Life span: 06/17/1822 to 06/27/1887Dickinson Connection: Class of 1846TabsLife SummaryFull name: John Davenport BlackwellPlace of Birth: Fauquier County, VABirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: EstimatedGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: SouthOrigins: Slave StateNo. of Spouses: 2No. of Children: 12Family: John Blackwell (father), Rebecca Davenport Blackwell (mother), Julia Anne Butts (first wife), Fanny Grayson Smith (second wife)Education: Dickinson (Carlisle College)Occupation: ClergyChurch or Religious Denomination: MethodistMilitary: Confederate Army Events Major TopicsDickinson College Documents Bibliography