John Wesley Blackman
John Wesley Blackman was born around 1813 in Maine. He married Sylvia Campbell sometime in the 1830s, and they had at least six children: Bradley, born around 1838; Almon, born around 1842; Charles, born around 1846; Athiel, born around 1849; Horace, born around 1853; and Sylvia, born around 1858.
 
They lived in Eddington, Maine, and Blackman worked as a farmer. By 1850, they owned $600 of real estate. A decade later, their wealth had grown to $1,500 of real estate and $550 of personal property. He owned 275 acres of land, and he produced 60 bushels of corn and 90 bushels of oats in 1859. In 1870, he owned $2,700 of real estate and $925 of personal property. He died in Eddington on January 13, 1886.
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(1434)Blackman, John Wesley18131886-01-13
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 1

  • (3152) [recipient] ~ Almon W. Blackman to John W. Blackman and Sylvia Blackman, 27 March 1865

People - Records: 2

  • (1434) Blackman, John Wesley is the [parent of] (1433) Blackman, Almon Wesley
  • (1435) Blackman, Sylvia is the [wife of] (1434) Blackman, John Wesley

Places - Records: 2

  • (387) [birth] ~ Maine
  • (1228) [death] ~ Eddington, Penobscot County, Maine

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SOURCES

1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; 1860, 1870, and 1880 Agricultural Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Sun-Journal (Lewiston, ME), 18 January 1886.