William D. Blackburn

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Husband William D. Blackburn ¹

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         Father: James W. Blackburn (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Margaret L. Plumer (      -      ) 1

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General Notes: Husband - William D. Blackburn

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Civil War: he enlisted in the fourth Pa. Cavalry and was wounded at St. Mary's church, Virginia.

He served as editor of the Falls City, Nebraska, Journal; traveled in Europe as a correspondent of the press and was a fluent and graphic writer. He later married and hae his home at Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and held a position in the treasury department in Washington, D. C.

1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 569.

2 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 568.