Clayton Blackwell b. Abt 1818 MO d. Aft 1862 MO: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

Clayton Blackwell

Male Abt 1818 - Aft 1862  (~ 45 years)


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  • Name Clayton Blackwell  [1, 2
    Birth Abt 1818  MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Birth year calculated from Franklin Co., MO 1850 census. Birthplace also from census record. Census gives birthplace as Missouri.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Franklin Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Clayton Blackwell; Race, White; Age, 32; Born, abt 1818 in Missouri; Home in 1850: District 31, Franklin, Missouri; Occ: Farmer; Industry, Agriculture; Cannot Read, Write: Y, Line Number: 29; Dwelling and Family Number: 479; Household Members: Clayton, 32; Jane, 20, Mary S, 2; Sarah, 0.
    Census 1860  Franklin Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • C Blackwell, age 42, birth year act 1818, male, birthplace Missouri, Home in 1860, Boone, Franklin, Missouri; Dwelling and Family Number, 526; Occ: Farmer, RE Value $800; Personal Estate Value, $200. Household Members: C. Blackwell, 42; M Blackwell, 37; J Blackwell, 12; M Blackwell, 10; W Blackwell, 8.
    EARL
    MILF
    Occupation Farmer 
    USR1 Accidently shot by a turkey hunter and died shortly thereafter 
    Death Aft 1862  MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Probably before 1882 when his son married, with his mother giving consent.
    Burial
    • Unknown
    Person ID I680  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 19 Aug 2020 

    Family 1 Malinda Blankenship 
    Marriage 25 Aug 1839  Franklin Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • by Eli Valentine, J.P.
    Family ID F1319  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Jun 2020 

    Family 2 Cleresa Jane Childers,   b. Abt 1830, KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1880, MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 51 years) 
    Marriage 18 Feb 1847  Franklin Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • by Payton R. Sawers, J.P.
    Children 
     1. Mary S. Blackwell,   b. 1848, Franklin Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Dec 1890, St. Louis, St. Louis Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)
     2. Sarah Blackwell,   b. Abt 1850, Franklin Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. James William Henry Thomas (Tom) Blackwell,   b. 2 May 1862, Franklin Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jan 1938, Lanes Prairie, Maries Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F294  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Jun 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Aug 1839 - Franklin Co., MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 18 Feb 1847 - Franklin Co., MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Franklin Co., MO Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Blackwell is an ancient locational English name, derived from Old English "blaec" meaning black and "waella" meaning stream. Ancient Blackwell family history begins with "Blacheuuelle" in Derbyshire, where they held a family seat (feudal home) and "Blacwaelle" in Durham. One of the first surnames ever recorded in England was Blacewellan in 1012 in Wocestershire. The Blackwell coat of arms is silver with a black greyhound: black stands for constancy and the greyhound nobility; popular in Greek and Roman mythology, greyhounds were long reserved for nobility ownership in England. In America the Blackwell genealogy begins in Massachusetts and Virginia in the mid-1630s.
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      The 1920 census gives the birthplace of Tom Blackwell’s parents as TN. Earlier census records give Missouri as the birthplace of Clayton. Cleresa Jane was born in KY according to the 1850 census.
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      During a visit to Missouri in 1999, the story of Clayton’s death by Earl Blackwell, grandson, was related to me: Clayton was wearing a “frock” coat (similar to a cape) when a turkey hunter mistook him for a turkey and shot him. Clayton was taken to his home and as he lay dying he pled that the man would not be hanged, for the shooting was an accident. However, no documentation of Clayton’s death or the fate of the shooter has been found to date.

      Clayton’s burial site has not been established. A Blankenship is buried in Little Creek Cemetery (Clayton’s first wife?).

      A William Blackwell living near Clayton in 1840 and 1850, with wife Mary, and children Agnes, Phoebe, William, Robert, and Locky, could be a relative--perhaps a brother. There are those who say William M. Blackwell is a brother to Clayton and that their father is Mathew Blackwell b. 1782 or 1795. Information not confirmed.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] Donna Schrock Birkey, Personal knowledge and family records.

    2. [S2425] 1860 Census - Clayton Blackwell, Jane, Mary S, Sarah.

    3. [S1142] 1860 Census-Blackwell-Childers-CleresaJane.

    4. [S1139] Marriage record of Clayton Blackwell and Malinda Blankenship.

    5. [S1140] Marriage of Clayton Blackwell and Cleresa Jane Chllders.


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