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Family: James Blackburn / Nancy Brannon (F29355)

• Father | Male James Blackburn

  
  

  Born	CA 1810	Ohio, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried
  Married
  Father
  Mother

  
  

  Mother | Female Nancy Brannon

  
  

  Born	CA 1811	Ohio, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried
  Father
  Mother

  
  

  Child 1 | Male Thomas J Blackburn

  
  

  Born	CA 1832	Ohio, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 2 | Female Celest Blackburn

  
  

  Born	CA 1834	Ohio, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 3 | Female Eliza M Blackburn

  
  

  Born	CA 1836	Ohio, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried
  Spouse	William H Thornton | F29356
  Married

  
  

  Child 4 | Male James Anzley Blackburn

  
  

  Born	20 Dec 1842	Muskingum County, Ohio, USA
  Died	21 Oct 1920	Mason County, West Virginia, USA
  Buried		Mason County, West Virginia, USA
  Spouse	Susan Durst | F29351
  Married	9 May 1869	Mason County, West Virginia, USA

  
  

  Child 5 | Female Melissa Blackburn

  
  

  Born	CA 1844	Ohio, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 6 | Male John W Blackburn

  
  

  Born	CA 1848	Ohio, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

• Notes

  1850 Meigs, Muskingum, Ohio James Blackburn 40 OH Nancy 39 OH Thomas J 18 OH Cellertty 16 OH Cellesty? Eliza M 14 OH Anzely 10 OH Mellissa 6 OH John W 2 OH 1870 Cologne, Mason, WV James Blackburn 62 PA Nancy 58 OH John W 20 VA Rose V 10 VA 1880 Cologne, Mason, WV Blackburn, James 70 PA PA PA Nancy 68 wife OH PA PA Thornton, Rosa 20 gr da WV VA OH "History of First Settlers of Cow Run" by W.M. King James Blackburn and wife. Their children: Angley, John and one daughter. Angley married, lived in Mason County. John died young. The daughter, so I am told, married a man by the name of Thornton. She died, left a small child. The grandparents took the child and kept her until she was a young woman and married a man, John Furgate. The girls name was Rosa Thornton Furgate. They had two boys and five girls. Their boys were both killed. One was leading a cow with a rope. He tied the rope around his body and the cow ran with him down a rough hill, dragging him. When someone saw him and went to him he was dead. The other boy went after their cows one evening and was killed by lightning. After Mr Blackburn died his wife went to live with the granddaughter, Mrs Frugate. After the old lady, Mrs. Blackburn got old and feeble they took her to her son Angley's in Mason County. His wife didn't want her in their home. Her husband put his hand on her shoulder and said "She is my mother and she is going in our home. " He took her in and took care of her until she died, like any good son would.