Nathaniel Blackmore
Nathaniel Blackmore, son of Charles Blackmore, who was born in Pennsylvania, May 12, 1784, married Rebecca Farrel, who bore him eleven children: Our subject, James, Thomas, John Joseph, Charley, Violette, Catherine, Nellie, Sarah, and Elizabeth; several are deceased. Nathaniel, Charles, and Sarah, are known to be living. The family removed here in 1820, landing at Washington, in the month of April.
The senior Blackmore was a farmer by occupation, and died in July, 1865. His wife preceeded him to the grave, in about 1861. Mr. Blackmore was born, October 31, 1806, in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and came to Fayette County, with his parents, and has lived here since, devoting himself to farming and carpentering,
In 1827, he married Nancy Boggs, of Pennsylvania, and by her had five children: Nancy Jane, Austin, Joseph, Charles, and Emily Jane. Austin lives in Clinton County. Three of the others died of milk sickness, as did the mother also. She departed this life, July 9, 1846. Herself and three children passed away in seventeen days, a sad occurrence.
December 31, 1847, Mr. Blackrnore was married to Mary Ann Cripps, daughter of Henry Cripps, a native of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, but latterly of Ross County, Ohio. She was previously married to Josiah Grove, and by him had three children: Henry Martin, Mary M., and Simon C. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Blackmore was blessed by four children: Nancy Jane, George, Ella, and William C.; all living.
His son Joseph, participated in the late war, enlisting in the 60th O. V. I., and contracted a sickness, from which he died in the hospital, at Baltimore. He had a weak constitution, and was scarcely able to bear the hardships of a soldiers' life, but with true devotion, offered his life at his country's altar.
Henry and Simon, sons of Mrs. Blackmore, by her first husband, also shouldered the gun at the first call. The former was in the Zouave service, 54th Ohio, and was killed at Vicksburg. The latter died of disease contracted while in the service.
Gladly do we. enroll on these pages the names of our heroic young men whose spirits have long since been wafted to that brighter home, where scenes of violence and bloodshed will never be seen.
Mrs. Blackmore is a member of the Bloomingburg Presbyterian Church. He is a Republican, and owns one hundred and eighty-eight acres of land, at the Junction of the Bloomingburg and Holland, and Columbus pikes, and farms to grain and stock.
From R. S. Dills' History of Fayette County