James Alexander Powell BLACKMON

M, #81440, b. 9 October 1837, d. 6 February 1911
Last Edited: 10 Oct 1998

Parents:

Father: Elisha BLACKMON b. c 1797, d. Jul 1862
Mother: Susannah Susan JOHNSON

Family:

Sarah Jane BRIDGES b. 20 Mar 1836, d. 10 Aug 1883

Children:

Mary Jane Blackmon+ b. 25 Dec 1857, d. 4 Jan 1912
James William Blackmon+ b. 20 Jan 1862, d. 13 Jan 1940

Citations

  1. [S221] Joanne Ellis, Lancaster County SC Cemetery Survey, Page 208.

Sarah Jane BRIDGES

F, #81441, b. 20 March 1836, d. 10 August 1883
Last Edited: 10 Oct 1998

Parents:

Father: William BRIDGES
Mother: Cynthia BARKLEY

Family:

James Alexander Powell BLACKMON b. 9 Oct 1837, d. 6 Feb 1911

Children:

Mary Jane Blackmon+ b. 25 Dec 1857, d. 4 Jan 1912
James William Blackmon+ b. 20 Jan 1862, d. 13 Jan 1940

John J BLACKMON

M, #81456, b. 29 January 1785, d. 22 May 1859
Last Edited: 23 Dec 1999
  • Biography*: In the South Carolina Archives, State Plots V. 57, p. 26, there is a land plat prepared for John J. Blackman, who was a very large landholder, 4948 acres. This plat shows that some of the owners of land adjacent to that of John J. Blackman include J.D. Blackmon, James A. Blackmon, Elisha Blackmon, J. Blackman, and Benjamin Blackmon. This land is southeast of Lancaster, in the Fork Hill area, between Flat Creek and Little Lynches Creek, near the headwaters of both of these creeks. This may be our J.D. Blackmon. The survey is dated 4 Jun 1855, and we note that while the censuses show J. D. Blackmon as not owning any land in 1850, he is shown as owning land in 1860. The plat shows the gold mine in the middle of John J.'s property, presumably the Blackmon Gold Mine, which was owned by John J. This plat indicates that the mine was apparently excluded from the plat. The Haile Gold Mine, described briefly below, was about 3 miles northeast of the center of the town of Kershaw. (The Blackmon Gold Mine, originally owned by John J. Blackmon, was about 10 miles north-northwest of the Haile Gold Mine.) The following is from Historical Notes from Lancaster County South Carolina, compiled by Viola Caston Floyd, 1977, for the Lancaster County Historical Commission: "HAILE GOLD MINE includes the lands around an old gold mine site near Kershaw. Gold was first discovered there in 1827, on a branch of Little Lynches Creek on the plantation of Colonel Benjamin Haile. Haile migrated to Lancaster District from Virginia. For two years after the discovery, gold was panned on the place. In 1829 they began to mine on a large scale, and in 1837 a 5-stamp mill was built and operated there. It is said to have been the second stamp mill ever operated in the United States. Haile Gold Mine was at one time rated as the largest producer of gold east of the Appalachian Mountains." "Gold is no longer mined at Haile but mica is found in large quantities. It is being mined and shipped to all parts of the world by the Mineralite Company which makes its headquarters at the old BLACKMON GOLD MINE [emphasis added] in Lancaster County where they also mine mica." Other references have stated that the Haile Mine produced more than $1,000 a day over some periods.
  • Birth*: John was born on 29 Jan 1785.1
  • Marriage*: He married Lydia ??.1
  • Will*: He made a will. Ingham Blackmon was named as an heir to John J. Blackmon; he was one of the executors, along with his brother William. There was a court action to partition the land and negros of the estate of Jno. J. Blackmon. The date is 22 Oct 1859. The complainants are John Gardner & Ann Malissa ????, wife, and the defendants are Bingham Blackman and Wm. M(?). Blackman, et al..2
  • Death*: John died on 22 May 1859 at age 74. John J. Blackman was born in the Lancaster District on 29 January 1785, according to the following item from the Lancaster Ledger of June 1, 1859, reprinted in the Southern Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, (SCMAR) Vol. XI, No. 2, Spring 1983. The following is a quote of this reprinting: "Departed this life, at his residence in Lancaster District, on Sunday evening, 22 May 1859, Mr. John J. Blackman, in the 75th year of his age. Mr. Blackman was born on the 29th January 1785, on the same plantation on which he resided at his death. He left two sons and four daughters surviving him, his wife with whom he had lived in love and harmony for over half a century, having predeceased him about three years. He had accumulated a handsome Estate, and was one of the largest land holders in the District. For many years, he had been a consistent and active member of the Baptist Church at Fork Hill . . . Fork Hill church is situated on his land and about one mile from his residence. . . (eulogy.3
  • Burial*: His body was buried.1

Parents:

Father: James BLACKMON b. b 1760, d. May 1831
Mother: Anna CLARK b. b 1765, d. b 1830

Family:

Lydia ?? b. c 1780, d. 25 Feb 1856

Child:

William W BLACKMON+ b. 1 Apr 1808, d. 3 Apr 1877

Citations

  1. [S143] Dean Moore, Information known to and/or determined by the author.
  2. [S93] Lancaster County Old Deeds Book, Book S, page 504-505.
  3. [S67] The Lancaster Ledger Newspaper article or obiturary, June 1, 1859.

Lydia ??

F, #81457, b. circa 1780, d. 25 February 1856
Last Edited: 23 Dec 1999

Family:

John J BLACKMON b. 29 Jan 1785, d. 22 May 1859

Child:

William W BLACKMON+ b. 1 Apr 1808, d. 3 Apr 1877

Citations

  1. [S67] The Lancaster Ledger Newspaper article or obiturary, 12 March 1856.
  2. [S143] Dean Moore, Information known to and/or determined by the author.

William W BLACKMON

M, #81461, b. 1 April 1808, d. 3 April 1877
Last Edited: 10 Oct 1998
  • Biography*: He was one of the executors of his father's estate. (Lancaster County, Old Deeds, book S, page 203, and is named as a son of John J. Blackmon who was owner of a gold mine.) In 1867, William sold land and his interest in the gold mine to Delila Jane Blackmon and Sarah Misura (Missouri) Hinson, wife of M. L. Hinson. These two could have been his daughters but the deed does not provide the relationships. (Lancaster County, Old Deeds, Book S., page 579, states that William sold 64 acres and his interest in the gold mine for $480 on 15 March 1867. The land was in Lancaster district bound by land owned by John Gardner, Uriah Small, Daniel Hinson, and Clary(?) Baker.)
  • Birth*: William was born on 1 Apr 1808.1
  • Marriage*: He married Hannah BELK, daughter of Little John Belk Justice and Mary Ann MONTGOMERY.1
  • Death*: William died on 3 Apr 1877 at age 69.1

Parents:

Father: John J BLACKMON b. 29 Jan 1785, d. 22 May 1859
Mother: Lydia ?? b. c 1780, d. 25 Feb 1856

Family:

Hannah BELK b. 17 May 1812, d. 4 Mar 1884

Child:

Delia Jane BLACKMON+ b. 22 Jan 1848, d. 16 Feb 1931

Citations

  1. [S143] Dean Moore, Information known to and/or determined by the author.

Hannah BELK

F, #81464, b. 17 May 1812, d. 4 March 1884
Last Edited: 10 Oct 1998

Parents:

Father: Little John Belk Justice b. 1776, d. 1863
Mother: Mary Ann MONTGOMERY

Family:

William W BLACKMON b. 1 Apr 1808, d. 3 Apr 1877

Child:

Delia Jane BLACKMON+ b. 22 Jan 1848, d. 16 Feb 1931

Citations

  1. [S138] Otha B Small, Smalls and Allied Families of North and South Carolina, Page 63.
  2. [S143] Dean Moore, Information known to and/or determined by the author.

Elizabeth Ann (Betsy) CASTON

F, #81499, b. 27 February 1824, d. 2 March 1907
Last Edited: 1 May 2014

Parents:

Father: Glass G. Caston , Jr. b. c 1782, d. Aug 1845
Mother: Anna Clark 'Annie' b. 1802, d. 1878

Family:

John T. Copeland b. 13 Sep 1819, d. 9 Aug 1897

Child:

Lou L. Copeland+ b. 1 May 1859, d. 2 Jun 1912

Citations

  1. [S73] Viola Caston Floyd, Descendants of William Harper, Irish Immigrant to Lancaster, South, Page 368.