John Blackshear
1846–
Twiggs, Georgia, United States
The Life Summary of John
When John Blackshear was born in 1846, in Twiggs, Georgia, United States, his father, Isaac Blackshear, was 65 and his mother, Elizabeth Wimberly, was 51.
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Family Time Line
Isaac Blackshear
1781–1875
Elizabeth Wimberly
1795–
Temperance Blackshear
1801–
Moses Blackshear
–
Mary Blackshear
1803–
Elizabeth Little Blackshear
1805–
David Blackshear
1834–1879
Winnifred Blackshear
1841–
Isaac D Blackshear
1844–1915
John Blackshear
1846–
Parents and Siblings
1781–1875Male
1795–Female
Siblings
(8)
1801–Female
1803–Female
1805–Female
1834–1879Male
1841–Female
+3 More Children
World Events (3)
1846
Age 0
1846
Age 0
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1861
Age 15
1861
Age 15
Civil War History - Some 11,000 Georgians gave their lives in defense of their state a state that suffered immense destruction. But wars end brought about an even more dramatic figure to tell: 460,000 African-Americans were set free from the shackles of slavery to begin new lives as free people.
1863
Age 17
1863
Age 17
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Blackshaw .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Blackshaw
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