In a message dated 7/29/2003 10:25:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, SteffersK4270@cs.com writes: > Hello Christian County Family, > > For the past few days I have been looking for an Eva Blackburn listed with > one of my families in the 1870 census... > > 1870 Illinois, Christian County, Pana P. O. > 89/81 > Alexander, John 43 Butcher Ohio > Elizabeth 39 PA > George 20 Musician Ohio > Blackburn, Eva 11 MO > Russell, Jessie 29 IL > > I have no idea who she is or why she may be with the family. I am assuming > Jessie is a hired hand since the Alexander's owned a smoke shop and had > several > people working for them. John Alexander married Elizabeth Ann Bond in > McConnellsville, Ohio in 1848. I cannot find any Bond's that may be > connected to the > Blackburn's. I know none of my Alexander's married Blackburn's or that any > extended family did. I cannot find John and Elizabeth Alexander in the 1880 > census. I know that the two John's buried in Oak Hill Cemetery are not him. > I have > both their death records. I have all my other Alexander's that are buried in > > Pana Mound and Coal Creek. They are not with them. I am hoping Eva Blackburn > is > the link. I figured by the 1880 census Eva Blackburn in married and she did > not marry in Illinois by the index. Any help with this mystery would be > truly > appreciated. > > Sincerely, > > Stephanie > > Stephanie - BLACKBURN is one of my primary lines (mom's side; while my subscription to CCI is due to my father's relationship with FATZER, WIEDENKELLER and ZIMMERMAN). I did forward your message on to Kevin HOWLEY who manages the huge BLACKBURN family website soliciting any thoughts he may have. My theory is that she is the daughter of Samuel C. and Georgetta BLACKBURN of Iowa. Here are the clues that make me think that (all from the BLACKBURN database: While the database lists many "Eva's", only one has a dob "about 1868" which matches your 11 years old in 1880 fact. She was the first of 6 children (3 boys and 3 girls); could be that she was born in Missouri, though the database has her as born in Iowa. Her father, Samuel C. shows Ohio as his location of birth; mother from PA. The youngest child of Samuel C. and Georgetta was born in 1880; leading to a possible "split up" theory....that is, perhaps the mother died in childbirth and all the children were farmed out to relatives...since one family could not absorb all six, they were farmed out one or two per family (happened to my Illinois WILSONs, so not all that far fetched). "Poking around" the ALEXANDERs listed on the BLACKBURN database, I did find a Morrow County, Ohio mentioned. Is this the first you might have heard of Morrow County? It is listed next to an ALEXANDER wife surname of HOBSON; lots of HOBSONs from that part of Ohio. The 1880 census you quoted did not mention a county, but that is as close as I could get with about 8 minutes of research. The BLACKBURN website can be reviewed at the following address: <http://www.blackburn-tree.org/> Hope this helps! - Tom Wilson

I have a Nancy Blackburn in Marion Co, IL that married WILKINS .. There are a lot of Blackburns in that area .. Marion, Jefferson and Shelby counties. Might check there .. Wilkins and Alexander cross so it is possible . I do have some Alexanders in christian county as well ... John Wallace Alexander and William Wallace Alexander twin sons buried in grove city, christian co, IL more info if needed. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Thomasecw@aol.com> To: <ILCHRIST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 1:46 PM Subject: Re: [ILCHRIST] Eva Blackburn > In a message dated 7/29/2003 10:25:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, > SteffersK4270@cs.com writes: > > > > Hello Christian County Family, > > > > For the past few days I have been looking for an Eva Blackburn listed with > > one of my families in the 1870 census... > > > > 1870 Illinois, Christian County, Pana P. O. > > 89/81 > > Alexander, John 43 Butcher Ohio > > Elizabeth 39 PA > > George 20 Musician Ohio > > Blackburn, Eva 11 MO > > Russell, Jessie 29 IL > > > > I have no idea who she is or why she may be with the family. I am assuming > > Jessie is a hired hand since the Alexander's owned a smoke shop and had > > several > > people working for them. John Alexander married Elizabeth Ann Bond in > > McConnellsville, Ohio in 1848. I cannot find any Bond's that may be > > connected to the > > Blackburn's. I know none of my Alexander's married Blackburn's or that any > > extended family did. I cannot find John and Elizabeth Alexander in the 1880 > > census. I know that the two John's buried in Oak Hill Cemetery are not him. > > I have > > both their death records. I have all my other Alexander's that are buried in > > > > Pana Mound and Coal Creek. They are not with them. I am hoping Eva Blackburn > > is > > the link. I figured by the 1880 census Eva Blackburn in married and she did > > not marry in Illinois by the index. Any help with this mystery would be > > truly > > appreciated. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Stephanie > > > > > > Stephanie - > > BLACKBURN is one of my primary lines (mom's side; while my subscription to > CCI is due to my father's relationship with FATZER, WIEDENKELLER and ZIMMERMAN). > > I did forward your message on to Kevin HOWLEY who manages the huge BLACKBURN > family website soliciting any thoughts he may have. > > My theory is that she is the daughter of Samuel C. and Georgetta BLACKBURN of > Iowa. Here are the clues that make me think that (all from the BLACKBURN > database: While the database lists many "Eva's", only one has a dob "about > 1868" which matches your 11 years old in 1880 fact. She was the first of 6 > children (3 boys and 3 girls); could be that she was born in Missouri, though the > database has her as born in Iowa. Her father, Samuel C. shows Ohio as his > location of birth; mother from PA. The youngest child of Samuel C. and Georgetta > was born in 1880; leading to a possible "split up" theory....that is, perhaps > the mother died in childbirth and all the children were farmed out to > relatives...since one family could not absorb all six, they were farmed out one or two > per family (happened to my Illinois WILSONs, so not all that far fetched). > > "Poking around" the ALEXANDERs listed on the BLACKBURN database, I did find a > Morrow County, Ohio mentioned. Is this the first you might have heard of > Morrow County? It is listed next to an ALEXANDER wife surname of HOBSON; lots of > HOBSONs from that part of Ohio. The 1880 census you quoted did not mention a > county, but that is as close as I could get with about 8 minutes of research. > > The BLACKBURN website can be reviewed at the following address: > > <http://www.blackburn-tree.org/> > > Hope this helps! > > - Tom Wilson > > > ==== ILCHRIST Mailing List ==== > Have you backed up your data lately? > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >