This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mccallcalhoun Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blackshear/188/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am McCall Blackshear Calhoun, as a child on my bedroom wall hung my coat of arms. My father David Michael Calhoun told me,"This is our family coat of arms. This is yours, I have a book about our family history called the Blacksheariana which I will pass on to you when I die." Regretfully my coat of arms was lost in a house-fire when I was still just a boy. any information on how i may find a copy of it would be most appreciated. I will gladly respond to anyone about the Blackshear family. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ark_trav1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blackshear/39.58.61.63.73.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Vaughn Blackshear is no longer a member of or associated with the Blackshear Family Place web site. We have 505 years of Blackshear History, some 750 pictures with access to another 300 plus pictures, some 30 to 35 miscellaneous Blackshear related files. Access can be gained to the site by e-mail to ark_trav1@yahoo.com. All files are availailable for free download, including our master file "Blackshear Family History" with 620 pages. Bob Blackshear Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ark_trav1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blackshear/1.2.3.15.19.21.36.43.52.144/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Vaughn Blackshear is no longer a member of the Blackshear Family Place Web site. Access can be gained by e-mail to ark_trav1@yahoo.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ark_trav1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blackshear/1.2.3.15.19.21.36.43.52.143/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Vaughn Blackshear is no longer connected with the Blackshear Family Place web site. Inquireies as to becoming a member should be addressed only to me, Bob Blackshear, at my e-mail address ark_trav1@yahoo.com. We have over 505 years of Blackshear History and some 750 photos on site. Thanks, Bob Blackshear Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RobertBlackshear58 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blackshear/1.2.3.15.19.21.36.43.52.140.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Vaughn Blackshear does not respond to research inquires. You may find it more profitable to visit the Blackshear Place Web Site. Requests to visit the site may be sent to me at ark_trav1@yahoo.com. Bob Blackshear Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RobertBlackshear58 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blackshear/1.2.3.15.19.21.36.43.52.142/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Vaughn Blackshear is no longer a member of THe Blackshear Place on MYFAMILY.COM. Those interested in visiting the site may send a request to me at www.ark_trav1@yahoo.com. I will reply withing 24 hrs Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: pampearson1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blackshear/1.2.3.15.19.21.36.43.56.143.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: You will find many books and trees stating that Benjamin Fordham married Mary Blackshear. Proceed with caution. I have not found one single piece of evidence that a Mary Blackshear existed (she supposedly being the daughter of Alexander Blackshear and Agnes Stout), nor that Benjamin Fordham married a Blackshear woman. Good luck. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: julian3006 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blackshear/1.2.3.15.19.21.36.43.56.143.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I would love to have info on this line. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: BOBBLACKSHEAR71 Surnames: Blackshears Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blackshear/1.2.3.15.19.21.36.43.52.141.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: A new Blackshear web site on MyFamily.com is now available. Its name is "The Blackshear Home". It contains the results of twenty five years of Blackshear research, over twenty five lengthy files, including the original Blacksheariana with all text and pictures plus our new master file named "Blackshear Family History". As with other MyFamily sites, it is by invitation only. This is easily granted by a request to access the site by e-mail to ARK_TRAV1@YAHOO.COM. Hopefully you can also give a short explanation as to your connection to Blackshears. Also, on my computer I have a total of over 1000 photo's. We are more than willing to help anyone in research that we can. There is no cost to downloading the files or their access. This work has been only to assist others in their research. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: holy7ghosts Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blackshear/77.78.82.83.85.87.100/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Greetings Robert, Better late than not at all. I would like information on Moses Francis Blackshear. In particular whether he had slaves in Washington and/or Jefferson counties. I am researching African American Blackshears in this area. I'm hoping you know whether or not there are family papers which exist that might reflect the answer and if so whether and where I might be able to review them. I hope this brings a response that lets us share information. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: holy7ghosts Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blackshear/187/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Greetings, I am hoping to find information and share information on this African American family and all responses are welcome. I am continuing research on the Berry and Linnie Blackshear family of Davisboro, Wadley and Bartow, in Washington and Jefferson Counties, Georgia; circa (1870-1930). The children of this couple were Joseph, Lemuel aka Lim, Nemesis, Augustus my great grandfather, Edward aka Ned, Mary, Tabitha, William a Methodist Minister in Bibb County, GA, Betsy (Jackson), Jane (Reese), Tom, Sherrod, Lula, Daisy (Wadley), Walter, Cornelius aka Neal and Ellis. The names in parentheses are married names. I have located many of these family members though some appear to have been lost. Through the years some of this family expanded to surrounding counties while others remained in Washington and Jefferson counties. I have traced many of Berry and Linnie's grand children's families. If you are searching for these Blackshears, respond; I would like to share information with you. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: AnnetteLowe43 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blackshear/170.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Are you descended from either Alexander Blackshear who lived near Pennington, Trinity County, Texas or William Royal Blackshear who lived in Tyler County, Texas. I am descended from their sister Lovice Blackshear who married Henry Dominy. She and many of her descendents are buried in the Pennington Cemetery. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: AnnetteLowe43 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blackshear/150.154.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Don't know if you are still interested, but I am descended from Lovice Blackshear and Henry Dominy who were married on April 1, 1821 in Laurens County, Georgia. Before very long, they moved to Henry County, Alabama where they raised their ten children. In the late 1850s, three of their sons Alexander Blackshear, Frederick and Seaborn moved to Texas along with Lovice's two brothers Alexander and William Royal Blackshear. Two sons back in Alabama died in the 1860s. In 1870, another son Daniel Jasper went to Texas and in 1875, the last son Benjamin followed. Lovice moved with Benjamin. In subsequent years, most of the other descendents of Lovice and Henry relocated to Texas. All of them were in adjoining counties of Tyler, Trinity, Houston and Cherokee. Many are buried in the Pennington Cemetery in Trinity County, Texas including Lovice Blackshear Dominy. I have a file on the descendents of Henry and Lovice that I would be happy to send anyone. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: pampearson1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blackshear/186/mb.ashx Message Board Post: It seems to be a well-established "fact" that Benjamin Fordham (1743-c1810) married Mary Blackshear, daughter of Alexander Blackshear and Agnes Stout. There are also a few who think Benjamin Fordham married the granddaughter of Alexander and Agnes Blackshear. Both assertions seem to be based on a bequest made in Alexander Blackshear's will to his granddaughter, Susanna Fordham. I have been researching this for quite some time and can find no evidence to support either claim. In fact, all evidence suggests something quite different. Everthing hinges on identifying the Susanna Fordham mentioned in the Blackshear wills. After making several bequests to his sons, Alex: Blackshear (in 1785) leaves the remainder of his household and kitchen furniture, as well as his stock (horses, cattle, etc) to be divided among his two daughters (Eleanor Bailey and Sarah Clifton) and his granddau Susanna Fordham (to whom he also gave a slave). This was not an insignificant gift, and the fact that it was equally divided elevates this Susanna Fordham to the level of Alex:'s daughters. When Agnes Blackshear wrote her will (in 1793), she made a few specific bequests, but she primarily left everything to be divided among her two daughters (Elender Baley and Sarah Clifton) and her granddaughter Susana McKinsey "according to my husband Alexander Blackshear Will." The wording tells us that Susanna Fordham and Susanna McKinsey are one and the same. That leads to the next key issue: determining the age of this Susanna. We know from Bible records that Benjamin Fordham was born in 1743. And, if the Bible records are to be believed, his first 6 children were born between 1767 and 1776. The Benjamin Fordham Bible record is available through the NC State Archives, but their copy does not include the names and dates for the rest of the children, including daughter Susanna. I have reviewed the document in person and it appears that the bottom portion of the page is missing. There are some books and online "trees" which give the names and birth dates for these children. Susanna Fordham, dau of Benjamin was supposedly born 31 March 1779. If we accept that Benjamin's daughter was born in March 1779, then she was just age 14 when Agnes wrote her will in July 1793, calling her Susanna McKinsey. Based on the evidence, I have to conclude that Susanna Fordham, granddaughter of Alexander and Agnes Blackshear, is NOT the daughter of Benjamin Fordham. I must also must conclude that Benjamin Fordham did NOT marry the granddaughter of Alexander Blackshear. As proved above, his granddaughter married someone named McKinsey (McKenzie) between 1785 and 1793. We are unfortunately left with Benjamin Fordham marrying a completely unknown woman named Mary. We are also left with an unidenfied and unlinked Susanna Fordham. Fortunately we find another clue to Susanna's identity in the will of Benjamin Fordham's father (Benjamin Sr. for purposes of this discussion). Benjamin Fordham Sr. wrote his will in September 1777, leaving significant property (a lot in the town of New Bern) to HIS granddaughter, Susanna Fordham. This Susanna Fordham was obviously born well before the daughter of Benjamin Jr. The gift Benjamin Sr. left to granddaughter Susanna was more generous than the small gifts he left his two grandsons. I believe the evidence suggests (but does not prove) that Benjamin Fordham Sr. had a unidentified son who married the unidentified daughter of Alexander and Agnes Blackshear. This couple, both of whom were deceased by July 1777, had just one child, Susanna. Both of Susanna's grandfathers made sure that she was taken care of. I welcome any additional evidence, ideas, or comments. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: clydeblackshear Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blackshear/150.154.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'M JUST LOOKING TO FIND PEOPLE WHOM MIGHT BE RELATED TO MYSELF.FROM NEWARK, N.J. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Lace_Lynch Surnames: Blackshear, McCloud, Revish, Guilford, Watts Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blackshear/185/mb.ashx Message Board Post: James Hamilton Blackshear, 81, departed this life Saturday, July 10, 2010, at Forum Health Northside Medical Center. Mr. Blackshear was born Nov. 5, 1928, in Youngstown, Ohio a son of James H. Sr. and Bertha McCloud Blackshear. He retired as a letter carrier for the U.S. Post Office after 32 years, retiring in 1987. He was captain at Youngstown Club, retiring after 35 years in 2003, and he was a waiter and bartender for Tippecanoe Country Club. He was a member of the church and Covenant Masonic Lodge No. 59, was an avid Cleveland Browns fan and a lover of Jazz. He served in the U.S. Army and was known as a gentleman by all. He leaves his wife, the former Beverly A. Thomas, whom he married July 29, 1950; children, Gail J., James W., Robert V. Blackshear, all of Youngstown, Ohio; Gerald B. (Cynthia) Blackshear of Pittsburgh, and Terri D. (Timothy) Tarr of Vienna; 12 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a host nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Richard A. Blackshear; a grandson, Christian Blackshear; two brothers, McKinley and Wesley Blackshear; and three sisters, Gladys Revish, Thelma Guilford and Dorothy Watts. Calling hours Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the F.D. Mason Memorial Funeral Home, where The Masons will hold a memorial service at 6 p.m. There will be a funeral service at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Third Baptist Church. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the church. Youngstown Vindicator July 13, 2010 www.vindy.com photo accompanied obituary Mahoning County, Ohio Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Sue Kaufman from the Clayton Library Genealogy Research Center at 5300 Caroline, Houston, Texas, 77304-6896, 1-832-393-2600, will be the speaker at the regular monthly meeting of the Angelina County Genealogical Society at 5 P. M. Monday, July 19th, 2010, in the Community Meeting Room of Kurth Memorial Library, 706 South Raquet Street, Lufkin Texas 75904. Regular Monday library hours are 9:30 A.M.-7:00 P.M. For more information contact Cindy McMullen in the Ora McMullen Genealogy Research Room of Kurth Memorial Library at 1-936-630-0563. Ms. Kaufman is traveling all 120 miles north from Houston just to tell our society members and visitors what we can find at Clayton Library and will be showing attendees how to use the PERSI function of Heritage Quest according to ACGS Vice-President and Program Chairman Keith Allred of Lufkin. Heritage Quest is a database of genealogical research material that can be accessed from home computers with an access code from local libraries who subscribe to the Texas State Library Texshare web page program. All society meetings are open to the public and visitors are encouraged to attend according to Mr. Allred. This will be the Monday following the 13th Annual Angelina College Genealogy Conference being held the previous Thursday-Friday-Saturday at Angelina College in Lufkin, Texas, sources said. Registration information for the Angelina College Genealogy Conference is available on the college web site at http://www.angelina.edu. "So why not attend the conference and extend your genealogy learning experience by staying over in Lufkin and the East Texas area until Monday after the conference," society representatives ask? Society members suggest that library visitors can enjoy a day of research in the Ora McMullen Room at the Kurth Memorial Library and attend the evening meeting of the society with Ms. Kaufman as the speaker. If requested through the Kurth Library Ora McMullen Genealogy Research Room staff, an ACGS Society member can be available on Monday the 19th to provide individual help to researchers using the Ora McMullen Genealogy Research Room Please help us have a good attendance by passing this message along to others. Keith Allred-Vice-President Program Chairman and Publicity Vivian Cates-Workshop Chairman & e-mail list member

List Members, I am a current regular member of this e-mail list and the current workshop co-chairperson for the Angelina County Genealogical Society in Lufkin, Texas. I am using this message to verify that my subscription is still working and to advertise the workshops our society is having this summer. Some of these e-mail lists are not very active. Vivian Cates, Alto Texas Do You Need One-on-One Research Help? Bring Your Genealogy Research Problems to the "Experts"!!! FREE GENEALOGY RESEARCH WORKSHOPS (No lectures, just one-on-one individual help.) Saturday, June 19, 2010 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Regular Saturday library hours 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Monday, August 16, 2010 12:30-4:30 p.m. Regular Monday library hours are 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Ora McMullen Genealogy Room Kurth Memorial Library 706 South Raquet Street, Lufkin Texas 75904 Sponsored by: Angelina County Genealogical Society and the library staff 1-936-630-0563 cmcmullen@cityoflufkin.com Early registration by calling the library is strongly recommended but not required to attend. Computer time may be limited if there is a line. Members of the Angelina County Genealogical Society will be there to give individual help with your research problems. No refreshments will be provided on June 19. Several fast food restaurants are located within a mile or two of the library for breakfast, lunch or snacks. Only paper, pencils, and charts are allowed in the library. Lockers are provided in the research room for personal items. For individual directions consult one of the Internet map sites using the library address above. The regular meeting of the Angelina County Genealogical Society will begin at approximately 5 p.m. Monday August 16th preceded by an indoor finger food picnic meal. The speaker for the meeting will be Mrs. Linda Reynolds of the East Texas Research Center at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches. Your assistance in helping to announce these workshops will be greatly appreciated. Vivian Cates ACGS Workshop Co-chairman, 1-936-858-3815

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: t42MountOlivet Surnames: BLACKSHEAR Classification: cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blackshear/181/mb.ashx Message Board Post: BOWLES Blanche BLACKSHEAR 1894-1989 I photographed this gravestone in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 204,880 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com . If you know more about this person please reply here,instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: t42MountOlivet Surnames: BLACKSHEAR Classification: cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blackshear/180/mb.ashx Message Board Post: BLACKSHEAR J E Jr and Nora M I photographed this gravestone in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 204,880 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com . If you know more about this person please reply here,instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.