Yellow Fever took the two other sisters. She then attended day school at the Sisters of the Sacred Heart Convent in Corsicana, then to Texas University during its first years when Mrs. Kirby was Matron. Their mother’s mother died and their father, John Collins, brought the 3 little girls to Texas. General Sam Houston gave him land grants in 1840. So she was a lost heir of her mother’s people in Tejinessee. Her Uncle Coleman Garrett went to the Holy Land and brought back the 32nd degree in Masonry. All of her people were strong in the Masonic Orders. Grandmother was a Charter member of the Eastern Star in Bryan, Texas, and in Amarillo, but my mother took only the Good Samaritan degree. She was a very quiet, gentle, generous hearted, patient wonderful person, preferring her home to all others. She was a great reader and did beautiful sewing." Cit. Raines Vol. S. p. 49. Ls. Wm. St. J. Blackshear, Santa Barbara, Calif., 1952. Mrs. L. B. Jameson, Dallas, Texas, 1954.

Richard Blackshear, 811 Corn Ave., Albany, Ga., 1953. Cit. T.D.

Richard Banks, b. 8 Feb., 1930, Atlanta, Ga., son of Maude Fox and Leon Blackshear. Living Atlanta, Ga., 1953. Wife, Rachel Louise Jones, b. Clayton Co., Ga., 8 July, 1934, dan. of Clarice Adams and Alonzo (Lonnie) Jones of Clayton Co., Ga. M. Clayton Co., Ga., 8 Oct., 1951, issue No. 1 expected in May, 1954. RBB served two years in the U. S. Army. Is a field Clerk with the Atlanta Joint Railroad Terminal. Cit. `phone interview with Mrs. Leon Blackshear (mother), Atlanta, Ga., 30 Dec., 1953.

Richard William No. 1, b. Dublin, Laurens Co., Ga., 8 Jan., 1857, son of Isabella Maria Hamilton and Everard Hamilton Blackshear, lived in Laurens Co., Ga., all of his life, died there 19 Aug., 1918, bur. Northview Cemetery, Dublin, Ga. Will filed in Laurens County. M. Evelyn Roberta Ware, b. near Jeffersonville, Twiggs Co., Ga., 1 Feb., 1870, dau. of Evelyn Glover of Twiggs Co., and David Thomas Ware of Laurens Co., d. Thomaston, Ga., 8 Jan., 1948, bur. same place as husband. Will filed in Upson Co., Ga. Issue No. 1 Annie Blanch Ware, m. Norris. No. 2 Louise Ethelyn, m. Deal. No. 3 Richard William Jr., m. Warnell. No. 4 Roberta Marian, m. Settles. No. 5 Paulyne Dorothy, m. Coleman. No. 6 Margaret Isabella, m. Kirby. No. 7 David Ware, m. Mathews.

R. W. B. was an Industrial Farmer. Member of the Dublin Methodist Church and at one time member of the Boiling Springs M. E. Church. E. R. W. B. came from a Baptist Family. "Ice Cream was served at the wedding reception of my parents, it made the whole party ill, most of them going to Doctors. Then when my mother came in to remove her bridal hat a lizzard was sitting calmly on the lace on her shoulder, she fainted and was carried away and my father did not know where to find her. My father was a mere boy when Sherman marched through Ga. and his father dug trenches around the garden and buried all of the hams and other meats." Signed Mrs. 0. W. Deal. Cit. Lr. Louise Blackshear Deal, Atlanta, Ga., 1952. 1880 Census Laurens Co., Ga. History of Laurens Co., Ga.

Richard William, b. Dublin, Ga., 10 April, 1896, son of Richard William Blackshear of Dublin, Ga., and Evelyn Roberta Ware of Twiggs Co., Ga. Living Crest View, Fla., m. Mary Warnell, b. Pembroke, Ga., about 1893, living. Issue R. W. No. 3 who d. 1935. M/Sgt. World War I joined service April, 1917. Member 21st Infantry Ga. National Guard Co., B Macon Volunteers. Six months Mexican Border Service, Camp Cotton, El Paso, Texas. Returned to Camp Wheeler, Macon, Ga., in April at which time War was declared. Assigned to 151st U. S. Machine Gun Battalion, Rainbow Division (42nd U. S.). Served 17 months active duty in France and Germany. Total length of service three years. Gas casualty-machine gunned during last two days prior to Armistice, other minor wounds while with the American Expeditionary Forces. Certified Valor of Honor. Returned to N. Y. on American Hospital Ship "Great Northern" from Brest, France. Now employed by U. S. Department of Agriculture, Okaloosa Co., Fla. M. W. B. former Registered Nurse. Son born 1 Sept., 1924. d. 21 April, 1935. Cit. Lr. From (sister), Mrs. 0. W. Deal, Atlanta, Ga., 1953.

Robart Blackshaw, son of John of Withington, Corn. of Chester, b. about 1530, married about 1555, and had issue William.

{p 370: old document, caption: } First Document Found in Kent Co., Dela. ROBERT BLACKSHAW

{P. 371 document, caption: } Document Illustrating the Variant in the Last Syllable as Concerns the Same Man ROBERT BLACKSHAW and ROBERT BLACKSHARE

Cit. Visitations to Cheshire, Harlean Society, London.

Robert No. 1, chart b. Piscataway, N.J., 24 Aug., 1677, son of Ellenor and Thomas Blackshaw. Lived in Lewes, Sussex Co., Dela., and Little Creek 100, Kent Co., Dela. Place and date of marriage not traced, name of wife unknown. Issue, only three traced, early daughters maybe missing. No. 1 Randall, b. about 1700, m. Eve ...?... No. 2 Thomas, m. ...?... Probably others. No. 3 Alexander m. Agnes ...?... Robert, occupation, Farming, listed as Yoeman. General Cit. "Early Settlers of ye Plantations of Woodbridge and Piscataway" by Monnette. Dela. Archives at Dover.

The name began one of its many changes with this Robert who started out with Blackshaw and ended with Blackshare, his sons went to Blackshere, Blackshier and Blackshear.

Robert No. 2, chart b. Kent Co., Del., about 1724, son of Randall and Eve Blackshere, d. Kent Co. about 1778. Wife, Jean (Jane) ...?..., date and place of m. not traced. Issue No. 1 Randall, b. about 1751, d. 1798, m. Sarah Cheffins. No. 2 Robert No. 3, b. about 1752, d. about 1793, issue No. 2 Robert, moved to Duck Creek Hundred. Cit. from Kent Co. Probate as shown by page No. s.

Robert Blacksher No. 3 in North Carolina 1772. "In the County Court Records of Anson Co., N. C., 1771-77 from minutes of Session held 15 Jan., 1772 I find a case styled as follows; Robert Blacksher vs. Jacob Whiteheat. Blacksher was awarded a penny damages." cit. Lr. Signed Thad S. Ferree, 22 Dec., 1952, Raleigh, N. C.

Robert No. 4, b. Obion Co., Tenn., 1851, died 1884, bur. Mars Hill Cemetery near Crockett, Ark., son of Sarah Ann Dines and James Blackshear of Tenn., married and had four children, all d. and bur. in Cemetery with parents. Cit. Lr. From Mrs. C. H. Metcalf, Sarasota, Fla., 1953.

Robert Blackshear No. 5, 445 Albert Walk, San Antonio, Texas, 1953. Cit. T. D.

Robert David, b. Thomas Co., Ga., 30 Oct., 1833, son of Emily G. Raines and Thomas Edward Blackshear No. 1. Lived in Grimes Co., Texas, d. Navasota, 3 Feb., 1915 (or 1916). Wife No. 1, Emily Susan Wyche, b. Thomas Co., Ga., dau. of Elizabeth Blackshear and Henry Wyche, d. Navasota, 20 Nov., 1861, m. 13 Aug., 1857, issue Mitchell, b. 9 Dec., 1858, d. Washington Co., Texas, 27 Feb., 1859. Wife No. 2, Sarah Foster, b. 11 March, 1843, d. 24 June, 1908, m. 10 April, 1866, dau. of Dr. R. B. S. Foster of Texas. Issue No. 2 Robert Thomas, b. 4 Aug., 1867, at Navasota, no trace. No. 3 Emily Elizabeth, m. Noble. No. 4 Wm. James, b. 24 Jan., 1870, d. Navasota, 28 June, 1899, no other trace. No. 5 Edward Duncan, m. Terrell. No. 6 Loula Estella, b. 6 Oct., 1876, d. 17 Oct., 1929, no other trace. iR. D. B., Graduate of LTniversity of Ga. 1854, moved to Texas Jan., 1856, (Raines). Served in Infantry throughout the 1861-65 war. Company C 12th Texas Reg’t. with Hoods Brigade, from Navasota, with Gen’ls Hood and Longstreet with his three brothers, James J., Edward T. and Duncan Ray. They were parolled on Lee’s surrender at Appomat tox, Va. Volunteered with Capt. John Hutchinson and sent to Va. in Co. G 4th Reg’t which was formed into the Famons Hood’s Texas Brigade.
Cit. Raines Vol. J. p. 8. Texas and Texans by F. W. John son. Thomas Co., marriages Book H. p. 50. Harley Family Records via Miss Carol Harley of Waycross, Ga., 1954. “Journal” written by W. E. Blackshear, Navasota, Texas, via Mrs. Y. M. Holsten, Houston, Texas, 1954.

Robert Dickson, b. Harrison, Ark., 15 Jan., 1925, son of Plaut L. Blackshire and Ella Dickson, m. Seattle, Wash., 4 Sept, 1946, to Jacquilin Hickey. Issue No. 1 James Paul, b. 19 June, 1948. No. 2 David Charles, b. 21 Sept., 1950. No. 3 Jo Dell Marian, b. 8 Aug., 1952. B. B. B., Engineer in Ordnance Plant at Camden, Ark.
Cit. Lr. From Plant L. Blackshire, Bellefonte, Ark., 1953 and 1954.

Robert Franklin, b. Henry Co., Ala., 28 Oct., 1870, son of Elizabeth Allen and Moses Blackshear No. 2, died Headland, Ala., 27 April, 1930, bnried Abbeville, Ala., m. Abbeville, Ala., 17 Jan., 1907 to Martha Vann, b. Abbeville, Ala., 5 Oct., 1876, dau. of Martha Kennedy and W. C. H. Vann, both of Abbeville, Ala. Living 1953. Issue No. 1 Samuel Cranford, m. Montgomery. No. 2 Robert Franklin Jr., b. Headland, Ala., 17 Feb., 1910, d. there 18 Aug., 1924. No. 3 Martha Jule, b. Headland, Ala., 12 Oct., 1915. B. F. B., member of the Baptist Church. Dentist. Lived for a short while at Port Arthur, Texas, as a young man, before he began the practice of Dentistry. He was a horse and buggy Dentist before the automobile. He had a portable chair and carried it out to homes and practiced. Martha Jule, Alabama Library Consultant. “Newly Appointed State Library Consultant of Ala. is Martha Jule Blackshear, alumna Alpha Gamma Chapter (Phi Mu) at Howard College. Following graduation from Howard, she taught in the pnblic schools of the state and during the war served as hospital recreational director with the Bed Cross. Two years of direct contact with the public School systems of South Ala. and north Fla. followed the Bed Cross assignment, her entre into the individual school systems being as Representative of an audio-visual firm. To strengthen the foregoing experience with instructional materials, she attended the School of Library Service at Fla. State University, where she received her masters degree. Her Headquarters are at Montgomery, Ala.”
Cit. Ls. Mrs. B. H. Mouring, Columbia, Ala., Mrs. D. W. Hollis, Headland, Ala., Sam’l C. Blackshear, Gadsden, Ala., 1953. Nov., 1953, issue Phi Mu Magazine.

Robert Henry, b. Dublin, Ga., 30 Aug., 1891, son of Katherine H. Howard and David Stout Blackshear. Living Peekskill, N. Y., 1953, married Rebecca Thomas Branham, b. Harmony Grove (now Commerce), Ga., 15 Oct., 1892 (?), dau. of Walter B. Branham of Oxford, Ga. Marriage at Washington, D. C., 15 Sept., 1921, issue No. 1 Howard Hamilton, b. Brooklyn, N. Y., 19 Oct., 1922. No. 2 Robert Henry (Fendley). No. 3 David Singleton (Speers).
Emory University A. B. 1915. Union Theological Semi nary Diploma 1921. U. S. Navy as Chaplain U. S. S. Mallory 1918-19. Teachers College, Columbia University N. Y. City M. A. in Education. Secty of Religious Education for the Brooklyn-Nassau Presbytery 1922-25. Religious Education Director at the First Presbyterian Church, N. Y. City 1925-28. Pastor of Northminster Presbyterian Church N. Y. City 1928-30. Pastor of Peekskill Presbyterian Church (N. Y.) ever since. “Initiated a program of preparation for Church Membership, for about 8 years now the 13 year old children who want to prepare for membership join the confirmation Class that meets with him one afternoon each week from October until the fol lowing June and must pass acceptably, the course of study and attend the regular 11 A. M. Worship Service each Sunday, observe daily devotions and prepare the lesson each week. There was no text available for this study that was what Bob wanted, so he wrote his own and gives each member of the class a copy. There is a shorter course for adults, offered but not required.” Signed Rebecca Branham Blackshear (Mrs. Robt. H. B.) Jan. 26, 1953.

THE PEEKSKILL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
SOUTH AND WASHINGTON STREETS
PEEKSKILL, NEW YORK

Pastor’s Study
358 Smith Street
Telephone 1782
Sermon Subject: The Love of God
March 14, 1954
(Conclusion): Let me suggest briefly two or three of what I call “eternal truths” to which I anchor my own living. First, I accept as truth that God is good. Anything that does not square with that, is out, as far as I am concerned. Next, I am sure that God is wise, far wiser than I am. I do not, then, pit my knowledge of life or of goodness against His. Third, I accept the Master’s word that God is my Father, and that He wants me to become His child. That is life’s oniy really im portant goal. Nothing else matters much. Fourth, and finally, because God is my Father, and is good and wise, I believe He is good enough to want to give me His love, and He is wise enough to know what is best. Whatever, then, comes to me in life must be fitted into that pattern. I can then be sure that I am being guided by my Father, and guided in the way that is best. If I live with Him day after day, I shall eventually grow into His likeness. By my effort to love as he loves, I shall some day learn to be at home with Him in what I seek in this life, so I shall desire to live with Him in the long stretch of eternity, hereafter. It is not easy for us to learn to desire God, that is, desire Him as He is, for He is Love and we are not. But if I press on I believe that some day I shall learn, and will at last win Life. That gift of Life is the true measure of God’s Love. It is ours for living, even today, in all the relations and needs of our day, if we only dare believe and then live our faith.

THE PEEKSKILL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
SOUTH AND WASHINGTON STREETS
PEEKSKILL, NEW YORK

Pastor’s Study
358 Smith Street—Telephone N. 1782
Sermon in Brief, for Sunday, March 21, 1954.
Written for publication in local paper, The Peekskill Evening Star.
Title: A New Way for a New Life
Text: “Once you were darkened, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light and try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.” Ephesians 5:8.
    The very heart of the Christian faith is that a new life has been made possible in Jesus of Nazareth.
    But a new life requires a new way of living. That means new standards of goodness, new measures for truth, and new ideals of service to one’s fellow man, all after the example of Christ.
    Such a life is possible only as it is lived. We do not learn to appreciate music, let us say, until we cultivate an understanding or response to it. We can want to be like Christ, even intend to be like Him, but until we practice in each day’s living, the truth we see in Him, we are deceiving ourselves. Indeed, we are like a man who maps out a wonderful trip, and then puts his map away, telling himself he has actually made the journey. A new life requires a new way of living, each day, in every relation, and toward all people. Only thus do we be come followers of the Nazarene.

Robert Henry No. 2, b. Brooklyn, N. Y., 19 Oct., 1922, (Twin, Hamilton Howard), son of Rebecca T. Branham and Robert H. Blackshear No. 1. Living at Livingston, Ala., 1953, married Louise Findley of Gastenburg, Ala., 29 March, 1952. Issue No. 1 Robert Henry No. 3, b. Livingston, Ala., 27 June, 1954. Teaching Industrial Arts at State Teachers College, Livingston, Ala.
Cit. Lr. From Mrs. H. H. Blackshear Sr., Peekskill, N. Y., (mother), 1953-54.

Robert Ira, b. Crockett, Ark., 15 March, 1885, son of Adella E. Gentry and James T. Blackshare. Living Little Rock, Ark., 1953, married Ada L. Kirk, b. Bauxite, Ark., 15 Nov., 1889, living 1953, dau. of Sarah Ann Claibourne and Lewis Kirk of Bauxite, Ark. Marriage at Little Rock, 10 June, 1917. Issue No. 1 Robert V. (Simmons). No. 2 Julia Kirk (Childs).
“Some years ago I met a Charley Blackshear in Los Angeles who claimed kin with General David. This Charley must now be stationed on a nice cloud playing his chosen instrument. He is not in the L. A. ‘phone book. I was only a small boy when my Grandfather died; as I remember he claimed to be Scotch-Irish, he was a man 6 foot two inches tall; none of his sons were under 6 feet. There were 4 of us boys all over 6 feet and the girls over 5 foot 8 or 9 inches; we range from 59 to 74 years of age and all living.”
Cit. Lr. Robert I. Blackshare, Little Rock, Ark., 1953.

Robert King No. 1, b. Palestine, Texas, 27 Jan., 1876, son of Elizabeth Witherspoon and Rufus King Blackshear. Lived at Lufkin, Coleman and Corsicana, Texas, where he died, 27 May, 1929, bur. at Corsicana. Married Carrie Amanda Carroll, b. Tenn Colony, Texas, 17 Aug., 1886, dau. of Martha Ann Adalaide Barton and John Leggeft Carroll of Tenn. Colony, Texas. Living Austin, Texas, 1952, marriage at Tenn. Colony, 17 Sept., 1905. Issue No. 1 Carrie Louise (Rogers). No. 2 Elizabeth Adalaide (Man tor). No. 3 Robert King No. 2 (Leon). No. 4 Mary Carroll (Garrett). Both members of the Methodist Church, he was an Oil Production Man, she is student resident hostess.
From Mrs. H. K. Blackshear, Sr., Austin, Texas, Wm. St. J. Blackshear, Santa Barbara, Cal. Raines Vol. S. p. 47.

Robert King No. 2, b. Corsicana, Texas, 9 Oct., 1913, son of Robert King Blackshear and Carrie Amanda Carroll, lived at Ft. Stockton, Texas, now living at Spur, Texas, married Mildred Aylene Leon, b. Rule, Texas, 23 Nov., 1917, dau. of Nora Myrtle Cloud and Clarence Edward Leon of Rotan, Texas, marriage at Rotan, 28 June, 1941, issue none.
Both members of the Baptist Church, he is an Ice Manufacturer.
“Bob came to N. Y. City, to live with me after his father’s death and I sent him to a private school for boys, The Cathedral School, Garden City, Long Island, N. Y.” Signed Wm. St. J. Blackshear, Santa Barbara, Cal., 26 Nov., 1952.
Cit. Lr. H. K. Blackshear, Spur, Texas.

Robert Verne, b. Little Rock, Ark., 1 Jan., 1921, son of Ada L. Kirk and Robert I. Blackshare. Living San Antonio, Texas, 1953, married Dorothy Simmons, b. Crystal City, Texas, 20 Nov., 1920, marriage at Crystal City, 7 Sept., 1952. Issue none.
Cit. Lr. From Robert I. Blackshere, Little Rock, Ark., 1953.

Roberta Marian, b. Dublin, Ga., 4 Jan., 1897, dau. of Evelyn Roberta Ware of Twiggs Co.; Ga., and Richard William Blackshear Sr., of Dublin, living 1953, married Russell Settles, b. near Thomaston, Ga., living Brunswick, Ga., 1953, marriage at Thomaston, Ga., 4 Feb., 1919. Issue No. 1 Anne Forrest, b. 23 Aug., 1938. Manager Dodge Auto Sales, Brunswick, Ga.
Cit. Mrs. 0. W. Deal, Atlanta, Ga.

Roceler Blackshire, 2035 Fernon Street, Philadelphia, Pa., 1953. Cit. T. D.

Rosa Belle, b. Nacogdoches, Texas, 11 Aug., 1881, dau. of Emily Weaver and Thomas Jefferson Blackshear. Lived at Appleby and Dallas, Texas. Husband, William Bee Melton, b. Appleby, 13 Dec., 1877, son of Laura Anderson and William (Bill) Mellon. D. Dallas, 8 Oct., 1940, bur. Bethel Cemetery, Appleby. M. at Nacogdoches, 25 Oct., 1903. Issue (b. at Appleby) No. 1 James Vard, b. 11 Sept., 1904, m. Kathryn Lynch Brown, Aug., 1929. No. 2 Laura Emily, b. 1.6 July, 1906, m. Russell A. Trawick at Laramie, Wyo., 21 Aug., 1942. No. 3 Joseph Weldon, b. 14 Jan., 1908, m. Kathleen Fox, at Houston, Texas, 21 March, 1940. No. 4 Rosse B., b. 21 Nov., 1910, m. Frances Couch at McKinney, Texas, 22 Dec., 1938. No. 5 George Travis, b. 18 Sept., 1912, m. Katherine Purvis at Seattle, Wash., Sept., 1949. No. 6 Kenna Smith, b. 4 Dec., 1915, d. Abilene, Texas, 8 Nov., 1938. No. 7 Fannie Lucile, b. 30 June, 1919, d. Appleby, 10 Nov., 1922. No. 8 Myrtia Rosine, b. 11 Sept., 1923, m. Wm. R. Pinkston at Nacogdoches, 9 June, 1946.
W. B. M., occupation, Farming. Member of Baptist Church. Issue No. 1 holds 4 academic degrees. No. 2 holds a Masters. No. 3-4-5 hold Ph.D’s. No. 8 fell in love young, married and holds other more cherished experiences. All have the occupation of teaching.
Cit. Ls. Mrs. H. A. Trawick, Odessa, Texas, 1953.

Rosa LaFayette, b. Cochran, Ga., 3 Dec., 1886, dau. of Carrie Reeves and John Marmaduke Blackshear. Living, Montrose, Ga., 1953. Hus., William Riley Cook, b. Wilkinson Co., 10 June, 1873, son of Margie Gilbert and Jackson Cook of Dudley, Ga., d. Montrose, Ga., 4 Sept., 1949, and is bur. there, m. Dudley, Ga., 10 Nov., 1916.
Issue No. 1, Wm. Fred, b. Nov., 1917, m. in Montrose to Nell Lord, July, 1946, No. 2 Miriane Virginia, b. 14 May, 1922, m. John Bariflaro, Dublin, 28 Nov., 1946, No. 3 Albert Jack, b. 6 May, 1924, m. Eloise Jones, Jeffersonville, 2 Jan., 1949. All children born in Montrose, Ga.
WRC, occupation—Farmer.
Both families are Methodist Church members. Cit. Lr. Mrs. W. B. Cook, Montrose, Ga.

Rosalie Floyd, b. Macon, Ga., 22 July, 1862, dau. of Fanny Maria Blackshear and James Emmett Blackshear. Lived at Macon and Savannah, Ga., and at Jacksonville, Fla., where she d. 9 July, 1949, and bur. there. Husband, Maurice Edward Robinson, b. Savannah, Ga., 8 Jan., 1857, son of Johannah Newman, who was b. in Posen, Germany, and Edward S. Robinson who was b. in Neustadt, Ger many, d. Jacksonville, Fla., bur. Savannah, Ga. Will filed in Duval Co., Fla. M. Savannah, Ga., 15 Feb., 1882, (an elopement). Issue No. 1 Emmett Edward, b. Macon, 24 Oct., 1884, d. Wilson, N. C., 27 March, 1938. No. 2 Julian Carolus, b. 16 Nov., 1886, d. Ocala, Fla., 31 Jan., 1911. No. 3 Fannie b. 12 Sept., 1889. No. 4 Louis, b. 25 April, 1893. No. 5 Rosalie Leila, m. T. J. Blackshear Jr. No. 6 Maurice, d. in infancy. No. 7 Johanna, d. in infancy. All issue b. Savannah except No. 1. The Father of MER, d. in Albany, Ga., 12 Nov., 1878. Maurice was a Shoe Merchant.
Cit. Ls. Mrs. T. J. Blackshear, Wilson, N. C. Dr. T. J. Blackshear, Wilson, N. C. Interview with Mrs. M. A. B. Graybill (sister to RFBR), Atlanta, Ga., 1953. Raines Vol. J. p. 20.

Rose Blackshaw, married Thomas Becon, 16 May, 1619.
Cit. Registers of St. Dunstan‘s Stepney. Middlesex Vol. 1 p. 115 via F.

Rose Anna (Rosa Virginia), b. 1858, d. Bainbridge, Ga., dau. of Susannah Sykes and Joseph Blackshear. Husband, Joseph Brady, m. Dec., 1878. Nothing known of issue.
Cit. Lr. Mrs. R. H. Mouring, Columbia, Ala., 1953.

Roxie Ann Hasseltine, b. 23 Feb., 1843, dau. of Caroline Ward and James Addison B]ackshear. Husband, Henry S. Beacham, of Laurens Co., Ga. Issue No. 1 James Everett, b. 13 Nov., 1860, d. Athens, Ga. No. 2 Carrie Lou (Lucy), b. 29 Sept., 1868, m. Avery Seals. No. 3 Perry Appleton (Bud), b. 16 Oct., 1870, d. Sumter Co., Ga., about 1950, m. Josephine (Josie) Countryman in Sumter Co. IN MEMORIUM “On the Sabbath Morning of 11 March, 1923, God in his infinite wisdom saw fit to remove from our little band Sister Roxie Beacham. In 1867 she joined REHOBOTH (Baptist) Church and remained a faithful and consistent member until her death. She was greatly be loved by many relatives and friends, was always glad to assist in any good work. We remember her beautiful service in arranging flowers in her Church. She was 80 years old at her passing away, but she still loved her church work. We shall miss her because we loved her and appre ciated her life and services. Therefore be it resolved; First, that while we bow in submission to Divine Will, we feel that in the departure of our sister our Church has lost a loyal member. Second, that we extend to the be reaved family our heartfelt sympathy and commend them to the tender care of Him who doeth all things well. Third, that a copy of these resolutions be inscribed on the page dedicated by the Church to her memory and a copy be sent to the family of Mrs. Beacham.” Signed J. H. Myers. Mrs. J. H. Myers. Miss Louise Webb Committee.
Cit. Family Bible Record via Mrs. David B. Evans, Hape yule, Ga., 1952, (niece).

Roy Edward, b. 6 Nov., 1897, son of Mary Bettie Evans and Patton Taylor Blackshear.
Raines Vol. S. p. 5.

Roy Scales, b. Opelousas, La., 6 Nov., 1898, son of Mary E. Evans and Patton Taylor Blackshear, d. at Basile, La., 9 Oct., 1936, married Bertha Nettles. Issue Beverly (Sole), b. about 1930, d. 14 Feb., 1936, of Diptheria. B. N. B. later, m. Vic. Richard.
Cit. Lr. Miss Elizabeth P. Blackshear, Alexandria, La., 1954.

Rudolph Blackshear, 1002 W. 41st Street, Savannah, Ga., 1953. Cit. T. D.

Rufus King, b. Ala., 3 March, 1834, son of Martha Anderson and William Blackshear of Ala. and Leon Co., Texas. Lived Anderson Co., Texas, and Palestine, Texas, where he d. 2 Dec., 1876, bur. Howard Plot, Old Cemetery. Wife, Elizabeth (Betty) Witherspoon, b. Tenn., 11 March, 1842, dau. of Col. John Shute Witherspoon of Tenn. and Texas. D. Cleburn, Texas, 17 Aug., 1901, bur. beside her husband. M. in Texas, 19 Nov., 1863. Issue No. 1 John B., b. 4 Sept., 1864, d. 12 Sept., 1864. No. 2 Nathaniel Witherspoon, m. Rollins. No. 3 Joseph Anderson No. 2, m. Colbert. No. 4 Charles Howard, m. Hunt and Griffin. No. 5 Robert King, m. Carroll. R. K. B., occupation, Rancher. Member of Methodist Church.
 

DESCRIPTION OF Rufus King Blackshear by his son Charles Howard, written to me (WSB II) in 1915.
“He was six feet one inch high, fair complexion, grey eyes, light hair, weight 176 lbs. They lived on the old plantation (Leon Co.—The “New” or “Upper Plantation” was across the river (Trinity) in Anderson Co. Tex.) a few years and then moved to Anderson County on a farm he owned there, where they lived a few years and moved to Palestine, Texas, living in the “brick house” on Rusk St., where he died Dec. 2, 1876. He was a Mason and was buried with Masonic honors. He fought in the Southern War, being enlisted by Capt. A. M. Sayers at San Antonio, Texas, May 23, 1861, Co. A. of the 2nd Texas Cavalry. “Bettie”, his wife was born in Tenn. and moved to Palestine, Texas, when a child with her father Col. John Shute Witherspoon, who was born in Williamson Co., Tenn., Sept. 1, 1806 (actually Aug. 30th). She died in Cle burne, Texas, 1901, and was buried by the side of her husband in “The Old Cemetery” Palestine, Texas, Nat. (Nathaniel Witherspoon B. father of WSB) also buried in the old Howard burying plot there. She was a decided brunette, black eyes, five feet five inches tall, weight 132 lbs.” (added by her grand son, (WSB) the only grandchild that saw her.) She was small and slim, very erect and a bit prim, I take it. I recall her as ever wearing black taffata with high collar and small white ruff. She wore, what appeared to me as a child, a very funny black bonnet tied under her chin with white lawn strings. Her hands were very beautiful and she was inordinately proud of them. She was very proud, and to many seemed haughty, though very kind to her inferiors. She had a dry sense of humor, very seldom smiled. She read the Bible a great deal and prayed upon her knees frequently. She was a very strict Methodist and never spoke ill of anyone behind their back, though frequently had a sharp tongue to their face. She stood or sat with her hands folded upon her stomach in a rather prim fashion. She loved violets and tried to teach me to ap preciate poetry. She loved me very much, would rock me to sleep and never allowed me to be punished when she was about. She herself being very brave taught me that cowardice was the worst of sins. It was said that as a very young Miss she had defied a mob and prevented one of her slaves from being lynched. She hated War, Whisky, and cards, but would go any distance to see a horse race. These I recall most about her. WSB (written when I was 19 yrs. of age).
    Now that I am older (1952) I can recall many more important things about her, though perhaps I could not express them any better. I see her qualities in the light of other terms than a 19 yr. old boy could have estimated her characteristics. She was small, yet seemed tall due to her stately carriage and when not close to those taller than she.
    It seems that we, as a family, were very poor for a long time, but somehow after my grandfather died and my grandmother took hold of things our finances were much better. He was, so I have heard, a dreamy aesthetic type after the war, given to reading and writing poetry (rhymes perhaps), was too generous, especially to the freed “folks” (no one was ever allowed to call the slaves “slaves”, but they were referred to by both my grandparents as “our people”. There were always a score or more of these freed folk about the place (even when we lived in a small house) and had to be fed (all this from my Uncles). After Rufus King’s death my grandmother pur chased a very large white house in town on Magnolia St. Palestine, and there my grandmother “held court”. It had two living rooms or parlours connected by wide folding doors and each with white marble fireplace mantels of a Victorian carving. Once one of our distant Cousins (old maid) came to visit from Ala., and finding no tombstone over Rufus King’s grave sarcasticly said to my grandmother that she had done better to buy a marble stone for his grave than to be spending the money on fireplaces. I recall distinctly my grandmother’s reply: “Lizie, you need not worry. When you die I’ll give you the center of both of them”.
    My grandmother was of the “grand manner”. She never treated me as a child, but talked to me as if I were a grown-up. She instructed me in “the family honor’’ and I recall that there were but two things a Blackshear never was; a coward or a liar. I fear I have failed the clan many times.
   She had many friends, but they were of “her own class”, and it was always obvious that “her class” were only aristo crats. Her intimates were 4 fine looking old ladies: Mrs. Sham bling, Mrs. Lacy, Mrs. Word, and a Mrs. Quarles. These four were deep died Methodists. I recall once when I must not have been more than six or seven years of age that the evangelist Sam Jones came to town with his big tent to hold a revival meeting. These four old ladies attended religiously until one night (my Mother was in the big choir and I by her side) when the Rev. Sam began his address in a splendid manner. He began by praising the old fashion girls who were born in the country as against the girls of the town. Every one seemed to sense that he was laying the predicate to crack a joke— that is, all save these four high-hat grand Dames, who of course were seated together. Then the preacher called for all ladies in the congregation who were country bred to please stand up. These four proudly rose. Sam looked them over as they so proudly stood; then he said: “Sit down. You look like Country Janes”. The other three ladies resumed their seats. But not my Grandmother.
    If anything, she straightened up a bit more, betook herself right out into the center aisle and deliberately walked in a very dignified manner down to the pulpit stand, made a right angle turn and marched right out of the tent. Even the usually undaunted Sam Jones froze into silence.
    My grandmother never again attended a revival meeting. She never said a word against the preacher, for the Methodist discipline forbade it, but whenever his name was mentioned she sat up stiffly in her chair and her thin lips set themselves very tightly. (Incidentally, Mr. Lacy was Mayor of the town, and his wife (the one above referred to) had a Bridge party during his revival, which was the occasion of Sam Jones turning his ire full blast against the Mayor’s wife. The next morning after this pulpit assault upon his wife, Mayor Lacy was letting his horse drink from the town square marble horse fountain, he saw Sam Jones coming across the square, he took the buggy whip and met the Rev. Jones mid street and gave his Reverence the horsewhipping of his life, which of course played right into Sam Jones’ hand. This was in Palestine, Tex. I understand that my grandmother did not express approval, but I feel that she must have silently thought he got what was coming to him.)
“Signed by Wm. St. John B. No. 2.”
Cit. Ala. Family Records. Will of Wm. Blackshear. Raines Vol. S. p. 30. Lr. Wm. St. J. Blackshear, Santa Barbara, Cal., 1952. 1870 Census of Anderson Co., Texas.

Rufus King No. 2, b. Dawson, Ga., 9 Jan., 1899, son of Fannie Everitt and Miles Blackshear. Living Dothan, Ala., 1953. Wife No. 1, Johnnie Meadows, b. 27 Jan., 1904, dau. of Thomas Meadows of Bluifton, Ga., d. 23 Mar., 1935, at Bluifton. M. Bluifton, 24 Dec., 1921. Issue Thomas Clifton, m. Weems. No. 2 John Miles, m. Sammons. No. 3 Jimmie Paul, m. Mildred Wife No. 2, Martha Brooks, b. Bluifton, Ga., 23 Mar., 1915, dau. of Gertrude King and Luther J. Brooks of Bluifton. M. 13 Sept., 1935. Issue No. 4 Etheridge, b. 8 Aug., 1936. No. 5 Wendell, b. 17 July, 1940. RKB was named for two Primitive Baptists Preach ers Rufus Jennings, of Dawson, Ga., and Jefferson King. Is himself a Primitive Baptist Preacher.
Cit. Interviews with Miss Jennie Blackshear, Iron City, Ga., (Aunt). Rufus Jennings, Dawson, Ga., 1953. Ls. J. TVJ. Blackshear and H. K. B. at Ddthan.

Ruth Blackshear, 46 Walcot Ave., Inwood, Nassau County, Long Island, N. Y. Cit. T. D.

Ruth Ann, b. Dexter, Mo., Jan., 1904, dau. of Mary Jane Weaver and Luther Blackshare. Hus., Spencer Vaughn, b. Alexander Co., Ill., 28 Apr., 1885, son of Martha C. Farrow and George Jackson Vaughn, m. New Madrid, Mo., 14 Mar., 1926. Issue No. 1 Mary Ruth, b. 16 May, 1927, m. Mike L. Ferraro, 9 Apr., 1950. No. 2 Squire Spence, b. 4 Mar., 1929, d. 29 May, 1932. No. 3 Nedra Luther, b. 17 Oct., 1931. No. 4 Freda Lucille, b. 16 Nov., 1935, d. 20 Sept., 1937. No. 5 Edward Dwight, b. 11 July, 1938. All b. in Sikeston, Mo.
SV’s occupation—Farmer. He was member of Baptist Church.
Cit. Ls. Mrs. W. E. Ott, Bigelow, Ark., 1953, Mrs. Spencer Vaughan, Sikeston, Mo., 1954.

Ruth Ella, b. Harrison, Ark., 19 Jan., 1922, dau. of Ella Dick son of St. Paul, Minn., and Plant Leslie Blackshire. Hus band, L. D. Kinsey, an Accountant, m. at Fayetteville, Ark., 4 June, 1950. Issue, none reported. Living Albany, N. Y., 1953.
Cit. L. Plant Blackshire, Bellefonte, Ark., 1953.

 
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