Biographical Sketch of Sylvester Blackwell, Greene County, Missouri, 
Center Township

>From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western
Historical Company, 1883.

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This gentleman is the son of Peter and Lydia (Padget) Blackwell, and 
was born in Rutherford County, North Carolina, November 14, 1810.  Both
his grandfathers were Revolutionary soldiers.  One of them, Blackwell,
was at the battle of Cowpens.  Sylvester Blackwell was born within four
miles of the battle ground. In 1823 his parents moved to McMinn County,
Tenn., where he grew to manhood.  He was a farmer and blacksmith, and
was quite a prominent citizen there, having held the office of justice
of the peace four years, and being colonel of a regiment of State mil-
itia.  In 1855 he moved to Greene County, Missouri, and in 1863 moved
to the farm where he now resides.  He has been twice married, the first
time to Miss Martha, daughter of Joel and Eunice Grigg, of McMinn Cou-
nty, Tennessee.  They had by this union fourteen children.  Mrs. Black-
well died August 27, 1876, and he was married the second time to Mrs.
Boyd, widow of the late Col. Marcus Boyd.  She was a Miss Price, daugh-
ter of Crabtree and L. Price, natives of Virginia, who came to Greene
County in 1836.  Mr. Blackwell had one son in the Federal and one in 
the Confederate army.  He has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South since he was nineteen years of age, and is regarded as one
of the most upright citizens of the county.

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