Sunday's Obituary - Henrietta "Nettie" Blackman Fairbanks Disch

Henrietta "Nettie" Blackman

Born on June 13, 1874

Daughter of 

Joseph A. "Frank" Blackman and Virginia "Ginny" Smith

Sister to

Mary Virginia "Mollie" Blackman Steele

Wife of

Henry Osborne Fairbanks

Dr. Henry J. Disch

Mother to

Dr. Russell Usher, Thomas Osborne and Henrietta Fairbanks

Willie Joseph and Mary E. Disch

Died on October 21, 1932

Buried in the Old Pine Hill Cemetery

Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana

Virginia Jane "Jennie" Smith (1856-1876)

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".

1860 Census

1870 Census

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)
Mary Virginia "Mollie", 1876-1945 (m. Steele)

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.

Sibling Saturday - Nettie and Mollie

Nettie and Mollie Blackman

Henrietta "Nettie" and Mary Virginia "Mollie" Blackman were the daughters of Virginia "Jennie" Smith and Joseph A. Blackman.

Nettie was born on June 13, 1874 and  Mollie was born on September 17, 1876. Their mother died several weeks after giving birth to Mollie.  The two young sisters lost their father just two years later in 1878.

Nettie and Mollie

Raised by their maternal grandparents, James Luther and Henrietta D. Smith, Nettie and Mollie grew up in Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana.

Nettie married Henry Osborne Fairbanks in 1894 and had the following children:

Russell Usher (1895-1971; m. S. Knight)
Thomas Osborne (1897-1900)
Henrietta "Sister" (1899-1922)

Henry Fairbanks died in 1899 and Nettie married a second time to Dr. Henry J. Disch.  Children born to the marriage of Nettie and Dr. Disch were:

Willie Joseph (1902-1990)
Mary E. (1904-1953)

Mollie married Isham Alfonso Steele in 1898 and had the following children:

Edna
Mary Allye
Clara Lucille
Lena Juanita

Nettie died on October 21, 1932 and Mollie died on July 19, 1945.  Both are buried in the Old Pine Hill Cemetery in Sicily Island.