Brief Life History of William James
When William James Blackburn was born on 13 September 1855, in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States, his father, James G Blackburn, was 25 and his mother, Lizine Elisabeth Grayson, was 22. He married Anna Mariah Matteson on 10 October 1875, in Nacogdoches, Province of Texas, Mexico. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Texas, United States in 1870 and Linn Flat, Nacogdoches, Texas, United States in 1880. He died on 2 November 1891, in Nacogdoches, Province of Texas, Mexico, at the age of 36, and was buried in Blackburn Cemetery, Nacogdoches, Texas, United States.
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Sources (11)
- Wm Blackburn, "United States Census, 1880"
- William James Blackburn, "Find A Grave Index"
- W J Blackburn in entry for Jessie R Blackburn, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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World Events (8)
1857
Constitution of 1857 promulgated.
1861 · Texas Secedes from the United States
On February 1, 1861, Texas seceded from the United States. On March 2, 1861, they had joined with the Confederate States of America.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Blackburn, but especially the one in Lancashire, so named with Old English blæc ‘dark’ + burna ‘stream’. This surname is found mainly in northern England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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