James Henry Blackstone (1836 - abt. 1886)

Born 1836 in South Carolina, United States of America

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Died about 1886 at about age 50 in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America

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• James H. Blackstone in the U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865

U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 No Image Text-only collection Name: James H. Blackstone Side: Confederate Regiment State/Origin: Arkansas Regiment: 5th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry Company: A Rank In: Private Rank Out: Private Film Number: M376 roll 3

Biography

James was born in 1836. He is the son of John Blackstone.

Sources

• 1850

Name: James Blackstone Age: 16 Birth Year: abt 1834 Birthplace: South Carolina Home in 1850: California, Cobb, Georgia, USA Race: White Gender: Male Family Number: 1571 Neighbors: View others on page: [1] Household Members: Name Age John Blackstone 38 Malisa Blackstone 38 John T Blackstone 19 James Blackstone 16 Elizabeth Blackstone 14 Jane Blackstone 11 Samuel Blackstone 7 William Blackstone 4 Samuel Blackstone 3

• 1860

Name: J H Blackston Age: 24 Birth Year: abt 1836 Gender: Male Birth Place: South Carolina Home in 1860: Breshelake, Poinsett, Arkansas Post Office: Cold Water Dwelling Number: 39 Family Number: 39 Occupation: Farmer Personal Estate Value: 155 Cannot Read, Write: Y Neighbors: View others on page: [2] Household Members: Name Age J H Blackston 24 Mary Blackston 22 James Blackston 2 John Blackston 3/12

• 1870

Name: J H Blackston Age in 1870: 33 Birth Year: abt 1837 Birthplace: South Carolina Dwelling Number: 33 Home in 1870: Brushy Lake, Cross, Arkansas Race: White Gender: Male Occupation: Black Smith Male Citizen over 21: Y Personal Estate Value: 375 Real Estate Value: 220 Inferred Spouse: L M Blackston Inferred Children: J H Blackston Neighbors: View others on page: [3] Household Members: Name Age J H Blackston 33 L M Blackston 32 J H Blackston 12

• 1880

Name: J. H. Backstone [James Henry Blackstone] Age: 44 Birth Date: Abt 1836 Birthplace: South Carolina Home in 1880: Richwoods, Lonoke, Arkansas, USA Dwelling Number: 135 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Mary Backstone Father's Birthplace: Vermont Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina Occupation: Farmer Deaf and Dumb: Yes Cannot Read: Yes Cannot Write: Yes Neighbors: View others on page:[4] Household Members: Name Age J. H. Backstone 44 Mary Backstone 43 Martha Backstone 9 William Backstone 7

Notes

James Henry Blackstone, who moved to Arkansas, was my great- great grandfather. He was deaf, probably from the Civil War, and he was hit by a train near Little Rock, AR, in 1886 at the age of 50. His wife and his daughter, Martha, also died later in 1886. James Henry's son, James Henry, Jr. died in 1879 supposedly from being kicked in the belly by a mule (info passed down over the generations). I think I read somewhere that Samuel Mack Blackstone did end up in Arkansas. James Henry, Sr. son, William Robert Blackstone, was basically last one alive at age 13 in 1886. He ended up in the Austin, TX, area not long after, and that branch of the Blackstone family has revolved around the Austin area to current times. The 1850 census shows James Henry Blackstone's parents were John H. Blackstone and Malisa Blackstone, both born in circa 1812 and from South Carolina. In 1850, they were living in Cobb County, Georgia. Like every other Blackstone that traces back to a John Blackstone from South Carolina, I want to know which John is my ancestor and who his parents were... commented by Gage Blackstone