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Blackford, Ruth {I13306} (b. 4 Jan 1754, d. 10 Feb 1820)

Source: (Birth)
Title: Blackford Genealogy: 1640-1997
Author: Delores Weber Crews
Publication: Willow Bend Books; 2818 Fort Evan Rd. NE; Leesburg, VA 20176; 703-443-8852
Note: No sources sited, but information that has been characterized as being uncertain or from unre
liable sources has been bracketed. First edition printed 1975; written and compiled by Nor
a Blackford Jones and N. Elizabeth Brant. Second edition printed 1975; compiled by Erma Blac
kford, Vivian Harian Smith, and Delores Weber Crews. Third edition printed 1998; compiled b
y Delores Weber Crews.
Text: Copyrighted 1998: No restrictions apply to members of the Blackford Family. To all other pe
ople, all rights reserved.
Repository:

Name: Carolyne L. Reeves
Address: carolyne47@knology.net

Page: Page 3
Note: Birth date listed as 4 Jan 1754 with death date listed as 10 Feb 1820.

Birth: 4 Jan 1754

Given Name: Ruth

Death: 10 Feb 1820

Change: Date: 26 Apr 2001
Time: 01:00:00

Source: (Birth)
Title: Blackford Genealogy: 1640-1997
Author: Delores Weber Crews
Publication: Willow Bend Books; 2818 Fort Evan Rd. NE; Leesburg, VA 20176; 703-443-8852
Note: No sources sited, but information that has been characterized as being uncertain or from unre
liable sources has been bracketed. First edition printed 1975; written and compiled by Nor
a Blackford Jones and N. Elizabeth Brant. Second edition printed 1975; compiled by Erma Blac
kford, Vivian Harian Smith, and Delores Weber Crews. Third edition printed 1998; compiled b
y Delores Weber Crews.
Text: Copyrighted 1998: No restrictions apply to members of the Blackford Family. To all other pe
ople, all rights reserved.
Repository:

Name: Carolyne L. Reeves
Address: carolyne47@knology.net

Page: Page 3
Note: No birth date or death date listed.

Given Name: Jeremiah

Change: Date: 21 Apr 2001
Time: 01:00:00

Source: (Birth)
Title: Mary Layton Blackford Obituary
Author: Karen DaPra
Publication: Fri, 13 Apr 2001
Call number: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/VanBurenObits/12073
Note: Posted by Karen DaPra on 13 April 2001 at the
Photocopy of this obit found on page 212 of Obit Book "A" of the Van Buren County Genealogica
l Society's collection at the Keosauqua Public Library in Mar 2001. Name of newspaper and dat
e of obit not given.
Text: Mrs. Mary Layton Blackford was killed in an accident at Los Angeles while crossing a street f
rom the sidewalk to a street car or safety zone. Mrs. Blackford, although seventy-two years o
f age, was active and vigorous, and was struck by a moving truck and injured so seriously tha
t she died soon after reaching a hospital where she was taken as soon as possible.
A letter from Mrs. Ida Wherry to Mrs. W. M. Walker enclosed a clipping from a Los Angeles pap
er giving an account of the accident. The letter was not dated but the post mark was Nov. 18t
h. The letter stated that the accident happened yesterday, hence it must have been on the 16t
h or 17th.
Mrs. Blackford is the Mary Layton who received so much favorable publicity last summer in con
nection with the Layton-Douglas picnic arranged by Ed Pittman and held at the Van Buren count
y fair grounds. Mrs. Blackford did not attend the picnic, but an interesitng letter from he
r was read on that occasion.
She taught several terms of school in various schools of Van Buren county and about forty yea
rs ago went to Montana where she also taught and where she was united in marriage with Franci
s W. Blackford who survives her untimely decease.
She is also survived by three sisters, Mrs. Emma Jack, Mrs. Helen Read, and Mrs. Aurelia Ferg
uson, who reside in Los Angeles.
Her husband was a civil engineer for many years, but has retired from active work.

Given Name: Mary

Change: Date: 21 Apr 2001
Time: 01:00:00

Source: (Birth)
Title: Mary Layton Blackford Obituary
Author: Karen DaPra
Publication: Fri, 13 Apr 2001
Call number: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/VanBurenObits/12073
Note: Posted by Karen DaPra on 13 April 2001 at the
Photocopy of this obit found on page 212 of Obit Book "A" of the Van Buren County Genealogica
l Society's collection at the Keosauqua Public Library in Mar 2001. Name of newspaper and dat
e of obit not given.
Text: Mrs. Mary Layton Blackford was killed in an accident at Los Angeles while crossing a street f
rom the sidewalk to a street car or safety zone. Mrs. Blackford, although seventy-two years o
f age, was active and vigorous, and was struck by a moving truck and injured so seriously tha
t she died soon after reaching a hospital where she was taken as soon as possible.
A letter from Mrs. Ida Wherry to Mrs. W. M. Walker enclosed a clipping from a Los Angeles pap
er giving an account of the accident. The letter was not dated but the post mark was Nov. 18t
h. The letter stated that the accident happened yesterday, hence it must have been on the 16t
h or 17th.
Mrs. Blackford is the Mary Layton who received so much favorable publicity last summer in con
nection with the Layton-Douglas picnic arranged by Ed Pittman and held at the Van Buren count
y fair grounds. Mrs. Blackford did not attend the picnic, but an interesitng letter from he
r was read on that occasion.
She taught several terms of school in various schools of Van Buren county and about forty yea
rs ago went to Montana where she also taught and where she was united in marriage with Franci
s W. Blackford who survives her untimely decease.
She is also survived by three sisters, Mrs. Emma Jack, Mrs. Helen Read, and Mrs. Aurelia Ferg
uson, who reside in Los Angeles.
Her husband was a civil engineer for many years, but has retired from active work.

Given Name: Francis W.

Change: Date: 21 Apr 2001
Time: 01:00:00

Source: (Birth)
Title: History of Shelby County MO USA 1884 - James M. Blackford Obituary
Text: JAMES M. BLACKFORD [Deceased]
The last 10 or 15 years have been to the early settlers of Shelby county as autumn to the lea
ves of the trees - so rapidly have they fallen around us. But few of the sturdy old settler
s of the '30s and '40s who laid the foundations of the populous and wealthy county we now hav
e, remain. Among those who have passed away is the subject of the present sketch. Mr. Blackfo
rd came to Missouri in 1832 and settled in this county shortly afterwards. He resided here fo
r over forty years and until his death, which occurred in 1874. He was a worthy representativ
e of the early settlers of the county - brave-hearted and true, industrious and the soul of h
ospitality, a worthy, good man. He was born in Jessamine county, Ky., in 1810, and was reare
d in that early day of Kentucky, being brought up to know what hard work and pioneer hardship
s are from boyhood. In about 1831 he was married to Miss Eliza Deadmond, a daughter of John a
nd Margaret Deadmond. The spring following his marriage he came to Missouri and was engaged i
n farming in this county until his death. His widow and younger children still reside on th
e place where most of his life was spent. He became a member of the Masonic fraternity at Lex
ington as far back as 1832, and was a member in good standing the remainder of his life. He a
nd his good wife reared a family of eight children, namely: Ophelia, the wife of Thomas Biggs
; Lucy, the wife of Charles Collier, now of Trenton, Grundy county; Mary A., the wife of Will
iam Finney; James who married Mary Givens and resides in this county; Clementine, who marrie
d Nicholas Anderson, and after his death J.B. Melson; Susan, the wife of William Fitzpatrick
; Jessamine, femme libre, and Benjamin G., who married Miss Bettie Geigley and has charge o
f the old family homestead. He is engaged in farming in a general way and in raising stock. H
e has one child, Carl. Mrs. Blackford, the mother, the wife of J.M. Blackford, is a member o
f the Christian Church. Three others of her children died in infancy, and two after they ha
d reached mature years. She is an excellent lady and is much beloved both in her family and b
y her neighbors.
Pages 1116-1117

Birth: ABT 1810 Jessamine County, KY USA

Given Name: James M.

Death: ABT 1874

Change: Date: 21 Apr 2001
Time: 01:00:00