William Riley Blacksher (1858 - 1916)

Born 23 Oct 1858 in Dallas County, Missouri

Ancestors

Husband of Malinda Rachel (Miller) Blacksher — married 20 Jun 1880 in Ozark, Missouri

Descendants

Died 22 Oct 1916 at age 57 in Ozark County, Township of Bridges, Missouri, USA

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Biography

William Riley Blacksher [this is the correct spelling per descendants--grandson Ray Eldon Blacksher & Ray's son L. D. Blacksher], son of Newton Jasper [Blacksher or Blackshear] and Lucinda (Hughes) [Blacksher or Blackshear]. Per resource book "Blacksheariana", copyright 1954, by Perry Lynnfield Blackshear, Sr., published in Atlanta, Georgia: See "No. 2 Wm. R." on page 310 under heading for "Newton Jasper" [Blackshear]. Notation by descendant L. D. Blacksher: Need to request a photo of grave-stone located at Lilly Ridge Cemetery in Missouri to determine how Newton Jasper spelled his last name. The book "Blacksheariana" spells it "Newton Jasper Blackshear." Added by A. Blacksher on 6-14-2018. Oltmann-8

Sources

• [1] Memorial ID # 16745022. Burial: Lilly Ridge Cemetery, Ozark County, Missouri, USA. Large gravestone engraved "William R. Blacksher" Oltmann-8 and confirmed by direct descendant L.D. Blacksher Blacksher-21

• Source of Birth-date and Death-date, etc.: Death Certificate: "Missouri State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Death. Place of Death: Ozark, Township of Bridges. Registration District No. 645. File No. 38351. Primary Registration District No. 5854 [appears to be #5854; is difficult to read]. Full Name: William R. Blackshear. Personal and Statistical Particulars: Sex: Male. Color or Race: White. Married. Date of Birth: 10-23-1858. Age: 58 years. Occupation: Farming. Birthplace: Dallis [Dallas] County, Missouri. Name of Father: Nutan [Newton] J. Black____ [last half unreadable]. Birthplace of Father: Midle [appears to be "Middle," denoting the middle of Tennessee in contrast to the East or West portions of Tennessee--see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Tennessee], Tennessee. Maiden name of Mother: Lucinda J. Huse [Hughes]. Birthplace of Mother: Tennessee. Informant: Thos [Thomas] Blackshear. Filed Nov. 1, 1916 by Registrar B. W. Hogard. Medical Certificate of Death: Date of Death: October 22, 1916. I hereby certify that I attended the deceased from September 26, 1916 to October 21, 1916, that I saw him alive on October 21, 1916, and that death occurred, on the date stated above, at 2 a.m. The cause of death: Chronic Gastric Catarrh [pronounced "ka-tar" with short vowel sounds & means "inflammation of the mucous membranes" per "Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary" copyright 1973 by F. A. Davis Company & Revised/Edited by Clayton L. Thomas, M.D., M.P.H.]; Duration 6 months, _______[unreadable] days; Signed H. E. [appears to be H. E.; difficult to read] Pace, M.D., October 22, 1916; address: Gainesville. Place of Burial: Lilly Ridge [Cemetery]. Date of Burial: October 22, 1916. Undertaker: ______ [First and Middle initials unreadable] Wood; Address: Gainesville." A copy of William Riley Blacksher's Death Certificate is in the possession of his great-grandson L.D. Blacksher and wife A. Blacksher. Oltmann-8 20:35, 31 January 2016 (EST) and Blacksher-21

• First-hand knowledge and family genealogy records kept by William Riley Blacksher's great-grandson L.D. Blacksher and wife A. Blacksher Oltmann-8 20:35, 31 January 2016 (EST) and Blacksher-21

• Notation by A. Blacksher: I merged "Blackshear-31" into this "Blacksher-25" because of first-hand knowledge that "Blacksher" is the correct spelling and not "Blackshear." There were many "Blackshear" names on the previous "Blackshear-31" that I will be researching to add resource material for reference and then final editing to correct any misspellings--this will take some time and is a work-in-progress. The previous site "Blackshear-31" didn't have a manager so I volunteered since I am currently managing it's current destination of "Blacksher-25." Oltmann-8 23:34, 31 January 2016 (EST)

• "Blacksheariana", copyright 1954, by Perry Lynnfield Blackshear, Sr., published in Atlanta, Georgia. Oltmann-8

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Burial

Burial:

Date: 22 OCT 1916

Place: Lilly Ridge Cemetery, Ozark Co., MO.

Note

Note: @NI27891@

@NI27891@ NOTE1860 census, Green, Dallas Co., MO.

1870 census, Bridges, Ozark Co., MO., surname enum. as Blacksher at ancestry.com.

1880 census, Bridges, Ozark Co., MO., surname enum. as Blacksher at ancestry.com.