Born in Perry, Alabama, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Daniel Blackburn
and Elizabeth Brown Battle
Sister of
John Battle Blackburn, James Low Blackburn, SarahAnn Blackburn, SarahAnn Blackburn, Eugene Norwood Blackburn, Martha Jane (Blackburn) Perry, John B Blackburn, Rachel Sophia Blackburn, Mariah Elizabeth Purcell, George W Blackburn, Daniel Columbus Blackburn and Julia Egacaune Blackburn
Wife of
Oliver Dale Tankersley
— married
1 May 1845 (to 1846) in Perry, Alabama, United States
Wife of
James Nixon
— married
19 Sep 1846 in Perry, Alabama, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 60
in Deport, Lamar, Texas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Nov 2012
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Biography
Margaret Emeline Blackburn was born on September 8, 1826 in Perry County, Alabama to Daniel Blackburn and Elizabeth Battle.
On May 1, 1845 she married Oliver D Tankersley in Perry County, Alabama and together they had one child, George Washington Tankersley Blackburn born in February 1846.
In the autumn of 1846 Margaret marries her second husband, James Nixon, and together they have two children, James and Fannie.
Sources
- "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch ([1] : 27 September 2017), Oliver D Lankersley and Margaret E Blackburn, ; citing Perry, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,653,222.
- "Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957," database, FamilySearch ([2] : 9 February 2018), Oliver D. Tankersley and Margret E. Blackburn, 01 May 1845; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 1,290,271.
- "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch ([3] : 27 September 2017), James Nixon and Margant Emiline Blackburn, 19 Sep 1846; citing Perry, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,653,222.
- "Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957," database, FamilySearch ([4] : 9 February 2018), James Nixon and Margaret E. Blackburn, 22 Sep 1846; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 1,290,271.
- "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch ([5] : 11 July 2016), Margaret Emaline Blackburn Nixon, 1886; Burial, Deport, Lamar, Texas, United States of America, Deport Cemetery; Find A Grave: Memorial #31365934
- "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch ([6] : 13 March 2018), Margarette Blackburn in entry for James B Nixon, 24 Jul 1925; citing certificate number 26551, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,113,922.
- Ancestry Family Trees Publication. Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Ancestry Family Tree Data
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Heather Dobbins for creating WikiTree profile Blackburn-1189 through the import of My Alabama Roots.ged on Oct 20, 2013.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Margie (Stewart) George 
:
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
Patricia (Gray) Ferdig :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch MR9280895 [compare], Ancestry member patriciajgray
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Pamela (Harris) Johns :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member mpe1995
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~1.56%
Darrell Hill :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A695179 [compare]
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Betty (Moore) Summerlin :
23andMe, GEDmatch T297805 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T297805 [compare], Ancestry member Bmsummerlin
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T297805 [compare], FTDNA kit #227489
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~0.78%
Thurman Jackson :
23andMe, GEDmatch M984389 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M984389 [compare], FTDNA kit #34336
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Linda (Payne) Kitchens :
AncestryDNA
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #746950
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~0.78%
Penny (Calhoun) Gibson :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Fay (Hill) Adkins :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A372074 [compare], Ancestry member fadkins2449
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Autumn McDonald :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Ken Harmon :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Marvis Dunn :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SK4963919 [compare]
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