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<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE> Blackburn Family of Ashe, Watauga and Wilkes County </TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#faebd7"> <H2><CENTER>Home for History</CENTER> </H2> <CENTER><IMG SRC="home.jpg"></CENTER> <center> <h3>Blackburn Family of Ashe, Watauga and Wilkes County</center></h3><P> <STRONG>Benjamin Blackburn, a clergyman, came to this country in 1774 from Scotland. He first settled in the Halifax District of North Carolina before moving on to the Deep Gap Section of Ashe County. He married Elizabeth Adkerson and they were the parents of four children. Many of their descendants were instrumental in establishing the Methodist Church in the Blue Ridge Mountain area of North Carolina. Benjamin died between 1800 and 1804. Elizabeth's will can be found at the Ashe County, North Carolina Courthouse in Jefferson, North Carolina (Book A, Page 39, dated September 27, 1804).<P> <HR> First Generation:<P> Children of Benjamin Blackburn and Elizabeth Adkerson<BR> Edmund LeRoy Blackburn, Sr. m. 1) Unknown 2) Frances "Frankie" Hodges<BR> Levi Blackburn (abt. 1794-1871 m. Sarah Greer (?-1862)<BR> John Blackburn<BR> Sarah Blackburn (1799-1875) m. John M. Morphew, <BR> s/o Silas Morphew and Elizabeth England<P> <HR> Second Generation:<P> Children of Edmund LeRoy Blackburn, Sr. and First Wife <BR> Jack Blackburn m. 1) Fanny Unknown 2) Mary Michael (abt. 1850-?), <BR> d/o Wilson Michael and Tempy Trivett<BR> John Blackburn<P> ------------<P> Children of Edmund LeRoy Blackburn, Sr. and 2) Frances "Frankie" Hodges<BR> William Blackburn (1819-1905) m. Sarah McNiel (1815-1871), <BR> d/o Thomas McNiel and Mary Hannah Parsons<BR> Sarah Blackburn (?-abt. 1847) m. Joseph W. Miller, <BR> s/o David Miller and Elizabeth Norris<BR> Andrew Blackburn (1821-?)<BR> Soloman Blackburn (1823-1863) m. Mary "Polly" Elrod (1823),<BR> d/o Adam Elrod and <a href="phillips.html">Nancy Phillips</a><BR> Edmund LeRoy Blackburn, Jr. (1824-1906) m. Martha Phillips (1832-1922),<BR> d/o <a href="phillips.html">William "Billy" Phillips and Jemima Yates</a><BR> Thomas Blackburn (1827-?) m. Nancy Elrod (1829-?), <BR> d/o Adam Elrod and <a href="phillips.html">Nancy Phillips</a><BR> Joseph Blackburn (1828-?) m. Rhoda Fouts<BR> Martha Jane Blackburn (1831-1883) m. William Tomlinson (?-1863), <BR> s/o William Tomlinson, Sr. and Mary Brown<BR> Elizabeth Blackburn (1833-1857) m. Hiram Tomlinson (1834-aft. 1860),<BR> s/o William Tomlinson, Sr. and Mary Brown<BR> Levi Blackburn (1835-?) (lived in Ohio) m.Elizabeth Seashorn<P> Edmund LeRoy Blackburn, Sr. and Frankie Hodges Blackburn reared their children on a large farm just off the present day Blue Ridge Parkway. Although they were farmers, they were not slave owners. During the Civil War, the Blackburn's were often the subject of raids by Confederate soldiers. Livestock was frequently stolen. On July 25, 1863, during a raid, a Confederate soldier, Alex Wilson, killed Edmund's son Solomon. The slaying took place under the direction of Major H Bingham. <P> <HR> Third Generation:<P> Children of Edmund LeRoy Blackburn, Jr. and Martha Phillips<BR> Elizabeth Evelyn Blackburn (1850-1907) m. John D. Cheek<BR> Laura Virginia Blackburn (1852-1945) m. James F. Church<BR> Hiram Marshall Blackburn (1853-1925) m. Juliette Calloway<BR> Sarah Camilla Blackburn (1855-1939) m. William Franklin Beshears (1852-1945),<BR> s/o Aaron Beshears and Alice "Aley" Owens<BR> Delphia Alzena Blackburn (1856-1910) unmarried<BR> America Jane Blackburn (1858-1932) m. James Larkin Welborn, <BR> s/o Lewis Johnson Welborn and Susannah Miranda Watson<BR> Mary Alice Blackburn (1860-1915) m. Levi Tomlinson<BR> William Pinkney Blackburn (1861-1892) m. Fannie Brown<BR> Martha Ellen Blackburn (1863-1911) m. Thomas "Tom" Aaron Church (1866-1928),<BR> s/o Henry Harrison Church and Clarissa Catherine Beshears<BR> Frances Melinda Blackburn (1866-1931) m. Leander James Whittington (1860-1937), <BR> s/o John Whittington and Sarah Lenderman<BR> Thomas Marion Blackburn (1867-1900) m. Amelia Ettie Church<BR> Edmund LeRoy "Lee" Blackburn, III (1868-1953) m. Judy Bishop<BR> Lawrence Decatur Blackburn (1869-1937) m. Kate "Callie" Calloway <BR> Joseph Franklin Blackburn (1871-1953) m. 1) Nancy Myrtle Phillips 2) Lola Bare<BR> Julia Ann Blackburn (1872-1969) m. William Gaither Parsons 2) Will Norris<BR> Lillie Belle Blackburn (1875-1957) m. L. Decatur Whittington (1871-?), <BR> s/o John Whittington and Sarah Lenderman<BR> James Monroe Blackburn (1878-1963) m. Mary Jane Keys<BR> <HR> Fourth Generation:<P> Children of Thomas "Tom" Aaron Church and Martha Ellen Blackburn<BR> Levi Harrison Church (1884-1971) m. 1) Alma Ramsey 2) Linda Peterson<BR> Grover Cleveland Church (1885-1974) m. 1) Maude Avery 2) Alma Mary Church (1898), <BR> d/o William John Wesley Church and Fanny Ellen Church<BR> Bynum Lufate Church (1886-1928) m. Callie Isabelle Teague<BR> Thomas Mack Church (1888-?) m. 1) Dora Johnson 2) Clara Tevepaugh 3) Isabel (Tomlinson) Phillips <BR> Annie Dora Church (1890-1970) m. Willie Sylvester Blackwelder<BR> Florence Leona Church (1891-1939) m. Noah Columbus Johnson, <BR> s/o Filmore Columbus Johnson and Elizabeth Matilda Anderson<BR> Walter Grady Church (1893-1968) m. 1) Cora Dancy 2) Florence Lilly Frye 3) Annie Mae Primn<BR> Edmund Call Church (1895-1942) m. Mae Thomas<BR> Mary Idella Church (1896-1975) m. Clyde Houston Couch<BR> Willard Vann Church (1898-1956) m. Hassie Emma Hodge<BR> Nettie Church (1900-1900) <BR> Willie Church (1901-1901)<BR> Coila Mae Church (1905-?) m. Frank Luther Thompson<BR> Richard Hackette Church (1906-1984) m. Eula Shore<P> <HR> Sources:<P> Wilkes County, NC Marriage Records<BR> Ashe County, NC Marriage Records<BR> Family Bible of Thomas Aaron Church<BR> Wilkes & Ashe Counties Death Records<BR> Family Bible of Carl Blackburn<BR> Wilkes County, NC Will Records<BR> NC Cemetery listings by George & Joyce McNeil<BR> Reseach efforts of Joyce McNeil, Shirley Friel and Linda Revis<P> <HR> Sources:<P> Pesonal communications with Shirley Phillips Friel, author of <I>The Phillips Family, Our History Our Heritage</I>, the definitive book on the Philliips family. This book also includes many other families from Wilkes County: Beshears, Church, Miller, <a href="shepherd.html">Shepherd</a> and Lieurance. Copies are still available for $58.50, including postage. Please email Shirley if you are interested in the Phillips family at: [email protected]<P> Personal communications with Linda Revis. Linda's email address is: [email protected]<P> Wilkes and Ashe County Marriage Records<BR> Family Bible of Thomas Aaron Church<BR> Wilkes and Ashe County Death Records<BR> Family Bible of Carl Blackburn <BR> Will of Elizabeth Blackburn<BR> NC Cemetery listings by George & Joyce McNeil and research by Joyce McNeil, Shirley Friel and Linda Revis.<P> <HR> Submitted by: Linda Johnson Revis, e-mail address:<BR> [email protected]<P> <a href="family.html">Home for History Families</a><P> <a href="http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncwilkes/family.html"> NCGenWeb Family Page </a><P> </STRONG> </BODY> </HTML>