BLACKFORD BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri ==================================================================== BLACKFORD, Albert J. - b: 1844 Hancock Co, OH source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 497 residence: Clinton Albert J. Blackford, dealer in millinery and fancy dry goods. was born in Hancock County, Ohio, August 10, 1844. He made his home there till 1859. when he removed to Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois, engaging in the printing trade in the Transcript office. He remained a " typo" oil that paper till 1862. Then he enlisted in the United States Army, Company F, 107th Regiment Illinois, and served through General Sherman's Atlanta campaign, and with General Thomas through his Tennessee campaign. and was mustered out as captain of his company, at Springfield, Illinois. in July, 1865 He then returned to Clinton, Illinois, and embarked in the dry goods business, the firm being Taylor & Blackford. They continued business until Mr. Blackford came to this city, in 1872. He has a large and well selected stock of goods and is enjoying a liberal patronage. He was united in marriage May 4, 1862, to Miss Mary E. Taylor, of Ohio birth. They have one child, Charlie T. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. and also of the Knights of Pythias. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by the Henry County MOGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~mohenry/henryco.html Contact the Henry County Coordinator for comments or corrections. ====================================================================