Hi! I'm a Blackburn and I've been having the most difficult time trying to get beyond my great-great grandfather, or even find out information about him. I hope someone out there might know something about Jacob Newton Blackburn from North Carolina. I don't know if he was born in North Carolina or not. I do know that he moved from North Carolina with his wife Perana Piercess Ward Blackburn by train in 1872 and settled in Platte County. I know there are records of a Jacob N. Blackburn serving in the Civil War (actually, there are records of two Jacob N. Blackburns, one fighting with the Union and one with the Confederacy), but I haven't actually been able to get my hands on any of the service records. Any clues, anyone? TIA, :) Robin Blackburn Jerkins ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com