George Sherman Blackburn
1890 - 1948 (58 years)-
Name George Sherman Blackburn Birth 20 Mar 1890 Purdin, Linn County, Missouri 
[1, 2, 3, 4] Gender Male Occupation farmer [3] Death 30 Nov 1948 Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri [2, 3, 4] - Missouri death certificate
https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1948/1948_00037263.PDF
Burial 2 Dec 1948 Grove Hill Cemetery, Linn County, Missouri [2, 3, 4] Person ID I2885 Hedges Last Modified 31 Aug 2023
Father James William Blackburn, b. 6 Nov 1853, Linn County, Missouri d. 3 Feb 1924, Benton Township, Linn County, Missouri (Age 70 years) Mother Mary Ellen Hale, b. 3 Nov 1851, Mendota, LaSalle County, Illinois d. 16 Mar 1936, Linn County, Missouri (Age 84 years) Marriage 1880 [5] Family ID F1097 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Myrtle Minnie Fosher, b. 16 Feb 1892, Linn County, Missouri d. 22 Feb 1920, Grantsville Township, Linn County, Missouri (Age 28 years) Marriage 22 Jan 1913 [4] Family ID F1309 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 18 Oct 2023
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Birth - 20 Mar 1890 - Purdin, Linn County, Missouri 
Death - 30 Nov 1948 - Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri 
Burial - 2 Dec 1948 - Grove Hill Cemetery, Linn County, Missouri = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - GEORGE, the son of GEORGE and MARY ELLEN BLACKBURN, married MYRTLE FOSHER who died 1919. Children born, MILDRED of Linneus MO; MARGARET SCHULLER and ZONA MEKOWITCH of Kansas City; UEL of Peoria IL survive with brothers SILAS of Linneus; HARRISON of Purdin MO; SUMMER of Brookfield MO; sisters, LORENE WOLF of Omaha NE and LOTTIE WIGGINS of Fort Pierce TX. (The browning Leader-Record, issue 9 Dec 1948, Browning MO.)
[2] - Funeral Services Held Thursday for George S. Blackburn
Funeral services for George S. Blackburn, who died Tuesday at the McLarney Hospital, were conducted by Rev. William Pollock Thursday from the Bear Creek Church. Burial was in the Grove Hill Cemetery.
George Sherman, son of George and May Ellen Blackburn, was born March 29, 1890 near Purdin, where he was reared and educated and spent his entire life. In 1912 he was married to Miss Myrtle Fosher. To them four children were born, all of whom survive. He was preceded in death by his wife in 1919.
He is survived by three daughters, Miss Mildred Blackburn, Linneus; Mrs. Margaret Schuller and Mrs. Zona Merokwitch of Kansas City, and one son Uel Blackburn, Peoria, Ill. He is also survived by three brothers, Silas Blackburn, Linneus; Harrison Blackburn, Purdin, and Sumner Blackburn, of Brookfield; two sisters, Mrs. Lorena Wolf, Omaha, Nebr., and Mrs. Lottie Wiggin, Fort Pierce, Fla.
The Daily News-Bulletin, Brookfield, Missouri. Monday, 6 December 1948.
LKH note:
Obituary states father's name as George. It should read "James".
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- GEORGE, the son of GEORGE and MARY ELLEN BLACKBURN, married MYRTLE FOSHER who died 1919. Children born, MILDRED of Linneus MO; MARGARET SCHULLER and ZONA MEKOWITCH of Kansas City; UEL of Peoria IL survive with brothers SILAS of Linneus; HARRISON of Purdin MO; SUMMER of Brookfield MO; sisters, LORENE WOLF of Omaha NE and LOTTIE WIGGINS of Fort Pierce TX. (The browning Leader-Record, issue 9 Dec 1948, Browning MO.)
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