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• Name: George Marion Blackstone
• Born: September 23, 1884 Forsyth County, Georgia
• Father: James T. Blackstone
• Mother: Julia Eucline Douglass
• Married: December 31, 1902 Forsyth County, Georgia
• Spouse: Myrtie Wood
• Children:
• Clarence L. Blackstone
• Hubert Clay Blackstone
• Argus Blackstone
• Hoyt Blackstone
• Gartrell Sam Blackstone
• James D. Blackstone
• Married:
• Spouse: Courtney Allan
• Children:
• George Marion Blackstone, Jr.
• Died: April 13, 1956 Atlanta, Georgia
• Buried: Hillcrest Cemetery, East Point, Fulton County, Georgia

He was a blacksmith that operated his own shop on rented land and later worked as a blacksmith for the county.

There was a lot of anger passed down in the family about this man, but I think enough time has passed that I can record it here. "He was mean as a snake" according to Marjorie Kersey and she couldn't stand him spitting chewing tobacco on the floor of her house. He is described as "an abusive alcoholic" by Lorita Blackstone. He had an affair and fathered other children while his wife was sick with TB. There is a famous story about him yelling at her to iron his shirt so he could go out on the town while she was sick and she died not long after. He died in a home because no one would take him in when he was older. The family even refused to bury him in the same graveyard as her.

He was also involved in the "Forsyth clear out" lynching, see the notes here.

Sources:

• 1910 US Census, Georgia, Forsyth County, Chestatee District, Sheet 9B, Cumming, Broad [Street], Family No. 193, Line 92. Name, George M. Blackston; Head; Male; White; Age, 25; Married; Years present marriage, 7; Birthplace, Georgia; Father's birthplace, Georgia; Mother's birthplace, Georgia; Native language, English; Occupation, blacksmith; Industry, own shop; Employment type, own account; Can read, yes; Can write, yes; Own or rent, rent; Farm or house, house.
• 1920 US Census, Georgia, Forsyth County, Cumming district 879, Sheet 16B, Canton Road, Farm, Family No. 325, Line 72. Name, G M Blackston; Head; Home, rented; Male; White; Age, 35; Married; Able to read, yes; Able to write, yes; Birthplace, Georgia; Father's birthplace, Georgia; Mother's birthplace, Georgia; Able to speak English, yes; Occupation, Blacksmith; Industry, Own shop; Employment, own account.
• 1930 US Census, Georgia, Fulton County, Buckhead, Sheet 29A, Powers Ferry Road, Family No. 491, Line 12. Name, George M Blackstone; Head; Home, rented; Home value, 15; Lives on farm, no; Male; White; Age, 46; Married; Age at first marriage, 19; Attended school, no; Able to read and write, yes; Birthplace, Georgia; Father's birthplace, Georgia; Mother's birthplace, Georgia; Able to speak English, yes; Occupation, Blacksmith; Industry, Fulton County; Wage worker; Employment, yes; Veteran, no.
• 1930 US Census, Georgia, Fulton County, East Point, second ward, La Rose Street, House number 200, Line 65. Household, 174; House owned; Home value, 1500; Farm, no. Name, George M. Blackstone; Relation, Head; Relation code, 0; Male; White; Age, 56; Married; attended school or college, no; Highest grade completed, 5; Education code, 5; Birthplace, Georgia; Place of birth code, 78; Residence in 1935, Rural; Residence county in 1935, Fulton; Residence state in 1935, Georgia; Resident on farm in 1935, yes; Residence 1935 code, XOU2; Employed for pay, yes; Employment code, 1; Hours worked week prior to census, 44; Occupation, Blacksmith; Industry, county; Class of worker, wage or slary worker in private work; Weeks worked in 1939, 52; Income, 1500; Income other sources, no.
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53814315
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Blackstone-1132