Virginia Jane "Jennie" Smith was born in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana on March 14, 1856.
She was the daughter of James Luther and Henrietta D. Smith and a sister to Catherine "Kate", James William "Buck", Francis Marion "Frank", and Edward Dorsey "Dorse".
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On November 15, 1872, Jennie married Joseph A. "Frank" Blackman. The wedding was held in the home of her parents and was officiated by the local Justice of the Peace.
Witnesses to the marriage were E. F. Keenan, James Kelly and James H. Young.
Jennie and Frank made their home in Harrisonburg, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana where two daughters were born to them.
Henrietta "Nettie", 1874-1932 (m. 1. Fairbanks; 2. Disch)Virginia Jane "Jennie" Smith Blackman died on December 2, 1876, just a few short months after giving birth to Mollie. She is buried in the Old Pine Hill Cemetery in Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana.
Mary Virginia "Mollie", 1876-1945 (m. Steele)
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