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• Name: Myrtie Wood (Overby)
• Born: September 1888 Georgia
• Father: Joseph Willis Overby (step father)
• Mother: Jane Wood
• Married: December 31, 1902 Forsyth County, Georgia
• Spouse: George Marion Blackstone
• Children:
• Clarence L. Blackstone
• Hubert Clay Blackstone
• Argus Blackstone
• Hoyt Blackstone
• Gartrell Sam Blackstone
• James D. Blackstone
• Died: August 1, 1934 Atlanta, Georgia
• Buried: August 3, 1934, Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia

Sources:

• 1910 US Census, Georgia, Forsyth County, Chestatee District, Sheet 9B, Cumming, Broad [Street], Family No. 193, Line 93. Name, Myrtie C. Blackston; Wife; Female; White; Age, 21; Married; Years present marriage, 7; Number of children born, 4; number of children living, 4; Birthplace, Georgia; Father's birthplace, Georgia; Mother's birthplace, Georgia; Native language, English; Occupation, none; Can read, yes; Can write, yes.
• 1920 US Census, Georgia, Forsyth County, Cumming district 879, Sheet 16B, Canton Road, Farm, Family No. 325, Line 73. Name, Myrtie Blackston; Wife; Female; White; Age, 31; 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, Farmer; Industry, General farm; Employment, own account.
• 1930 US Census, Georgia, Fulton County, Buckhead, Sheet 29A, Powers Ferry Road, Family No. 491, Line 13. Name, Myrtie Blackstone; Wife; Lives on farm, no; Female; White; Age, 42; Married; Age at first marriage, 15; 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, none.
• Certificate of Death, Georgia Department of Public Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics; Place of Death, 3007 Piedmont Rd., Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia; Name, Myrtie Overby Blackstone; Residence, 3007 Piedmont Rd., Atlanta, Ga.; Female; White; Married; Age, 44; Trade, Housewife; Birthplace, Forsyth County Ga.; Father, Joe Overby, Birthplace, No Record; Mother Maiden Name, Jane Wood, Birthplace, Ga.; Burial, West View, Atlanta Ga., 8/3/34; Date of death, 8/1/23 at 7 PM; Cause, Tuberculosis Pulmonary.
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• "Mother said that one time Uncle Sam went to Oklahoma to visit the Overby family and it was very awkward because no one there knew about Myrtie Wood Overby and she thinks the family left behind the shame of the illegitimate child." - Lorita Blackstone, January 2020