Louis M. Blackman (1868 - 1947)

Born 17 Oct 1868 in Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan, United States

Husband of Nina F. (England) Blackman — married 17 Sep 1904 in Jackson, Michigan, United States

Died 18 Jun 1947 at age 78 in Jackson, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Louis Blackman is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Navy

Corporal Louis Blackman served with the United States Army during the Spanish-American War.
Service Started: (i) Sept 3, 1898, (ii) Jan 30, 1899
Unit(s): 6th Artillery Regiment
Service Ended: (i) Jan 23 1904, (ii) Jan 23, 1904

Louis M. Blackman was born in 1868 at Marshall, Michigan, the son of Frank Blackman and Sarah Cassidy.^[1]

In June 1884, he enlisted into the U.S. Navy at New York.^[2]

On 3rd September 1898, Louis enlisted in the U.S. Army, and was assigned to the 6th Artillery, Company "K."^[3] Louis Blackman would have served during the Spanish-American War (1898–1899). On 25th January 1899, he was discharged from this tour of duty at Fort Monroe, Virginia.^[3] For the remainder of his term, it is unknown in which engagements Louis M. Blackman served from 1899 to 1904. Wars in which the U.S. armed forces were engaged during this period include the Philippine-American War (1899–1902), the so-called “Banana Wars” or “minor interventions” in Latin America, and the Moro Rebellion (1899–1913) in the southern Philippines.^[4]

Wikipedia offers the following brief outline of the 6th Artillery's history and clarifies the role of the regiment during the Spanish-American war and afterwards:

Constituted 8 March 1898 in the Regular Army as the "6th Regiment of Artillery". Organized 23 March 1898 at Fort McHenry, Maryland. Colonel Edward B. Williston, a Medal of Honor recipient for actions in the Civil War, was the regiment's first commander.

Order of battle information indicates that the regiment did not deploy outside the U.S. in the Spanish–American War of 1898. However, the regiment has battle honors for the Philippine Insurrection (a.k.a. Philippine–American War) that closely followed it.^[5]

On 17th September 1904, Louis married Nina F. England in Jackson, Michigan.^[6]

On 18th June 1947, Louis M. Blackman died at Jackson, aged seventy-eight years.^[1] His body was buried in Mount Evergreen cemetery, Jackson,^[7] with a gravestone marking his service in the 6th Artillery, U.S. Army from 1898–1904.^[8]

Census enumerations

1910 census (USA)

• Louis Blackman, head, male, white, age 38, married 5 years (first marriage), born in Michigan, parents born in the U.S., language: English; occupation: painter, carriage, not out of work; education: reads and writes; rents house
• Nina, wife, female, white, age 29l, married 5 years (first marriage, 2 children born and 2 living, born in Michigan, father born in England (English), mother born in Canada (English), language and education do. [ditto]
• Orrin C., son, male, white, age 4, born in Michigan, both parents born in Michigan
• Charlotte, daughter, female, white age 1 year 2 months, born and parents born do.
• census place: 1020 Milwaukee Street, Jackson, Michigan^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} State of Michigan (USA). Death Records, 1867–1952. Index entry: “Louis M. Blackman, male, white, married; born 17 October 1867 at Marshall, Michigan; died 18 June 1847 at Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan; father: Frank L. Blackman, mother: Sarah Casidy [sic].” Original record: Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan. Archival ref. file no. 19330. Index online at ancestry.ca (accessed by subscription, 2020-07-07).
2. ↑ U.S. Naval Enlistment Rendezvous, 1855–1891. Index entry: Louis M. Blackman, age 16, complexion: dark, born at Marshall, Michigan; enlisted at New York, June 1884. Original record: Weekly return of enlistments at Naval Rendezvous ("Enlistment Rendezvous"), Jan. 6, 1855–Aug. 8, 1891. Archival ref. Vol. 96, pg. 255; held by National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publication no. M1953, NARA roll no. 65. Index online at ancestry.ca (accessed by subscription, 2020-07-07).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Register of Enlistments, United States Army. Extract: Louis M. Blackman, enlisted at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Major Craigie, 3rd September 1898; born at Marshall, Michigan; age: 30 years 11 months, occupation: seaman; description: brown eyes, black hair, ruddy complexion, 5ft 7-3/4in.; regiment: 6th Art [Artillery], Company K; discharged 25th January 1899, G.O. [General Orders] 40 also./98, Fort Monroe, Va., Coopl. Very Good. Original record: Register of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M233, 81 rolls); Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1780’s-1917, Record Group 94; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Archival ref. pg. 129. Digital image online at ancestry.ca (accessed by subscription; extract by Alison Kilpatrick, 2020-07-07).
4. ↑ Wikipedia: The Free Encylopedia. Military history of the United States. Citing (a) Brian McAllister Linn, The Philippine War 1899–1902 (University Press of Kansas, 2000), re: Philippine-American War (1899–1902); (b) Lester D. Langley, The Banana Wars: United States Intervention in the Caribbean, 1898–1934 (2001), re: the so-called “Banana Wars” or “minor interventions” in Latin America; and (c) Charles Byler, "Pacifying the Moros: American Military Government in the Southern Philippines, 1899–1913" Military Review (May–June 2005) pp 41–45, re: the Moro Rebellion (1899–1913) in the southern Philippines. (accessed 2020-07-07.)
5. ↑ Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. 6th Air Defense Artillery Regiment. (accessed 2020-07-08.) Citing: (i) McKenney, Janice E. (1985). Army Lineage Series: Air Defense Artillery, CMH 60-5. United States Army Center of Military History. (pp 121–23.) (ii) Berhow, Mark A., Ed. (2015). American Seacoast Defenses, A Reference Guide. 3rd ed. McLean, Virginia: CDSG Press. (iii) Smith, Bolling W.; Gaines, William C. Coast Artillery Organization: A Brief Overview at the [Coast Defense Study Group] website. (iv) Heitman, Francis B. (1903.) Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army, 1789–1903. Vol. I. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office (pg 1044.) (v) Giessell, Jeffrey, and McSherry, Patrick. US Order of Battle, 1898.
6. ↑ State of Michigan (USA). To the Honorable Secretary of State of Michigan: Return of Marriages in the County of Jackson for the Quarter Ending September 30th A.D. 1904. Extract: Louis M. Blackman, age 36, white, resident of Jackson, born at Marshall [Michigan], occupation: painter, father: Frank [Blackman], mother’s surname: Cassidy, not previously married. Nina F. England, age 23, white, resident of Jackson, born at Jackson, occupation: at home, father: Albert [sic] [England], mother’s surname: Atches [sic], not previously married; licence dated 17th September 1904. Marriage solemnized at Jackson by the Rev. R.E. Macduff, 17th September 1904; witness: Mrs. H.A. Backus, Jackson. Original record: Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952. Archival ref. film no. 81, film description: 1904 Chippewa – 1904 Kent, pg. 446, no. 340. Digital image online at ancestry.ca (accessed by subscription; extract by Alison Kilpatrick, 2020-07-07).
7. ↑ Find-a-Grave memorial no. 21111820. Extract: Louis W. Blackman, born 1868 in Marshall, Calhoun County, Michigan, USA; date of death unknown; buried in Mount Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Michigan. Inscription: “Louis W. Blackman / Cpl / 6 Arty / Sp Am War / [remainder obscured by turf].” Memorial created and photograph of gravestone by Linda Page, 23 August 2007 (accessed 2020-07-07).
8. ↑ U.S. Application for Headstone or Marker. Extract: Louis M. Blackman; enlistment dates: (a) 3 Sept. 1898, (b) 30 Jan. 1899; discharge dates: (a) 25 Jan. 1899, (b) 23 January 1904; pension no. C-2, 403, 545; emblem: Christian; state: Michigan; rank: Corporal, company: Battalion “K”; born 17th October 1867; died 18th June 1847; buried in Mt. Evergreen, Jackson, Michigan; certified by Flloyd W. White, Co. Ajt., applicant, County Building, Jackson, 25th June 1947; nearest freight station: N.Y.C. R.R. Co., Jackson, Michigan; Post Office address of consignee: Jackson, Michigan; submitted for verification 1st July 1947, ordered: Green Mountain, Vermont, 28th August 1947, B/L 3217933, shipped 23rd September 1947. Original record: Applications for Headstones, compiled 01/01/1925 - 06/30/1970, documenting the period ca. 1776 - 1970 ARC: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Digital image online at ancestry.ca (accessed by subscription; extract by Alison Kilpatrick, 2020-07-07).
9. ↑ U.S. 1910 Census. Extract: Louis Blackman, head, male, white, age 38, married 5 years (first marriage), born in Michigan, parents born in the U.S., language: English; occupation: painter, carriage, not out of work; education: reads and writes; rents house; Nina, wife, female, white, age 29l, married 5 years (first marriage, 2 children born and 2 living, born in Michigan, father born in England (English), mother born in Canada (English), language and education do. [ditto]; Orrin C., son, male, white, age 4, born in Michigan, both parents born in Michigan; Charlotte, daughter, female, white age 1 year 2 months, born and parents born do.; census place: 1020 Milwaukee Street, Jackson (Ward 5), Michigan. Original record: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Archival ref. NARA roll no. T624-653, supervisor’s district no. 2, enumeration district no. 19, sheet no. 9B, dwelling no. 209, family no. 219, enumerated 24th April 1910. Digital image online at ancestry.ca (accessed by subscription; extract by Alison Kilpatrick, 2020-07-07).