I don't see an address for this nice gentlemen. Some of the Blackmans were neighbors of our family and a James in on the last record we have for our family before they disappeared. Marilyn On Oct 27, 2004, at 4:02 PM, Mari Byers wrote: > A very nice gentleman wrote me this today. Maybe someone can help > him...Mari > > The Blackman Community-1806 to 1986 > "History of Blackman Community" by Robert William Baskin Sr., 1986 > This information contains excerpts from the book. > Many thanks to Mr. Thomas Blackman > > Since the very beginning of the > settlement of this > county, Blackman Community has played a > major role in its > social, economic an historical > development, The land is > unsurpassed in its fertility, it is > level and free of rock and > hills, the people have been most > enterprising and this > community was the bread basket during > the Civil War, > There is a store at the crossroads and > it once had a post > office and blacksmith shop. There were > doctors to look > after the sick and a school and two > churches. Basically, > Blackman has always been noted for its > broad, rich fields > and is too close to Murfreesboro to > develop into a business > community. > > Blackman was named for one of its > earliest settlers, Esq. > Alfred Blackman who came to Rutherford > County from > Sampson County, North Carolina in 1808 > with his father, > James Blackman and others of the > family, The Blackmans, > Kings and Snells came to the county > near the same time and > they were related. > > Esquire Alfred Blackman was born at > Clinton, Sampson > County, North Carolina in 1790 and was > 18 years of age > upon arrival. As the years passed, he > acquired much land. > He put up a blacksmith Shop on the > southeast corner of the > crossroads before the Civil War and > prior to that conflict, > the area was called Blackman's Shop. In > 1898, the > Blackmans (five in number) petitioned > for and established a > post office, and since that time the > name has been called > Blackman. > > > > ==== TNRUTHER Mailing List ==== > Welcome to TNRUTHER-L: This is the official Rootsweb mailing list for > Rutherford County, TN. Anyone is welcome to post queries, and > questions about Rutherford County, TN Genealogy. >