Lapeer-Allegan County MI Archives Biographies.....Blackmore, Isaac 1843 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

ISAAC BLACKMORE is a general farmer who is proprietor of a good and productive
tract of eighty acres on section 36, Arcadia Township, Lapeer County. He was
born in Somersetshire, England, September 9, 1843, and is a son of George and
Sarah (Hite) Blackmore, both natives of the same place as our subject. As a
small boy Isaac attended a primary school in Bridgewater, and when seven years
of age he came with his family to the United States, landing July 20, 1849, and
settled first in Huron County, Ohio, in the town of Ripley, where he devoted
himself to farming, although while in England he was employed in the mason's
trade. That was the home of the family until the father's decease, September 28,
1863; the mother died October 11, 1863, and was buried at Ripley Cemetery, Huron
County, Ohio.

  He of whom we write is one of eight children born to his parents. He was the
second in order of birth and remained at home until the breaking out of the war.
He attended the district school and was engaged in helping his father on the
farm in the intervals. He enlisted in the late war September 27, 1862, joining
Company E, One Hundred and Twenty-third Ohio Infantry. He was only eighteen
years of age and was made the drummer boy of his regiment. He was assigned to
duty in the Army of the Potomac under Gen. Grant.

  Mr. Blackmore's regiment saw much active service and he participated in over
twenty engagements, among which were Cedar Creek, Winchester, Newmarket and the
battle of Gettysburg. At the battle of Winchester, the Federal troops being
under the command of Gen. Milroy when Gen. Lee came sweeping down the valley, he
captured Milroy's command entirely, with the exception of fourteen of the
regiment among whom was the subject of our sketch. Isaac "cut out" and made for
the Blue Ridge Mountains where he traveled night and day for about four days and
covered one hundred miles. On arriving at Hancock he found about thirty
stragglers making a raft out of rails and telegraph wire to cross the Potomac.
While working at the raft the famous scout, Reiley, in the guise of a rebel
major came dashing up to the place and informed the men that the rebels were
marching up to the place to capture them. Isaac, with a few others, jumped into
the Potomac and was in the water about five hours, being carried down by the
current.

  Our subject finally reached a place where he struck bottom and rested a
considerable time before he had strength to land. While swimming the river he
was shot at several times. Finally, finding a Quaker family he obtained food and
was taken twenty miles toward Bloody Run. In a short time he was placed in a
convalescent corps and sent to guard Mead's train. Later he was sent to the
front in support of Battery M, of the First United States Artillery. His
regiment was at the taking of Ft. Gregg and was soon after ordered to destroy
High Bridge at Farmville. They were there captured by Gen. Lee and our subject
was with the latter until his surrender at Appomattox, he being a witness of
that momentous event in American history.

  After coming out of the war our subject went to Saugatuck, this State, and was
in the employ of the man who is now United States Senator Stockbridge. He worked
for him in the lumber woods for one year and then went to Steuben County, Ind.,
where he remained two years, working as a stonemason, and after various changes
came to Arcadia, Lapeer County, about fourteen years ago and bought the farm on
which he now lives, running in debt for all of it. It was entirely wild and he
bent his efforts toward improving and cultivating it. Our subject was married
twenty-live years ago to Miss Anna Case, of Steuben County, Ind., a daughter of
William Case, a farmer. She was born February 22, 1842, in the town of Otsego,
Steuben County.

  Mr. and Mrs. Blackmore have been the parents of five children. They are
George, William, Joseph, Olive and one who died in infancy; George was born June
15, 1867; he married Mamie B. Cordon, of Goodland Township, where he is a
farmer. William, who was born August 5, 1868, is still unmarried and at home;
Joseph, who was born February 22, 1873, is attending the High School in Imlay
City; Olive was born May 5, 1875. Mr. and Mrs. Blackmore are members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church of Arcadia and he is a Steward in the same, and also
one of the trustees. Socially, he is a member of Roger Post, No. 308, G. A. R,
He also belongs to the Knights of the Maccabees. Politically, he is an
uncompromising Republican, as he and his father before him always have been.
Isaac Blackmore has been Justice of the Peace. He is a well-posted and well-read
man who enjoys the esteem of the whole community. He is proud of the fact that
his father was one of the projectors of the Underground Railway and often had
three runaway slaves in the house at one time.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties,
Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative
Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of
the Presidents of the United States

Chicago:
Chapman Bros.
1892


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