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                            _William Harbard Squire BLACKMAN _|
                           | (1838 - 1912) m 1865             |
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 _Benjamin B. BLACKMAN Sr._|
| (1882 - 1956) m 1899     |
|                          |                                   _Lucius Laurance JOINER _+
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|                          |_Josephine White JOINER __________|
|                            (1847 - 1929) m 1865             |
|                                                             |_Nancy Austin WHITE _____+
|                                                               (1826 - ....) m 1845    
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|--Lester BLACKMAN 
|  (1904 - ....)
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|_Florence Nettie BATES ___|
  (1877 - 1962) m 1899     |
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