James Robert Blackledge Sr.

Brief Life History of James Robert

When James Robert Blackledge Sr. was born on 20 August 1871, in Jones, Mississippi, United States, his father, James G Blackledge, was 33 and his mother, Mary C., was 31. He married Nancy L McDaniel on 3 February 1895, in Jones, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Sandersville, Jones, Mississippi, United States in 1900 and Beat 3, Jones, Mississippi, United States for about 30 years. He died on 15 April 1940, in Jones, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Blackledge Cemetery, Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Robert Blackledge Sr.
1871–1940
Nancy L McDaniel
1879–1965
Marriage: 3 February 1895
Jeff Graves Blackledge
1895–1987
James Robert Blackledge Jr.
1898–1981
Mary Lou Blackledge
1900–1978
Eddie Blackledge
1902–1989
Onie O. Blackledge
1904–1978
Minnie Corine Blackledge
1908–1990
Queen Victoria Blackledge
1909–1915
Ocie Homer Blackledge
1912–1976
Sallie Mae Blackledge
1915–2001
Eva Gertrude Blackledge
1917–2005
Emma Elizabeth Blackledge
1920–2000

Sources (17)

  • J R Blacklege, "United States Census, 1920"
  • J. R. Blacklidge, "Mississippi, Marriages, 1800-1911"
  • James Robert Blackledge, "Find A Grave Index"

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1877 · Mississippi State Board of Health is Created

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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

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Name Meaning

English (Lancashire): habitational name from a place called Blacklache near Leyland, Lancashire (now surviving in Blacklache House), named with Old English blæc ‘black, dark’ + læc(e) ‘boggy stream’.

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

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