George Alfred Blackwell Sr

Male12 March 1915–11 January 1984

Brief Life History of George Alfred

When George Alfred Blackwell Sr was born on 12 March 1915, in Seattle, King, Washington, United States, his father, George Henry Blackwell, was 38 and his mother, Louisa Ann Partee, was 33. He married Eleanor Ruth Varela on 21 September 1944, in Los Angeles, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 11 January 1984, in Orange, California, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Alfred Blackwell Sr
1915–1984
Eleanor Ruth Varela
1912–1988
Marriage: 21 September 1944
George Alfred Blackwell Jr
1951–1998

Sources (9)

  • Alfred Blackwell in household of Louisa Blackwell, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Blackwell, "Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965"
  • George Alfred Blackwell, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    21 September 1944Los Angeles, California, United States
  • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (8)

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    World Events (8)

    1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

    Age 1

    Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

    1916 · Boeing Aircraft

    Age 1

    The Boeing Aircraft was named and created by William Boeing. The first two planes were Bluebill and Mallard and the first flight was July 15, 1916. Boeing aircrafts made their debut during WWI. 

    1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary

    Age 19

    Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963. 

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from any of various places called Blackwell, for example in Cumbria, Derbyshire, County Durham, Warwickshire, Somerset, Devon, Sussex, and Worcestershire, named in Old English frp blæc ‘black, dark’ + wæll(a), well(a) ‘spring, stream’. Alternatively, it may be a topographic name for someone who lived by the ‘dark well or stream’, Middle English blak + wel(le).

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

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