Born about 1805 in Pendleton, South Carolina, United States

Wife of John Hiram Blackstone — married 1830 in Pendleton District, South Carolina,

Descendants

Died 15 Jun 1887 in Township 4 Hurricane, Pickens, South Carolina, United States

Profile manager: Donnie Blackstone [send private message]

Biography

Mary was born in 1808 believe Keowee

"Mrs Mary Blackstone of Hurricane died the fifteenth inst. at the home of Her son Silas at the age of 82, Buried Mt, Bethel"^[1]

• 1830

Mary Blackstone listed as a Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1 in the Household of Name: John H Blackstone Neighbors: View others on page: [1] Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Pickens, South Carolina Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1 Free White Persons - Under 20: 2 Total Free White Persons: 2 Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):

• 1840

Mary Blackston listed as a Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1 in the Household of Name: Hiran Blackston [Hiran Blackstone] [John Hyram Blackston] Neighbors: View others on page: [2] Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Pickens District, Pickens, South Carolina Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1 Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1 Free White Persons - Under 20: 3 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2 Total Free White Persons: 5 Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 5

• 1850

Name: Mary Blacksten [Mary Blackstone] Gender: Female Age: 40 Birth Year: abt 1810 Birthplace: South Carolina Neighbors: View others on page: [3] Home in 1850: Eastern Division, Pickens, South Carolina, USA Cannot Read, Write: Y Line Number: 18 Dwelling Number: 242 Family Number: 242 Household Members Age Mary Blacksten 40 Thos Blacksten 17 Martha Blacksten 15 Hyram Blacksten 12 Judith Blacksten 7

• 1860

Name: Mary Blackston Age: 50 Birth Year: abt 1810 Gender: Female Race: White Birth Place: South Carolina Neighbors: View others on page: [4] Home in June 1, 1860 Regiment 5, Pickens, South Carolina, June 1, 1860 Post Office: Twelve Mile Dwelling Number: 330 Family Number: 330 Real Estate Value: 400 Personal Estate Value: 200 Cannot Read, Write: Y Household Members Age Mary Blackston 50 Silas Blackston 7

• June 28, 1860 Agriculture

Mary Blackston in the U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880 View U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880. [5] Name: Mary Blackston Enumeration Date: 28 Jun 1860 Place: Regiment 5, Pickens, South Carolina, USA Schedule Type: Agriculture OS Page: 13 Line Number: 24

• 1870

Name: Mary Blackston Age: 50 Birth Year: abt 1810 Gender: Female Race: White Birth Place: South Carolina Neighbors: View others on page: [6] Home in 1860: Regiment 5, Pickens, South Carolina Post Office: Twelve Mile Dwelling Number: 330 Family Number: 330 Real Estate Value: 400 Personal Estate Value: 200 Cannot Read, Write: Y Household Members Age Mary Blackston 50 Silas Blackston 7

• 1880

Name: Mary Blackstone Age: 72 Birth Date: Abt 1808 Birthplace: South Carolina Neighbors: View others on page: [7] Home in 1880: Hurricane, Pickens, South Carolina, USA Dwelling Number: 7 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina Occupation: Keeps House Months Not Employed: 2 Cannot Read: Yes Cannot Write: Yes

Volume 1^[2]

Neighbors: View others on page Household Members Age Relationship Mary Blackstone 72 Self (Head) Silas Blackstone 29 Son

• Mary Blackston in the U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

Visit website U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current Name: Mary Blackston Birth Date: 1810 Birth Place: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America Death Date: 15 Jun 1887 Death Place: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America Cemetery: Mount Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Sunset, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America URL: [8]...https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34575940/mary-blackston

FYI.

• on the 1830 and 1840 Census doesn’t list Mary Blackstone because of her not being head of house so it is a possibility that the 1830 and 1840 census isn’t for her. We assign that she was already married to John Hiram Blackstone and he didn’t have a previous marriage before her.
• Blackston, Mary. [9] Saved to: "Donnie Blackstone Family Tree"

See more Blackston memorials in:

• Mount Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery: [10]
• Sunset: [11]
• Pickens County: [12]
• South Carolina: [13]
• USA: [14]
• Find a Grave: [15]

Sources

1. ↑ The Pickens Sentinal issue of Thursday 28 June 1887 (see below)
2. ↑ United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (Index Link : accessed 2 March 2016), Mary Blackstone, Hurricane, Pickens, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 131, sheet 72A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1238; FHL microfilm 1,255,238

notes on census

• https://www.sciway3.net/scgenweb/SC_census_county4.html

• Spouse was head of house Name: John H Blackstone. Home in 1830 Census (City, County, State): Pickens, South Carolina. Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1. Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1. Free White Persons - Under 20: 2. Total Free White Persons: 2. Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 2

• Spouse was head of house Name: Hiran Blackston. [Hiran Blackstone] Home in 1840 Census (City, County, State): Pickens District, Pickens, South Carolina. Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1. Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1. Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1. Free White Persons -Females - Under 5: 1. Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1. Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1. Free White Persons - Under 20: 3. Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2. Total Free White Persons: 5. Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 5

See also:

• Genealogy.com

PICKENS_COUNTY Genealogy https://www.rootssearch.io/search

Research Notes

Pickens County, S.C Sheriff 's Sale 108 ACRES ON LITTLE CROW CREEK WATER'S OF KEOWEE adj, Watson Stewart, Abe M . Mauldin, and others conveyed to J. Hiram Blackston by ,Mary Blackston the 20th of September 1877. To be sold as the property of J. Hiram Blackston at the suit of Watson / Stewart, Pickens Sentinal - Issue of Thursday 23 June 1887 Mrs. Mary W. Blackston of Hurricane Township, died the fifteenth inst, at the home of her son Silas Blackstone at the age of 82 years. Burial at Mt. Bethel Church Cemetary Pickens County, S.C.

• [16]
• Note: not sure about last name could use some help
• Note: Old Pendleton District and Keowee, S.C[17]

Clues Only

• https://www.geni.com/people/Mary-Polly-Hall/6000000078893600078
• The Mount Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery Also known as Mount Bethel Cemetery is where she is said to be buried the LOCATION is 152 Mount Bethel Church Road, Sunset, Pickens County, South Carolina, 29685 USA MEMORIALS 257 added (91% photographed) CEMETERY ID 70716 Two Blackstone’s listed : [18]
• This line of Henderson's is living right next to the Blackstone family on the 1840 Census Henderson-13809
• Mary Polly Looper https://www.geni.com/people/Mary Looper/6000000005017057674?through=6000000015750378484
• also see a Mary Skelton 1800-1883? Parents Thomas Skelton (1773–1864) Mary Wright (1779–1850), If they are a connection to the Skelton/Blackstone Families this maybe a clue Looper, Skelton and Blackstone

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