John was born in Franklin Co, IN to William Blackburn and Susan Bolton. He married in 1868 in Tipton Co, IN to Sarah Ellen Mackey. To this union, 8 children were born. They divorced in 1892, due to John's affair with his wife's sister (one child was born). John died just short of his 73rd birthday in Butler Township from liver cancer. His grave is unmarked.
John was born in Franklin Co, IN to William Blackburn and Susan Bolton. He married in 1868 in Tipton Co, IN to Sarah Ellen Mackey. To this union, 8 children were born. They divorced in 1892, due to John's affair with his wife's sister (one child was born). John died just short of his 73rd birthday in Butler Township from liver cancer. His grave is unmarked.
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Cynthia Ann Blackburn Stafford
1841–1916
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Andrew Jackson Blackburn
1845–1914
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Thomas Jefferson Blackburn
1848–1903
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Perry C. Blackburn
1849–1923
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Francis Lafayette Blackburn
1853–1926
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James M. Blackburn
1855 – unknown
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Mary E. Blackburn Gildersleeve
1857–1928
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Elihu Merritt Blackburn
1859–1910
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George F. Blackburn
1862–1900
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Valentine "Valley" Blackburn
1864–1946
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