Robert Dickerson Blackwell (1904 - 1920)

Born 10 Oct 1904 in Lincoln, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Died 21 Oct 1920 at age 16 in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Robert Blackwell died young.

Robert Dickerson Blackwell was born on 10 Oct 1904 in Lincoln, Georgia, United States, son of James William Blackwell (1878 - 1962) and Nettie (Price) Blackwell (1883 - 1913).^[1]

His siblings were:

1. Martha V. Blackwell (1910s - 1990s)
2. Helen Elizabeth Blackwell (1908 - 1949)
3. James Crawford Blackwell (1912 - 1987)
4. Aubrey Blackwell (1900s - 1940s)
5. Joseph Wesley Blackwell Sr. (1915 - 1976)
6. Lillie Viola (Blackwell) Mutimer (1917 - 1995)
7. Harriet Rosita Blackwell (1919 - 2014)

In 1910, Robert was living in Shady Hill, Lincoln, Georgia with his parents and siblings.^[2]

In 1920, Robert was living in Lincolnton, Lincoln, Georgia with his father, step-mother and siblings. He was attending school.^[3]

He passed away October 21 1920, in Augusta, Georgia. He died from complications after his appendix burst.^[4] The informant on the death certificate was Mr. Hogan. I am unsure who this is, but it may have been an employer.

Robert was buried in the Double Branches Baptist Church Cemetery.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 July 2020), memorial page for Robert Dickerson Blackwell (10 Oct 1904–21 Oct 1920), Find A Grave: Memorial #76582621, citing Double Branches Baptist Church Cemetery, Lincolnton, Lincoln County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Record Hunter (contributor 47130288) .
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML2N-RNL : accessed 1 August 2021), Robert D Blackwell in household of James W Blackwell, Shady Hill, Lincoln, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 37, sheet 20A, family 117, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 199; FHL microfilm 1,374,212.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ6H-HVV : 1 February 2021), Robert D Blackwell in entry for J W Blackwell, 1920. Lincolnton, Lincoln, Georgia; Roll: T625_262; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 58; Image: 1053. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City).
4. ↑ "Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD6N-ZGN : 23 February 2021), Robt Blackwell, 1920.