George Washington Tankersley Blackburn (1846-1891)

George Washington Tankersley Blackburn

Birth

22 Feb 1846

Perry County, Alabama, USA

Death

28 Dec 1891 (aged 45)

Deport, Lamar County, Texas, USA

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Deport Cemetery

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He was the only child of Dr. Oliver Deal Tankersley and Margaret Emaline Blackburn. There is an old family story that says George killed a man and changed his name to Blackburn to run from the law.

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Elizabeth Inman Blackburn

1849–1939

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George Washington Tankersley Blackburn

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Dr Oliver Dale Tankersley

Margaret Emaline Blackburn Nixon

Elizabeth Inman Blackburn

James Battle Nixon Jr

Frances Billingsley "Fannie" Nixon Benham

James Green Tankersley

Susan Tankersley Coffman

Johanna "Johnnie" Tankersley Goddard

Lulu V. H. Tankersley

Sarah Newton "Newtie" Tankersley

Dora Blackburn Wood

Reuben Percell Blackburn

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