William Merritt Blackard (1822-1865)

William Merritt Blackard

Birth

15 May 1822

Hurdle Mills, Person County, North Carolina, USA

Death

11 Jan 1865 (aged 42)

Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA

Burial

Rock Island Confederate Cemetery

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Grave 1767

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died in Civil War Union prison camp of pneumonia

PVT GORDONS ARK, CAV
son of: Thomas William Blackard and Sarah Mary (Farmer) Blackard

Married: Rachel Bell 1848 Johnson County, Ark.
daughter of: Henry Peoples Bell & Susan (Holmes) Bell

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Thomas William Blackard

1797–1865

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Rachel Bell Holmes Blackard

1831–1908 (m. 1850)

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William Merritt Blackard

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Thomas William Blackard

Rachel Bell Holmes Blackard

Toliver Goldstone Blackard

Thomas Washington Blackard

Irvin Hence blackard

Lawrence H. Blackard

Susan Elizabeth "Puss" Blackard Price

Thomas Henry Blackard

Martha J "Mattie" Blackard

William Daniel "Bill" Blackard

John Vincent Blackard Sr

Toliver Goldstone Blackard

Mary Bell "Mollie" Blackard Park

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