Leonidas
Blackwelder
Born in Iredell, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Mary Jane Blackwelder, Joseph Sidney Blackwelder, William Alexander Blackwelder, Harriet C. Blackwelder, Alice Florence (Blackwelder) Nantz, Allen Foster Blackwelder, M. R. Blackwelder, Moses Blackwelder and Infant Blackwelder
Husband of
Lula Estelle Estelle Carpenter
— married
16 Jul 1899 in Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Husband of
Mary Louvina (Teague) Brown
— married
29 Mar 1951 (to 1955) in Iredell, North Carolina, USA
Descendants 
Father of
Ethel Cornelia (Carpenter) Munday, Grover Roosevelt Carpenter, Unnamed Infant Carpenter and Emma Virginia Carpenter
Died
at age 77
in Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Parents: David Monroe Blackwelder (1835 - 1920) and Lucinda B. Hagler Blackwelder (1840 - 1915)
Spouse: Lula Estelle Carpenter Blackwelder (1879 - 1943)
Lee married Lula Carpenter on July 16, 1899 in Cabarrus County. They had 2 children: Ethel & Grover. 3 additional children died young.
Siblings: Mary Jane Blackwelder (1859 - 1941), Joseph Sidney Blackwelder (1860 - 1914), William Alexander Blackwelder (1865 - 1928), Harriet Katherine Blackwelder Shimpock (1868 - 1949), Alice Florence Blackwelder Nantz (1870 - 1945), Allen Foster Blackwelder (1873 - 1957), Minnie R. Blackwelder Isenhour (1876 - 1915), Nannie Blackwelder Griffin (1883 - 1973).
Occupation: Textile worker
Burial: Shiloh United Methodist Church Cemetery, Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA.[1]
Sources
- ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2N-L7BV : 13 December 2015), Leonidas O. Blackwelder, 1955; Burial, Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, United States of America, Shiloh United Methodist Church Cemetery; citing record ID 69906061, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
See also:
- "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8MB-8J4 : 8 July 2016), L. O. Blackwelder and Lola Carpenter, 1899.
- "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZD9-PD3 : 12 December 2014), Leonidas Blackwelder, 1917-1918; citing Iredell County, North Carolina, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,765,682.
Acknowledgements
WikiTree profile Blackwelder-507 created through the import of HAYER.GED on May 29, 2011 by Larry Hayer. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Larry and others.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Leonidas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Leonidas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Leonidas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Leonidas:
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~3.12%
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~1.56%
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