hmtl5 Manassah Blackburn b. 12 Jan 1819 Pennsylvania d. 6 Feb 1895 Noble, Cleveland County, Oklahoma: Hedges Genealogy
Manassah Blackburn

Manassah Blackburn

Male 1819 - 1895  (76 years)

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  • Name Manassah Blackburn 
    Born 12 Jan 1819  Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870  Enterprise Township, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Grantsville Township, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 6 Feb 1895  Noble, Cleveland County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Buried Grantsville Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I2427  Hedges
    Last Modified 24 May 2024 

    Family Sarah Grace Cassity,   b. 25 Apr 1829, Bath County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1892, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 12 Apr 1849  Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 5
    Children 
     1. Mary Elizabeth Blackburn,   b. 7 Jul 1850, Lee County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1922, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     2. Ella Blackburn,   b. Feb 1852, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1935, Hunter, Mitchell County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     3. Anna Blackburn,   b. Abt 1854
    +4. James William Blackburn,   b. 6 Nov 1853, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1924, Benton Township, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2018 
    Family ID F1089  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Jan 1819 - Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Apr 1849 - Fleming County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Enterprise Township, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Grantsville Township, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 Feb 1895 - Noble, Cleveland County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Grantsville Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Manassah Blackburn
    Manassah Blackburn

  • Notes 
    • info from findagrave
      Aged 76 y 25 d.
      Came to Linn Co., MO in 1851.
      [2]
    • Died in Oklahoma
      Mr. M. Blackburn, aged 73, died at Noble, Oklahoma, Monday last, of pneumonia, the body being brought here for burial Wednesday. Mr. Blackburn was the father of James Blackburn, of near here, and also father of Mrs. John Fosher. The funeral occurred Wednesday from Lenhart Chapel.
      Linn County Budget-Gazette, Brookfield, Missouri. Friday, 8 February 1895.
      [3, 6]
    • LKH note:
      Find a Grave links Manassah Blackburn to two marriages.
      According to Find a Grave he was married first in 1842 to Letitia Jane Andrews (1824-1853).
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87302955/letitia_jane_blackburn
      They had at least five children:
      Olivia Jane Blackburn (1843-1913)
      Adeline Louisa Blackburn (1845-1910)
      John Whiteside Blackburn (1847-1912)
      Anna Letitia Blackburn (1849-1854)
      Mary Frances Blackburn (1849-1908)

      HOWEVER -
      LKH notes on census records

      This matches census records for a Manassah Blackburn married to Letitia in Pennsylvania, but NOT to a Manassah Blackburn married to Sarah Cassity in Missouri.

      1850 census, Cecil County Maryland
      Manassah Blackburn, age 31, b. Pennsylvania
      occupation: iron manufacturer
      Letitia, age 30
      Oliva, age 6
      Adeline, age 4
      John, age 3
      Mary F., age 0

      1860 census, New Market, Shenandoah County, Virginia
      Manassa Blackburn, age 42, b. Pennsylvania
      occupation: iron maker, farm hand
      Oliva, age 16
      Ada, age 13
      John, age 12
      Francis, age 11

      1870 census, Stonewall, Rockingham County, Virginia
      M. Blackburn, age 53, b. Pennsylvania
      occupation: farmer
      Addie, age 22
      Fannie, age 21

      1880 census, Stonewall, Rockingham County, Virginia
      Manassah Blackburn, age 63, b. Pennsylvania
      occupation: farmer
      widower in the household of his son, John W. Blackburn

      * * * *
      LKH note:
      This Manassah Blackburn is listed Sons of the American Revolution application. which gives his date of death as 26 Sep 1884 in Rockingham, Virginia; and his parents names as Ephram Blackburn and Barbara Howe.
      [2, 7, 8]
    • LKH note:

      Census records for Manassah Blackburn married Sarah Cassity.

      1850 census, Lee County, Iowa
      Ava Blackburn, age 30, b. Pennsylvania
      occupation, millwright
      Sarah, age 21, b. Kentucky
      Mary, age 0, b. Iowa

      1860 census, Linn County, Missouri
      m. Blackburn, age 42, b. Pennsylvania
      occupation: farmer
      Sarah, age 31
      Mary, age 10
      Gemima, age 8
      James, age 6
      Dorthy, age 1

      1870 census, Enterprise, Linn County, Missouri
      m. Blackburn, age 52, b. Pennsylvania
      occupation: farmer
      Sarah, age 31
      Ellen, age 18
      James, age 15
      Martha, age 11

      1880 census, Grantsville, Linn County, Missouri
      Manassah Blackburn, age 61, b. Pennsylvania
      occupation: farmer
      Sarah, age 50
      Ellen, age 27
      Anne Hall, age 1, granddaughter
      [7, 8]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S9] Obituary.

    4. [S56] Family Bible, Wm. T. Cassity.

    5. [S64] Fleming County, Kentucky Marriage Records, 1798-1851.

    6. [S87] Newspaper article.

    7. [S82] LKH.

    8. [S25] Census.