Dovie Roberta (Harris) Blackwelder (1893 - 1928)

Born 28 Jan 1893 in Pleasant Valley, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Charlie Miller Blackwelder — married 16 Dec 1914 in Lancaster, South Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 6 Aug 1928 at age 35 in Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

When Dovie Roberta Harris was born on January 28, 1893, in Lancaster, South Carolina, her father, Solomon, was 68, and her mother, Margaret, was 39. She married Charles Edney Miller Blackwelder on December 16, 1914. They had seven children in 12 years. She died on August 6, 1928, in Fort Mill, South Carolina, at the age of 35, and was buried in Indian Land, South Carolina.

Siblings needs to be verified

1. Thomas Jesse Harris Son
2. William Franklin Harris Son
3. James Pinkney Harris Son
4. John Miller Harris Son
5. Samuel Robert Harris Son
6. Earnest Everard Harris Son
7. Hazel Ormond Harris Son s/b Daughter
8. Hellen Winifred Harris Daughter
9. Alma Lousia Harris Daughter
10. Hope Julian Harris Son
11. Dovie Roberta Harris Daughter
12. Gary Tillman Harris Son
13. Catherine Theresa Harris Daughter

1900 United States Federal Census

Name: [Soloman Harris] [Solomon Harris] Age 79

Birth Date: May 1821

Birthplace: South Carolina, USA

Home in 1900: Indian Land, Lancaster, South Carolina

House Number: 1 Sheet Number: 5

Race: [Black] [White]

Marital Status: Married

Spouse's Name: Margaret J Harris

Marriage Year: 1876

Years Married: 24

Father's Birthplace: Virginia, USA

Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina, USA

Occupation: Farmer

Months Not Employed: 0

Can Read: Yes

Can Write: Yes

Can Speak English: Yes

House Owned or Rented: Own

Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged

Farm or House: F

Household Members Age Relationship

Solomon Harris 79 Head

Margaret J Harris 46 Wife

Audley Eugene Harris 14 Son

Hellen Winifred Harris 12 Daughter

Alma Lousia Harris 10 Daughter

Hope Julian Harris 9 Son

Dovie Roberta Harris 7 Daughter

Gary Tillman Harris 5 Son

Catherine Theresa Harris 2 Daughter^[1]

Charlie and Dovie Marriage License

Charlie and Dovie Marriage License ^[2]

Marriage

Mr Charles or Charlie Miller Blackwelder (23 yrs old) married Miss Dovie Roberta Harris (21 yrs old)

Marriage License Date 16 Dec 1914

Marriage License Place Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, United States^[3]

Children

1. Cecil Harris Blackwelder 7 Jul 1916 - 6 Apr 1990
2. Eugene Miller Blackwelder 6 Jan 1918 - 26 Nov 1987
3. Annie Margaret Blackwelder Lamb 6 Feb 1921 - 28 Mar 2003
4. Ruth Blackwelder Turney 5 Jul 1923 - 6 Jul 1981
5. Charles Monroe Blackwelder 1 Dec 1924 - 19 Mar 2015
6. Nancy Blackwelder Tryon 22 Jul 1926 - 16 Oct 2003
7. Robert Solomon Blackwelder 6 Aug 1928 - 29 Jan 1994

1920 United States Federal Census

Name: Charly L Blackwelder Age: 28

Birth Year: abt 1892

Birthplace: North Carolina

Home in 1920: Indian Land, Lancaster, South Carolina

Street: Bailes Builye Road

House Number: Rear Farm

Residence Date: 1920

Race: White

Gender: Male

Relation to Head of House: Head

Marital Status: Married

Spouse's Name: Dove R Blackwelder

Father's Birthplace: North Carolina

Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina

Able to Speak English: Yes

Occupation: Farmer

Industry: General Farm

Employment Field: Own Account

Home Owned or Rented: Owned

Home Free or Mortgaged: Free

Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes

Household Members Age Relationship

Charly L Blackwelder 28 Head

Dove R Blackwelder 26 Wife

Cecil H Blackwelder 3 Son

Eugene M Blackwelder 1 Son

Margret J Harris 66 Mother-in-law ^[4]

Find a Grave MEMORIAL ID 50785950

Name: Dovie R. Blackwelder

Gender: Female

Birth Date: 25 Jan 1893

Death Date: 6 Aug 1928 (aged 35)

Cemetery: Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place: Indian Land, Lancaster County, South Carolina, United States of America

Has Bio?: N

Spouse: Charlie E. Miller Blackwelder ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3TW-ZGP : accessed 6 January 2022), Solomon Harris, Indian Land Township, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 62, sheet 5B, family 93, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,533.
2. ↑ "Marriage License" : 8 September 2021), Charles Miller Blackwelder, 1914
3. ↑ : 8 September 2021), Mr Charles or Charlie Miller Blackwelder, 1914
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/43250729:6061
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #50785950 Dovie Roberta (Harris) Blackwelder