Joseph Blackwood and Mahala Douglass were married on 16 August 1838 in Bartow, Jefferson, Georgia. ~ Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967
United States Census, 1850
Name: William Blackwood
Event Place: Montgomery county, Montgomery, Missouri, United States
Joseph Blackwood Male 45 Louisiana (Farming)
Mahata Blackwood Female 31 Tennessee
Willey Blackwood Male 10 (ca 1839) Georgia (Present 1850, Not present 1860)
Perry Blackwood Male 9 (ca 1840) Georgia (Present 1850, 1860)
William Blackwood Male 7 (ca 1842) Georgia (Present 1850, 1860). GAR - Single. He and his brother, Perry, lived at the foot of an old fort. Was last seen alive in Nov 12, 1909; then "lost" and found dead. Buried Nov 19. Survived by Perry and another brother (unnamed) in Montana.
James Blackwood Male 5 (ca 1844) Tennessee (Present 1850, 1860)
Joseph Blackwood Male 3 (ca 1847) Missouri (Present 1850, 1860)
Margaret Blackwood Female 0 (ca 1849) Missouri (Present 1850, not present 1860)
United States Census, 1860
Name: Hannah M Blackwood
Event Place: De Soto, Washington, Nebraska Territory, United States
Birth Year (Estimated): 1819
Birthplace: Tennessee
Hannah M Blackwood Female 41 Tennessee
(Willey not present)
Perry Blackwood Male 20 Georgia
William Blackwood Male 18 Georgia
James C Blackwood Male 16 Tennessee
Joseph Blackwood Male 12 Missouri
(Margaret not present)
Eliza Ann Blackwood Female 8 (ca 1852) Missouri
Jacob Collins Male 43 Ohio
Per Vig Files:
Joseph, Mahala, and family arrived in Nebraska the winter of 1856-57 (another account says 1855) and settled in DeSoto. A resident of DeSoto; Joseph was shot and killed on his front porch by Bill Frazier, a brother to Thomas Frazier, who is interred at Ft Calhoun.
A sister to Joseph's wife, Hannah Mahala (grave 1), is interred next to her. This sister apparently passed after Malaha and was then buried next to her in an unmarked grave. When son, William, passed away in 1909, they ended up digging into her grave and then Perry remembered his aunt was interred there.
However, according to cemetery records, "Mahala" is located in grave 1, Perry in grave 2, and William in grave 3.
United States Census, 1850
Name: William Blackwood
Event Place: Montgomery county, Montgomery, Missouri, United States
Joseph Blackwood Male 45 Louisiana (Farming)
Mahata Blackwood Female 31 Tennessee
Willey Blackwood Male 10 (ca 1839) Georgia (Present 1850, Not present 1860)
Perry Blackwood Male 9 (ca 1840) Georgia (Present 1850, 1860)
William Blackwood Male 7 (ca 1842) Georgia (Present 1850, 1860). GAR - Single. He and his brother, Perry, lived at the foot of an old fort. Was last seen alive in Nov 12, 1909; then "lost" and found dead. Buried Nov 19. Survived by Perry and another brother (unnamed) in Montana.
James Blackwood Male 5 (ca 1844) Tennessee (Present 1850, 1860)
Joseph Blackwood Male 3 (ca 1847) Missouri (Present 1850, 1860)
Margaret Blackwood Female 0 (ca 1849) Missouri (Present 1850, not present 1860)
United States Census, 1860
Name: Hannah M Blackwood
Event Place: De Soto, Washington, Nebraska Territory, United States
Birth Year (Estimated): 1819
Birthplace: Tennessee
Hannah M Blackwood Female 41 Tennessee
(Willey not present)
Perry Blackwood Male 20 Georgia
William Blackwood Male 18 Georgia
James C Blackwood Male 16 Tennessee
Joseph Blackwood Male 12 Missouri
(Margaret not present)
Eliza Ann Blackwood Female 8 (ca 1852) Missouri
Jacob Collins Male 43 Ohio
Per Vig Files:
Joseph, Mahala, and family arrived in Nebraska the winter of 1856-57 (another account says 1855) and settled in DeSoto. A resident of DeSoto; Joseph was shot and killed on his front porch by Bill Frazier, a brother to Thomas Frazier, who is interred at Ft Calhoun.
A sister to Joseph's wife, Hannah Mahala (grave 1), is interred next to her. This sister apparently passed after Malaha and was then buried next to her in an unmarked grave. When son, William, passed away in 1909, they ended up digging into her grave and then Perry remembered his aunt was interred there.
However, according to cemetery records, "Mahala" is located in grave 1, Perry in grave 2, and William in grave 3.
Joseph Blackwood and Mahala Douglass were married on 16 August 1838 in Bartow, Jefferson, Georgia. ~ Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967
United States Census, 1850
Name: William Blackwood
Event Place: Montgomery county, Montgomery, Missouri, United States
Joseph Blackwood Male 45 Louisiana (Farming)
Mahata Blackwood Female 31 Tennessee
Willey Blackwood Male 10 (ca 1839) Georgia (Present 1850, Not present 1860)
Perry Blackwood Male 9 (ca 1840) Georgia (Present 1850, 1860)
William Blackwood Male 7 (ca 1842) Georgia (Present 1850, 1860). GAR - Single. He and his brother, Perry, lived at the foot of an old fort. Was last seen alive in Nov 12, 1909; then "lost" and found dead. Buried Nov 19. Survived by Perry and another brother (unnamed) in Montana.
James Blackwood Male 5 (ca 1844) Tennessee (Present 1850, 1860)
Joseph Blackwood Male 3 (ca 1847) Missouri (Present 1850, 1860)
Margaret Blackwood Female 0 (ca 1849) Missouri (Present 1850, not present 1860)
United States Census, 1860
Name: Hannah M Blackwood
Event Place: De Soto, Washington, Nebraska Territory, United States
Birth Year (Estimated): 1819
Birthplace: Tennessee
Hannah M Blackwood Female 41 Tennessee
(Willey not present)
Perry Blackwood Male 20 Georgia
William Blackwood Male 18 Georgia
James C Blackwood Male 16 Tennessee
Joseph Blackwood Male 12 Missouri
(Margaret not present)
Eliza Ann Blackwood Female 8 (ca 1852) Missouri
Jacob Collins Male 43 Ohio
Per Vig Files:
Joseph, Mahala, and family arrived in Nebraska the winter of 1856-57 (another account says 1855) and settled in DeSoto. A resident of DeSoto; Joseph was shot and killed on his front porch by Bill Frazier, a brother to Thomas Frazier, who is interred at Ft Calhoun.
A sister to Joseph's wife, Hannah Mahala (grave 1), is interred next to her. This sister apparently passed after Malaha and was then buried next to her in an unmarked grave. When son, William, passed away in 1909, they ended up digging into her grave and then Perry remembered his aunt was interred there.
However, according to cemetery records, "Mahala" is located in grave 1, Perry in grave 2, and William in grave 3.
United States Census, 1850
Name: William Blackwood
Event Place: Montgomery county, Montgomery, Missouri, United States
Joseph Blackwood Male 45 Louisiana (Farming)
Mahata Blackwood Female 31 Tennessee
Willey Blackwood Male 10 (ca 1839) Georgia (Present 1850, Not present 1860)
Perry Blackwood Male 9 (ca 1840) Georgia (Present 1850, 1860)
William Blackwood Male 7 (ca 1842) Georgia (Present 1850, 1860). GAR - Single. He and his brother, Perry, lived at the foot of an old fort. Was last seen alive in Nov 12, 1909; then "lost" and found dead. Buried Nov 19. Survived by Perry and another brother (unnamed) in Montana.
James Blackwood Male 5 (ca 1844) Tennessee (Present 1850, 1860)
Joseph Blackwood Male 3 (ca 1847) Missouri (Present 1850, 1860)
Margaret Blackwood Female 0 (ca 1849) Missouri (Present 1850, not present 1860)
United States Census, 1860
Name: Hannah M Blackwood
Event Place: De Soto, Washington, Nebraska Territory, United States
Birth Year (Estimated): 1819
Birthplace: Tennessee
Hannah M Blackwood Female 41 Tennessee
(Willey not present)
Perry Blackwood Male 20 Georgia
William Blackwood Male 18 Georgia
James C Blackwood Male 16 Tennessee
Joseph Blackwood Male 12 Missouri
(Margaret not present)
Eliza Ann Blackwood Female 8 (ca 1852) Missouri
Jacob Collins Male 43 Ohio
Per Vig Files:
Joseph, Mahala, and family arrived in Nebraska the winter of 1856-57 (another account says 1855) and settled in DeSoto. A resident of DeSoto; Joseph was shot and killed on his front porch by Bill Frazier, a brother to Thomas Frazier, who is interred at Ft Calhoun.
A sister to Joseph's wife, Hannah Mahala (grave 1), is interred next to her. This sister apparently passed after Malaha and was then buried next to her in an unmarked grave. When son, William, passed away in 1909, they ended up digging into her grave and then Perry remembered his aunt was interred there.
However, according to cemetery records, "Mahala" is located in grave 1, Perry in grave 2, and William in grave 3.
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