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George William Blackerby

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George William Blackerby

Birth
Crawford County, Illinois, USA
Death
24 Dec 1963 (aged 103)
Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Stephens County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
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He was born to Joseph W. Blackerby and Angeline Wesner in Crawford Co., Ill. He was the oldest of eight children. George married Linda Jane Wilson in Jack, Texas on Mar. 31, 1887. They were to have nine children. He came to Indian Territory (later the state of Oklahoma) in 1893, to the Parks Community on Pipe Creek, near Velma, Okla. He farmed, operated a store, and covered a early mail route first on horseback and then in a model T and Model A Fords. He operated the Parks Post Office for many years. In the early 1920's he and Linda moved to Duncan, Oklahoma.At his 100th birthday party he was honored as a soft spoken neighbor, friend and family man. He lived 103 years.
He was born to Joseph W. Blackerby and Angeline Wesner in Crawford Co., Ill. He was the oldest of eight children. George married Linda Jane Wilson in Jack, Texas on Mar. 31, 1887. They were to have nine children. He came to Indian Territory (later the state of Oklahoma) in 1893, to the Parks Community on Pipe Creek, near Velma, Okla. He farmed, operated a store, and covered a early mail route first on horseback and then in a model T and Model A Fords. He operated the Parks Post Office for many years. In the early 1920's he and Linda moved to Duncan, Oklahoma.At his 100th birthday party he was honored as a soft spoken neighbor, friend and family man. He lived 103 years.

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