hmtl5 James Clarence Blackwill b. 9 Nov 1875 Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa d. 23 Jan 1955 Hays, Ellis County, Kansas: McKeown Genealogy
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James Clarence Blackwill

Male 1875 - 1955  (79 years)

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  • Name James Clarence Blackwill 
    • son of George W. Blackwill and Jennie L. Scott [1]
    Birth 9 Nov 1875  Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910  Santa Ana, Orange County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Baker, Gove County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1925  Baker, Gove County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Baker, Gove County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Baker, Gove County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer 
    Death 23 Jan 1955  Hays, Ellis County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Burial unknown Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I1091  McKeown
    Last Modified 12 Feb 2023 

    Family Maude Evelyn Walkinshaw,   b. 19 Oct 1886, Nuckolls County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1966, Quinter, Gove County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 17 Oct 1906  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Clarence Glasgow Blackwill,   b. 14 Dec 1913, Quinter, Gove County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Oct 1996, Quinter, Gove County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F423  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Oct 2017 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 9 Nov 1875 - Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Santa Ana, Orange County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Baker, Gove County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1925 - Baker, Gove County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Baker, Gove County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Baker, Gove County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 23 Jan 1955 - Hays, Ellis County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • James Clarence Blackwill
      Son of George and Jennie Blackwill, one of thirteen children, was born Nov. 9, 1875, at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and passed away at Hadley Memorial Hospital of Hays, Iowa; at the age of 79 years, 2 months and 14 days, after an illness of several years.

      He moved to Sheridan County with his parents in 1878. He has been a faithful member of the Church of the Brethren and the Dunkard Brethren for most of his life. In 1896 he moved to Quinter, Kans., where he homesteaded at the place that his son now lives.

      On Oct. 17, 1906, he was united in marriage to Maud E. Walkinshaw. To this union was born an infant daughter, who died at birth and one son, Clarence of Quinter. They also raised a boy and a girl to adulthood.

      He was a kind and loving husband and father. He is survived by: his wife, Maud; son, Clarence and wife, Geneva; four grandchildren, Loretta, Duane, Alyce, Beverly and Floyd ; two sisters, Ida Jones of Colorado and Jennie Ely of Colorado ; three brothers, Charlie of Quinter and John and Harrison of California.

      [1, 4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] Find a Grave.

    2. [S29] US Draft Registration, World War I.

    3. [S26] US Social Security Applications and Claims.

    4. [S3] Obituary.


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