George I Blackman

Male14 August 1896–10 July 1980

Brief Life History of George I

When George I Blackman was born on 14 August 1896, in Woodbine, Harrison, Iowa, United States, his father, George Albert Blackman, was 33 and his mother, Alice Hudson Sabin, was 34. He married Lelia Blanche Callison on 20 June 1917, in Greenacres, Spokane Valley, Spokane, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Election Precinct 38 Rosalia, Whitman, Washington, United States in 1940 and Marysville, Snohomish, Washington, United States in 1975. He died on 10 July 1980, in Snohomish, Washington, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Pines Cemetery, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

George I Blackman
1896–1980
Lelia Blanche Callison
1893–1980
Marriage: 20 June 1917
Marie Beryl Blackman
1920–2011
Donna Blackman
1932–2005

Sources (22)

  • George Blackman, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Geo I. V. Blackman, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
  • George Blackman, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    20 June 1917Greenacres, Spokane Valley, Spokane, Washington, United States
  • Children (2)

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    Siblings (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1897 · Seattle Grows Quickly

    Age 1

    The Klondike gold rush started in 1896 in Canada, but by 1897 as miners started moving and following the gold it caused for Seattle to rapidly grow as more miners joined the search for gold.

    1898 · War with the Spanish

    Age 2

    After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

    1918 · Attempting to Stop the War

    Age 22

    To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.

    Name Meaning

    English: from the Middle English personal name Blakman (Old English Blæcmann ‘black’ + ‘man’), which remained fairly common until the 13th century.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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