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Here are two family group sheets: Name: Dan BLACKBURN Birth: abt 1825 Ireland (1,2) Death: probably between 1860-1870 Occupation: Mechanic In 1860 (1) Spouse: Johanna (Joann) Birth: abt 1827 Ireland (2) Death: after 1893 Residence: 1870 Bristol, Hartford County, CT (3) Residence: 1880 Bristol, Hartford County, CT2 (2) Occupation: Keeping House In 1870, Keeping Boarders In 1880 (2,3) Other spouses: George SILLS Children 1 M: John BLACKBURN Birth: abt 1852 Connecticut (1) 2 F: Annie BLACKBURN Birth: abt 1856 Connecticut (2) Occupation: Working In Clock Shop In 1880 (2) 3 F: Eliza (Lizzie) BLACKBURN Birth: abt 1858 Connecticut (2) Occupation: Attending School In 1870, Working In Lamp Shop In 1880 (2,3) 4 M: Daniel Joseph BLACKBURN Birth: 1859 Connecticut (2) Death: 11 Oct 1895 (4) Burial: Greenmount Cemetery, Durango, La Plata County, CO (4) Occupation: Attending School In 1870, Working In Saloon In 1880 (2,3) Religion: Roman Catholic (4) Spouse: Maria Cecelia WARD Marriage: abt 1880 (5) Sources 1. 1860 Federal Census, Bristol, Hartford County, CT, Microfilm. 2. 1880 Federal Census, Bristol, Hartford County, CT, Microfilm. 3. 1870 US Federal Census, Bristol, Hartford County, CT, digitized microfilm, Roll M593-102, Page 61, www.ancestry.com, 19 Dec 2002. 4. Huber, Rev. Daniel R., St. Columba Church, Durango, La Plata County, CO, Letter, 20 Sep 1983. 5. 1930 US Federal Census, Denver, Denver County, CO, digitized microfilm, Roll T626-233, ED 221, Page 11B, www.ancestry.com, 20 Dec 2002. Name: Daniel Joseph BLACKBURN Birth: 1859 Connecticut (1) Death: 11 Oct 1895 (2) Burial: Greenmount Cemetery, Durango, La Plata County, CO (2) Occupation: Attending School In 1870, Working In Saloon In 1880 (1,3) Religion: Roman Catholic (2) Father: Dan BLACKBURN (~1825-) Mother: Johanna (Joann) (~1827->1893) Marriage: abt 1880 (4) Spouse: Maria Cecelia WARD Birth: Aug 1855 Connecticut (5) Residence: 26 Nov 1896 Durango, La Plata County, CO (6) Residence: 1900 Denver, CO (5) Residence: 3 Jan 1920 14th Ave., Denver, CO (8) Residence: 15 Nov 1922 Denver, CO (8) Occupation: Working In Store In 1880 (1) Religion: Roman Catholic Father: William WARD (1814-1881) Mother: Mary (~1816-1896) Children 1 M: William Ward BLACKBURN Birth: 27 Jul 1884 CT (9,10) Death: 27 Jan 1952 Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, CA (10) Residence: 1900 Denver, CO (5) Residence: 27 Jan 1952 164 N. Euclid Ave., Pasadena, Los Angeles County, CA (10) Residence: 9 Jan 1920 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA Occupation: Mining Engineer In 1920, 1930, President Of Oil Tool Company In 1952 (10,7,11) Education: 1908, Engineer Of Mines, Colorado School Of Mines, Golden, CO Spouse: Alta COUNTRYMAN Marriage: 22 Sep 1909 (12) 2 F: Marguerite Ward BLACKBURN Birth: Jan 1886 Connecticut (5) Residence: 1900 Denver, CO Residence: 1932 Denver, CO (13) Spouse: Frank P. BICKNELL 3 F: Marie Antoinette BLACKBURN Birth: 30 Jul 1889 Durango, La Plata County, CO Baptism: 1 Sep 1889 St. Columba Church, Durango, La Plata County, CO (14) Residence: 1900 Denver, Denver County, CO (5) Residence: 22 Feb 1916 Denver, Denver County, CO (15) Death: 14 Aug 1931 Cranford, Union County, NJ Burial: 16 Aug 1931 Evergreen Cemetery, Elizabeth, Union County, NJ Religion: Roman Catholic Spouse: Lawrence BARTLETT Marriage: 22 Feb 1916 Boulder, Douglas County, CO (15) 4 M: Daniel Joseph BLACKBURN Birth: 20 Jan 1892 Durango, Colorado (5,16) Death: 1974 (17) Residence: 1900 Denver, CO (5) Residence: 15 Jun 1917 Denver, CO (16) Residence: 3 Jan 1920 14th Ave., Denver, CO (7) Residence: 14 May 1930 North Of Valley Ave., Pct. 21, Jefferson County, CO (18) Occupation: Water Company Clerk In 1920, Purchasing Agent For Water Company In 1930 (7,18) Spouse: Myrtle A. Marriage: abt 1923 (18) 5 M: Thomas Richard Xavier BLACKBURN Birth: 20 Mar 1894 Durango, La Plata County, CO (19) Death: 18 May 1971 Los Angeles County, CA Residence: 1900 Denver, CO (5) Residence: 12 Apr 1930 Carr Place, San Antonio Township, Los Angeles County, CA (20) Occupation: Power Foreman For Electric Co. In 1930 (20) Spouse: Blanche VAIROLOTTI Sources 1. 1880 Federal Census, Bristol, Hartford County, CT, Microfilm. 2. Huber, Rev. Daniel R., St. Columba Church, Durango, La Plata County, CO, Letter, 20 Sep 1983. 3. 1870 US Federal Census, Bristol, Hartford County, CT, digitized microfilm, Roll M593-102, Page 61, www.ancestry.com, 19 Dec 2002. 4. 1930 US Federal Census, Denver, Denver County, CO, digitized microfilm, Roll T626-233, ED 221, Page 11B, www.ancestry.com, 20 Dec 2002. 5. 1900 Federal Census, Denver, Arapahoe County, CO, Microfilm, T623 , Reel 119. 6. Mrs. Mary Ward, Bristol Press, 26 November 1896, 1, newspaper, Bristol, CT, Public Library. 7. 1920 US Federal Census, Denver, Denver County, CO, digitized microfilm, Roll T625-162, ED 255, Page 3B, www.ancestry.com, 20 Dec 2002. 8. William Ward, 74, Bristol Press, 15 Nov. 1922, 1, newspaper, Bristol, CT, Public Library. 9. California Death Records, http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi. 10. Certificate of Death, William Ward Blackburn, 30 Jan 1952, Los Angeles County, CA, 1112, 130. 11. 1930 US Census, Assembly Dist. 57, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA, microfilm, T626-136, ED 98, Page 9A. 12. Jones, Christine J., COUNTRYMAN in Minnesota, 3 Dec. 2002. 13. Flanagan, Dorothy, 15 Nov 2001, Sioux L. Stoeckle, Telephone Interview. 14. Copy of Certificate of Baptism, 20 Sept 1983, Rev. L. Harney. 15. State of Colorado Marriage Record Report, 22 Feb 1916, 757. 16. WWI Civilian Draft Registrations, www.ancestry.com, 18 Dec 2001. 17. Social Security Death Index, www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm. 18. 1930 US Census, Precinct 21, Jefferson County, CO, microfilm, T626-243, ED 28, page 5B. 19. U. S. Social Security Act: application for account number. Dated 15 Mar. 1937. 20. 1930 US Census, San Antonio Township (Part of Walnut Park Precinct), Los Angeles County, CA, microfilm, T626-172, ED 1386, Page 14B. -- Sioux L. Stoeckle stoeckle@dustdevil.com Town of Penobscot, Maine, USGenWeb host: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mecpenob/ Host for Andreas (Andrew) P. and Olea Larsen Family Web Page: http://www.dustdevil.com/ppl/stoeckle/larsen/WC_TOC.htm stoeckle@cloud.edu English Instructor, Cloud County Community College Concordia, KS