James William Henry Thomas (Tom) Blackwell
1862 - 1938 (75 years)-
Name James William Henry Thomas (Tom) Blackwell [1, 2, 3] Birth 2 May 1862 Franklin Co., MO 
[1, 4] Gender Male Census 14 Jun 1880 Boone Twp., Franklin Co., MO - ED 68 p.4, Line 3
Census 5 Jun 1900 Boone Twp., Franklin Co., MO - Listed with wife, children, sister-in-law, ED 28 p.3 Line 58, Cannot read or write.
Residence Abt 1914 Maries Co., MO - Gerald Independent, 10-1-1920.
Census 26 Jan 1920 S. Jefferson Twp., Maries Co., MO - ED 62 p.8 Line 30 Living with Tom and Elizabeth was Adaline Skaggs, Elizabeth’s mother
Occupation Farmer Death 7 Jan 1938 Lanes Prairie, Maries Co., MO [4] - Ervin and Earl Blackwell served as pallbearers for Tom.
Burial Maries Co., MO [4] - Skaggs Chapel Cemetery (according to Earl Blackwell, who was a pallbearer along with Ervin)
Person ID I664 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 31 Jan 2022
Father Clayton Blackwell, b. Abt 1818, MO d. Aft 1862, MO (Age ~ 45 years) Mother Cleresa Jane Childers, b. Abt 1830, KY d. Aft 1880, MO (Age ~ 51 years) Marriage 18 Feb 1847 Franklin Co., MO [5] - by Payton R. Sawers, J.P.
Family ID F294 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Clarissa Jane West, b. 30 Oct 1860, Walbert/Gerald, Franklin Co., MO d. 29 Mar 1907, Shotwell, Franklin Co., MO (Age 46 years) Marriage 30 Apr 1882 Shotwell, Franklin Co., MO [2, 6] Children 1. John Newton Blackwell, b. 7 Feb 1883, Leasburg, Franklin Co., MO d. 7 Dec 1951, Gerald, Franklin Co., MO (Age 68 years)2. Henry T. Blackwell, b. 8 Mar 1884, Leasburg, Crawford Co., MO d. 27 Nov 1954 (Age 70 years)3. Mary Jane Blackwell, b. 27 Jun 1885, Boone Twp., Franklin Co., MO d. 9 Sep 1946, Saint Louis, MO (Age 61 years)4. Effie Louella Blackwell, b. 6 Jul 1889, Walbert/Gerald, Franklin Co., MO d. 30 Apr 1964, Gibson City, Ford Co., IL (Age 74 years)5. Ada Marie Blackwell, b. 22 May 1894, Franklin Co., MO d. 16 May 1983, Union, Franklin Co., MO (Age 88 years)6. Bertha Villean Blackwell, b. 3 Jun 1903, Bourbon, Crawford Co., MO d. 29 Nov 1960, Jefferson City, Cole Co., MO (Age 57 years)Family ID F288 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Jun 2020
Family 2 Elizabeth Ann (Bets) West, b. 14 Jun 1858, Franklin Co., MO d. 29 Oct 1914, Gerald, Franklin Co., MO (Age 56 years) Marriage 16 Nov 1907 Union, Franklin Co., MO [7] - by Jesse M. Owen, J.P.
Notes - Both lived in Gerald at time of marriage. Franklin Co. Tribune, Union , MO, 22 Nov 1907, reported the license under “Local Items.”
Family ID F531 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 26 Jul 1999
Family 3 Elizabeth J. Skaggs, b. 11 Apr 1857, Lanes Prairie, Maries Co., MO d. 14 Jul 1939, Lanes Prairie, Maries Co., MO (Age 82 years) Marriage 1916 Maries Co., MO [8, 9] Notes - This couple was married before after 1909 and before 1920.
Family ID F1603 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 7 Aug 2018
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Event Map 
Birth - 2 May 1862 - Franklin Co., MO 
Census - 14 Jun 1880 - Boone Twp., Franklin Co., MO 
Marriage - 30 Apr 1882 - Shotwell, Franklin Co., MO Census - 5 Jun 1900 - Boone Twp., Franklin Co., MO 
Marriage - 16 Nov 1907 - Union, Franklin Co., MO 
Residence - Abt 1914 - Maries Co., MO Marriage - 1916 - Maries Co., MO 
Census - 26 Jan 1920 - S. Jefferson Twp., Maries Co., MO 
Death - 7 Jan 1938 - Lanes Prairie, Maries Co., MO Burial - - Maries Co., MO = Link to Google Earth
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Photos 
James William Henry Thomas "Tom" Blackwell (1862-1938)
Tom Blackwell with great granddaughter at his home in MIssouri.
James William Henry Thomas(Tom) Blackwell
Tom Blackwell at his home in Missouri
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Notes - The 1900 census lists Tom living as a farmer in the south part of Boone Township, Franklin Co., MO. He was renting a farm and reported that he could neither read nor write. His wife could do both. His two sons were listed as farm laborers. Mary and Effie were in school, Ada at home. Living with the family was Elizabeth West Keeney, Clarissa's sister, who later married Tom.
The 1920 census reports that Tom's parents were born in Tennessee, but this may be incorrect.
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Gasconade County Republican, Owensville, MO, January 13, 1938: Father of H. Blackwell buried at Lanes Prairie-Funeral Services were held for Thomas Blackwell Sunday at the Skaggs Chapel at Lanes Prairie with burial in the Skaggs Cemetery. Rev. J. Arvin conducted the services.
Thomas Blackwell was born in Walbert [Franklin Co, MO] on May 2, 1862. He was 75 years old at the time of his death. He leaves his wife, nee Betty West, four daughters: Mrs. Mary Riske, Mrs. Ada Unger of St. Louis; Mrs. Effie Parks of Fisher, Illinois; and Mrs. Bertha West of Lanes Prairie; and two sons, John of Gerald and Henry of Owensville.
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Home in 1930: Jefferson, Maries Co, MO
Radio Set: No
Occupation: Farmer
J H Blackwell 69 lst mar age 21 MO MO MO
Elisabeth J Blackwell 74 wf lst mar age 20 MO
Home in 1920: Jefferson, Maries, Missouri
Thomas H Blackwell 53 mar. MO TN TN
Elizebeth J Blackwell 63 wf mar. MO
Skaggs Adaline 85 mil wd TN
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Marriage, Maries Co, MO: Thomas Blackwell and Elizabeth J. West married 4 June 1916. Note: full name for Thomas Blackwell is "James Thomas William Henry Blackwell".
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Home in 1910: Boone, Franklin Co, MO
Date: 11 May 1910
Street: Sullivan Road
Thomas Blackwell 49 mar2 3y farmer MO
Elizabeth A Blackwell 50 wf mar2 3/3 ch MO
Bertha V Blackwell 6 dau MO
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Marriage, Franklin Co, MO: Thomas Blackwell and Elizabeth Keeney married 16 Nov 1907 in Union, Franklin Co, MO.
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March 29, 1907: Clarissa Jane Blackwell died
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Home in 1900: Boone, Franklin, Missouri
Thomas Blackwell 38 May 1862 mar 16y MO
Clarissa Blackwell 38 wf Oct 1861 6/5 ch MO
John Blackwell 17 son Feb 1883 sgl MO
Henry Blackwell 17 son Feb 1883 sgl MO
Mary Blackwell 14 dau Jun 1885 MO
Effie Blackwell 9 dau Jul 1890 MO
Ada Blackwell 7 dau May 1893 MO
Elizabeth Keeney 42 sil Jun 1857 Div. MO
(Elizabeth A. West, Mar. John Keny 26 Nov 1874, Franklin, MO)
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Marriage, Franklin Co, MO: James William Thomas Henry Blackwell, Shotwell, Franklin Co, MO and Clarissa Jane West from Shotwell, Franklin Co, MO married in Shotwell, Franklin Co, MO on 30 April 1882.
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Home in 1880: Boone, Franklin Co, MO
Clarisia J. Blackwell 51 f/w wd KY
Eliza J. Blackwell 25 dau sgl MO
James W. H. T. Blackwell 18 son sgl MO
James P. Childers 74 father sgl KY
Sarah E. Berte 6 gd MO
Jesse Cooper 30 w/m -- farmer MO [4]
- The 1900 census lists Tom living as a farmer in the south part of Boone Township, Franklin Co., MO. He was renting a farm and reported that he could neither read nor write. His wife could do both. His two sons were listed as farm laborers. Mary and Effie were in school, Ada at home. Living with the family was Elizabeth West Keeney, Clarissa's sister, who later married Tom.
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Sources - [S33] Joe Miller, West Family Research.
- [S1138] Marriage Record of James William Henry Thomas (Tom) Blackwell and Clarissa Jane West.
- [S1] Donna Schrock Birkey, Personal knowledge and family records.
- [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189076779/james_william-henry_thomas-blackwell.
- [S1140] Marriage of Clayton Blackwell and Cleresa Jane Chllders.
- [S91] Marriage Record of Thomas Blackwell-Clarissa Jane West.
- [S49] Marriage Record of Thomas Blackwell & Elizabeth West, Geo F. Walz, Deputy, Sebastian Walz, Recorder.
- [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83658209/elizabeth-blackwell - marriage date.
- [S176] Joe Miller, Descendents of Henry Skaggs, before 1920.
- [S33] Joe Miller, West Family Research.
