Blacklidge, John R.

1833 - 1882  (49 years)

• Name	Blacklidge, John R.
  Birth	30 Oct 1833	Dayton, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BLAC.J012
  _FGRAVE	23554798
  Military Service	American Civil War, Private, Company B, 150th Regiment, Indiana Infantry  [1]
  		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
  		United States of America Flag, 35 Stars (1863-1865) This flag was flown by the Federal States during the United States Civil War. The flag of the United States of America from 1861 to 1863, with 34 stars for all the 34 states. In 1863 a 35th star was added to represent the new state of West Virginia (the loyal northwestern counties of Virginia), and in 1864 a 36th star for Nevada (previously…
  		Civil War Veterans Buried in Clay County, Illinois_0003.jpg Compiled by Les Higgason
  		150th Indiana Infantry Regiment
  Death	24 Nov 1882	Louisville, Clay County, Illinois
  Burial	Old Louisville Cemetery, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Blacklidge, John R.
  Person ID	I55053	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

• Notes

  John R. Blacklidge, deceased, late of Louisville, was born in Dayton, Tippecanoe County, Ind., October 31, 1823, and was a son of Harvey Blacklidge. He brought up on the farm, and received a common school education; also attended school in La Fayette, Ind. He enlisted in Company B. One Hundred and Fiftieth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and made an efficient soldier for his country, and was honorably discharged. He was granted a pension, but did not live to receive it. He was married, December 9, 1855, to Miss Sarah Demint, by whom he had six children Mary (now Mrs. William J. Vick Elizabeth (now Mrs. Addison Darnell), Harvey (deceased), Hattie, Charley (deceased) and John. Mr. Blacklidge died November 24,1882. and the children both followed in a few weeks after. He had been affected with rheumatism ever since the war, a disease contracted while in the service of his country. Mr. Blacklidge was a member of the United Brethren Church, a consistent Christian, and a member of the Sons of Temperance while in Indiana. He was an esteemed citizen, and in his death the people lost an honest, upright man, one who was ever ready to cheer and assist the poor, and the family lost an affectionate husband and considerate father. He was one of the few men whom everybody seemed to love. Excerpt from "History of Wayne and Clay Counties, Illinois 1884 "

  
  

• Sources

  [S493] Les Higgason, Civil War Veterans, Buried in Clay County (including Confederate), Compiled by Les Higgason (Reliability: 2).