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Stephen Childe Blackwell

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Stephen Childe Blackwell

Birth
Gilead, Calhoun County, Illinois, USA
Death
20 May 1921 (aged 61)
Hardin, Calhoun County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Gilead, Calhoun County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Stephen was the son of William "Henry" Blackwell and Sarah "Elizabeth" Alford. Henry was from England and Elizabeth was a native of New York.

Stephen married Lucinda Victoria Hughes on 05 Feb 1882 in Calhoun County, Illinois. He was a farmer, and they were the parents of 6 children.

Stephen received a cut on his nose that became infected. He died of blood poisoning at the age of 61 years, 4 months and 6 days.

He was survived by his wife, Lucinda, who passed away in 1944.

Children: 5 sons, 1 daughter.

Father of:
Rouse Outten Blackwell
Alvin Wilson Blackwell
Thomas Alfred Blackwell
Noah Albert Blackwell
Stephen Roy Blackwell
Goldia Louise "Goldie" Blackwell Stumpf

Stephen's siblings:
Thomas William Blackwell
Frances Blackwell
Isadora Blackwell
Ida May Blackwell
Lurena Blackwell Craigmiles

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Newspaper articles:

Death of Stephen Blackwell.

Roy Blackwell was called to Hardin this week by the illness and death of his father, Stephen Blackwell.

Mr. Blackwell and family have been moving this week from Hardin to the Sauerwein farm near here and received a cut on his nose which developed into blood poisoning and his death occurred Friday.

(Alton Evening Telegraph; 25 May 1921; p. 2)

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Grafton.

Miss Tita Ruebel returned from Hardin, Friday. She had been taking care of S. Blackwell.

(Alton Evening Telegraph; 26 May 1921; p. 6)
Note: All spelling, capitalization and punctuation marks in articles are exactly as they appeared in the original text.
Stephen was the son of William "Henry" Blackwell and Sarah "Elizabeth" Alford. Henry was from England and Elizabeth was a native of New York.

Stephen married Lucinda Victoria Hughes on 05 Feb 1882 in Calhoun County, Illinois. He was a farmer, and they were the parents of 6 children.

Stephen received a cut on his nose that became infected. He died of blood poisoning at the age of 61 years, 4 months and 6 days.

He was survived by his wife, Lucinda, who passed away in 1944.

Children: 5 sons, 1 daughter.

Father of:
Rouse Outten Blackwell
Alvin Wilson Blackwell
Thomas Alfred Blackwell
Noah Albert Blackwell
Stephen Roy Blackwell
Goldia Louise "Goldie" Blackwell Stumpf

Stephen's siblings:
Thomas William Blackwell
Frances Blackwell
Isadora Blackwell
Ida May Blackwell
Lurena Blackwell Craigmiles

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Newspaper articles:

Death of Stephen Blackwell.

Roy Blackwell was called to Hardin this week by the illness and death of his father, Stephen Blackwell.

Mr. Blackwell and family have been moving this week from Hardin to the Sauerwein farm near here and received a cut on his nose which developed into blood poisoning and his death occurred Friday.

(Alton Evening Telegraph; 25 May 1921; p. 2)

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Grafton.

Miss Tita Ruebel returned from Hardin, Friday. She had been taking care of S. Blackwell.

(Alton Evening Telegraph; 26 May 1921; p. 6)
Note: All spelling, capitalization and punctuation marks in articles are exactly as they appeared in the original text.


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