John
Wesley
Blackwell
Born in Kentucky, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Sarah Louise (Powell) Blackwell
— married
16 Feb 1837 in Chapel Hill, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah Emily (Blackwell) Rainey
Died
at age 83
in Marshall, Tennessee, United States
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Biography
Birth: Mar. 30, 1814; Kentucky, USA
Death: Mar. 19, 1898, Marshall County, Tennessee, USA
Burial: Murdock-Dowdy Cemetery, Chapel Hill, Marshall County, Tennessee, USA [1]
Son of Thomas & Elizabeth "Betsy" (Gibson) Blackwell.
He married Sarah Louise Powell on Feb. 16, 1837.
Parents:
Thomas Blackwell (1784 - 1857)
Elizabeth Gibson Blackwell (1785 - 1861)
Spouse:
Sarah Louise Powell Blackwell (1819 - 1891)
Children:
Elizabeth Jane Blackwell Murdock (1836 - 1920)
Mary Catherine Blackwell Powell (1839 - 1915)
Sarah Emily Blackwell Rainey (1843 - 1864)
William M Blackwell (1857 - 1862)
Siblings:
William McKendree Blackwell (1808 - 1836)
Elizabeth Blackwell Neely (1813 - 1875)
Gravestone Inscription: "Ah these ice cold fingers how they point our memory back to the hasty words and actions strewn along our backward track. How this hand reminds us as in snowy grace, they die not to scatter thorns but roses for our reaping by and by"
Census Records
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Marshall, Tennessee [2]
- Name: John W Blackwell
- Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29:
- Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 2
- Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
- Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1
- Free White Persons - Under 20: 2
- Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
- Total Free White Persons: 4
- Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 4
Home in 1850: District 9, Marshall, Tennessee, USA [3]
- John W Blackwell, 36
- Sarah Blackwell, 31
- Elizabeth Blackwell, 12
- Mary Blackwell, 11
- Sarah Blackwell, 6
- Thomas Blackwell, 1
- Thomas Powell, 68
Home in 1860: District 9, Marshall, Tennessee [4]
- John W Blacknell, 46
- Sarah Blacknell, 41
- Sarah E Blacknell, 16
- Thomas Blacknell, 11
- William M Blacknell, 3
- Thomas Powell, 79
Home in 1870: District 9, Marshall, Tennessee [5]
- John Blackwell, 56
- Sarah L Blackwell, 51
- Frank Ramy, 7
- Clint Blackwell, 13
Home in 1880: District 8, Marshall, Tennessee [6]
- John Blackwell, 63
- Sarah Blackwell, 61
- W.A. Murdock, 45
- E.J. Blackwell, 42
- Frank Raney, 17
Will Transcription
Name: John W Blackwell
Probate Date: 28 Mar 1898 [7]
Probate Place: Marshall, Tennessee, USA
Inferred Death Year: Abt 1898
Inferred Death Place: Tennessee, USA
(transcription pending)
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 96569459
- ↑ 1840 United States Federal Census; Year: 1840; Census Place: Marshall, Tennessee; Roll: 531; Page: 189; Family History Library Film: 0024548
- ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census; Year: 1850; Census Place: District 9, Marshall, Tennessee; Roll: M432_890; Page: 41A; Image: 84
- ↑ 1860 United States Federal Census; Year: 1860; Census Place: District 9, Marshall, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1265; Page: 80; Family History Library Film: 805265
- ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census; Year: 1870; Census Place: District 9, Marshall, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1546; Page: 112B; Image: 89917; Family History Library Film: 553045
- ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census; Year: 1880; Census Place: District 8, Marshall, Tennessee; Roll: 1269; Family History Film: 1255269; Page: 405B; Enumeration District: 139
- ↑ Probate Records, 1835-1917; Author: Tennessee County Court (Marshall County); Probate Place: Marshall, Tennessee. Wills, Vol A-C, 1835-1912
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
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~3.12%
Lynn Rainey
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~1.56%
~3.12%
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