Inscription:
Edward M. Blackburn
HUSBAND OF
VIRGINIA M. BLACKBURN
BORN
Nov. 16, 1834
DIED
Dec. 16, 1866
Aged 32 yrs. 1 mo.
Edward M. Blackburn
Birth: 16 November 1834
Death: 16 December 1866
Burial: Cold Water Cemetery, Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri
Family members buried in Cold Water Cemetery:
Brother: Rufus C. Blackburn
Children: Little Annie Blackburn, Eddie Lee Blackburn, and John Carr Blackburn
Notes:
• Husband of Virginia M. Blackburn, son of John and Sally James Blackburn.
• Edward M. Blackburn was a veteran of the Civil War.
• 1850 Census lists him as the son of John and Sally James Blackburn.
Census:
• 1850 Census: District 82, St Louis, Missouri; Roll: M432_414; Page: 473B; Image: 425. Household Members: Sarah Blackburn 45, John T. Blackburn 17, Edward Blackburn 16, Mary C. Blackburn 14, Lewis Blackburn 12, Martha Blackburn 12, Martha Blackburn 10, Charles Blackburn 8, and Rufus C. Blackburn 6.
• 1860 Census: St. Ferdinand, St Louis, Missouri; Roll: M653_656; Page: 1076. Household Members: Edward Blackburn 24, Virginia Blackburn 23, Charles Blackburn 17, Rufus Blackburn 14, Matha Blackburn 20, and Fletcher Blackburn 19.
