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Family of Stephen A Blackwell |
Family of Steven A. Blackwell 1878 - 1969 Back to Henry Blackwell HE CHILDREN OF STEVEN A BLACKWELL
13th Generation
10.2.5.6
Stephen A. Blackwell Cemetery
Listing
b. 5 Jun 1878 Holmes City, MN.
d. 4 May 1969 Santa Clara, CA. (Source - Marilee Larkey)
Buried in Oregon (Source - Kirk Blackwell)
Married: 6 Dec 1900
Reported by the
Alexandria Post 12 Dec 1900 Page 6 Col. 6
and
The Alexandria
Citizen 13 Dec 1900 Page 1 Col 1.
They were married by Judge Saxton.
(1)
Inga Peterson
b. abt 1888
d. Unknown
(2) Hilma Brandon Obituary of Hilma Brandon
Blackwell Cemetery
Listing
Stephen A Blackwell
10.2.5.6
14th Generation
Children of Stephen A. Blackwell and Inga Peterson
Photo 94
Children of Stephen
A. Blackwell and Inga Peterson
14th Generation
10.2.5.6.1
Royal Everett Stephen Blackwell
(1st Marriage)
Children of Stephen A. Blackwell and Hilma Brandon
Children
of Stephen A Blackwell and Hilma Brandon
14th Generation
10.2.5.6.2
Henry Blackwell
10.2.5.6.3
Myron Blackwell
10.2.5.6.4
Lorayne Blackwell
10.2.5.6.5
Sherwin Blackwell
10.2.5.6.6
Lynn Vincent Blackwell
10.2.5.6.7
Burton Blackwell
Henry Blackwell - Hilma Blackwell - Myron Blackwell - Stephen A. Blackwell
Photo 102
Left to Right
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Photo submitted my Marilee Larkey
14th
1st born
Royal Everett Stephen
Blackwell
Royal Everett Stephen Blackwell & Inga
Peterson
14th Generation
10.2.5.6.1 Royal Everett Stephen Blackwell
b. 24 Feb 1901 Douglas Co., MN.
d. 22 Jul 1973 Santa Clara, CA.
Royal's mother was Inga Peterson
Confirmation of Royals
Birth Mother from Minnesota Death Certificate
Minnesota Death Certificate states...
BLACKWELL, ROYAL EVERETT STEPHEN
certificate# 1901-05853
Date of Birth: 02/24/1901
County of Birth:
Douglas
Mothers Maiden Name: Peterson
No Children listed
for Royal Everett Stephen Blackwell
Robert L Blackwell
1941 - 1992
Photo 99
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14th
2nd born
Henry Brandon Blackwell &
Gladys Skeels
Children
of Stephen A. Blackwell (10.2.5.6) and Hilma Brandon (1887-1952)
Henry Brandon Blackwell & Gladys Skeels
14th Generation
Children of Stephen A. Blackwell (10.2.5.6) and Hilma
Brandon (1887-1952)
10.2.5.6.2 Henry Brandon Blackwell
b. 16 Feb 1906
d. 22 Apr 2005 Alexandria, MN.
Obituary of Henry Brandon Blackwell
Married
17 May 1933 Seaside
Gladys Skeels
Obituary of Gladys
Blackwell
b. 14 Jun 1907 Salem, OR.
d. abt 1 Jun 1994 Aged 87 Years
She is the daughter of Wallace and
Nellie Skeels.
Back Row -
Henry 13 - Myron 10
Front Row -
Lorayne 7 - Sherwin 3 1/2
Photo taken in 1920
Photo submitted by Marilee Larkey 10.2.5.1.2.2.1
Photo 100
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This photo is believed to be
Steven A. Blackwell (right) with his son Henry (left)
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Photo taken in Alexandria, MN.
We estimate the son to be about 16 years of age.
This means the photo would have been taken in 1917
assuming Henry was born one year after the marriage date of 1900.
You will note that "Stephen" is wearing a
ribbon banner around
his
left shoulder and right waist.
Obviously, it was a day of
celebration
in that area. We are not aware of what event.
Photo submitted by Marilee Larkey
Photo 101
15th
The
Children of Henry Brandon Blackwell and Gladys Skeels
The Children of Henry Brandon Blackwell and Gladys Skeels
15th Generation
Children of Henry Brandon Blackwell and Gladys Skeels
10.2.5.6.2.1 LeAnn Dean Blackwell
10.2.5.6.2.2
Henry Dale Blackwell
10.2.5.6.2.3
Terry Lynn Blackwell
b. 4 Dec 1947
Married
Linda Sue Walkup
16th
The
Children of Terry Blackwell and Linda Sue Walkup
16th Generation
10.2.5.6.2.3 Children of Terry Blackwell and Linda Sue Walkup
The Children of Terry Blackwell and Linda Sue Walkup
16th Generation
10.2.5.6.2.3 Children of Terry Blackwell and Linda Sue
Walkup
10.2.5.6.2.3.1 Tory Brandon Blackwell
d. 1988
10.2.5.6.2.3.2 Tyler Justin Blackwell
b. 1977
Resides in Bend, OR.
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14th
3rd born
Myron Blackwell &
Avilla Davis, Eunice Estes
Myron Blackwell & Avilla Davis, Eunice Estes
14th Generation 10.2.5.6.3
Myron Blackwell
Obituary of Florice Myron Blackwell
b. 13 Jan 1909
d. 3 Feb 2001 Mountain Lake, Cottonwood County, MN
Death
certid#
2001-MN-507281
Married: 27 March 1931
Confirmation of Mother
(1) Avilla Davis
Obituary of
Arvilla Blackwell nee Davis
b. 10 Apr 1906 DeMoss Springs, Oregon
d. 22 Oct 1985 OR. (Buried in Joseph, Oregon)
See Note
Avilla was the daughter of Peter Davis and
Lizzie ...........?
Married:
(2) Eunice Adelle Estes (of McMinnville, OR)
b. 26 Dec 1907
d. 8 Sep 1994 OR.
Myron Blackwell (10.2.5.6.3) owned
the lakeside property on the north shore of Blackwell Lake. He sold
this
land off as lots.
Possession of one of the lots was returned to him and
this remains in the Blackwell
family. -- information provided by Kirk Blackwell
Myron Blackwell
Arvilla Blackwell - Davis
1909 - 2001
1906 - 1985
Photo 96
Photo 97
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15th
The Children
of Myron Blackwell and Avilla Davis
Children of Myron Blackwell (10.2.5.6.3) and Avilla Davis
The Children of Myron Blackwell and Avilla Davis
15th Generation
10.2.5.6.3.1
Robert L. Blackwell (Obit Below)
(Birth Mother was Betty Wilcott of Spokane, WA).
b. (adopted) 2 Jan 1941 Halfway, OR.
d. 24 Dec 1992 Deaconess
Medical Ctr., Billings, Montana
Obituary of Robert Blackwell Below
Married: 29 Aug 1964
Marjorie Kay Fast
b. 10 Nov 1941 Lustre, MT.
Marjorie remarried to
Willard J Friesen
Robert (10.2.5.6.3.1) and Marjorie Blackwell moved with Kari and Kirk from Lustre, Montana in January 1972 back to Holmes City, Minnesota, where Kami was born. They settled northwest of Holmes City on Broadview Farms, which had belonged to Robert’s great uncle John Brandon. Robert raised pigs and farmed. Among the land he farmed was that of his parents’ (Myron and Arvilla Blackwell) home place, north of Blackwell Lake. They farmed there until 1980, briefly lived in Park Rapids, MN and then moved to Mountain Lake, MN at Christmas, 1980 to work for Balzer Mfg.
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16th
The
Children of Robert Blackwell and Marjorie Kay Fast
Children of Robert Blackwell (10.2.5.6.3.1) and Marjorie Kay Fast
The Children of Robert Blackwell and Marjorie Kay Fast
16th Generation
10.2.5.6.3.1.1
Kari Blackwell
b. 10 Feb 1969 Glasgow, Montana
Married:
Nathan Frank Janzen (Presently reside
in Centerville, MN. (2006)
b. 2 Jul 1965
Nathan is the son of
Richard Frank Janzen
b. 6 Apr 1929
Darlene Siebert Janzen b. 2 Jun 1933
They reside in Butterfield, MN. (2006)
10.2.5.6.3.1.2
Kirk Douglas Blackwell
b. 4 Jan 1970 Glasgow, Montana
Married: 17 Aug 1996
Dannel Lanett Shelly
b. 16 Sept 1971 Harrisburg, PA.
Dannel is the daughter of Galen Heisey
Shelly
b. 3 Nov 1942 - Conewago Township, Elizabethtown, PA.
and Linda Kae Farver
b. 29 Mar 1945 Conewago Township, Elizabethtown, PA.
Kirk and Dannel Blackwell are missionaries with Avant Ministries.
They worked in Russia in the cities of Krasnodar (1994-1995), Oryol
(1997-1998) and St. Petersburg (2000 - 2003), followed by a five year
project in Poznan, Poland (January 2004 - August 2008) They are
planning another five year project in Koper, Slovenia beginning in 2009.
10.2.5.6.3.1.3
Kami Blackwell (of St. Paul)
b. 12 May 1973 Alexandria, MN.
Married: 11 Feb 1995
Matthew Hale
Kinney
b. 31 Mar 1971 Minneapolis, MN.
Matthew is the son of
William Merrill Kinney Sr.
b. 6 May 1942 Minneapolis, MN. and
Ann Marie
Carlblom
b. 31 Oct 1945
Detroit, MI.
William and Ann Kinney reside in Minnesota
(2006)
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17th
The Children
of Kari Blackwell and Nathan Janzen
Children of Kari Blackwell (10.2.5.6.3.1.1) and Nathan Janzen
The Children of Kari Blackwell and Nathan Janzen
17th Generation
10.2.5.6.3.1.1.1
Anika Paige Janzen
b. 7 Apr 1994 Minneapolis, MN.
10.2.5.6.3.1.1.2
Alecia Kaylee Janzen
b. 26 Feb 1997 Minneapolis, MN
10.2.5.6.3.1.1.3
Derek Robert Frank Janzen
b. 27 Aug 1999 Minneapolis, MN.
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17th
The
Children of Kirk Blackwell and Dannel Lanett Shelly
Children of Kirk Blackwell (10.2.5.6.3.1.2) and Dannel Lanett Shelly
The Children of Kirk Blackwell and Dannel Lanett Shelly
17th Generation
10.2.5.6.3.1.2.1
Elizabeth Kay Blackwell
b. 16 Mar 2000 Harrisburg, PA.
10.2.5.6.3.1.2.2
Emily Brooke Blackwell
b. 18 Aug 2002 Harrisburg, PA.
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17th
The Children of Kami Blackwell and Matthew Kinney
Children of Kami Blackwell (10.2.5.6.3.1.3) and Matthew Kinney
The Children of Kami Blackwell and Matthew Kinney
17th Generation
10.2.5.6.3.1.3.1
William Robert
Blackwell Kinney
b. 16 Jan 2002 Seattle, WA.
10.2.5.6.3.1.3.2 Ava Grace
Blackwell Kinney
b. 28 Oct 2004 Seattle, WA.
The
Blackwell - Kinneys moved from Seattle, WA. in the summer of 2006 and now
reside in Minnesota (2006)
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14th
4th born
Lorayne Blackwell
Lorayne Blackwell
14th Generation
10.2.5.6.4
Lorayne Blackwell
Obituary
of Lorayne Blackwell
b. 1 Oct 1912 Douglas County, MN
d. 23 Aug 1991 Lebanon Community Hospital
Burial at the Lebanon, OR. I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Married: 6 Jun 1937 Coburg, OR.
Jean R. Blalock
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15th
The
Children of Lorayne Blackwell and Jean Blalock
Children of Lorayne and Jean
Blalock
The Children of Lorayne Blackwell and Jean Blalock
15th Generation
10.2.5.6.4.1 Lois Blalock
(A Contributor to this website)
10.2.5.6.4.2 J. Robert Blalock
10.2.5.6.4.3 Doris Mae Blalock
(Harms)
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14th
5th born
Sherwin Blackwell
Sherwin Blackwell
14th Generation
10.2.5.6.5
Sherwin Blackwell
Obituary
of Sherwin Blackwell
b. 3 Apr 1916 Minnesota
d. 10 Apr 1990 Linn, OR.
Married: 8 Jun 1951 Reno, Nevada
Audrey Hill
Not shown in the same
cemetery from the
Cemetery
Listing
Sherwin Blackwell
Photo 223
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15th
The
Children of Sherwin Blackwell and Audrey Hill
Children of Sherwin
Blackwell and Audrey Hill
The Children of Sherwin Blackwell and Audrey Hill
15th Generation
b.
3 April, 1916 Douglas County, Minnesota
d, 10
April, 1990 Albany, OR.
Married: 8 Jun 1951 Reno, Nevada (Divorced 1968)
Audrey Hill
10.2.5.6.5.1 Donald Blackwell
(predeceased his father)
10.2.5.6.5.2 Stephen Blackwell
10.2.5.6.5.3 Joyce Blackwell
10.2.5.6.5.4 Sheryl
Blackwell (McCardle)
10.2.5.6.5.5 Karin
Blackwell (Byrne)
10.2.5.6.5.6 Vickie
Blackwell (Ferris)
10.2.5.6.5.7 Nancy
Blackwell (Bartz)
10.2.5.6.5.8 Connie
Pirtle (adopted)
10.2.5.6.5.9 Loretta
Pirtle (adopted)
Note: The order of children is uncertain.
Good Detail in
Obituary
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14th
6th born
Lynn Blackwell
Lynn Blackwell
14th Generation
10.2.5.6.6 Lynn
Blackwell
Cemetery Listing (Note different death date)
b. 9 Aug 1921
d. 31 Aug 1949 Oregon SGT, 116th Medical Regt., 41
Div. World War II, BSM.
Married
Zola Mae Zimbrick
b. 12 Apr 1922 Sodaville, OR.
d. 24 Sep 1999 Lebanon, OR.
She was the Child of
Leslie Zimbrick and
Ellen LaForge
Obituary of Zola
Mae Blackwell
Cemetery Listing
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15th
Children of Lynn and Zola
Zimbrick
The Children of Lynn Blackwell and Zola Zimbrick
15th
Generation
10.2.5.6.6.1 Beverly
Blackwell
Beverly resides in
Lebanon, OR (2007)
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14th 7th born
Burton Blackwell
Burton Blackwell
14th Generation
10.2.5.6.7 Burton
Blackwell
b. 8 Sept 1924
No other information available at this time
From the Minnesota Historical
Files comes this information: Birth Certificate 1923-08862
BLACKWELL, BURTON WINSTON
Date of Birth: 07/24/1923 CERTID# 1923-08862
Note difference in birth dates
Mother Maiden Name: BRANDON
County of Birth: DOUGLAS
Note: The information we posted is a birth date of 8 Sept
1924. Simply, one of them is in error.
I suggest that one of them is a baptism date or I have entered wrong
information.
A correction is needed or an explanation.
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Information
and Family Facts
Information and Family Facts
Confirmation
Confirmation of
Myron's Birth Mother as well as Henry, Lorayne, Sherwin, Lynn and Burton.
Minnesota Death Certificate states ....
BLACKWELL, FLORICE MYRON certificate# 1909-07018
Date of Birth: 01/13/1909
County of Birth: Douglas
Mother Maiden Name: Brandon
Obituary of Florice Myron
Blackwell
Obituary of Florice Myron Blackwell
......................................................as provided by Kirk D.
Blackwell 10.2.5.6.3.1.2
Florice
M. "Myron" Blackwell, son of Stephen and Hilma (Brandon) Blackwell, was born
on
January 13, 1909 in Holmes City. In 1925 the family moved to Sodaville,
Oregon, where he
graduated from high school in 1928. He attended the
University of Oregon in Pre-Med and
received his BA degree in 1932, and his
master’s in counseling and guidance from
Arizona State University.
On March 27, 1931, Myron was united in marriage to Arvilla Davis in Oregon. Following their marriage he taught math and science at schools in Oregon, Washington, Montana, Minnesota and Arizona, and he had an avid interest in these fields up to his death. In between his 32 years of teaching, Myron farmed in Oregon and Minnesota with diversified crops and livestock. Following Arvilla’s death on October 22, 1985, Myron was united in marriage to Eunice Estes in Arizona on December 7, 1986. Eunice died on September 8, 1994.
He had a great interest and love of music and taught band and directed choirs in many churches and schools. The "Hallelujah Chorus" was his specialty. During his retirement in Mesa, Arizona, he organized and conducted a symphony of retired musicians. Their popularity soon spread and they held many concerts throughout the retirement parks. He moved to Mt. Lake in March of 1995 and was currently a member of the Evangelical Mennonite Brethren Church. Myron collected volumes of cassettes, magazines and books connected to his interests.
Myron died on Saturday evening, February 3, 2001, at the Good Samaritan Village in Mt. Lake at the age of 92 years and 21 days. Myron is survived by a daughter-in-law, Marjorie Blackwell Friesen and her husband Willard of Mt. Lake; a step-daughter, Shirley Jennings and her husband Jerry of Oregon; a step-son, Ed Newton and is wife Marlene of California; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren; eleven step-great-grandchildren; five step great great grandchildren; two brothers, Henry and Burton Blackwell and his wife Auby, all of Oregon; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his wives, Arvilla and Eunice; his son, Robert Blackwell; a sister, Lorayne Blalock; and two brothers, Sherwin and Lynn Blackwell. He is buried in the Mountain Lake, Minnesota E.M.B. Church cemetery in lot 76, plot 5.
Obituary of Arvilla Blackwell
nee Davis
Obituary of Arvilla Blackwell nee Davis
..................................................... as provided by -
Kirk D. Blackwell 10.2.5.6.3.1.2
Arvilla was born on August 10, 1906 at DeMoss
Springs, Oregon to Peter and Lizzie Davis. She
graduated from Franklin High
School in Portland and attended Arizona State at Tempe, Arizona. She
was a
member of the Joseph Eastern Star and regularly attended the Joseph United Methodist Church
and sang in the
church choir. She was a member of the Family Bible Church in Mesa, Arizona.
She was
a dietician, a music teacher and a violinist. On March 27, 1931,
Arvilla was united in marriage to
Myron Blackwell in Oregon. She passed away
on Tuesday, October 22, 1985 at Pendleton Oregon
reaching the age of 79
years, two months and twelve days.
She is survived by her husband, Myron of
Joseph; a son, Robert and his wife
Marjorie; and three grandchildren, Kari, Kirk
and Kami Blackwell all
of
Mountain Lake, Minnesota. She was preceded in death by her brother
Herschel
Davis. She is buried
in the Mountain Lake, Minn. E.M.B. Church
cemetery in lot 76, plot 8.
Note: Although originally buried in Joseph, Oregon, her cremated remains
were transferred to
Mt. Lake,
Minnesota, and buried next to
her husband.
Myron and Arvilla are the
Grandparents of a Contributor to the Blackwell Website, - Kirk Blackwell 10.2.5.6.3.1.2
Obituary of Henry Brandon
Blackwell
Obituary of Henry Brandon Blackwell 10.2.5.6.2
as provided by Terry Blackwell 10.2.5.6.2.3
INFORMATION ON HENRY BRANDON
BLACKWELL
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Photo 95
Obituary of Hilma Brandon
Blackwell
Obituary of Hilma Brandon
Blackwell
.................................................... as provided by -
Kirk D. Blackwell 10.2.5.6.3.1.2
Hilma
Brandon Blackwell was born June 3, 1887. She died August 4, 1952.
Funeral services were held August 7, 1952 at the Huston Funeral Home in Lebanon,
Oregon.
Burial is at the Lebanon I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Casket Bearers were Ralph
Smith, Otto Frank, Jim Sims,
Alfred Peckering, Jerry Coyle and
Bert James.
She was married to Stephen A. Blackwell.
They lived near Holmes City, Minnesota
and then moved to Sodaville, Oregon.
Obituary of Gladys Blackwell
Obituary of Gladys Blackwell
..........................................as provided by -
Kirk D. Blackwell 10.2.5.6.3.1.2
Gladys
Winnifred Blackwell, 87, died in her sleep June 1
____. She had been living in an adult foster
home in Bend, Oregon, with
her husband, Henry. A memorial service was held June 9 in First Baptist Church
of Bend.
Mrs. Blackwell was born June 14, 1907, in Salem, Oregon to Wallace and Nellie
Skeels. At age 4, she moved
with her family by wagon to Lebanon. She married
Henry Brandon Blackwell of Sodaville, Oregon, in 1933 and
the couple moved to
Bend in 1940. They moved to Sodaville in 1969 and returned to Bend in 1977.
During World War II, Mrs. Blackwell delivered parcel post in Bend by bicycle.
She was one of the early graduates
of the Central Oregon Community College
licensed professional nursing program. She worked as a nurse at
St. Charles
Hospital in the 1960’s.
Throughout her life she had been an active member of the Grange, First Baptist
Church of Bend and
Sodaville Church. Her interests included music, needlepoint
and cooking.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Blackwell is survived by a daughter,
LeAnn Dean
of Redmond, Washington;
two sons, Dale Blackwell of Aurora, Oregon and Terry
Blackwell of Bend; 13 grandchildren; and nine
great-grandchildren. She was
preceded in death by a sister, Gracie Coyle of
Lebanon.
Information provided by Terry
Blackwell
Some of the history as it has been told to me is that in the late 1800s the
lumber mills in Minnesota
were running out of wood. Oregon was just being
discovered as a viable wood production area so a lot
of the loggers and mill
people from Minnesota started transferring to Oregon at about that time.
Our area of Bend, Oregon was established then with the start of two large sawmills.
One was Brooks-Scanlin
and the other was Shevlin Hixon. These men were all
formerly Minnesota mill owners. Stephen (10.2.5.6)
was a steam engineer
and I think he worked around the country to some extent. He spent some
time in
Colorado on a steam shovel or something of that nature. He came to
the Lebanon area and found work,
and then went back for the family when my
father was about 18. Sherwin and Burton worked as loggers.
Dad
carried mail on horseback part of the time because of the mud, and he also
started a small dairy, raised
pigs, etc. etc. After he and my mother got
married, they moved to Bend where he worked as a county mechanic,
and a fireman
for the City of Bend. He then became a postman which he retired from after
more then twenty years.
They then moved to Sodaville, outside of Lebanon. I have fond memories of
visiting Uncle Myron's (10.2.5.6.3)
farm in Powell Butte as a kid. There
were big Sunday dinners and we would explore around the farm catching
bull
frogs, and anything else of interest. There was always lots of laughter
and music. Dad and Myron were close
and maintained such a relationship
throughout their lives. I also remember a trip to the farm in Minnesota
where
Blackwell Lake is. Uncle Myron taught me to drive a tractor. It had a small platform on the back and I could
take
a small aluminum boat down to the lake with the tractor. I also had
to use it to pick up broken hay bails.
I remember that it was the 4th of July because we
bought fireworks and set them off. The year had to be about 1959.
My
Mother had to stay home but we brought Lorayne with us (Dad and Myron's only
sister). I had a pellet gun and
shot a pigeon off the rafter of the barn
and Myron wanted me to learn not to kill something without a reason, so he
taught me to clean and pluck it and had Arvilla cook it for me for dinner.
Obituary of Robert L.
Blackwell
Obituary of Robert L. Blackwell
...................................... as provided
by his son - Kirk D. Blackwell 10.2.5.6.3.1.2 (Also
See)
Robert Lee Blackwell was adopted at birth by
Myron and Arvilla (Davis) Blackwell on January 2, 1941,
at Halfway, Oregon.
He attended school in Washington and Oregon and graduated in 1959 from
Lustre Bible Academy in Lustre,
Montana. After completing his education, Robert spent a short time in
Colorado, before being called home to help on the family farm, located on
Blackwell Lake near Alexandria, Minnesota, due to his father's
ill health. In the summer of 1963, he returned to Lustre, Montana, to work
as a farm laborer. He was united in marriage on August 29, 1964 to Marjorie
Kay Fast, whom he had met
at the Lustre Bible Academy. The couple farmed
in Montana until 1971, when they moved to a farm near Alexandria, Minnesota. They have lived in
Mountain Lake, Minnesota since 1980, where Robert was
presently working at
Conestoga Wood Inc. Robert loved his job, but his family always came first.
He loved
young people and always had time for them. He was involved in
sports as a spectator, participant, and
coach. He served on the Executive
Board of the Minnesota Pork Producers in the late 1970's as well as
serving
on the Alexandria Vo-Tech advisory Board and a member of the Mountain Lake
Christian School
Board.
Robert died on Thursday, December 24, 1992, at Deaconess Medical Center in
Billings, Montana. He
attained the age of
51 years, 11 months, and 22 days. Robert was baptized in the Christian
Church after
a revival service, and joined the E.M.B. Church in Mountain
Lake, Minnesota in 1982. He was an active church member, serving on various
boards and serving as Sunday School teacher.
Mr. Blackwell is survived by his wife, Marjorie Blackwell of Mountain Lake,
Minnesota; three children, Kari Janzen
and her
husband, Nathan, of Vadnais Heights, Minnesota,
Kirk Blackwell and Kami Blackwell both of St. Paul, Minnesota; his father,
Myron Blackwell and his wife, Eunice, of McMinnville, Oregon; his birth
mother, Betty Wilcott
of Spokane, Washington; also many other relatives and
friends. He was preceded in death by his mother, Arvilla Blackwell. He is
buried in the Mountain Lake, Minnesota E.M.B. Church cemetery in lot 79,
plot 1.
Obituary
Obituary of Robert Blackwell
Obituary of Robert Blackwell
10.2.5.6.3.1
Echo Press
Dec 30 - 1992
Funeral services for Mr.
Robert L. Blackwell, 51, of Mountain Lake, MN., were held at 1:30 PM on
Tuesday, December 29, 1992 at the Evangelical Mennonite Brethren Church in
Mountain Lake with Pastor Richard Korns officiating. Burial followed the
service in the Evangelical Mennonite Brethren Church Cemetery in rural
Mountain Lake. Mr. Blackwell died on Thursday, December 24, 1992 at
Deaconess Medical Center in Billings, Montana. Robert Lee Blackwell was
adopted at birth by Myron and Arvilla (Davis) Blackwell on January 2, 1941, at
Halfway, Oregon. He attended school in Washington and Oregon and
graduated in 1959 from Lustre Bible Academy in Lustre, Montana.
After completing his education, Robert spent a short time in Colorado, before
being called home to help on the family farm, located on Blackwell Lake near
Alexandria, due to his father's ill health. In the summer of 1963, he
returned to Lustre, Montana to work as a farm laborer. He was united in
marriage on August 29, 1964 to Marjorie Kay Fast, whom he had met at Lustre
Bible Academy. The couple farmed in Montana until 1971 when they moved to
a farm near Alexandria. They have lived in Mountain Lake since 1980 where
Robert was presently working at Conestoga Wood Inc. He served on the
Executive Board of the Minnesota Port Producers in the lat 1970's as well as
serving on the Alexandria Vo-Tech Advisory Board and a member of the Mountain
Lake Christian School Board. Robert joined the Evangelical Mennonite
Brethren Church in Mountain Lake in 1982.
Mr. Blackwell is survived by his wife, Marjorie Blackwell of Mountain Lake;
three children: Karl Janzen and her husband Nathan of Vadnais Heights; Kirk
Blackwell and Kami Blackwell both of St. Paul; his father, Myron Blackwell and
his wife, Eunice of McMinnville, Oregon; his birth mother, Betty Wilcott of
Spokane, Washington; and also many other relatives and friends. He was
preceded in death by his mother Arvilla Blackwell.
Arrangements were with the Eifert Funeral Home in Mountain Lake, Minnesota.
Obituary of Lorayne Blalock nee Blackwell
Obituary of Lorayne Blalock nee Blackwell
......................................................as provided by Kirk D.
Blackwell 10.2.5.6.3.1.2
Lorayne
A. Blalock, 78, of Lebanon, Oregon, died on August 23, 1991 at Lebanon
Community Hospital.
Burial is at the Lebanon, Oregon I.O.O.F. Cemetery. She
was born Lorayne Blackwell October 1, 1912 in
Douglas County, Minnesota to
Stephen A. Blackwell and Hilma Brandon Blackwell.
She moved to the Lebanon area with her family when she was 12 years old, and
later graduated from
Lebanon High School.
She attended the University of
Oregon, graduating in the early 1930’s. She taught school in Mapleton before
marrying
Jean R. Blalock on June 6, 1937 in Coburg. They moved to Lebanon in
1938 and she started teaching
in Lebanon elementary schools in 1949. She had
last taught special education courses before her 1975 retirement.
She belonged to St. Martin’s Episcopal Church and sang in the choir. She was a
past worthy matron of
Marguerite Chapter No. 60, Order of Eastern Star, and a
member of the Lebanon Business and Professional Women
and the Alpha Delta
Kappa honorary sorority for teachers. She belonged to the Sweet Adelines,
Santiam Songsters,
and Lebanon Rebekahs, and was an honorary member of Pineway
Ladies Golf Club.
She is survived by her husband, Jean; daughter,
Lois Blalock of San Anselmo,
CA; son, J. Robert Blalock of
Sunnyvale, CA; stepdaughter, Dorismae Harms of
Rancho Murieta, CA; brothers, Henry, Myron and Burton, all of
Oregon; and a
stepgrandson.
Obituary of Sherwin S Blackwell
Obituary of Sherwin S Blackwell
......................................................as provided by Kirk D.
Blackwell 10.2.5.6.3.1.2
Sherwin
Stephen Blackwell, 74, was born April 3, 1916 in Douglas County, Minnesota.
He
died April 10, 1990 at his home in Albany, Oregon. Burial is at the Lebanon,
Oregon I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
He was the son of Stephen A. Blackwell and Hilma
Brandon Blackwell.
As a young child, he moved
to Sodaville, Oregon, where he received his education. He then attended
college
at Oregon State College, receiving a degree in Agriculture in 1940.
After graduation, he worked for the
Soil Conservation Corps. During World War
II he worked for the war department, relocating Japanese Americans
in the
northwest. He received the Presidential Citation of Merit from President
Roosevelt for his work in the
northwest. After the war, Sherwin became
co-owner of the Blackwell Brothers Lumber Company from 1946 to 1952.
In 1960,
he moved to Palo Alto, California where he was engaged in real estate. After
retirement, he moved to
Albany, Oregon and was a driver for the Airport
Express. He was an avid gardener and fisherman.
He married Audrey Hill
June 8, 1951, in Reno, Nevada, and they divorced in 1968.
Survivors include a son,
Stephen Blackwell of Albany; daughters, Joyce Blackwell of Portland;
Sheryl
McCardle of
Garden Grove, CA; Karin Byrne,
Vickie Ferris, and Nancy Bartz, all
of San Jose, CA; brothers, Henry Blackwell of
Bend, OR; Myron Blackwell of
Joseph, OR; Burton Blackwell of Grants Pass, OR; sister Lorayne Blalock of
Lebanon, OR; sister-in-law, Zola Blackwell (wife of brother Lynn) of Lebanon,
OR; two foster children, Connie and
Loretta Pirtle of Albany; his former wife,
Audrey Hill of Mt. View, CA; seven grandchildren, and numerous nieces
and
nephews. One son, Donald, and a brother, Lynn, preceded him in death.
Obituary of Zola Mae Blackwell
Obituary of Zola Mae Blackwell
......................................................as provided by Kirk D.
Blackwell 10.2.5.6.3.1.2
Cemetery Listing
Zola
May Blackwell, 77, of Lebanon, Oregon, died September 24, 1999, ending a long
battle with cancer.
Burial is at the Lebanon I.O.O.F. Cemetery. She was born
April 12, 1922, in Sodaville, Oregon, to Leslie and
Ellen (Zimbrick) LaForge,
and was the youngest of three girls.
She graduated from Lebanon High School in 1939 and began a career in banking
that lasted over 40 years.
In 1944, she married grade-school sweetheart Lynn
Vincent Blackwell. He died in 1949.
She was an active member of the Sodaville Evangelical Church for more than 50
years, and many of those
years serving as secretary, treasurer and pianist.
She enjoyed playing games, dancing, traveling, watching
wrestling, and
socializing with family and friends. She was remembered especially for her
birthday wish phone
calls. In 1991, she was the Grand Marshall for the
centennial celebration of the city of Sodaville.
Surviving are daughter and son-in-law Beverly and
Larry Nelson of Lebanon;
granddaughter, Angela Nelson;
partner Scott Logan of Corvallis; and sisters,
Alice Frank of Lebanon and Vera Donaca of Portland.
More information about the Stephen A. Blackwell Family
More Information about the Stephen A Blackwell FamilyThe Stephen A. Blackwell family with Hilma Brandon, left Minnesota and moved to Oregon.
Kirk Blackwell has found the school records of the children in Oregon.Provided by Kirk Blackwell 10.2.5.6.3.1.2
Information on Many of the Family on this page
Provided by Kirk Blackwell 10.2.5.6.3.2.1Record of Registration, Sept. 17, 1934 - May 23, 1935
Second Teacher: Lorayne BlackwellSODAVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 13, 1919 – 1928
Linn County, Oregon
Record of Registration, Sept. 28, 1925 - May 14, 1926
Teacher, Emilla DartName, sex, age at last birthday
Blackwell, Lorayne, f, 13
Record of Registration, Sept. 27, 1926 - May 20, 1927
Teacher, Muriel E. NothigerName, sex, age at last birthday
Blackwell, Sherwin, m, 10
Record of Registration, Sept. 26, 1927 - May 24, 1928
Teacher, Ruth GintherName, sex, age at last birthday
Blackwell, Sherwin, m, 11
http://linnhistory.peak.org/schools/sodaville1919-28.html
SODAVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 13, 1927 - 1929
District Clerk's Annual Census Report, November 30, 1927
Names, Age at Last Birthday, Sex, Parent/Guardian, Address
Blackwell, Burton, 4, m, S. A. & H. Blackwell, Lebanon, R. 4
Blackwell, Lorayne, 15, f, S. A. & H. Blackwell, Lebanon, R. 4
Blackwell, Lynn, 6, m, S. A. & H. Blackwell, Lebanon, R. 4
Blackwell, Myron, 19, m, S. A. & H. Blackwell, Lebanon, R. 4
Blackwell, Sherwin, 11, m, S. A. & H. Blackwell, Lebanon, R. 4
1929 -
Names, Age at Last Birthday, Sex, Parent/Guardian, Address
Blackwell, Burton, 6, m, S. A. & H. Blackwell, Lebanon, R. 1
Blackwell, Lorayne, 17, f, S. A. & H. Blackwell, Lebanon, R. 1
Blackwell, Lynn, 8, m, S. A. & H. Blackwell, Lebanon, R. 1
Blackwell, Sherwin, 13, m, S. A. & H. Blackwell, Lebanon, R. 1http://linnhistory.peak.org/schools/sodaville1927-29.html
SODAVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 13, 1928 - 1935
Record of Registration, Sept. 24, 1928 - May 24, 1929
Teacher: Ruth GintherName, sex, age at last birthday
Blackwell, Sherwin, m, 12
Record of Registration, Sept. 23, 1929 - May 23, 1930
Teacher: Ruth GintherName, sex, age at last birthday
Blackwell, Sherwin, m, 13
Record of Registration, Sept. 22, 1930 - May 25, 1931
Teacher: Emilla DartName, sex, age at last birthday
Blackwell, Burton, m, 7
Blackwell, Lynn, m, 9
Record of Registration, Sept. 21, 1931 - (no date listed)
Teacher: E. H. CampbellName, sex, age at last birthday
Blackwell, Lynn, f, 10
Record of Registration, Sept. 26, 1932 - June 6, 1933
