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August 2022

Ongoing research for the parents of William L Blackwell points to this 1870 Census record for Joshua and Mary E. Blackwell. Their marriage record is dated 26 Nov 1865, Lauderdale County, MS. Mary's maiden name was Joiner. In 1870 the Blackwells were living next door to William Joyner.

1870 Census Mississippi
Joshua Blackwell
Age in 1870: 20
Birth Year: abt 1850
Birthplace: Mississippi
Home in 1870: Township 6, Lauderdale, Mississippi
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Meridian

Household Members:
Name Age
Joshua Blackwell 20
Mary E Blackwell 20
Maggie Blackwell 5
Lewis W Blackwell 2 (William Lewis Blackwell)

Note that in the original handwritten census the ages for Joshua and Mary E. Blackwell could be read 20, 25, or 26.

1900 Census Mississippi
Name: Wm R Blackwell
Home in 1900: Tunnel Hill, Lauderdale, Mississippi
Age: 31
Birth Date: Jan 1869
Birthplace: Mississippi
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Father's Birthplace: Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
Spouse's Name: Johnie C Blackwell
Marriage Year: 1890
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 10

Household Members: Name Age
Wm R Blackwell 31
Johnie C Blackwell 29
Mary C Blackwell 9
Virgie M Blackwell 7
Missouri A Blackwell 6
Cathrine J Blackwell 5
Wm L Blackwell 3
Claudie F Blackwell 1

1910 Census Mississippi
Name: William Blackwell
Age in 1910: 41
Estimated Birth Year: 1869
Birthplace: Mississippi
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Mississippi
Mother's Birth Place: Mississippi
Spouse's Name: Johnny Blackwell
Home in 1910: Energy, Clarke, Mississippi
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male

Household Members: Name Age
William Blackwell 41
Johnny Blackwell 37
Virgie Blackwell 17
Mosmia (Missouri) Blackwell 15
Catherine Blackwell 13
William Blackwell 12
John Blackwell 10
George Blackwell 8
Jodie Blackwell 5