Captain William Nivison Blow, CSA; Commander, Sussex Light Dragoons, Company H, 13th Virginia Regiment, Cavalry. Married Lavinia Cargill 4 March 1847.
"In / Memory of / William Nivison Blow / Captain Co. H., 13th Virginia Cavalry / C.S.A. / born Jan. 8th 1822 / Died Sept. 28th, 1899 / 'Mark the upright man and / behold the just, for the end / of that man is peace.'" [headstone]∼Captain Company H - 13th Virginia Cavalry. Enlisted 4/24/61 at Waverly. Elected captain 5/5/62, commanding dismouned men July & Aug 63,
absent sick much of 1864, applied for retirement & approved 12/2/64. Graduate of W&M & attended West Point,. Sussex superintendent of Schools postwar.
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
The Blow family were prominent residents of Sussex County and Portsmouth, Virginia. George Blow (1787-1870) and his wife Elizabeth Waller (1791-1841) were married in Williamsburg on 12 December 1807. They had thirteen children. Among them were George Blow (1813-1894) and William Nevison Blow (1822-1901). George Blow was an attorney, and later judge of the Norfolk Circuit Court. He married Elizabeth Taylor Allmand (1823-1868) in Norfolk on 27 August 1846. They had twelve children, including Emma Blacknall Blow (1847-1914). She married Arthur Clarico Freeman (1845-1908) in Norfolk on 5 March 1873. They had four children, including Emma Blow Freeman (b. 1876). She married Allen M. Cook (1870-1941).
William Nevison Blow (1822-1901) married Lavinia Cargill (1821-1868) in Norfolk on 4 March 1847. They had ten children, including a son also named William Nevison Blow (1855-1907). He married Mary Elizabeth Thomas (1863-1943) of Maine on 27 October 1882 in Denver, Colorado. They later resided at "Tower Hill," the family plantation in Sussex County, Virginia. They had one son, William Thomas Blow (1883-1943), who inherited the property after his father's death.
SCOPE AND CONTENT INFORMATION
Papers, 1811-1952, of the Blow and Cook familis of Sussex County, Portsmouth, and Norfolk, Virginia, including the allied families of Allmand and Freeman. The collection contains correspondence, subject files, ledgers, and photographs relating to the descendants of Judge George Blow (1813-1894) and his brother William Nevison Blow (1822-1901), as well as Emma Blow Freeman (b. 1876) and her husband Allen M. Cook (1870- 1941).
"In / Memory of / William Nivison Blow / Captain Co. H., 13th Virginia Cavalry / C.S.A. / born Jan. 8th 1822 / Died Sept. 28th, 1899 / 'Mark the upright man and / behold the just, for the end / of that man is peace.'" [headstone]∼Captain Company H - 13th Virginia Cavalry. Enlisted 4/24/61 at Waverly. Elected captain 5/5/62, commanding dismouned men July & Aug 63,
absent sick much of 1864, applied for retirement & approved 12/2/64. Graduate of W&M & attended West Point,. Sussex superintendent of Schools postwar.
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
The Blow family were prominent residents of Sussex County and Portsmouth, Virginia. George Blow (1787-1870) and his wife Elizabeth Waller (1791-1841) were married in Williamsburg on 12 December 1807. They had thirteen children. Among them were George Blow (1813-1894) and William Nevison Blow (1822-1901). George Blow was an attorney, and later judge of the Norfolk Circuit Court. He married Elizabeth Taylor Allmand (1823-1868) in Norfolk on 27 August 1846. They had twelve children, including Emma Blacknall Blow (1847-1914). She married Arthur Clarico Freeman (1845-1908) in Norfolk on 5 March 1873. They had four children, including Emma Blow Freeman (b. 1876). She married Allen M. Cook (1870-1941).
William Nevison Blow (1822-1901) married Lavinia Cargill (1821-1868) in Norfolk on 4 March 1847. They had ten children, including a son also named William Nevison Blow (1855-1907). He married Mary Elizabeth Thomas (1863-1943) of Maine on 27 October 1882 in Denver, Colorado. They later resided at "Tower Hill," the family plantation in Sussex County, Virginia. They had one son, William Thomas Blow (1883-1943), who inherited the property after his father's death.
SCOPE AND CONTENT INFORMATION
Papers, 1811-1952, of the Blow and Cook familis of Sussex County, Portsmouth, and Norfolk, Virginia, including the allied families of Allmand and Freeman. The collection contains correspondence, subject files, ledgers, and photographs relating to the descendants of Judge George Blow (1813-1894) and his brother William Nevison Blow (1822-1901), as well as Emma Blow Freeman (b. 1876) and her husband Allen M. Cook (1870- 1941).
Captain William Nivison Blow, CSA; Commander, Sussex Light Dragoons, Company H, 13th Virginia Regiment, Cavalry. Married Lavinia Cargill 4 March 1847.
"In / Memory of / William Nivison Blow / Captain Co. H., 13th Virginia Cavalry / C.S.A. / born Jan. 8th 1822 / Died Sept. 28th, 1899 / 'Mark the upright man and / behold the just, for the end / of that man is peace.'" [headstone]∼Captain Company H - 13th Virginia Cavalry. Enlisted 4/24/61 at Waverly. Elected captain 5/5/62, commanding dismouned men July & Aug 63,
absent sick much of 1864, applied for retirement & approved 12/2/64. Graduate of W&M & attended West Point,. Sussex superintendent of Schools postwar.
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
The Blow family were prominent residents of Sussex County and Portsmouth, Virginia. George Blow (1787-1870) and his wife Elizabeth Waller (1791-1841) were married in Williamsburg on 12 December 1807. They had thirteen children. Among them were George Blow (1813-1894) and William Nevison Blow (1822-1901). George Blow was an attorney, and later judge of the Norfolk Circuit Court. He married Elizabeth Taylor Allmand (1823-1868) in Norfolk on 27 August 1846. They had twelve children, including Emma Blacknall Blow (1847-1914). She married Arthur Clarico Freeman (1845-1908) in Norfolk on 5 March 1873. They had four children, including Emma Blow Freeman (b. 1876). She married Allen M. Cook (1870-1941).
William Nevison Blow (1822-1901) married Lavinia Cargill (1821-1868) in Norfolk on 4 March 1847. They had ten children, including a son also named William Nevison Blow (1855-1907). He married Mary Elizabeth Thomas (1863-1943) of Maine on 27 October 1882 in Denver, Colorado. They later resided at "Tower Hill," the family plantation in Sussex County, Virginia. They had one son, William Thomas Blow (1883-1943), who inherited the property after his father's death.
SCOPE AND CONTENT INFORMATION
Papers, 1811-1952, of the Blow and Cook familis of Sussex County, Portsmouth, and Norfolk, Virginia, including the allied families of Allmand and Freeman. The collection contains correspondence, subject files, ledgers, and photographs relating to the descendants of Judge George Blow (1813-1894) and his brother William Nevison Blow (1822-1901), as well as Emma Blow Freeman (b. 1876) and her husband Allen M. Cook (1870- 1941).
"In / Memory of / William Nivison Blow / Captain Co. H., 13th Virginia Cavalry / C.S.A. / born Jan. 8th 1822 / Died Sept. 28th, 1899 / 'Mark the upright man and / behold the just, for the end / of that man is peace.'" [headstone]∼Captain Company H - 13th Virginia Cavalry. Enlisted 4/24/61 at Waverly. Elected captain 5/5/62, commanding dismouned men July & Aug 63,
absent sick much of 1864, applied for retirement & approved 12/2/64. Graduate of W&M & attended West Point,. Sussex superintendent of Schools postwar.
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
The Blow family were prominent residents of Sussex County and Portsmouth, Virginia. George Blow (1787-1870) and his wife Elizabeth Waller (1791-1841) were married in Williamsburg on 12 December 1807. They had thirteen children. Among them were George Blow (1813-1894) and William Nevison Blow (1822-1901). George Blow was an attorney, and later judge of the Norfolk Circuit Court. He married Elizabeth Taylor Allmand (1823-1868) in Norfolk on 27 August 1846. They had twelve children, including Emma Blacknall Blow (1847-1914). She married Arthur Clarico Freeman (1845-1908) in Norfolk on 5 March 1873. They had four children, including Emma Blow Freeman (b. 1876). She married Allen M. Cook (1870-1941).
William Nevison Blow (1822-1901) married Lavinia Cargill (1821-1868) in Norfolk on 4 March 1847. They had ten children, including a son also named William Nevison Blow (1855-1907). He married Mary Elizabeth Thomas (1863-1943) of Maine on 27 October 1882 in Denver, Colorado. They later resided at "Tower Hill," the family plantation in Sussex County, Virginia. They had one son, William Thomas Blow (1883-1943), who inherited the property after his father's death.
SCOPE AND CONTENT INFORMATION
Papers, 1811-1952, of the Blow and Cook familis of Sussex County, Portsmouth, and Norfolk, Virginia, including the allied families of Allmand and Freeman. The collection contains correspondence, subject files, ledgers, and photographs relating to the descendants of Judge George Blow (1813-1894) and his brother William Nevison Blow (1822-1901), as well as Emma Blow Freeman (b. 1876) and her husband Allen M. Cook (1870- 1941).
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