Company B, 8th Kentucky Infantry, United States Army
As Researched by Stephen D. Bowling
Son of James J. and Nancy (Brandenburg) Blackwell
Born on November 24, 1831, on Miller’s Creek in Estill County, Kentucky
1850 Estill County, Kentucky Federal Census
Dwelling Number 925, Family Number 925
Line 19, October 24, 1850
Nancy Blackwell 51
Samuel Blackwell 21
Joseph Blackwell 19
Susan Blackwell 17
Elizabeth Blackwell 15
Nancy M. Sparks 7
Married to Eliza Jane Campbell (1834 – 1880) on December 18, 1851, in Estill County, Kentucky. She was the daughter of Audley and Mariah (Brinegar) Campbell.
1860 Estill County, Kentucky Federal Census
Dwelling Number 458, Family Number 458
Line 21, July 4, 1860
Joseph Blackwell 28
Eliza Jane Blackwell 26
Mary E. Blackwell 7
Millard Blackwell 5
Armilda Blackwell 3
Eldridge Blackwell 1
Military Service
Company B, 8th Kentucky Infantry, United States Army
Enrolled: 1861, September 23, at Estill Springs in Irvine, Estill County, Kentucky, for three years
Mustered In: 1862, January 15 at Lebanon in Marion County, Kentucky
Present for Duty: 1861, September 23 to 1862, August 31
Listed as Absent: 1862, October 14 - left sick at Danville in Boyle County, Kentucky
Present for Duty: 1862, November to 1863, October 22
Resigned: 1863, October 22, at Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee due to family hardships
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
1870 Lee County, Kentucky Federal Census
Irvine Precinct, page 15
Dwelling Number 101, Family Number 100
Line 11, August 11, 1870, Post Office: Irvine
Joseph Blackwell 40
Mary A. Blackwell 17 Daughter
Millard Blackwell 14
Armilda Blackwell 12
Eldridge Blackwell 11
Joanna Blackwell 9
Roseline Blackwell 6
United States Invalid Pension
Application Filed: April 20, 1874
Application Number: 192215
Approved
Certificate #182164
Married to Mary Winn Wilson (1853 – 1931) on May 7, 1874, in Lee County, Kentucky. She was the daughter of George and Mary (Crabtree) Wilson.
1880 Lee County, Kentucky Federal Census
Supervisor’s District Number 3, Enumeration District Number 60
Magisterial District Number 5, Page 10
Dwelling Number 92, Family Number 92
Line 15, June 5, 1880
Joseph Blackwell 49 Suffering from consumption
Mary M. Blackwell 27
Rosaline Blackwell 14
Edna Blackwell 5
Warren Blackwell 3
Earnest Blackwell 4 Months
1890 Lee County, Kentucky Federal Census
Supervisor’s District Number 6, Enumeration District Number 77
Beattyville Precinct, Page 1, Line 9
Dwelling Number 40, Family Number 45
Joseph Blackwell
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Company: B
Name of Regiment or Vessel: 8th Kentucky Infantry
Date of Enlistment: September 21, 1861
Date of Discharge: August 23, 1865
Length of Service: 4 years, 1 month, 10 days
Post-Office Address: Beattyville, Kentucky
Disability Incurred: Disease of the Lungs
Died on January 7, 1893, on Sinking Creek in Lee County, Kentucky
Buried in the Blackwell Cemetery on Sinking Creek in Lee County, Kentucky
United States Widow’s Pension
Application Filed: January 26, 1893
Application Number: 568871
Approved
Certificate Number 409046
Mary (Wilson) Blackwell died April 5, 1931, at Gladeville in Wise County, Virginia
Buried in the Blackwell Cemetery on Sinking Creek in Lee County, Kentucky
Note: Joseph Blackwell’s middle name of “Warren” is listed on the 1966 Virginia Death Certificate of his son, Joseph Warren Blackwell, Jr. (Virginia Death Certificate Death Year 1966, Certificate #005733).
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