My Grandfather was "William Seburn Blackstone" Born Aug 2 1924, he died in a car accident in Laredo TX while doing a construction job. He was buried there and later exhumed and brought back to Brunswick GA by his wife (My Grandmother) Madeline Freeman Blackstone. They had 2 sons, Tommy Eugene and William Kenneth. His Parents were Foy Fenton Blackstone and Ruby Lee Collins Blackstone(both buried here in Brunswick, Foy and Ruby had 4 children, My grandfather and 3 siblings (Foy Jr., Paul Douglas, and Virginia Elizabeth- All buried here in Brunswick)Foy Sr.'s Parents were WILLIAM BALDWIN Blackstone and MARY ESMIL BACON.

I have searched in vain for William BALDWIN Blackstone and Mary Esmil BACON. If anyone has any info on them PLEASE let me know! They would be from Georgia or possibly NC (family stories say "we are originally from NC"

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I think that I have found your William Blackstone and family. On the 1920 Mendes,; 1700-Militia District, Tattnall, Georgia census, there is Will Blackston, 52, born in Georgia. He is widowed and is shown with his children, Foy, age 16, born in Georgia being the second oldest. On the 1920 Glennville, Tattnall, Georgia census, William B. Blackston, 42, is shown as head of household. It is hard to read but his wife's name looks like it is shown as Ezma M., 34, and they have been married 10 years. They have 7 children, with 6 living. Foye, age 7, is the second oldest child. On the 1900 1432-Militia Dist, Tattnall, Georgia is W. B. Blackston, 33, born Oct 1867 and his wife Ezzie born June 1875. On the 1880 4-Militia Dist, Columbia, Georgia census is Baldwin Blackstone, 13, with his father George F. Blackstone, 33, born in Georgia and his mother Frances, 40, born in Georgia. I believe that George's father is Bennington Baldwin Blackstone and his mother is Sarah Ann Baston. I think that Bennington's father is James Blackston(e) and his mother was Frances Rees.

My oldest known Blackstone is Richard, born 1791 in South Carolina. He is on the 1850 Gordon County, Georgia census before he traveled to Poinsett County Arkansas and then to Titus County Texas. Richard's daughter, Hannah Longstreet Blackstone married Isaac Roger Riddle in Texas. If anyone has information on this line, please let me know.

Thanks,

Connie

Thank You SO much!!
This is GREAT info!Gives me a place to start.