William Wharton Blackburn: Robin's Roots

1917 - 1995 (78 years)

TNG Ancestor Charts

Graphical formats

"Standard" charts have a lovely graphical format that shows the name and birth/death years in a box for each person's box. Additional data for each person can be pulled down from that box. They are in the shape of a standard pedigree chart, with empty boxes for ancestors that are not present in the tree.. Unfortunately, they generate so much whitespace that they require a lot of scrolling to read, and are virtually impossible to print. (But see the "PDF" chart below.)
"Vertical" charts are also lovely graphical charts. These flow down up instead of across the page. Since vertical charts do not use blank boxes for ancestors who are missing from the database, they are more compact than the "Standard" charts. But you cannot pull down additional data from each box. And depending on the number of ancestors in the tree, they can be too wide to print.
"Compact" charts are like "Standard" chart in their shape, but their boxes are much smaller because they contain only names.
"Box" charts are like "Standard" chart in their shape, but their boxes are bigger because they contain some of the data that is pulled-down from the "Standard" chart boxes. As a result, they are even more unweildy than the "Standard" charts.
"Fan" charts are remarkable. All I can say is "try one".
"PDF" chart are variants of "Standard" chart. They create a one-page PDF file that can hold up to six generations of data.
Most PC's these days can generate PDF printouts of any web page, but PDFs are distinctive because they control the page margins and page breaks,
The "Map" is not a chart. Rather, it is, well, a map. The places of ancestors' birth, marriage, and death are shown as pins on the map. It's pretty remarkable - you should give it a try, though the map would be easier to interpret if the pins were colored or numbered to represent generations.

(The graphical charts' connecting lines sometimes disappear at certain zoom level. When they are missing, you can use you mouse scroll wheel or hit control-plus or control-minus to change the zoom level.)

Text formats

"Text" charts are shaped just like the "Standard" charts, with lines drawn from person-to-person. They just don't put each person's data into graphical boxes.
"Text+" charts are quite distinctive, and unique to TNG. They are kind of a cross between the graphical and text formats. They are much more compact than the text charts, partly because they do not leave blank space where ancestors are missing. The ancestor tree extends to the right like typical charts, stretch vertically rather than horizontally, and can includes upwards of 15 generations in the width of one printed page (albeit sometimes with legal-length paper in landscape mode). They are also much more flexible than the other formats, with several (perhaps too many) run-time options.
"Ahnetafel" charts follow a standard genealogical text format that is descriptive - more like prose than a 'chart'. They contain almost all of the data that I have for each person, including free-form notes. But they don't give the kind of visual overview of the family tree that the other charts give.
"Media" charts are not focused on media, and they don't actually show pictures; they just indicate whether each ancestor's record has media item attached to it. (They don't distinguish between photos, scans of documents, and other types of media.) Their presentation of ancestors is very simple, and easy to read and print.

Less detail

Generation: 1

William Wharton Blackburn was born on 3 Jul 1917 in Roanoke, Roanoke County, Virginia, USA (son of Harry Dickinson Blackburn and Mary V Wharton); died on 27 Aug 1995 in Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA; was buried in Venning Cemetery, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1930, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
Residence: 1940, Miami, Dade County, Florida, USA

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Blyth Weston Venning. Elizabeth was born on 8 Aug 1919 in South Carolina, USA; died on 21 Mar 2009 in Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA; was buried in Venning Cemetery, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

Harry Dickinson Blackburn was born on 24 Jul 1878 in Live Oak, Suwannee County, Florida, USA (son of Henry Alonzo Blackburn and Julia Virginia Dickinson); died in Oct 1961 in Dade County, Florida, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1900, Live Oak, Suwannee County, Florida, USA
Residence: 1920, Roanoke, Roanoke County, Virginia, USA
Residence: 1930, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA; Age at first marriage: 36
Residence: 1940, Miami, Dade County, Florida, USA

Harry married Mary V Wharton in 1915. Mary was born in Dec 1884 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary V Wharton was born in Dec 1884 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1900, Roanoke, Roanoke County, Virginia, USA
Residence: 1920, Roanoke, Roanoke County, Virginia, USA
Residence: 1930, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
Residence: 1940, Miami, Dade County, Florida, USA

Notes:

Birth:
Dau of John E and Mattie L Wharton

Children:

1. William Wharton Blackburn was born on 3 Jul 1917 in Roanoke, Roanoke County, Virginia, USA; died on 27 Aug 1995 in Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA; was buried in Venning Cemetery, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA.

Generation: 3

Henry Alonzo Blackburn was born on 28 Jan 1850 in New Market, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA (son of Andrew A Blackburn and Ellen E Dick); died on 12 Jul 1922 in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA; was buried in Myrtle Hill Memorial Park, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1850, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1900, Live Oak, Suwannee County, Florida, USA
Residence: 1910, Live Oak, Suwannee County, Florida, USA

Henry married Julia Virginia Dickinson on 14 Jan 1875 in Madison County, Florida, USA. Julia was born on 7 Dec 1854 in Madison County, Florida, USA; died on 1 Jun 1927 in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Julia Virginia Dickinson was born on 7 Dec 1854 in Madison County, Florida, USA; died on 1 Jun 1927 in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1900, Live Oak, Suwannee County, Florida, USA
Residence: 1910, Live Oak, Suwannee County, Florida, USA

Children:

Nellie May Blackburn was born on 14 Jan 1876 in Suwannee County, Florida, USA; died on 27 Apr 1952; was buried in Myrtle Hill Memorial Park, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA.
2. Harry Dickinson Blackburn was born on 24 Jul 1878 in Live Oak, Suwannee County, Florida, USA; died in Oct 1961 in Dade County, Florida, USA.
Charles Horace Blackburn was born on 24 Oct 1880 in Live Oak, Suwannee County, Florida, USA; died on 15 Oct 1976.
Julia Eleanor Blackburn was born on 28 Aug 1883 in Florida, USA; died on 22 Dec 1935 in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA; was buried in Myrtle Hill Memorial Park, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA.
Frank Talmage Blackburn was born on 29 Jun 1886 in Live Oak, Suwannee County, Florida, USA; died on 24 Feb 1962 in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA; was buried on 26 Feb 1962 in Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA.
Freddie Andrews Blackburn was born on 1 Apr 1889 in Live Oak, Suwannee County, Florida, USA.
Lottie Plumley Blackburn was born on 7 Oct 1891 in Live Oak, Suwannee County, Florida, USA.
Jennie Maude Blackburn was born on 15 Jul 1894 in Lake County, Florida, USA; died on 16 Jun 1987 in Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia, USA.

Generation: 4

Andrew A Blackburn was born on 18 May 1814 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA (son of John Blackburn, Jr and Elizabeth McGuirk); died on 13 Jul 1891 in Suwannee County, Florida, USA; was buried in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Live Oak, Suwannee County, Florida, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1850, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; Andrew A (36) & Ellen A (2), with newborn son Henry D Blackburn (0), plus Charles Owen (10). His daughter Charlotte is recorded with his parents - the very next family listed in the Census. Charles Owen is still in the household in 1860.
Residence: 1860, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; A A Blackburn (46) & E E Blackburn (29), and children C Blackburn (16) and H.A. Blackburn (10) - Plus Chas Owens (20) and Ike Blackton (13)
Residence: 1880, Suwannee County, Florida, USA; Occupation: "Sitting About Store"
Probate: 10 Aug 1891, Suwannee County, Florida, USA; This is not the will,but documents that establish his son Henry Blackburn as his executor.

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=84692325; Large stone is hard to read and has been transcribed incorrectly. It has the same distinct style as the stone for his wife Ellen E Blackburn, and the background of the two pictures reveal the stones are next to each other.

Andrew married Ellen E Dick on 26 Dec 1848 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA. Ellen was born on 3 Jul 1829 in Tennessee, USA; died on 26 Oct 1901; was buried in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Live Oak, Suwannee County, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ellen E Dick was born on 3 Jul 1829 in Tennessee, USA; died on 26 Oct 1901; was buried in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Live Oak, Suwannee County, Florida, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1850, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1860, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1880, Suwannee County, Florida, USA

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=57928428; Large distinctive stone; same design as the headstone of her husband, Andrew A Blackburn, who is misidentified as W.A. Blackburn in Find A Grave.

Children:

4. Henry Alonzo Blackburn was born on 28 Jan 1850 in New Market, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; died on 12 Jul 1922 in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA; was buried in Myrtle Hill Memorial Park, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA.


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