Wright Atticus Dickerson Blackwell (1854 - 1904)

Born 6 Aug 1854 in South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Daniel (Reid) Blackwell — married 28 Dec 1875 (to 8 Jun 1887) in Lincoln, Georgia, United States

Husband of Hattie (Stone) Ridlehoover — married about 1890 in South Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 19 May 1904 at age 49 in Parksville, McCormick, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Wright Atticus Dickerson Blackwell

• Since he commonly used on his initials, W A D, his name has been often cunfused and mistakenly recorded. His name is first found in the Family Bible written out as Wright Atticus Dickerson Blackwell.

• His first name is mistaken often for William, but it is Wright. I believe this is a family name, but I have not found a connection yet. The name Wright is found in the 1900 census records and also on his children's death certificates.
• The A. stands for Atticus. Often people get this wrong as well, using Addison instead. Atticus is a family name, there were a few in the family. Atticus Tucker was distantly related by marriage and a supposed good friend of Wright's father. He died just before Wright was born, so I think it is likely he was named for Atticus Tucker. There was also a cousin named Atticus Jennings. He was listed as Atticus in the 1860 census.
• Dickerson is the maiden name of his gg grandmother Agnes. Agnes Dickerson married William Jennings in Virginia. He was listed as Dickerson in the 1870 census.
• For all his names, Wright Atticus Dickerson Blackwell most commonly used his initials. Most documents were simply W. A. D. Blackwell. I think his practice of using only initials has led to the confusion of his name.

He was born August 6 1854 in South Carolina.^[1] He was the son of James W. Blackwell and Susan Price

His father died when he was very young, and in the probate records he is in a list of his father's children recorded as his son, Richard. I believe this mistake was made because they called his "Dick" which was short for Dickerson, but is also a short form of the name Richard.^[2]

Wright married Elizabeth Reid December 28, 1875 in Lincoln, Georgia.^[3] It was a 1st marriage for both of them, Wright was 21 and Elizabeth 18 at the time.

The couple lived in Edgefield and together had 4 children:

Children

1. Martha Susan "Mattie" Blackwell
2. James William Blackwell
3. Joseph Thomas Blackwell^[4]
4. Robert John Blackwell

Elizabeth died June 8, 1887 leaving Wright a widower. She was 29 years old at the time of her death. She is buried in Parksville Baptist Church Cemetery in McCormick, South Carolina.^[5]

According to the 1900 census, around 1890, he married again to Hattie Stone. This would be her 1st marriage, and she was 19 at the time.^[6]

Together they had 10 children. According to the 1910 census, Hattie was the mother of 10 children, 8 living. I have found the names of the 8 living children.^[7]

Children

1. Gordon Dickerson Blackwell^[8][9]
2. Jessie Butler Blackwell
3. Jennings Price Blackwell
4. Patrick Henry Blackwell^[10]
5. Hobson D. Blackwell^[11]
6. Lawton J. Blackwell^[12]
7. Mary Blackwell
8. Wright Blackwell

Wright died May 19 1904. He is buried in the Parksville Baptist Church Cemetery in McCormick, South Carolina.^[1] Hattie was a widow at the age of 34 with 8 children to support. She remarried in 1909 to Levi Sumter Ridlehoover, who was over 20 years her senior. She was his 3rd wife.^[7]

• The obituary of W.A.D. Blackwell appeared in the Edgefield Advertiser as follows:

Census Records

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 31 July 2020), memorial page for Wright Atticus Dickerson Blackwell (6 Aug 1854–19 May 1904), Find A Grave: Memorial #110602748, citing Parksville Baptist Church Cemetery, Parksville, McCormick County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Record Hunter (contributor 47130288) .
2. ↑ "South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980"
   Miscellaneous Probate Records, 1785-1868; Indexes to Records, 1785-1957; Author: South Carolina. Probate Court (Edgefield County); Probate Place: South Carolina
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9080 #1649217 (accessed 18 February 2023)
   James Blackwell probate on 6 Dec 1858 in South Carolina, USA.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. County Marriage Records, 1828–1978. The Georgia Archives, Morrow, Georgia. Dickerson Blackwell and Elizabeth Reid, 1875. Ancestry Record 4766 #794002 with Image and Ancestry Sharing Link accessed 03/23/2021
4. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FP5Z-97C : 18 July 2017), R. D. Blackwell in entry for Joseph Thomas Blackwell, 07 Jul 1944; citing Cliffside, High Shoals Twp., Rutherford Co., North Carolina, 17949, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,943,246.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 31 July 2020), memorial page for Elizabeth Daniel “Lizzie” Reid Blackwell (1858–8 Jun 1887), Find A Grave: Memorial #46076129, citing Parksville Baptist Church Cemetery, Parksville, McCormick County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Wilton Golson (contributor 46944807) .
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3R5-6SD : accessed 23 March 2021), Migne A D Blackwell, Plum Branch Township, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 120, sheet 3A, family 20, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,526.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M56F-B76 : accessed 23 March 2021), Hattie B Pidlehoover in household of Levi S Pidlehoover, Washington, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 92, sheet 3A, family 45, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1459; FHL microfilm 1,375,472.
8. ↑ "South Carolina, Delayed Birth Certificates, 1766-1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2RD-XKKM : 17 March 2018), W A Dickerson Blackwell in entry for Gordon Dickerson Blackwell, 1890; citing Birth Registration, Parksville, McCormick, South Carolina, United States, 13-898, South Carolina Department of Archives & History, Columbia; FHL microfilm 1,542,579.
9. ↑ "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2SK-VX52 : 19 July 2017), W A D Blackwell in entry for Gordon Dickerson Blackwell, 24 Jul 1963; citing Saluda, Saluda, South Carolina, United States, , Department of Archives and History, State Records Center, Columbia; FHL microfilm 2,455,945.
10. ↑ "South Carolina, Delayed Birth Certificates, 1766-1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2R8-TQVW : 17 March 2018), Wright A D Blackwell in entry for Patrick Henry Blackwell, 1896; citing Birth Registration, Parksville, McCormick, South Carolina, United States, 22-1309, South Carolina Department of Archives & History, Columbia; FHL microfilm 1,542,744.
11. ↑ "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZG-ZB33 : 28 November 2018), R D Blackwell in entry for Hobson D Blackwell and Lavera L Dirks, 07 Feb 1923; citing Marriage, Dakota City, Dakota, Nebraska, United States, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln; FHL microfilm 2,021,912.
12. ↑ "South Carolina, Delayed Birth Certificates, 1766-1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2RD-DSXR : 17 March 2018), Wright Adicus Dickerson Blackwell in entry for Lawton Jackson Blackwell, 1900; citing Birth Registration, Parksville, McCormick, South Carolina, United States, 34-1372, South Carolina Department of Archives & History, Columbia; FHL microfilm 1,575,410.
13. ↑ The Edgefield Advertiser (Edgefield, South Carolina) 25 May 1904, Wed. Page 3; (citing; Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress, accessedd 12/27/2020)<https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026897/1904-05-25/ed-1/seq-3/>
14. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZTC-MZP : 18 February 2021), Atacus Blackwell in entry for S Blackwell, 1860. Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina; Page: 74; Family History Library Film: 805219 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
15. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8RF-M3C : 29 May 2021), Dickerson Blackwell in entry for John Blackwell, 1870. Ryan, Edgefield, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1494; Page: 179B; Family History Library Film: 5529931870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
16. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6SZ-T7D : 13 November 2020), W. A. D. Blackwell, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 63, sheet 399A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,228.