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     Mary E. Black married James Newell Olds, son of Daniel Griswold Olds and Mary E. Black. She was born on 3 Mar 1832.² She married Daniel Griswold Olds, son of James Newell Olds and Eunice Griswold, on 29 Jan 1850.^3,4 Mary E. Black died on 29 May 1902 at age 70.²
     Her obituary states: Macon Telegraph, Friday, 30 May 1902, page 6A
Mrs. Mary Olds Died in Bibb
Her Remains Will Be Shipped to Atlanta for Interment This Afternoon.
Mrs. Mary E. Olds died yesterday afternoon at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. C. E. Vinson, on the Houston road, about eight miles from Macon. She was 71 years old, and had spent her life in raising a large and influential family, every member of which has honored her gray hair. She was the mother of Mrs. Vinson, of Dr. A. D. Olds of Houston county, of Mrs. W. H. Turner of Atlanta, Mr. James M. Olds of Elberton, Mr. L. W. Olds of Suwannee, Mrs. T. A. J. Majors of Carrollton, and Mrs. Freeman and Mrs. Campbell of Centreville.
The remains will be shipped to Atlanta this morning for interment this afternoon.

Additional Comments:
Mary Elizabeth (Black) Olds was born 3 March 1832 and was daughter of John
Walker Black and Elizabeth "Betsy" (Hamm) Black of Elbert Co., GA. She
married Daniel Griswold Olds on 29 January 1850 in Elberton, Elbert Co., GA.
He was the son of James Newell Olds and Eunice (Griswold) Olds. Mary and
Daniel Olds are buried at Westview Cemetery in Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA.

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     Margaret Blackburn married Richard Farrer.¹

     Mary Blackburn was born in 1807 at New Jersey.¹ She married Abel Olds, son of Timothy Olds.¹

     John Blackman married Jane Weeks, daughter of William Weeks and Elizabeth (?), on 26 Mar 1685.¹ John Blackman died on 27 Feb 1741/42.²

     John Blackwell married Nancy Malissa Scates.² John Blackwell was born in 1820.³ He died in 1888.³ He was buried at Broad River Baptist Cemetery, Harris, Rutherford County, North Carolina.⁴
     John Blackwell and Nancy Malissa Blackwell appeared on the census of 25 Jul 1860 at 2nd Broad District, Rutherford County, North Carolina, as follows:
     1425/1425 John Blackwell, 37, farmer, b. S. C.
      Lissa, 33, b. S. C.
      Calvin, 14, b. N. C.
      Angeline, 5, b. S. C.
      John, 9, b. N. C.
      Allen, 4, b. N. C.⁵
John Blackwell and Nancy Malissa Blackwell appeared on the census of 14 Jul 1870 at P.O. Moorsboro, Hickory Grub Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, as follows:
     106/101 Blackwell, John, 50, farming, b. S. C., cannot read or write
      , Nancy, 44, keeping house, b. S. C., cannot read or write
      , John, 19, farm laborer, b. S. C., cannot read or write
      , Letty, 16, at home, b. N. C., cannot read or write
      , Allen, 14, at home, b. N. C.
      , William, 8, b. N. C.
      , Elizabeth, 6, b. N. C.
      , Mathew, 3, b. N. C.
      , Nancy, 1, b. N. C.⁶
John Blackwell and Nancy Malissa Blackwell appeared on the census of 25 Jun 1880 at Cherokee Township, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, as follows:
     510/510 Blackwell, John, 58, married, farmer, cannot read or write, b. S. C., father b. S. C., mother b. N. C.
      , Nancy, 54, wife, [not marked married], keeping house, cannot read or write, b. S. C., father b. VA, mother b. S. C.
      , Elizabeth, 15, dau., at home, cannot read or write, b. N. C., parents b. S. C.
      , Mathew, 11, son, farm laborer, cannot read or write, b. N. C., parents b. S. C.
      , Nancy, 9, dau., b. N. C., parents b. S. C.⁷

     Lettie Angeline Blackwell was born in Aug 1855.² She was the daughter of John Blackwell and Nancy Malissa Scates.¹ Lettie Angeline Blackwell died in 1919.² She was buried at State Line Baptist Cemetery, Cherokee County, South Carolina.¹

     Nancy Blackwell was born on 25 Dec 1864 at South Carolina.¹ She was the daughter of John Blackwell and Nancy Malissa Scates.¹ Nancy Blackwell died on 25 Feb 1968 at Maple Grove Rest Home, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, at age 103.¹ She was buried at Woodland Cemetery, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina.²

     Nellie Mae Blackwell was born on 29 Jun 1906.³ She was the daughter of Zachariah Matthew Blackwell and Katherine "Katie" Morrow.² Nellie Mae Blackwell married Luther Victor Burgess, son of William Thomas Burgess and Ruth Missouri Holder, c 1923.^1,4 Nellie Mae Blackwell died on 10 Oct 1999 at Magnolia Manor Health Care Facility, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at age 93.^3,2 She was buried at Greenlawn Memorial Cemetery, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.⁵
     Nellie and Luther Victor Burgess appeared on the census enumeration of 11 Apr 1930 at Inman Mills Village, Beech Springs Township, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.⁶
     Nellie and Luther Victor Burgess appeared on the census enumeration of 15 Apr 1940 at Glendale Mill Village, Spartanburg Township, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.⁷
     Her obituary states:
     "Nellie Mae Burgess
"Nellie Mae Blackwell Burgess, 93, died Oct. 10, 1999 at Magnolia Manor Health Care Facility.
"A native of Spartanburg County, she was the widow of Luther V. Burgess, and the daughter of the late Matthew and Kathryn Wilkie Burgess. She was retired from D. E. Converse Company, where she was employed as a textile worker. She was a member of the Glendale United Methodist Church.
"Surviving are two sons, Leroy and James H. Burgess, both of Glendale, S.C; two daughters, Margaret Worley of Clifton and Doris Wall of Inman; 15 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren; and 15 great-great grandchildren.
"The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, at Landrum-Pollard Funeral Home.
"Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Greenlawn Memorial Garden, conducted by Mr. Richard Worley.
"The family is at the home of a daughter, Margaret Worley, at 5011 Clifton-Glendale Road."²

     Sarah Elizabeth Blackwell was born on 11 Aug 1863 at Spartanburg County, South Carolina.^2,3 She was the daughter of John Blackwell and Nancy Malissa Scates.² Sarah Elizabeth Blackwell died on 1 Jun 1946 at Cherokee Township, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at age 82.⁴ She was buried at Broad River Baptist Cemetery, Harris, Rutherford County, North Carolina.⁵
     Her obituary states: COUCH , SARA ELIZABETH BLACKWELL , --
81 , Chesnee , w/o J. Frank Couch ,-- ,-- , -- ,--
SH , 6/3/1946 , p.2 , -- , --
I HAVE NOT YET REVIEWED THIS.
SEE ALSO COUCH , FRANKLIN , --
75 , Inman , -- ,-- ,-- , -- ,--
SH , 2/28/1933 , p.2 , -- , --.¹

     Zachariah Matthew Blackwell was born on 8 Apr 1866.³ He was the son of John Blackwell and Nancy Malissa Scates.² Zachariah Matthew Blackwell married Katherine "Katie" Morrow, daughter of Dr. James B. Wilkie and Selina Morrow, on 28 Jul 1887 at Rutherford County, North Carolina.^4,5,6 Zachariah Matthew Blackwell died on 24 Dec 1932 at Glendale, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at age 66.^3,2 He was buried at Glendale Cemetery, Glendale, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.⁷
     Zachariah and Katherine "Katie" Blackwell appeared on the census enumeration of 1 Jun 1900 at Sulphur Spring Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina.⁸
     Zachariah and Katherine "Katie" Morrow appeared on the census enumeration of 20 Apr 1910 near the South Carolina line, Sulphur Springs, Rutherford County, North Carolina, as follows:
     40/43 Blackwell, Mathew, head, 45, marr. once for ___ yrs, b. S.C., parents b. S.C., general farming
      , Katie, wife, 46, marr. once for 22 years, 7 children, 6 living, b. NC, parents b. NC, farm laborer on home farm
      , Virdie, son, 18, b. N. C., father b. S.C, mother b. N.C., farm laborer on home farm
      , Alder, dau., 15, b. N. C., father b. S. C., mother b. N. C., farm laborer on home farm
      , Pearl, son, 14, b. N. C., father b. S.C., mother b. N.C., farm laborer on home farm
      , Boyd, son, 12, b. N.C., father b. S.C., mother b. N. C.
      , Nellie, dau., 3, b. S.C., father b. S.C., mother b. N.C..⁹
Zachariah Matthew Blackwell and Katherine "Katie" Blackwell appeared on the census of 8 Jan 1920 at Spartanburg Township, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, as follows:
     79/79 Blackwell, Zackie M., head, 53, b. S.C., parents b. S.C., store keeper, groceries
      , Katie, wife, 56, b. N.C., parents b. N. C.
      , Nellie, dau., 14, b. S. C., father b. S. C., mother b. N. C.
      , Pearl, son, 20, b. N. C., father b. S. C., mother b. N. C., spinner, cotton mill
      , Boyd, son, 18, b. N.C., father b. S.C., mother b. N.C., spinner, cotton mill.¹⁰
Zachariah Matthew Blackwell and Katherine "Katie" Blackwell appeared on the census of 12 Apr 1930 at Glendale, Spartanburg Township, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, as follows:
     150/152 Blackwell, C. Mathew, head, 62, 1st marr. at 19, b. S.C., parents b. S.C., farmer, general farm
      , Katie, wife, 65, 1st marr. at 22, b. N. C., parents b. N. C.
      . Boyd, son, 27, 1st marr. at 24, b. N. C., father b. S. C., mother b. N. C., machinist, cotton mill
      , Ruby, daughter-in-law, 19, 1st marr. at 16, b. Tenn., parents b. Tenn.
[Note that Z. Mathew Blackwell must have sounded like C. Mathew Blackwell to the census taker.]¹¹
     His obituary states:
     "M. Z. Blackwell
"Mathey Z. Blackwell, 63, a well known citizen of Glendale, passed away early Saturday morning at the residence of his son, Virdy Blackwell, of Glendale. Mr. Blackwell had been in his usual health, but was stricken during the early morning and passed away before medical aid could be rendered.
"He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Katie Wilkey Blackwell, and the following sons and daughters: V. A. Blackwell, P. L. Blackwell of Glendale and Boyd Blackwell of Rome, Ga., Mrs. H. C. Byers of Drayton, Mrs. J. L. Gosnell and Mrs. L. V. Burgess of Glendale; two sisters, Mrs. Lettie Smith of Chesnee and Mrs. Nancy Burgess of Winston-Salem, N. C.
"Funeral services for Mr. Blackwell will be held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Glendale Baptist Church."¹²

     Blanche Everette Blackwood married Fred Gay.¹ Blanche Everette Blackwood was born in 1864.¹ She was the daughter of Samuel Blackwood and Jeannette Laodamia Olds.¹

     Samuel Blackwood married Jeannette Laodamia Olds, daughter of Ariel Young Olds and Sarah G. Hubbard.¹
     Samuel Blackwood and Jeannette Laodamia Olds appeared on the census of 1870 at 4th Ward, Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, as follows:
     Blackwood, S. W., 31, physician, b. Mich.
      , Nettie, 28, keeping house, b. Mich.
      , Blanche, 6, attends school, b. "Ind O"[?].³

     Charles E. Blaha married Nietta Olds, daughter of Arthur Ransom Olds, on 23 Jun 1896.¹
     Charles E. Blaha and Nietta Blaha appeared on the census of 22 Jun 1900 at Shannon Township, Atchison County, Kansas, as follows:
     292/295 Blaha, Charles, head, b. May 1875, age 25, marr. 4 yrs., b. Ohio, father b. Denmark, mother b. Germany, miller in Grist Mill
      , Nietta, b. June 1875, 24, marr. 4 yrs, 2 children, 1 living, b. Kansas, father b. Illinois, mother b. Indiana
      , Charles, son, b. March 1897, b. Kansas, father b. Ohio, mother b. Kansas
      Taylor, Mary, m in law, b. jan 1850, age 50, married 14 years, 2 children, 2 living, b. Ind., father b. Penn, mother b. N. Y.² He was a machinist.¹

     Lauraetta Blaha was born on 20 Nov 1907.¹ She was the daughter of Charles E. Blaha and Nietta Olds.¹
     In Jan 1908 Lauraetta Blaha lived at 438 South Seventh street, Atchison, Kansas.¹

     (child) Blair was born c 1820.¹ (child) Blair was the child of Simeon Blair and Ruth Olds.¹ (child) Blair died on 28 Sep 1824 at Warren, Massachusetts.¹

     Hiram Blair was born c 1833.¹ He was the son of Simeon Blair and Ruth Olds.¹

     Lucien Blair was born c 1823.¹ He was the son of Simeon Blair and Ruth Olds.¹

     Maryan Blair was born b 1819.¹ She was the daughter of Simeon Blair and Ruth Olds.¹ Maryan Blair died on 2 May 1833 at Warren, Massachusetts.¹

     Simeon Blair was born on 22 Jul 1788.² He married Ruth Olds, daughter of Nathan Olds and Katherine Gilbert, on 30 Nov 1817 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.¹ Simeon Blair died on 21 Jan 1878 at West Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 89.³
     Simeon Blair appeared on the census of 20 Sep 1850 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as follows:
     Simeon Blair, 61, carpenter, b. Mass.
     Ruth " , 58, b. Mass.
     Hiram ", 17, carpenter, b. Mass.⁴

     Susan M. Blair was born c 1825.¹ She was the daughter of Simeon Blair and Ruth Olds.¹

     Marriage banns for him were published on 15 Jan 1791.² William Blair Jr. married Miriam [Merriam] Olds, daughter of William Olds and Abigail Hewes, on 3 Feb 1791.^1,3

     Thomas W. Blakely married Myrtle M. Whitlock, daughter of David Oliver Whitlock and Mary Ann Frances Rhudy.¹ Thomas W. Blakely was born on 8 Jun 1882.² He died on 17 Aug 1949 at Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, at age 67.^2,3 He was buried at Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.⁴
     Thomas W. Blakely and Myrtle M. Blakely appeared on the census of 30 Apr 1910 at 8th District, Lonsdale Town, Knox County, Tennessee, as follows:
     274/293 Blakely, Thomas W., head, 28, marr. once, b. Tenn., parents b. Tenn., railroad switchman
      , Mirtle, wife, 23, marr. once, 3 yrs, b. Tenn., father b. Tenn., mother b. Va.
      Blakely, Ina B., dau., 9/12, b. Tenn., parents b. Tenn.
      Whitlock, Molly A., mother-in-law, 42, widow, 7 children, 7 living, b. Va., parents b. Va.⁵
Thomas W. Blakely and Myrtle M. Blakely appeared on the census of 2 Apr 1930 at 400 West Vermont, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, as follows:
     19/19 Blakler[sic], Tom W., head, 47, 1st marr. at 25, Rail road -?-- -?---
      , Myrtle, wife, 43, 1st marr. at 24, b. Tenn., father b. N. C., mother b. Tenn.
      , Anna D., dau., 20, b. Tenn., parents b. Tenn., inspector in knitting mill
      , Cecil J., son, b. Tenn., parents b. Tenn., clerk in grocery store
      , Hubert H., son, 16, b. Tenn., parents b. Tenn.
      , Nora, dau., 14, b. Tenn., parents b. Tenn.
      , Hazel, dau., 11, b. Tenn., parents b. Tenn.
      , Robert C., son, 8, b. Tenn., parents b. Tenn.
      , Pauline[?], dau., 6, dau., b. Tenn., parents b. Tenn.
      , Ruby, dau., 4, b. Tenn., parents b. Tenn.⁶

     Sophia Blalock married Woodville Squibb Phillips.

     "Nellie" Bland was born on 9 Jan 1877.¹ She was the daughter of LeRoy Hastings Bland and Mary E. Reynolds.¹

     Bessie Bland was born on 13 Mar 1869.¹ She was the daughter of LeRoy Hastings Bland and Mary E. Reynolds.¹

     Eva Bland was born on 4 Jan 1864.¹ She was the daughter of LeRoy Hastings Bland and Mary E. Reynolds.¹

     LeRoy Hastings Bland was born in 1843 at Indiana.¹ He married Mary E. Reynolds.¹ LeRoy Hastings Bland died on 2 Oct 1876.¹
     "Leroy Hastings Bland was born in Indiana in 1843. His parents were Aaron (1815 - 1875) and Lavinia Bryant Bland (1815 - 1891). ... Leroy married Mary Elizabeth Reynolds, born January 15, 1844, in Bloomfield, Indiana. Shortly afterwards they moved to Northwest Edwars County. They had five children. ... Leroy Bland died October 2, 1876. His widow would marry twice more -- to Abel Ridgly and John Ibbotson -- before her death May 21, 1934."¹

     Lloyd Bland was born on 18 Nov 1867 at Edwards County, Illinois.¹ He was the son of LeRoy Hastings Bland and Mary E. Reynolds.¹

     Wade Bland was born on 15 Jan 1871.¹ He was the son of LeRoy Hastings Bland and Mary E. Reynolds.¹

     Barbara "Hettie" Blanton married Jacob Easler.¹ Barbara "Hettie" Blanton was buried at Abbott Cemetery, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.¹