William Montgomery Blackmore1

#21348, (circa 1805 - 28 November 1853)
Father*George Dawson Blackmore2 (1762 - 1833)
Mother*Elizabeth Neely2 (s 1766 - 1833)

Family

Rachel J Barry b. 1812, d. 1843
Child 1.James W Blackmore6 (1842 - 1914)
Birth*circa 1805He was born circa 1805 at Sumner Co., TennesseeG; (grave marker has 7 Feb 1803.)3 
Marriage*26 June 1833He married Rachel J Barry, daughter of Redmond Dillon Barry and Jane Alexander, on 26 June 1833 at Sumner Co., TennesseeG.1,2 
12 April 1850In David Barry's will dated 12 April 1850, William Montgomery Blackmore was named as co-Executor.4 
Death*28 November 1853He died on 28 November 1853 at Sumner Co., TennesseeG.5 

Citations

  1. [S404] Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002: Marr. Bond of Wm M Blackmore and J Y Blythe, 26 Jun 1833, Sumner Co., for the marr. of Wm M Blackmore and Rachel J Barry. [This is an old document but may have been a transcription. The typed transcript, Work Projects Administration, p. 191 (img. 188/236, Ancestry.com), has marr. 26 Jun 1832, J T Blythe, bondsman], Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee. Online Ancestry.com.
  2. [S1909] Jay Guy Cisco, Historic Sumner County, Tennessee (Nashville: Folk-Keelin Printing Co., 1909), pp. 228-229, "Some Sumner Countians." George Dawson Blackmore, b. nr. Hagerstown MD, Feb 1762, d. Sumner Co. TN 27 Sep 1833. Soldier in the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War, under Cap't. Calmer, Col. Spotswood and Col. Febiger. Marr., in Sumner Co., 25 Dec 1786, Elizabeth Neely (say 1666 - 13 Dec 1833), dau. of Capt. Alex Neely and Elizabeth Montgomery; George and Elizabeth had ten children, two of whom d. in infancy. One son, William Montgomery Blackmore, marr. Rachel Jackson, dau. of Redmond Dillon Barry, and they had only one child who survived infancy, Hon. James W Blackmore of Gallatin.
  3. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. William M (45), b. TN, lawyer; Catherine V (20), b. TN.
  4. [S1888] Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008, online Ancestry.com, Sumner Co., Will Books 1789-1904, img. 487/1139. Will of David Barry of Sumner Co., dated 13 Apr 1850. Names wife Mary P Barry, their children Thankful, Franklin, Benjamin and Jane; co-Executors wife Mary P Barry and friend Wm M Blackmore; witn. J W Moss and John D Kelly. Proved at Sumner County Court, October Term, 1850. [Wm M Blackmore was the husband of David's sister Rachel]
  5. [S1628] FindAGrave.com, online findagrave.com, tall standing shared memorial. Gen William Blackmore, 7 Feb 1803 - 28 Nov 1853 / Rachel Barry, Wife of W M Blackmore, 23 Aug 1812 - 14 Jun 1843. Narrative: William Montgomery Blackmore, marr. (1) Rachael J. Barry, children George Dillen Blackmore (1837 - 1839) and James W. Blackmore (1843 - 1914); marr. (2) Catherine Ophelia Prince Walker (1831 - 1904). Memorials 36401025 and 36400931, created by Ahwahneeliz, photo added by OBXr.
  6. [S1886] Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963, online FamilySearch.org, 004183027, img. 853/2071. File No. 159 (or 157), Reg. No. 67, Reg. Dist. 841, Primary Reg. Dist. 28403. James W Blackmore, b. TN 9 Mar 1842, son of Wm Blackmore and Rachel Barry, both b. TN; marr., lawyer; d. West Main St., Gallatin TN, 11 May 1914, organic heart disease, age 71y 2m 2d; inf. Mrs. J W Blacjmore, res. Gallatin TN; bur. Gallatin TN 12 May 1914.