Walter
T
Blackman
Born in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Benjamin F Blackman
and Ella (Gresham) Blackman
Brother of
Mittie B (Blackman) Zellner
Husband of
Mary Elizabeth (Harding) Blackman
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
Walter Thomas Blackman Jr. and William G Blackman
Died
at about age 64
in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Nov 2018
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Biography
Walter was born in 1895.
He was the son of Benjamin Blackman and Ella Gresham.
Raised by his Aunt Nimmie Jenkins-Rucker when her mom died in 1901.
1910 with Uncle Willis Gresham. [1]
He passed away in 1960. [2]
“3. Ben Blackman married Ellen Gresham. She died Feb. 16, 1907. Mrs. Mittie Blackman Zellner and Walter Blackman were their children. They lived on the Mullin's farm on the Manson Pike.” [1]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGNM-PNV : accessed 12 December 2020), Walter Blackman in household of Will I Gresham, Civil District 13, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 124, sheet 23B, family 450, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1517; FHL microfilm 1,375,530.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 April 2021), memorial page for Walter T Blackman (13 Jan 1895–20 Jun 1960), Find A Grave: Memorial #69261000, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Yellow011 (contributor 47448254).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Walter 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 Walter:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Walter 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 Walter:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
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