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Family: Joseph Blackwell / Lucy Steptoe Smith (F8994)  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5

m. 24 Oct 1842


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  • Father | Male
    Joseph Blackwell

    Born  1819  Fauquier Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1886  Fauquier Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Alton Cemetery Airlie, Fauquier County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  24 Oct 1842  Fauquier, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father   
    Mother   

    Mother | Female
    Lucy Steptoe Smith

    Born  1822  Fauquier Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1895  Fauquier Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Alton Cemetery Airlie, Fauquier County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father   
    Mother   

    Child 1 | Male
    + Edwin Smith Blackwell

    Born  22 Oct 1849   
    Died  21 Nov 1912   
    Buried    Warrenton Cemetery Warrenton, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Nannie Filmore Leavell | F4742 
    Married  19 Nov 1878  Culpepper, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83722738/lucy-s-blackwell.
      Lucy S. Smith Blackwell
      Birth 1822
      Death 1895 (aged 72?73)
      Burial
      Alton Cemetery
      Airlie, Fauquier County, Virginia

      Parents
      William Rowleigh Smith, 1781?1857
      Lucy Steptoe Blackwell Smith, 1793?1879

      Spouse
      Joseph Blackwell, 1819?1886

      Siblings
      Joseph Blackwell Smith, 1810?1886
      William Smith, 1812?1886
      Richard M. Smith, 1819?1870
      Henry Smith, 1819?1884
      Robert E Smith, 1820?1896
      Agnes C. Smith, 1822?1909
      Isaac Eustace Smith, 1827?1872
      Anderson Doniphan Smith, 1829?1912
      Albert Gallatin Smith, 1834?1892
      Benjamin F. Smith, 1836?1896
      Norman E. Smith, 1845?1863
      *************
      Joseph Blackwell
      Birth 1819
      Death 1886 (aged 66?67)
      Burial
      Alton Cemetery
      Airlie, Fauquier County, Virginia

      Children
      Edwin Smith Blackwell, 1849?1912




      Chapter XX "The Chief" in John W. Munson's "Reminiscences of a Mosby Guerrilla" is about Joe Blackwell based on the author's experience with him. In 1864 Union troops burned his home and farm buildings.

      Left by John W. Munson "Reminiscences ..." on 27 Oct 2021


    2. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83722738/lucy-s-blackwell.
      Lucy S. Smith Blackwell
      Birth 1822
      Death 1895 (aged 72?73)
      Burial
      Alton Cemetery
      Airlie, Fauquier County, Virginia

      Parents
      William Rowleigh Smith, 1781?1857
      Lucy Steptoe Blackwell Smith, 1793?1879

      Spouse
      Joseph Blackwell, 1819?1886

      Siblings
      Joseph Blackwell Smith, 1810?1886
      William Smith, 1812?1886
      Richard M. Smith, 1819?1870
      Henry Smith, 1819?1884
      Robert E Smith, 1820?1896
      Agnes C. Smith, 1822?1909
      Isaac Eustace Smith, 1827?1872
      Anderson Doniphan Smith, 1829?1912
      Albert Gallatin Smith, 1834?1892
      Benjamin F. Smith, 1836?1896
      Norman E. Smith, 1845?1863
      *************
      Joseph Blackwell
      Birth 1819
      Death 1886 (aged 66?67)
      Burial
      Alton Cemetery
      Airlie, Fauquier County, Virginia

      Children
      Edwin Smith Blackwell, 1849?1912



    3. [S38] Headstone, https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2012/338/83722755_135465748796.jpg.

    4. [S46] Marriage Record/Certificate, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/97354:3723?tid=&pid=&queryId=da1ed4313c2723ad276ec9b41cf58ee3&_phsrc=TIL1&_phstart=successSource.
      Joseph Blackwellin the Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850
      Lucy Smith in the Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850
      Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850

      Name: Lucy Smith
      Gender: Female
      Marriage Date: 24 Oct 1842
      Marriage Place: Fauquier, Virginia
      Spouse:
      Joseph Blackwell

      Suggested Records

      U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
      Lucy S. Blackwell
      Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
      Lucy Smith
      1870 United States Federal Census
      Lucey S Blackwell
      Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014
      Lucy Steptoe Smith
      Virginia, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index,1853-1917
      Lucy Blackwell
      1880 United States Federal Census
      Lucy Blackwell
      American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
      Lucy Blackwell Smith Blackwell
      1860 United States Federal Census
      Lucy Blackwell
      1850 United States Federal Census
      Lucy Blackwell
      American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
      Lucy Blackwell Smith
      Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014
      Edwin Smith Blackwell
      1880 United States Federal Census
      Joseph Blackwell
      U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
      Joseph Blackwell

    5. [S61] United States Census, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/39163268:7163.
      Joseph Blackwell in the 1870 United States Federal Census
      Name: Joseph Blackwell
      Age in 1870: 50
      Birth Date: abt 1820
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Dwelling Number: 816
      Home in 1870: First Revenue District, Fauquier, Virginia
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Post Office: Warrenton
      Occupation: Farmer
      Male Citizen Over 21: Yes
      Personal Estate Value: 1900
      Real Estate Value: 11000
      Inferred Spouse: Lucey S Blackwell
      Inferred Children:
      Edgerton S Blackwell
      Mary C Blackwell
      Household Members Age
      Joseph Blackwell 50
      Lucey S Blackwell 47
      Edgerton S Blackwell
      Mary C Blackwell 17
      Bessie Brown 45
      Sarah Brown 15