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    This is James Coleman Blackstone's Death Certificate where "Dock Blackstone" is listed as his father and Phleffein Ellis is listed as James Coleman Blackstone's Mother.  It appears that Zephaniah Blackstone Jr. was aka Dock Blackstone. 

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Zephaniah "Dock" Blackstone Jr.

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Children: 

• Josephine - b. abt 1859 - death date unknown.  She is listed on the 1860 Richmond County GA Census as a 1 year old girl in the home of Dock Blackstone and Effy Ellis.
• Charles Edward "Ed":  Feb. 1861 - September 26, 1915
• James Coleman:  1863 - March 10, 1933, Click here to see more about James Coleman Blackstone
• William Zephaniah, "Will":  Feb. 28, 1866 - Jan. 28, 1945, On January 30'th, 1945, William Z's Obituary lists one surviving brother as being L.N.  Click here to see William Z.'s death certificate.
• Alfred "Alf":  abt 1869 - July 14, 1954, Either he was not William Z's brother or the obituary did not mention him.  He may have had a different mother.  According to James Otto Blackstone Sr., Alf was a policeman in Atlanta.
• Martha "Mattie":  December 05, 1870 - September 12, 1907, (Click here to see Mattie's Obituary): 
• John Louis:  According to James Otto Blackstone Sr., John Louis was James Coleman's youngest brother.  John Louis' son, John L., was raised by Will Blackstone (William Z.?)  A J.L. Blackstone's signature is on William Z's death certificate as the "informant".
• Lewis Napoleon Sr. "L.N.":  Sep. 2, 1878 - Sep.15, 1948.  Either he was not William Z's brother or the obituary did not mention him.  Lewis' death certificate shows that Zephaniah Blackstone was his father, but he may have had a different mother than several of the other siblings.  Lewis's mother's name was listed on his death certificate as Nancy Vehethaline (Behethelan?) who was born in S.C.

• Dock Blackstone is listed on the death certificate of James Coleman Blackstone as James Coleman's father and Phleffein Ellis is listed as James Coleman's mother. Either Dock or his father was a gunsmith for the Cherokee Indians.
• According to the 1880 census, this family lived lived on Dugas Street in Augusta, GA. 
• Zepheniah & Kitty's marriage license can be found at the Richmond County Courthouse. This is listed in the book Marriage Licenses 1863-1864 of Richmond County, GA on page 91. Thomas Brandon was the Justice of the Peace.
• Dock Blackstone's name comes from the death certificate of James Coleman Blackstone. He is listed as James Coleman's father and Phleffein Ellis is listed as James Coleman's mother. Either Dock or his father was a gunsmith for the Cherokee Indians.
• Dock is listed as "Dock" in the GA Census in 1860 in Richmond County. 1 child, Josephine is listed in the census data. Dock lived in the 124'th district. The census was taken on the 9'th day of Oct., 1860, and showed that he was 20 at the time of the census.
• According to the 1880 census, this family lived lived on Dugas Street in Augusta, GA.

Timeline for Zephaniah "Dock" Blackstone Jr.

1837, GA

• Born in GA

1840, Richmond County, GA Census  , 121'st District, (Pinetucky, Fort Gordon)

• 1 male child under the age of 5 is shown as living in the household of Zephaniah Sr.  This was probably Dock.
• One neighbor, James Blackstone, was probably Zephaniah's brother, the father of James Holcombe Blackston
• One neighbor, Thomas F. Blackstone, was probably Thomas Blackstone that married Aletha C. Inglett.  They are both buried at cemetery 11 on Fort Gordon.
• One neighbor, William Inglett, was the father of Aletha C. Inglett.
• One neighbor, Sarah Blackstone, was probably Zephaniah's mother.  She fought the GA Railroad over a land dispute.  Click here for more information on this.
• One neighbor, Argyle Blackstone, was probably Zephaniah's brother.

1856, October 14, Richmond County, GA

• Married Hetty Ellis in Richmond County, GA 

1860, October 9, Richmond County, GA Census , 124'th District near McBean, GA

• Dock (21) , his wife Effy(20), and his daughter Josephine(1) are listed on the Richmond County, GA Census as living in the 124’th District near McBean, GA
• Dock’s Father Zephaniah is also listed as living in Richmond County, GA in the 124’th District near McBean, GA

1861 – Beginning of the CIVIL WAR

1863, August 24'th, GA

• Zephaniah M. Blackstone Jr. is listed as 27 years and 7 months old, Factory Employee, b. GA, in the 18’th Senatorial District – 124’th Militia District, of the Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia, 1864
• GEORGIA CIVIL WAR SOLDIER INDEX, GSI# 8321   Balckstone Zeph, M. (Blackstone is mis-spelled as Balckstone on the transposed Index)  Barney's Company, GA Infantry (Richmond Factory Guards), Private
• Roster of Barney's Company, GA Infantry (Richmond Factory Guards)

 

1865 – End of the CIVIL WAR

1880, Richmond County, GA

• Zepheniah Blackston is listed as the son of Zepeniah Blackstonhead of the following household.  1880 Census Data avail. at www.familysearch.org   

1890, Columbia County, GA

• Dock Blackstone married Amanda Thomas on March 24, 1890 in Columbia, County, GA

Click Here for information about Dock's Wife Hetty Ellison