Susan Beatrice (Wellborn) Blackmar (1860 - 1941)

Born 15 May 1860 in Newnan, Georgia

Ancestors

Wife of John Blackmar — married 16 Jan 1884 in Fulton, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 19 Oct 1941 at age 81 in Columbus, Georgia

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Biography

Susan, "Susie," was born in Newnan, Georgia, on May 15, 1860, to Dr. Abner Render Wellborn and Georgia Ann Ray.^{[1] [2] [3]} She married John Blackmar son of A.O. Blackmar, Jr., and Mary Ann Blood of Columbus, Georgia, on January 16, 1884.^[4] They had five known children:^{[5] [6]}

• 1884-1944: Alfred Owen, m. Mary Gordon, 1910
• 1887-1943: Dr. Ray Wellborn, m. Elizabeth Ostrander, 1921
• 1890-1917: John Brainerd, never married
• 1895-1981: Susie, m. John Tyler Ellis, 1918
• 1897-1977: Francis Burton, m. Isabella Lyman, 1923

Susie and John traveled, but lived in Columbus, Georgia, their whole lives.^{[7] [8] [9] [10]} He died on March 25, 1931, of a stroke.^[11] Susie lived another ten years, passing on October 19, 1941, of pneumonia and tuberculosis.^[12] They are buried together at Linwood Cemetery in Columbus.^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMV-HN4 : 18 February 2021), Susan Wilborn in entry for Abner Wilborn, 1860.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCST-WVY : 2 January 2021), Susan Wellborn in entry for Abner Welborn, 1870.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8GM-ZXX : Fri Oct 06 02:45:27 UTC 2023), Entry for A ... Welborn and Georgia Welborn, 1880.
4. ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXVD-8WM : 7 February 2020), John Blackman and Susie B. Wellborn, 16 Jan 1884; citing Marriage, Fulton, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 409,846.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3J5-RJ5 : Wed Oct 04 06:17:41 UTC 2023), Entry for John Blackana and Susie Blackmar, 1900.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML21-653 : accessed 9 May 2021), Susie W Blackmar in household of John E Blackmar, Columbus Ward 1, Muscogee, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 97, sheet 6A, family 151, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 205; FHL microfilm 1,374,218.
7. ↑ "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5Y-ZZJY : 16 March 2018), Susie Wellborn Blackmar in entry for John Blackmar, 1923; citing Passport Application, Georgia, United States, source certificate #243974, Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925, 2166, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. ↑ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JNF6-46J : 2 March 2021), John Blackmar, 1923.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ6B-L9S : 1 February 2021), Susie W Blackmar in entry for John Blackmar, 1920.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3HWC-ST2 : Fri Oct 06 18:22:34 UTC 2023), Entry for John Blackmar and Susie W Blackmar, 1930.
11. ↑ "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1943," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJX9-JSW2 : 2 March 2021), John Blackmar, 25 Mar 1931; citing Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United States, Georgia State Archives, Morrow.
12. ↑ "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1943," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLH4-CN43 : 2 March 2021), Susie Wellborn Blackmar, 19 Oct 1941; citing Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United States, Georgia State Archives, Morrow.
13. ↑ FindAGrave memorial 33606389 for John Blackmar.