The Blackwell Family
Sources & Notes
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Sources for John Blackwell & Elizabeth Hadwin
• Steingold Family Tree, via Ancestry.com
Sources for Thomas Blackwell & Elizabeth Lawrence
• Avening Parish Register: Marriages 1700 to 1724, courtesy of Fred Vening
• Steingold Family Tree, via Ancestry.com
• Stella Blackwell, via The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: Family Search.Notes:
• Steingold Family Tree says the elder Thomas was born in Nailsworth.Sources for Thomas Blackwell & Elizabeth Haynes
• Steingold Family Tree, via Ancestry.com
• Stella Blackwell, via The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: Family Search.Notes:
• Steingold Family Tree calls her Elizabeth Haines.
• Steingold Family Tree says Elizabeth died on 20 Jan in Horsley.Sources for John Blackwell & Sarah Cole
• 1851 Census for Avening, Gloucestershire, England
• Avening Parish Register: Marriages 1775 to 1799, courtesy of Fred Vening
• Avening Parish Register: Marriages 1800 to 1812, courtesy of Fred Vening
• Campbells of Nelson, PA & Related Luggs & Blackwells, via Ancestry Library World Tree Project
• "The English Settlement," from The History of Lycoming County Pennsylvania by John F. Meginness
• Jersey Shore Cemetery, Lycoming Co., PA, via Findagrave.com
• Jersey Shore Cemetery, Lycoming Co., PA, via Findagrave.com
• Lewis Cemetery, Tioga Co., PA, via Findagrave.com
• Nelson Cemetery, Tioga Co., PA, via Findagrave.com
• Nelson Cemetery, Tioga Co., PA, via Findagrave.com
• Nelson Cemetery, Tioga Co., PA, via Findagrave.com
• Richard Priller.
• Steingold Family Tree, via Ancestry.com
• Stella Blackwell, via The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: Family Search.
• Tomb's Run Cemetery, Lycoming Co., PA, via Findagrave.com
• Trout Run Cemetery, Lycoming Co., PA, via Findagrave.comNotes:
• Campbells of Nelson, PA & Related Luggs & Blackwells says the elder John was born Mar 1733/1734.
• Stella Blackwell calls the elder Sarah Mary and has her dates as abt 1740-23 Jul 1789.
• Stella Blackwell also says son John's christening took place in 1768.
• Steingold Family Tree says Enoch was born in 1764. Campbells of Nelson, PA & Related Luggs & Blackwells says he was born abt 1764. Stella Blackwell calls Enoch's wife Hannah Perrine. Findagrave.com calls his son William Perrine. Campbells of Nelson, PA & Related Luggs & Blackwells says Enoch's second wife Sarah Lugg was born abt 1777. Campbells of Nelson, PA & Related Luggs & Blackwells says she was christened 21 Sep 1777 in Bisley, Gloucestershire.
• Campbells of Nelson, PA & Related Luggs & Blackwells says John's son-in-law Edward Barnfield was born 1746/1747.
• Stella Blackwell calls John's daughter-in-law Pricilla Warner. Campbells of Nelson, PA & Related Luggs & Blackwells says she was christened at Avening, Forest Green, Gloucestershire.
• Stella Blackwell and Campbells of Nelson, PA & Related Luggs & Blackwells say John's daughter-in-law Sarah (married to Cornelius) was born abt 1779. The date I have for her is derived from the 1851 Census for Avening, Gloucestershire, England.
• Steingold Family Tree says Phebe died in Danville, Columbia Co, Pennsylvania. Campbells of Nelson, PA & Related Luggs & Blackwells says she died 20 May 1798.
• Campbells of Nelson, PA & Related Luggs & Blackwells says John's daughter-in-law Ann Saunders was born 24 Jul. Campbells of Nelson, PA & Related Luggs & Blackwells says she died from Nov 1849 to 31 Mar 1850.
• Stella Blackwell and Steingold Family Tree say he was born in 1780, which seems a bit off when compared to his christening and marriage date. Campbells of Nelson, PA & Related Luggs & Blackwells says he was born in 1790, which is also unlikely. Steingold Family Tree also says he died 9 Aug.Sources for Joshua Blackwell & Amelia Hey
• 1850 United States Federal Census, Texas, Crawford Co., OH
• Campbells of Nelson, PA & Related Luggs & Blackwells, via Ancestry Library World Tree Project
• "The English Settlement," from The History of Lycoming County Pennsylvania by John F. Meginness
• Journal of Presbyterian History: Tabernacle Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia published by the Historical Foundation of the Presbyterian and Reformed Churches
• Obituary of Amelia Hey Blackwell, New York Spectator, November 14, 1836
• Poulson’s American Daily Advertiser, September 5, 1809
• Poulson’s American Daily Advertiser, April 2, 1810
• Richard Priller.
• Steingold Family Tree, via Ancestry.com
• Stella Blackwell, via The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: Family Search.Notes:
• Steingold Family Tree and Campbells of Nelson, PA & Related Luggs & Blackwells say Joshua died in Lambertsville, New Jersey.
• Campbells of Nelson, PA & Related Luggs & Blackwells says Amelia was born bef 1785.
• Steingold Family Tree lists four additional children, George, Spencer W., Edward S., and Christine C., who were all born starting in the 1830s, after Amelia's death. It's possible they are actually her grandchildren through Enoch.
• Stella Blackwell had guessed that Amelia died aft 1824. Steingold Family Tree and Campbells of Nelson, PA & Related Luggs & Blackwells say she died 1824 in New Jersey.
• Journal of Presbyterian History, vol. 6 calls Amelia's father Rev. John Hay. Campbells of Nelson, PA & Related Luggs & Blackwells says John Hey was born in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.Sources for George Augustus Blackwell & Mary Ann Sprowles
• 1850 United States Census, Texas, Crawford Co., OH
• 1860 United States Census, Bloom, Seneca Co., OH
• 1880 United States Census, Urbana, Champaign Co., IL
• 1900 United States Federal Census, Bloomington, McLean Co., IL
• 1910 United States Federal Census, Bloomington, McLean Co., IL
• The American Civil War Research Database
• Campbells of Nelson, PA & Related Luggs & Blackwells, via Ancestry Library World Tree Project
• Death certificate of Harriet Ann Stone, 28 May 1927, Centralia, Marion Co., IL, courtesy of Richard Priller.
• Death certificate of Joshua Cornelius Blackwell, 27 Mar 1913, Bloomington, IL, courtesy of Richard Priller.
• Death of parents by Georgianna Stevens, courtesy of Maribeth Coonfare
• Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, McLean Co., IL, via Findagrave.com
• Mike Murphy.
• Pension papers of Joshua Cornelius Blackwell, 5 Jul 1898, IL, courtesy of Richard Priller.
• Steingold Family Tree, via Ancestry.com
• Stella Blackwell, via The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: Family Search.Notes:
• Harriet Ann Stone's death certificate states George was born in Rochester, New York. The 1880, 1900 and 1910 censuses listing son Joshua's household say he was born in New York. Joshua Cornelius Blackwell's death certificate states George was born in England. Steingold Family Tree says he was born 1810 in Tioga, Pennsylvania.
• Mike Murphy and Harriet Ann Stone's death certificate call her Mary Ann Sprouls. Steingold Family Tree calls her Ann.
• Steingold Family Tree says Mary Ann was born 1811. Stella Blackwell says she might have died in 1883.
• The 1850 census calls daughter Mary just Caroline. Campbells of Nelson, PA & Related Luggs & Blackwells says she was born in New Jersey. Georgianna Stevens says she died 18 Feb 1904.
• Stella Blackwell says Mary Caroline's husband Joshua Lemert was born abt 1827. Campbells of Nelson, PA & Related Luggs & Blackwells says he was born in Texas Twp., Crawford Co., Ohio.
• Campbells of Nelson, PA & Related Luggs & Blackwells says Robert A. was born 14 Sep. Campbells of Nelson, PA & Related Luggs & Blackwells says Robert's wife Jeanette died 24 Dec.
• Stella Blackwell says Alfred H. was born in 1848.
• Stella Blackwell says Amelia A. was born 1840.
• Campbells of Nelson, PA & Related Luggs & Blackwells says the younger George Augustus was born 10 Apr 1840 in Tiffin, Ohio. Campbells of Nelson, PA & Related Luggs & Blackwells says he was buried at Rock Creek Cemetery, Eden Twp., Seneca Co., Ohio. Stella Blackwell says his wife Julia was born abt 1844.
• Harriet's middle initial is N. according to Stella Blackwell. Steingold Family Tree says she married 10 Feb. Campbells of Nelson, PA & Related Luggs & Blackwells says she died 23 May.
• Maribeth Coonfare calls Sylvania Sylvanus A. Blackwell. The 1850 and 1860 censuses also calls him Sylvanus. Campbells of Nelson, PA & Related Luggs & Blackwells calls him Eugene Sylvanius.Sources for Joshua Cornelius Blackwell & Susan Henrietta Beard
• 1850 United States Census, Texas, Crawford Co., OH
• 1880 United States Census, Urbana, Champaign Co., IL
• 1900 United States Census, Bloomington, McLean Co., IL
• 1910 United States Federal Census, Bloomington, McLean Co., IL
• The American Civil War Research Database
• Campbells of Nelson, PA & Related Luggs & Blackwells, via Ancestry Library World Tree Project
• Death certificate of Joshua Cornelius Blackwell, 27 Mar 1913, Bloomington, IL, courtesy of Richard Priller.
• Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, McLean Co., IL, via Findagrave.com
• Family record book of Mary Harriet Henderson.
• Invalid pension application of Joshua Cornelius Blackwell, 10 Jul 1890, McLean Co., IL, courtesy of Richard Priller.
• Marriage certificate of Alfred L. Stevens & Georgianna Blackwell, courtesy of Maribeth Coonfare
• Mike Murphy.
• Military discharge documentation of Joshua Cornelius Blackwell, 27 Aug 1864, Cleveland, OH.
• Obituary of Joshua Cornelius Blackwell from The Pantagraph, 2 Dec 1913, Bloomington, IL, courtesy of Richard Priller.
• Obituary of Susan Henrietta Beard: Mrs. Blackwell, 84, Dies Early Friday, The Pantagraph, 9 Jul 1926, Bloomington, IL, courtesy of Maribeth Coonfare.
• Pension papers of Joshua Cornelius Blackwell, 5 Jul 1898, IL, courtesy of Richard Priller.
• Stella Blackwell, via The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: Family Search.Notes:
• Mike Murphy says Joshua was born in Illinois. The 1850 census says he was born in Pennsylvania. Mike Murphy says he died in 1915.
• Findagrave.com says Susan died 9 Jul.