| Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | Seventh Generation2679. Thomas Richard Blackerby was born on 20 May 1836 in Pike Co., IL. Thomas died in Silverton, Marion Co., OR on 25 February 1906 and was buried at Silverton Cemetery in Silverton, Marion Co., OR in February 1906 .9710 Death Notice, The Oregonian, Portland, Or., Tue., Mar. 6, 1906, Page 6 The Late Thomas R. Blackerby Silverton, Or., March 5. - (Special.) - Thomas R. Blackerby, who died at his home here Sunday, February 25, after an illness of six weeks, was a well-known pioneer. He was born at Pittsfield, Ill., August 20, 1836; crossed the plains in 1848, and settled with his father, Dr. Joseph Blackerby, on the old donation land claim near Silverton. In 1850 he learned the tinner's trade in Salem. March 6, 1866, he was married to Miss Mary E. Allen and in 1869 moved to Silverton and opened up a tinner's and plumber's shop, which he conducted to the time of his death. He leaves a wife, one daughter, Mrs. Gracie Jones, and a son, Pearl L. Blackerby, all of Silverton. Thomas Richard Blackerby and Mary E. Allen were married on 4 March 1866 in Marion Co., OR.9711 They9711 appeared in the census on 5 August 1870 in Silverton, Marion Co., OR.9712 They9712 appeared in the census on 11 June 1880 in Silverton, Marion Co., OR.9713 Thomas and Mary9713 appeared in the census on 1 June 1900 in Silverton, Marion Co., OR.9714 Mary E. Allen was born on 10 October 1843 in Illinois. Mary died in Silverton, Marion Co., OR on 27 October 1918 and was buried at Silverton Cemetery in Silverton, Marion Co., OR in October 1918 .9715,9716 Thomas Richard Blackerby and Mary E. Allen had the following children:
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