Gordon Dickerson Blackwell (1890 - 1963)

Born 6 Dec 1890 in McCormick, South Carolina

Ancestors

Died 24 Jul 1963 at age 72 in South Carolina, USA

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Biography

• Gordon Dickerson Blackwell was born December 6 1890.
• He was the son of Dickerson Blackwell and Hattie Stone.
• He married Sarah "Sallie" Tiller
• They had 2 Children

1. James Ralph
2. Elizabeth

• He became a widower in 1947
• He married Mary Ellen Kempson, widow of Joe Griffith. Unsure of the marriage date.
• He passed away July 24 1963.

Sources

*Birth Record

Name: Gordon Dickerson Blackwell

Gender: Male

Race: White

Birth Date: 6 Dec 1890

Birthplace: McCormick, South Carolina

Father: W A Dickerson Blackwell

Mother: Hattie Stone ^[1]

*Death Record

Name: Gordon Dickerson Blackwell

Gender: Male

Race: White

Age: 72

Birth Date: 6 Dec 1890

Birth Place: Parksville, South Carolina

Death Date: 24 Jul 1963

Death Place: South Carolina, USA

Father: W A D Blackwell

Mother: Hattie Stone

Spouse: Mary Ellen Kempson Griffith Blackwell ^[2]

*Find A Grave

Name: Gordon Dickerson Blackwell

Birth Date: 6 Dec 1890

Death Date: 24 Jul 1963

Cemetery: Rosemont Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place: Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America

Has Bio?: N

URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42499483^[3]

*1900 Census

Name: Gordon D Blackwell

Age: 9

Birth Date: Dec 1890

Birthplace: South Carolina

Home in 1900: Plum Branch, Edgefield, South Carolina

Sheet Number: 3

Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 20

Family Number: 20

Race: White

Gender: Male

Relation to Head of House: Son

Marital status: Single

Father's name: Migne A D Blackwell

Father's Birthplace: South Carolina

Mother's name: Hattie Blackwell

Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina

Occupation: At School

Attended School: 8

Can Read: Yes

Can Write: Yes

Can Speak English: Yes

Neighbors:

Household Members:

Name Age

Migne A D Blackwell 45

Hattie Blackwell 30

Mattie S Blackwell 23

Thomas J Blackwell 19

Robert J Blackwell 18

Gordon D Blackwell 9

Butter J Blackwell 8

Jinnings P Blackwell 6

Patrick H Blackwell 4

Hobson D Blackwell 2

Lawton J Blackwell 1^[4]

*1910 Census

Name: Gordon D Blackwell

Age in 1910: 19

Birth Year: abt 1891

Birthplace: South Carolina

Home in 1910: Parks, Lincoln, Georgia

Race: White

Gender: Male

Relation to Head of House: Cousin

Marital status: Single

Father's Birthplace: South Carolina

Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina

Native Tongue: English

Occupation: Salesman

Industry: General Store

Employer, Employee or Other: Employer

Able to Read: Yes

Able to Write: Yes

Out of Work: N

Number of weeks out of work: 0

Neighbors:

Household Members:

Name Age

John M Price 40

Frocede Price 31

Loudell Price 13

John M Price 7

Theron C Price 5

Gordon D Blackwell 19

Lillie Harris 17^[5]

*1920 Census

Name: Gordon Blackwell

Age: 29

Birth Year: abt 1891

Birthplace: South Carolina

Home in 1920: Columbia Ward 6, Richland, South Carolina

Street: Preston Street

House Number: 2502

Residence Date: 1920

Race: White

Gender: Male

Relation to Head of House: Head

Marital status: Married

Spouse's name: Sarah Blackwell

Father's Birthplace: South Carolina

Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina

Able to Speak English: Yes

Occupation: Salesman

Industry: Grocery

Employment Field: Wage or Salary

Home Owned or Rented: Rent

Able to Read: Yes

Able to Write: Yes

Neighbors:

Household Members:

Name Age

Gordon Blackwell 29

Sarah Blackwell 29

Ralph Blackwell 4

Elizabeth Blackwell 1

George Williams 27

Mary Williams 20

Davant Courtney 5^[6]

*1930 Census

Name: Gordon Blackwell

Birth Year: abt 1891

Gender: Male

Race: White

Birthplace: South Carolina

Marital status: Married

Relation to Head of House: Head

Home in 1930: Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA

Map of Home: View Map

Street address: College Street

Ward of City: 6

House Number: 2121

Dwelling Number: 191

Family Number: 194

Home Owned or Rented: Rented

Home Value: 15.00

Radio Set: No

Lives on Farm: No

Age at first Marriage: 21

Attended School: No

Able to Read and Write: Yes

Father's Birthplace: South Carolina

Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina

Able to Speak English: Yes

Occupation: Salesman

Industry: J W Thomphance Co

Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker

Employment: Yes

Household Members:

Name Age

Gordon Blackwell 39

Sarah Blackwell 39

James Blackwell 15

Elizabeth Blackwell 12^[7]

*1940 Census

Name: Gordon Blackwell

Age: 49

Estimated birth year: abt 1891

Gender: Male

Race: White

Birthplace: South Carolina

Marital status: Married

Relation to Head of House: Head

Home in 1940: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina

Map of Home in 1940: View Map

Street: Cornelia

House Number: 936

Farm: No

Inferred Residence in 1935: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina

Residence in 1935: Same Place

Resident on farm in 1935: No

Sheet Number: 6B

Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 154

Occupation: Manager

House Owned or Rented: Rented

Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 25

Attended School or College: No

Highest Grade Completed: College, 1st year

Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 48

Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work

Weeks Worked in 1939: 52

Income: 2340

Income Other Sources: No

Neighbors:

Household Members:

Name Age

Gordon Blackwell 49

Sara Blackwell 49

Mary Blackwell 18^[8]

1. ↑ South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, South Carolina.
2. ↑ South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; Year Range: 1962-1965; Death County or Certificate Range: 010390 - 011945South Carolina. South Carolina death records. Columbia, SC, USA: South Carolina Department of Archives and History. South Carolina Death Records, South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, South Carolina, USA.
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 September 2019), memorial page for Gordon Dickerson Blackwell (6 Dec 1890–24 Jul 1963), Find A Grave Memorial no. 42499483, citing Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Donna Brummett (contributor 46855809) .
4. ↑ Year: 1900; Census Place: Plum Branch, Edgefield, South Carolina; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0120; FHL microfilm: 1241526 United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.
5. ↑ Year: 1910; Census Place: Parks, Lincoln, Georgia; Roll: T624_199; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0037; FHL microfilm: 1374212 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. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.
6. ↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: Columbia Ward 6, Richland, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1707; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 93 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).
7. ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: Columbia, Richland, South Carolina; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 2341944 United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
8. ↑ Year: 1940; Census Place: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03827; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 36-2 United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.