Lottie Hale Blackburn
1891 - 1954 (62 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Lottie Hale Blackburn was born on 12 Dec 1891 in Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri (daughter of James William Blackburn and Mary Ellen Hale); died in 1954 in Saint Lucie County, Florida; was buried in Riverview Memorial Park, Fort Pierce, Saint Lucie County, Florida. Notes:
Mrs. Lottie H. Wiggins Dies; Rite Tuesday
Mrs. Lottie H. Wiggins, 63, died late Sunday in the Fort Pierce Sanitarium after an illness of several weeks.
She had been a resident of Fort Pierce since 1939 and had been practicing her profession of nursing here, both in the hospital and as a private duty nurse.
She trained at Illinois Training School for Nurses in Chicago and did post-graduate work at the Chicago Lying-In hospital. She was supervisor of nurse at the hospital in Brookfield, Mo., for three years at the Iowa Methodist hospital in Des Moines, at the Aurora, Ill., hospital and at University hospital, Ann Arbor, Mich.
She is survived by her husband, Cornelius, of Fort Pierce; two brothers, S.M. Blackburn of Preston, Mo.; Harrison of Purdin, Mo., several nieces and a nephew.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Yates Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. J.V. Copeland, pastor of the Church of Christ, officiating. Interment will follow in the Fort Pierce Cemetery.
Fort Pierce doctors will serve as honorary pallbearers.
Active pallbearers will be Walter Hibb, Gordon White, Eugene Bradford, Albert Yelton, Oliver Martin and Ernest Chandler.
St. Lucie News Tribune, Fort Pierce, Florida. Monday, 13 December 1954.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/252631821/lottie-hale-wiggins
buried next to her husband.Lottie married Cornelius Wiggins on 28 Jun 1937 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan. Cornelius was born on 26 Jul 1877 in Kentucky; died on 21 Dec 1954 in Saint Lucie County, Florida; was buried in Riverview Memorial Park, Fort Pierce, Saint Lucie County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. 
James William Blackburn was born on 6 Nov 1853 in Linn County, Missouri (son of Manassah Blackburn and Sarah Grace Cassity); died on 3 Feb 1924 in Benton Township, Linn County, Missouri; was buried on 4 Feb 1924 in Grantsville Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri. Other Events:
- Occupation: farmer
- Census: 1880, Grantsville Township, Linn County, Missouri
- Census: 1900, Grantsville Township, Linn County, Missouri
- Census: 1910, Grantsville Township, Linn County, Missouri
- Census: 1920, Benton Township, Linn County, Missouri
Notes:
from findagrave
J.W. married Mary E. Hale 4 Sept 1879. Eight children born, six, Sumner, Anna Lorena Wolfe, Silas, Harrison, George, and Lottie survive with the wife. Services Purdin Church of Christ.
Death of James Blackburn
James Blackburn, a highly respected pioneer citizen of Linn county, died of pneumonia at his home in Purdin last Saturday night, aged, we are told, about 69. He leaves a wife and 7 children. Funeral services were conducted in the Church of Christ at Purdin, of which the deceased had long been a faithful member, Monday afternoon at 1 o’clock.
Mr. and Mrs. O.J. Doan were among the number who attended from here.
The Bulletin, Linneus, Missouri. Thursday, 7 February 1924.
Died:
Missouri death certificate
https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1924/1924_00005570.PDF
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27763938/james-william-blackburnJames married Mary Ellen Hale in 1880. Mary was born on 3 Nov 1851 in Mendota, LaSalle County, Illinois; died on 16 Mar 1936 in Linn County, Missouri; was buried in Grantsville Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Mary Ellen Hale was born on 3 Nov 1851 in Mendota, LaSalle County, Illinois; died on 16 Mar 1936 in Linn County, Missouri; was buried in Grantsville Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri. Notes:
Good Woman Died
Burial of Mary Ellen Blackburn to Be In Grantsville Cemetery.
Mrs. Mary Ellen Blackburn passed away at the home of her son, George S. Blackburn, Monday morning at 10:30 o’clock, March 16, 1936.
The body was taken to the Bowden Funeral Home, where it will remain until funeral services, which will be held at Purdin, Wednesday afternoon, at the Christian church at 2 o’clock, conducted by Rev. C.W. Cornn, of this city. Burial will be made in the Grantsville cemetery.
Mary Ellen, daughter of Silas and Charlotte Hale, was born in Mendota, Illinois, November 3, 1851. She came to Missouri with her parents when a child and resided on a farm east of Purdin. She was united in marriage with James W. Blackburn, of the same community, September 4, 1879, and to this union eight children were born, seven of whom survive. They are J.S. Blackburn, of Brookfield; Anna B., recently of Kansas City; Silas M., Harrison W., and George s., of the home neighborhood; Mrs. E.F. Woolf, of Omaha, and Lottie Blackburn, of Ann Arbor, Michigan. John A. died at the age of seven years.
The husband preceded his wife in death February 3, 1924. Beside the sons and daughters, she leaves one brother, Charles Sumner Hale, of Kansas City.
Mrs. Blackburn was an ardent church worker, a good neighbor, a loving mother and had a host of friends, who, along with relatives, mourn her departure.
The Brookfield Argus and the Linn County Farmer, Brookfield, Missouri. Tuesday, 17 March 1936.
Name:
daughter of Silas Hale and Charlotte Doan
Died:
Missouri death certificate
https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1936/1936_00011879.PDF
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140897279/mary-ellen-blackburnChildren:
- James Sumner Blackburn was born on 12 Jun 1881 in Linn County, Missouri; died on 23 Jul 1953 in Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri; was buried on 25 Jul 1953 in Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri.
- Lorena Belle Blackburn was born on 15 Nov 1884 in Grantsville, Linn County, Missouri; died on 26 Oct 1953 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska; was buried in Grantsville Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri.
- Silas Blackburn was born on 8 Jul 1886 in Linneus, Linn County, Missouri; died on 7 Dec 1961 in Nevada City, Vernon County, Missouri; was buried on 12 Dec 1961 in Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas.
- William Harrison Blackburn was born on 13 Aug 1889 in Missouri; died on 15 May 1958 in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas; was buried in Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri.
- George Sherman Blackburn was born on 20 Mar 1890 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri; died on 30 Nov 1948 in Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri; was buried on 2 Dec 1948 in Grove Hill Cemetery, Linn County, Missouri.
- 1. Lottie Hale Blackburn was born on 12 Dec 1891 in Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri; died in 1954 in Saint Lucie County, Florida; was buried in Riverview Memorial Park, Fort Pierce, Saint Lucie County, Florida.
Generation: 3
4. 
Manassah Blackburn was born on 12 Jan 1819 in Pennsylvania; died on 6 Feb 1895 in Noble, Cleveland County, Oklahoma; was buried in Grantsville Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri. Other Events:
- Census: 1870, Enterprise Township, Linn County, Missouri
- Census: 1880, Grantsville Township, Linn County, Missouri
Notes:
info from findagrave
Aged 76 y 25 d.
Came to Linn Co., MO in 1851.
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.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150781907/manassah-blackburnManassah married Sarah Grace Cassity on 12 Apr 1849 in Fleming County, Kentucky. Sarah (daughter of William T. Cassity and Dorothy Trumbo) was born on 25 Apr 1829 in Bath County, Kentucky; died on 15 Jan 1892 in Linn County, Missouri; was buried in Grantsville Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. 
Sarah Grace Cassity was born on 25 Apr 1829 in Bath County, Kentucky (daughter of William T. Cassity and Dorothy Trumbo); died on 15 Jan 1892 in Linn County, Missouri; was buried in Grantsville Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150782097/sarah-t_-blackburnChildren:
- Mary Elizabeth Blackburn was born on 7 Jul 1850 in Lee County, Iowa; died on 24 Aug 1922 in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri; was buried on 26 Aug 1922 in Grantsville Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri.
- Ella Blackburn was born in Feb 1852 in Linn County, Missouri; died in 1935 in Hunter, Mitchell County, Kansas; was buried in Grantsville Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri.
- Anna Blackburn was born about 1854.
- 2. James William Blackburn was born on 6 Nov 1853 in Linn County, Missouri; died on 3 Feb 1924 in Benton Township, Linn County, Missouri; was buried on 4 Feb 1924 in Grantsville Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri.
Generation: 4
10. 
William T. Cassity was born on 2 Jan 1803 in Montgomery County, Kentucky (son of Peter Thompson Cassity and Mary "Polly" Melissa Armstrong); died on 21 Jan 1868 in Linn County, Missouri; was buried in Grantsville Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri. Notes:
1882 History of Linn County, Missouri. BIOGRAPHY - Grantsville Township: 853
James I. Cassity was born in Fleming county, Kentucky, November 1, 1830. His father was William F. Cassity, born in Montgomery county Kentucky, January 1803, and removed in January, 1851, to this county. His vocation was that of farmer and blacksmith. He was a well informed gentleman and respected by all who knew him; he held the office of justice of the peace for several years, and after a life of usefulness he died, in January, 1867. The wife of William T. Cassity[i] was Dora Trumbo, born in Bath county, Kentucky, December 21, 1808; she is yet living. James I. Cassity remained in his native county until October 1, 1849, when he removed with his father to Lee county, Iowa, and from there, after raising one crop, to Missouri, in 1851, the family first settling in Benton township. Mr. Cassity lived with his parents until he was twenty-three years of age, when he began work on his own account on a tract of land given him by his father. In March, 1859, he, with four companions, went to Colorado, where Mr. Cassity remained for three months, being engaged in mining. He returned to this county, January 15, 1860, was married to Mary R. H. Moore, born in this county, January 15, 1842; Esq. Paston officiated on the occasion. The issue of their marriage has been nine children; viz, Dorothy A., Mary J., Isaac F., James W. H., Sarah L., John I., George H., and Daniel Garfield, living, and Essie B., dead. In 1861 he enrolled as a member of the Union home guards, and served in the Federal militia at intervals during the war. Since 1865 he has given his attention to farming. In 1863 he was constable of his township. By industry and economy he has become the possessor of 285 acres of land; is a prosperous farmer, and well respected in his community.
US General Land Office Records
Name: William T Cassity
Issue Date: 1 Oct 1852
Place: Linn, Missouri, USA
Land Office: Milan
Meridian: 5th PM
Township: 59-N
Range: 20-W
Section: 3
Accession Number: MO4880__.238
Document Number: 815
Township 059N - Range 020W - SE¼SW¼ - Section 3
https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=MO4880__.238&docClass=STA&sid=mpiwde5z.2wk
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150345831/william-t_-cassityWilliam married Dorothy Trumbo on 14 Feb 1828 in Bath County, Kentucky. Dorothy (daughter of John Trumbo and Sarah Wiggington Atchison) was born on 22 Dec 1808 in Bath County, Kentucky; died on 24 May 1891 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri; was buried in Grantsville Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. 
Dorothy Trumbo was born on 22 Dec 1808 in Bath County, Kentucky (daughter of John Trumbo and Sarah Wiggington Atchison); died on 24 May 1891 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri; was buried in Grantsville Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri. Other Events:
- Census: 1880, Grantsville Township, Linn County, Missouri
Notes:
MHR note: Dorothy (Trumbo) Cassity was called Dollie. Her name was "Dorotha" on stoe at Grantsville, about 4 miles east of Purdin. She was aged 32 years, 5 months, 2 days. Their stonehad been moved from the burial place on the old "Al" Cassity farm, about 1 miles north of Linneus, Missouri by their grandson, Frank E. Cassity,as the old place on a hill in a field was not kept up. The stones of their two sons, John Alva and Isaac Franklin Cassity had been moved from the farm to the Grantsville Cemetery also. Frank Cassity said that Dorothy had a first cousin "Monnie" Trubmo. He may have been Monasas Trumbo.
MRH note. Dorothy Trumbo's father had 6 silver teaspoons made of 6 silver dollars for part of her dowry.. Frank E. Cassity had them in 1950. She also had a copper candle snuffer which Frank gave to the historical society at Kirsville, Missouri. Dorothy's sister, Deborah (Trumbo) Jones got the silver cangle molds wich had been the property of the British General, Proctor, and was taken when his goods were confiscated. It became the property of John Trumbo of Bath County, Kentucky, father of Dorothy and Deborah, among other children.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150355499/dorotha-cassity
In memory of our Mother.
Wife of W. T. Cassity.
Aged 82 y. 5 m. 2 d.Children:
- 5. Sarah Grace Cassity was born on 25 Apr 1829 in Bath County, Kentucky; died on 15 Jan 1892 in Linn County, Missouri; was buried in Grantsville Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri.
- James Ira Cassity was born on 1 Nov 1830 in Fleming County, Kentucky; died on 1 Dec 1915 in Port LaVaca, Texas; was buried in Grantsville Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri.
- John Alva Cassity was born on 9 Aug 1832 in Bath County, Kentucky; died on 24 Jan 1883 in Missouri; was buried in Grantsville Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri.
- Mary Ann Cassity was born on 7 Dec 1836 in Bath County, Kentucky; died on 30 Jun 1880 in Grantsville Township, Linn County, Missouri; was buried in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Linn County, Missouri.
- William Harrison Cassity was born on 21 Jan 1841 in Bath County, Kentucky; died on 24 Feb 1911 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri; was buried on 25 Feb 1911 in Grantsville Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri.
- Isaac Franklin Cassity was born on 9 Jul 1843 in Bath County, Kentucky; died on 6 Aug 1862 in Missouri; was buried in Grantsville Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri.