hmtl5 Mary Ellen Hale b. 3 Nov 1851 Mendota, LaSalle County, Illinois d. 16 Mar 1936 Linn County, Missouri: Hedges Genealogy
Home Search Login  
Print Bookmark
Mary Ellen Hale

Mary Ellen Hale

Female 1851 - 1936  (84 years)

Personal Information    |    Media    |    Notes    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Mary Ellen Hale 
    • daughter of Silas Hale and Charlotte Doan [1, 2]
    Born 3 Nov 1851  Mendota, LaSalle County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Female 
    Died 16 Mar 1936  Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Buried Grantsville Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4] 
    Person ID I2445  Hedges
    Last Modified 13 Nov 2023 

    Family 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) 
    Married 1880  [5] 
    Children 
     1. James Sumner Blackburn,   b. 12 Jun 1881, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jul 1953, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     2. Lorena Belle Blackburn,   b. 15 Nov 1884, Grantsville, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Oct 1953, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    +3. Silas Blackburn,   b. 8 Jul 1886, Linneus, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1961, Nevada City, Vernon County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     4. William Harrison Blackburn,   b. 13 Aug 1889, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 May 1958, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     5. George Sherman Blackburn,   b. 20 Mar 1890, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1948, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     6. Lottie Hale Blackburn,   b. 12 Dec 1891, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1954, Saint Lucie County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
    Last Modified 28 Oct 2021 
    Family ID F1097  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Nov 1851 - Mendota, LaSalle County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Mar 1936 - Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Grantsville Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Headstones
    Blackburn James William, Mary Ellen Hale    		Blackburn James William, Mary Ellen Hale

  • 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.
      [1, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S9] Obituary.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.

    4. [S7] Death certificate.

    5. [S5] 1900 US census.

    6. [S87] Newspaper article.


This site powered by The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding v. 13.0.3, written by Darrin Lythgoe © 2001-2024.

Maintained by Edna Hiltner.