John T. Blackburn

Male14 August 1844–3 June 1905

Brief Life History of John T.

When John T. Blackburn was born on 14 August 1844, in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Blackburn, was 41 and his mother, Hannah Pennett, was 43. He married Jerusha Philantha Giddings on 1 January 1873, in Macoupin, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Virden, Macoupin, Illinois, United States in 1880 and Vashon Island, King, Washington, United States in 1905. He died on 3 June 1905, in Washington, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Vashon, King, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

John T. Blackburn
1844–1905
Jerusha Philantha Giddings
1848–1935
Marriage: 1 January 1873
Joseph Lester Blackburn
1874–1928
Hattie M Blackburn
1876–1921
Lucy Caroline Blackburn
1879–1937

Sources (14)

  • John J Blackburn in household of Hannah Blackburn, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • John T Blackburn, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • John T Blackburn, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1 January 1873Macoupin, Illinois, United States
  • Children (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (5)

    World Events (8)

    1846

    Age 2

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    1852

    Age 8

    Historical Boundaries 1852: Lewis, Oregon Territory, United States 1852: Thurston, Oregon Territory, United States 1852: Pierce, Oregon Territory, United States 1853: Pierce, Washington Territory, United States 1889: Pierce, Washington, United States

    1863

    Age 19

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    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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