Elizabeth Blackmore1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 22527, (1836 - 1916)
FatherJohn Blackmore4 (1804 - abt 1880)
MotherMary Laughlin4,5 (abt 1805 - )

Key Events:

Birth: Dec 1836, Pennsylvania6,7,8
Marriage: 28 Jan 1864, Bourbon Co., Kansas, Dr. John Bacon Britton (26 Mar 1830 - 6 Aug 1884)9,10,11
Death: 2 Mar 191612,13
Burial: Mapleton Cemetery, Mapleton, Bourbon Co., Kansas14
ChartsDescendants of David Dutt/Toot

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Narrative:

     Elizabeth Blackmore was born in Dec 1836 in Pennsylvania.6,7,8
     She appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Greene Twp., Beaver Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of her mother, Mary Laughlin.15
     Elizabeth moved to Kansas in 1861 with her sister Sarah and her husband, John Cross.3
     Elizabeth married Dr. John Bacon Britton, son of Isham H. Britton and Mary W. Toot, on 28 Jan 1864 in Bourbon Co., Kansas.9,10,11
     Elizabeth and John appeared on the 1865 State Census of Timberhill Twp., Bourbon Co., Kansas. Their son Walter was listed as living with them, as was Scott Bloomfield, age 15, relationship unknown.16
     Elizabeth and John moved to the farm about three-quarters of a mile east of Mapleton, where he lived the rest of his life.17
     Elizabeth and John appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Timberhill Twp., Bourbon Co., Kansas, enumerated 26 Aug 1870, reporting real estate valued at $3,500 and personal estate of $600. Their children Walter, Earnest and Lester were listed as living with them, as were two farm laborers, John Caller, age 21, and Thompson Rose, age 16.18
     Elizabeth and John appeared on the 1875 State Census of Timberhill Twp., Bourbon Co., Kansas, reporting real estate valued at $911 and personal property of $534. Their children Walter, Earnest, Lester, Pomeroy and May were listed as living with them, as were William Carter, age 19, and Samuel Shemker, age 22. They may have been farm hands but no occupations were listed.19
     Elizabeth and John appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Timberhill Twp., Bourbon Co., Kansas, enumerated 4 Jun 1880. Their children Walter, Earnest, Lester, Pomeroy and May were listed as living with them.20
     Her husband died on 6 Aug 1884 in Mapleton, Kansas.21,22
     Elizabeth appeared on the 1885 State Census of Timberhill Twp., Bourbon Co., Kansas. Her children Lester and Roy were listed as living with her.23
     She took over operation of the family farm after the death of her husband, apparently retiring by 1900.24,25,26
     Elizabeth appeared on the 1895 State Census of Timberhill Twp., Bourbon Co., Kansas, with N. Hufman, age 18, also listed in the household, likely as a farm hand.27
     Elizabeth appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Timberhill Twp., Bourbon Co., Kansas, enumerated 25 Jun 1900, reporting she owned her home, free of mortgage.28
     Elizabeth appeared on the 1905 State Census of Timberhill Twp., Bourbon Co., Kansas.29
     Elizabeth appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Timberhill Twp., Bourbon Co., Kansas, on Bourbon St., enumerated 15 Apr 1910, reporting she owned her home, free of mortgage.30
     Elizabeth appeared on the 1915 State Census of Mapleton, Bourbon Co., Kansas, reporting she owned her home, free of mortgage.31
     Elizabeth died on 2 Mar 1916 at age 79.12,13 She was buried in Mapleton Cemetery, Mapleton, Bourbon Co., Kansas.14

Children:
     Children with Dr. John Bacon Britton:

Citations

  1. [S9688] Mary Blackmore household, 1850 U.S. Census, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as Elizabeth Blackmore.
  2. [S8134] Marriage Record, Bourbon Co., Kansas, 1:138, John B. Britton and Elizabeth Blackmore.
  3. [S9682] Elizabeth Blackmore Britton obituary, Fort Scott Daily Tribune-Monitor.
  4. [S9689] History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, pg 828.
  5. [S9688] Mary Blackmore household, 1850 U.S. Census, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  6. [S9688] Mary Blackmore household, 1850 U.S. Census, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 13 and state.
  7. [S9684] Elizabeth Britton household, 1900 U.S. Census, Bourbon Co., Kansas, shows month, year, age 63, and state.
  8. [S9682] Elizabeth Blackmore Britton obituary, Fort Scott Daily Tribune-Monitor, shows year and state.
  9. [S8134] Marriage Record, Bourbon Co., Kansas, 1:138, John B. Britton and Elizabeth Blackmore, shows date and officiant.
  10. [S9667] J. B. Britton household, 1870 U.S. Census, Bourbon Co., Kansas, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  11. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 68344201, J B Britton, includes photo of joint tombstone showing him as her husband and her as his wife; memorial # 100915887, Elizabeth Britton, includes same photo.
  12. [S9682] Elizabeth Blackmore Britton obituary, Fort Scott Daily Tribune-Monitor, shows date.
  13. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 100915887, Elizabeth Britton, shows month and year, and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  14. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 100915887, Elizabeth Britton, includes tombstone photo.
  15. [S9688] Mary Blackmore household, 1850 U.S. Census, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania.
  16. [S9681] J. B. Britton household, 1865 Kansas Census, Bourbon Co., Kansas, Timberhill.
  17. [S9675] Dr. J. B. Britton obituary, The Evening Herald.
  18. [S9667] J. B. Britton household, 1870 U.S. Census, Bourbon Co., Kansas.
  19. [S9672] J. B. Britton household, 1875 Kansas Census, Bourbon Co., Kansas, Timberhill Twp.
  20. [S9668] John B. Britton household, 1880 U.S. Census, Bourbon Co., Kansas.
  21. [S9675] Dr. J. B. Britton obituary, The Evening Herald, shows died last night.
  22. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 68344201, J B Britton, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  23. [S9680] Elisabeth Britton household, 1885 Kansas Census, Bourbon Co., Kansas, Timberhill Twp.
  24. [S9683] E. Britton household, 1895 Kansas Census, Bourbon Co., Kansas, Timberhill, shows occupation as farms.
  25. [S9684] Elizabeth Britton household, 1900 U.S. Census, Bourbon Co., Kansas, shows occupation as capitalist.
  26. [S9686] Elizabeth Britton household, 1910 U.S. Census, Bourbon Co., Kansas, shows occupation as own income and industry as own income.
  27. [S9683] E. Britton household, 1895 Kansas Census, Bourbon Co., Kansas, Timberhill.
  28. [S9684] Elizabeth Britton household, 1900 U.S. Census, Bourbon Co., Kansas.
  29. [S9685] Elisabeth Britton household, 1905 Kansas Census, Bourbon Co., Kansas, Timberhill.
  30. [S9686] Elizabeth Britton household, 1910 U.S. Census, Bourbon Co., Kansas.
  31. [S9687] Mrs. Elizebth Britton household, 1915 Kansas Census, Bourbon Co., Kansas, Mapleton.
  32. [S9681] J. B. Britton household, 1865 Kansas Census, Bourbon Co., Kansas, Timberhill, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  33. [S9667] J. B. Britton household, 1870 U.S. Census, Bourbon Co., Kansas, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  34. [S9672] J. B. Britton household, 1875 Kansas Census, Bourbon Co., Kansas, Timberhill Twp., shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  35. [S9708] Lester B. Britton and Jessie I. Milligan, marriage return.
  36. [S9668] John B. Britton household, 1880 U.S. Census, Bourbon Co., Kansas, shows him as son of her husband.
  37. [S9668] John B. Britton household, 1880 U.S. Census, Bourbon Co., Kansas, shows the girl as daughter of Elizabeth's husband.