I am the sixth generation of the following line of Blackburns in Wilkes County, NC. 1-William BLACKBURN b:Abt. 1764 Va. d: Aft. 1850 +Sarah ??? b: 1765 d: Aft. 1850 (Wilkes County NC census 1790 - 1850. William trapped Wild Turkeys and ran a Tar Kiln on Elks Spur in Wilkes County. Buried on old homestead at Traphill, NC) 2-John BLACKBURN b: 1788 Wilkes County d: Wilkes County ? +Catherine Maynard (1) +Winnie Prevette (2) 3-John B. BLACKBURN b: 10-7-1831 d: 10-18-1918 +Mary Lucinda Holbrook b: 6-15-1829 d: 5-22-1903 (Born, died and buried in Wilkes County) 4-John Washington William Green BLACKBURN b: 2-22-1865 d: 2-22-1947 +Amanda Jane SOOTS b:6-27-1861 d: 7-20-1946 (Born, died and buried in Wilkes County) 5-Jacob Newton BLACKBURN b: 9-10-1900 d: 4-10-1986 +Flossie Marie Caudill b: 12-28-1908 d: 4-15-1987 (Born, died and buried in Wilkes County) Would like to correspond with anyone researching this line. Don Newton Blackburn