Individual Details

Ora Oscar Blackston

(24 Mar 1895 - 7 Sep 1928)

Events

Birth24 Mar 1895Oakman, Walker County, Alabama
Draft registration5 Jun 1917Walker County, Alabama
Enlistment24 Jul 1918Camp Hancock, Georgia
Military31 Jan 1919Discharge - Oakman, Walker County, Alabama
Marriage6 Feb 1920Walker County, Alabama - Bertie Bruner
Death7 Sep 1928Gorgas, Walker County, Alabama
BurialFairview Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery, Oakman, Walker County, Alabama

Families

SpouseBertie Bruner (1897 - 1999)
ChildGwendolyn Mary Blackston (1921 - 2020)
ChildWalter James "Bud" Blackston (1922 - 1950)
ChildJ. C. Blackston (1924 - 1950)
ChildMilford Blackston (1927 - 1927)
ChildBessie Mildred Blackston (1927 - 2005)
ChildOra Melva Blackston (1929 - 2013)

Notes

Draft registration

Ora Oscar Blackstone - Farming
Sex Male
Event Date from 1917 to 1918
Event Place Walker, Alabama, United States
Event Place (Original) United States, Alabama, Walker County
Event Type Draft Registration
Citizenship Place United States
Birth Date 24 Mar 1895
Birthplace Oakman, Alabama, United States
Race Caucasian
Affiliate Publication Number M1509
Affiliate Publication Title World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
Eyes weak, leg aflicted

Enlistment

Ora O Blackstone
Residence Place Oakman, Walker, Alabama
Birth Date 24 Mar 1895
Birthplace Oakman, Ala
Military Rank pvt
Military Unit 74 Co Main Tng Dep Camp Hancock Ga
Event Type Military Service
Event Date 24 Jul 1918
Discharged 31 Jan 1919
Event Place Jasper, Walker, Alabama, United States
Event Place (Original) Jasper, Ala

Military

Ora Oscar Blackstone
Residence Place Oakman, Alabama
Birth Date 24 Mar 1895
Event Type Military Service
Event Date 31 Jan 1919
Event Place Oakman, Walker, Alabama, United States
Event Place (Original) City of Oakman, Alabama

Death

Ora Blackston
Sex Male
Age 33
Death Date 7 Sep 1928
Death Place Gorgas, Walker, Alabama, United States
Death Place (Original) Gorgas, Walker, Alabama
Death Age 33y
Birth Date 24 Mar 1895
Birthplace Ala.
Marital Status Married
Occupation Repair Man
Race White
Ethnicity American
Spouse's Name Bertie Blackston
Event Type Death

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