1 Walter Kendall Walkins, Mrs. Eliza Ann (Blackman) Colburn heir of John Blackman of Boston, (Press of David Clapp, Boston, 1900). p.9.

2 Lorand V. Johnson, M.D., The Descendants Of William And John Johnson.

3 Viola L.

4 Kansas and Kansans, (Volume 5, Conaway & Shaw Publishers, 1899.)

5 Jeff Blackman.

6 G.W.Blackman Bio.

7 Wapello Co., IA Marriages, 31 Oct 1851--9 Jun 1866 Bk. B. p.93.

8 Walter Kendall Walkins, Mrs. Eliza Ann (Blackman) Colburn heir of John Blackman of Boston, (Press of David Clapp, Boston, 1900). p.10.

9 Evelyn.

10 Walter Kendall Walkins, Mrs. Eliza Ann (Blackman) Colburn heir of John Blackman of Boston, (Press of David Clapp, Boston, 1900). p.6.

11 John Wentworth, LL. D., of Chicago, Ill., The Wentworth Genealogy: English and American Volume I, (Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. 1878.) p.568.

12 Walter Kendall Walkins, Mrs. Eliza Ann (Blackman) Colburn heir of John Blackman of Boston, (Press of David Clapp, Boston, 1900). p.7.

13 1860 Elk Township Vinton County Ohio Census.

14 Jeanette C.

15 Graves Registration. 17.

16 Family File.

17 Family papers of Ester Blackman Arnold, (Personal Family Information).

18 Walter Kendall Walkins, Mrs. Eliza Ann (Blackman) Colburn heir of John Blackman of Boston, (Press of David Clapp, Boston, 1900). p.4.

19 ibid.

20 ibid. p.12.

21 John Wentworth, LL. D., of Chicago, Ill., The Wentworth Genealogy: English and American Volume I, (Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. 1878.) p.330, p.568.

22 Walter Kendall Walkins, Mrs. Eliza Ann (Blackman) Colburn heir of John Blackman of Boston, (Press of David Clapp, Boston, 1900). p.14.

23 ibid. p.16.

24 1850 Elk Township Vinton County Ohio Census.

25 1860 Elk Township Vinton County Ohio Census. 19.

26 Wapello County, Iowa Cemeteries/Chillicote Cemetery I.O.O.F. 16.

27 Brenda M.

28 Walter Kendall Walkins, Mrs. Eliza Ann (Blackman) Colburn heir of John Blackman of Boston, (Press of David Clapp, Boston, 1900). p.4, p.5.

29 ibid. p.5.

30 ibid. p.4, p.6.

31 1870 Wayne County Census.

32 Walter Kendall Walkins, Mrs. Eliza Ann (Blackman) Colburn heir of John Blackman of Boston, (Press of David Clapp, Boston, 1900). p.8.

33 A Brief History Of Vinton County. p. 60.

34 F. Endicott, Canton Massachusetts Records for Marriages, Births and Deaths 1715-1845.

35 FamilySearch.com Ancestral File.

36 John Wentworth, LL. D., of Chicago, Ill., The Wentworth Genealogy: English and American Volume I, (Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. 1878.) p.340.

37 ibid.

38 ibid. p.341.

39 ibid. p.330.

40 Walter Kendall Walkins, Mrs. Eliza Ann (Blackman) Colburn heir of John Blackman of Boston, (Press of David Clapp, Boston, 1900). p.13.

41 ibid. p.12, p.13.

42 John Wentworth, LL. D., of Chicago, Ill., The Wentworth Genealogy: English and American Volume I, (Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. 1878.) p.331.

43 Walter Kendall Walkins, Mrs. Eliza Ann (Blackman) Colburn heir of John Blackman of Boston, (Press of David Clapp, Boston, 1900). p.11.

44 ibid. p.15.

45 Jennings H. Flathers, Edward Flathers and His Decendants, Ten Generations in America. p. 102.