Claudius Ransom Blackwelder (1879 - 1953)

Born 21 Oct 1879 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Clara Belle Kable — married Sep 1913 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois

Died 4 Jan 1953 at age 73 in Oak Park, Cook, Illinois

Biography

Claudius Ransom Blackwelder was born October 21, 1879 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. He was the son of Henry Allison Blackwelder and Sarah Elizabeth Parham.^[1]

He married Clara Belle Kable in September 1913 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.^[2][3]

He was the father of Mary Katherine Blackwelder, Corinne Elizabeth Blackwelder, Jean Henry Blackwelder^[4], and Louise Joan Blackwelder^[5].

He died January 4, 1953 in Oak Park, Cook, Illinois^[6] and was buried in Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC66-7GX : 8 July 2016), Claudius R Blackwelder in household of Henry Blackwelder, Misenheimers, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 35, sheet 455A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0955; FHL microfilm 1,254,955.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XST5-QRR : 8 December 2015), Claud Blackwelder, 1930.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW48-DNY : 17 May 2014), Claud Blackwelder, Forest Park, Proviso Township, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16-419, sheet 10B, family 207, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 787.
4. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N772-QWG : 18 May 2016), Claud Rauson Blackwelder in entry for Jean Henry Blackwelder, 22 Aug 1919; citing , Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 536, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,308,570.
5. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPH-YNWJ : 18 May 2016), Claude R Blackwelder in entry for Louise Joan Blackwelder, 05 Jul 1924; citing Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 1046, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 100,368,727.
6. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MH-LXYY : 17 May 2016), Claud Ransom Blackwelder, 04 Jan 1953; citing Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
7. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV26-NG51 : 13 December 2015), Claud Ransom Blackwelder, ; Burial, Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, United States of America, Forest Home Cemetery; citing record ID 71090477, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

See also:

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6DM-238 : 12 December 2014), Claud Ransom Blackwelder, 1917-1918; citing Cook County no 5, Illinois, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,504,114.

• "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1V2-MXC : 7 April 2016), Claud Ranson Blackwelder, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).