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John W. Blackmer

John W. Blackmer

Male Abt 1842 - 1886  (~ 44 years)

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  • Name John W. Blackmer  [1
    Born Abt 1842  Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Military John W. Blackmer, Pvt., Co. I, 74th Ind. Vol. Inf.  [3
    Occupation 1862  [2
    John W. Blackmer's stated occupation prior to enlistment was "miller." 
    Died 14 Feb 1886  LaGrange, LaGrange County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    • Cause of death: chronic diarrhea, since Civil War service.
    Person ID I6377  Full
    Last Modified 16 Mar 2015 

    Family Adaline D. Cunningham,   b. Abt 1844, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1893 and 1895, Gove County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 49 years) 
    Married 23 Dec 1865  Kiosciusko County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Divorced Y  [8
    • Possible divorce prior to 1882? Marriage records indicate the marriage of John W. Blackmer to Adeline Blackmer on 19 May 1882 in St. Joseph County, Michigan. An official marriage license for John W. Blackmer to Adeline Stauffer, 23 December 1865, Cass County, Michigan, attests to the earlier marriage.

    Children 
     1. Burgess Blackmer,   b. 7 Dec 1874
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2015 
    Family ID F2269  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S4810] Adaline Stauffer, widow's pension application no. 105,081,. W.C. no. 75,428; service of Lafayette Stauffer (Orderly Sgt., Co. B, 29th Ind. Vol. Inf.., Civil War, Union); remarried, Adeline Blackmer, widow's certificate no. 340,064, service of John W. Blackmer (pvt., Co. J., 74th Ind. Inf., Civil War, Union); Burgess R. Blackmer, minor child, cert. no. 400,532; Case Files of Approved Pension Applications . . ., 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D. C. [p. 32].

    2. [S4816] Certificate of discharge, John W. Blackmer; Adaline Stauffer, widow's pension application no. 105,081,. W.C. no. 75,428; service of Lafayette Stauffer (Orderly Sgt., Co. B, 29th Ind. Vol. Inf.., Civil War, Union); remarried, Adeline Blackmer, widow's certificate no. 340,064, service of John W. Blackmer (pvt., Co. J., 74th Ind. Inf., Civil War, Union); Burgess R. Blackmer, minor child, cert. no. 400,532; Case Files of Approved Pension Applications . . ., 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D. C. [p. 164].

    3. [S4811] Adaline Stauffer, widow's pension application no. 105,081,. W.C. no. 75,428; service of Lafayette Stauffer (Orderly Sgt., Co. B, 29th Ind. Vol. Inf.., Civil War, Union); remarried, Adeline Blackmer, widow's certificate no. 340,064, service of John W. Blackmer (pvt., Co. J., 74th Ind. Inf., Civil War, Union); Burgess R. Blackmer, minor child, cert. no. 400,532; Case Files of Approved Pension Applications . . ., 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D. C. [p. 32].

    4. [S4812] Adaline Stauffer, widow's pension application no. 105,081,. W.C. no. 75,428; service of Lafayette Stauffer (Orderly Sgt., Co. B, 29th Ind. Vol. Inf.., Civil War, Union); remarried, Adeline Blackmer, widow's certificate no. 340,064, service of John W. Blackmer (pvt., Co. J., 74th Ind. Inf., Civil War, Union); Burgess R. Blackmer, minor child, cert. no. 400,532; Case Files of Approved Pension Applications . . ., 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D. C. [p. 41].

    5. [S4815] Affidavit of Adaline Burnham, February 1896' Adaline Stauffer, widow's pension application no. 105,081,. W.C. no. 75,428; service of Lafayette Stauffer (Orderly Sgt., Co. B, 29th Ind. Vol. Inf.., Civil War, Union); remarried, Adeline Blackmer, widow's certificate no. 340,064, service of John W. Blackmer (pvt., Co. J., 74th Ind. Inf., Civil War, Union); Burgess R. Blackmer, minor child, cert. no. 400,532; Case Files of Approved Pension Applications . . ., 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D. C. [p. 119].

    6. [S4809] Request for confirmation of remarriage, Adaline Stauffer, widow's pension application no. 105,081,. W.C. no. 75,428; service of Lafayette Stauffer (Orderly Sgt., Co. B, 29th Ind. Vol. Inf.., Civil War, Union); remarried, subsequent widow's certificate no. 340,064, service of John W. Blackmer (pvt., Co. J., 74th Ind. Inf., Civil War, Union); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications . . ., 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D. C. [Other pertinent file numbers include Inv. no.. 550,441, John H. Blackmer; Malcome D. Burham, gdn. (step-father), for minor Burgess W. Blackmer, service of John W. Blackmer, cited above.] [p. 29].

    7. [S4814] Marriage license exhibit, John W. Blackmer-Adeline Stauffer; Adaline Stauffer, widow's pension application no. 105,081,. W.C. no. 75,428; service of Lafayette Stauffer (Orderly Sgt., Co. B, 29th Ind. Vol. Inf.., Civil War, Union); remarried, Adeline Blackmer, widow's certificate no. 340,064, service of John W. Blackmer (pvt., Co. J., 74th Ind. Inf., Civil War, Union); Burgess R. Blackmer, minor child, cert. no. 400,532; Case Files of Approved Pension Applications . . ., 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D. C. [p. 114].

    8. [S4817] "Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N3NW-4QN : accessed 16 March 2015), John Blackmer-Adaline Cunningham Blackmer, 19 May 1882; citing Sturgis, St Joseph, Michigan, vol 3:239, record no. 219, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,342,471. [Image 336].