Blackmon, John A.

Summary

Father: Britton Blackmon
Mother: Anna Reeves

Birth: 8 June 1818, Lancaster Co., SC
Birth Source: Headstone

Death: 10 19 March 1880 1883, Lauderdale Co., MS
Death Source: Headstone

Spouse1: Sarah Reeves

Narrative

Children of John A. Blackmon and Sarah Reeves:

1. Henrietta Jane Blackmon, b.3 Oct 1844
2. William Silvester Blackmon, b. 12 Sept 1846
3. Elizabeth Ann Blackmon, b. 31 Oct 1848
4. James Lattimore Blackmon, b. 30 Sept 1850
5. Andrew Judson Blackmon, b. 4 Aug 1852

All the birthdates for the children come from the James A Blackmon Family Bible. According to the family Bible, Sarah and John were married 5 Dec 1843. Mississippi marriage records state 14 Dec 1843 in Lauderdale County.

Sources

Birth:         Headstone, Beason Cemetery, Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi
Marriage:    James A Blackmon Family Bible
                   Mississippi, Compiled Marriages, 1826-1900 (Ancestry.com)