Honoring Native Ancestors: Joseph Blackman c1844-1881

O-waw-o-ge-maw / Joseph Blackman was said to be born c1844 in what became Leelanau county, the son of Mac caw tay we ne ne/John Blackman and Mary Megaziqua Nanego. Click here for post about John, Mary, and family. [Makadewaa means he is black/he is dark.]

Joseph Awanagima, 20, son of Joannes Mokatean and Maria Moksikwe, married Marianne Mijanniss, 15, daughter of Niganise and Ananndekwe on 8 Feb 1864 at the Catholic Church in Eagletown.

Wife Marianna was baptized the same day, 8 Feb 1864.

1865 Annuity Roll under Chief Naw-o-quay-ke-zhick

#28 Owaw o ge maw, one man, one woman, no children, received $8

1866 Annuity Roll under Chief Naw-o-quay-ke-zhick

#28 Owaw o ge maw, one man, one woman, no children, received $7.48

1867 Annuity Roll under Chief Naw-o-quay-ke-zhick

#27 Owaw oge maw, one man, one woman, one child, received $10.71

1867 Property Tax - Bingham township, Leelanau, Michigan

Blackman, Joseph - SW1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 10, T30N R11W, 40 acres valued at $80; state 32 cents, county 64 cents, township 96 cents, highway none, school 16 cents, total $2.08

Personal valued at $30; state 12 cents, county 14 cents, township 36 cents, school 6 cents, total 78 cents

Daughter Agnes (#1) was born 6 Jan 1868 in Bingham township

Agnes, born 7 Jan 1868 was baptized 12 Jan 1868 at the Catholic Church in Eagletown/ Peshawbestown,

1868 Annuity Roll under Chief Naw-o-quay-ke-zhick

#27 Owaw oge maw, one man, one woman, one child, received $47.55

1868 Property Tax - Bingham township, Leelanau, Michigan

Blackman, Joseph - SW1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 10, T30N R11W, 40 acres valued at $80; state 12 cents, county 19 cents, township 60 cents, highway none, school 16, total $1.07

Personal valued at $25; state 4 cents, county 6 cents, township 19 cents, school 5 cents, total 34 cents

1869 Property Tax - Bingham township, Leelanau, Michigan

Blackman, Joseph - SW1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 10, T30N R11W, 40 acres valued at $80; state 12 cents, county 96 cents, township 58 cents, highway none, school 14, total $1.82

Personal valued at $25; state 4 cents, county 30 cents, township 18 cents, school 5 cents, total 57 cents

1870 Annuity Roll under Chief Naw-o-quay-ke-zhick

#27 O-waw-o-ge-man, one man, one woman, two children, received $67.20

Daughter Selina was born 7 May 1870 and baptized the same day at the Catholic Church in Eagle Town/Peshawbestown.

1870 Federal Census - Bingham township, Leelanau, Michigan

Blackman, Joseph, 26, famer, land valued at $400

Mary, 20

Agnes, 3

Saronico, 2/12

1870 Property Tax - Bingham township, Leelanau, Michigan

Blackman, Joseph - SW1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 10, T30N R11W, 40 acres valued at $80; state 8 cents, county 48 cents, township 32 cents, highway none, school 16, total $1.04

1871 Property Tax - Bingham township, Leelanau, Michigan

Blackman, Joseph - SW1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 10, T30N R11W, 40 acres valued at $80; state 10 cents, county 64 cents, township 24 cents, highway none, school 16, total $1.14

Daughter Mary Ann was born 26 Sep 1872 and baptized 6 Oct 1872 at the Catholic Church in Eagletown/Peshawbestown.

Daughter Mary Ann died 12 Feb 1874. While the Catholic Church record says she was 4 months old, the Leelanau County Death Record says she was 2 years old, cause of death was dysentery.

Daughter Mary Ann (#2) was born 21 Nov 1874 in Bingham township.

Mary Ann was baptized 8 Dec 1874 at the Catholic Church in Eagletown (Peshawbestown).

Father John died 20 Jun 1876 in Bingham township, Leelanau, Michigan, of old age.

Daughter Agnes (#2) was born 6 Apr 1877

Agnes was baptized 19 May 1877 at the Catholic Church in Eagletown.

Mother Mary died 27 Sep 1877, cause unknown. Recorded at the Catholic Church in Eagletown,

and at Leelanau County.

Son Joseph was born 21 Feb 1879 and baptized the same day at the Catholic Church in Eagletown/Peshawbestown.

1879 Property Tax - Bingham township, Leelanau, Michigan

Blackman, Joseph - SW1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 10, T30N R11W, 40 acres valued at $115; state 23 cents, county 70 cents, township 11 cents, highway none, school $1.15, dog none, total $2.19

SE1/4 of the NE1/4 of section 7, T30N R11W, 40 acres valued at $110; state 22 cents, county 67 cents, township 11 cents, highway $1.10, school $1.10, dog none, total $3.20

1880 Federal Census - Bingham township, Leelanau, Michigan

Blackman, Joseph, 37, farming

Mary, 28, wife

Agnes, 13, daughter

Salina, 9, daughter

Mary A, 5, daughter

Agatha, 3, daughter

1880 Federal Census - farm schedule

Blackman, Joseph, owner, 20 acres tilled, 90 acres woodland, 10 acres other; farm valued at $700; implements valued at $30; livestock valued at $110; production valued at $160. 1 horse, 1 cow, 1 calf born, 75 pounds butter; 2 swine, 8 barnyard poultry, 32 dozen eggs; 1 acre corn/20 bushels, 2 acres oats/40 bushels, 2 acres wheat/40 bushels; 400 pounds maple sugar; 1 acre potatoes/80 bushels, 6 trees apples/5 bushels; 50 cords wood valued at $100.

1880 Property Tax - Bingham township, Leelanau, Michigan

Blackman, Joseph - SW1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 10, T30N R11W, 40 acres valued at $120; state 12 cents, county 36 cents, township 12 cents, highway none, school $1.26, dog none, total $1.86 [not paid]

SE1/4 of the NE1/4 of section 7, T30N R11W, 40 acres valued at $120; state 12 cents, county 36 cents, township 12 cents, highway 60 cents, school $1.26, dog none, total $2.46 [paid]

Map 1881 shows location of Joseph's land [Three red dots]

On 3 Jun 1881, Mary Ann M. Blackman sold to James Kaley, the SE1/4 of the NE1/4 of section 7, T30N R11W consisting of 40 acres for the sum of $200. The transaction was not recorded until 26 Aug 1882. Leelanau county land records vol. 13 page 16.

1881 Property Tax - Bingham township, Leelanau, Michigan

Blackman, Joseph - SW1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 10, T30N R11W, 40 acres valued at $120; state 27 cents, county $1.20 cents, township 54 cents, highway $1.20, school $2.56, dog none, total $5.73

SE1/4 of the NE1/4 of section 7, T30N R11W, 40 acres valued at $120; state 27 cents, county $1.20 cents, township 54 cents, highway $1.20 cents, school $2.40, dog none, total $5.61 [paid by Kaley]

S1/2 of NW1/4 of SE1/4 of section 3, T30N R11W, 20 acres valued at $60; state 14 cents, county 60 cents, township, 28 cents, highway 60 cents, school $1.26, dog none, total $1.26

Personal property valued at $30; state 7 cents, county 30 cents, township 14 cents, highway 30 cents, school 63 cents, dog $1, total $2.44

Daughter Margaret was born 13 Nov 1881 [from her death record]. Birth was not recorded.

The link tells of the Smallpox epidemic that hit Peshawbestown. The disease killed nearly the entire family. Brother Francis Blackman wrote letters, pleading for help.

Daughter Agnes (#1) died 14 Nov 1881, age 15 years 4 months.

Daughter Margaret also died 14 Nov 1881, age 1 day old.

Daughter Selina died 20 Nov 1881, age 13 year, 2 months.

Daughter Mary Ann died 24 Nov 1881, age 8 years, 4 months.

Joseph died 30 Nov 1881, age 39.

Wife Mary Ann must have had smallpox to pass to baby Margaret before birth.

1882 Property Tax - Bingham township, Leelanau, Michigan

Blackman, Joseph - SW1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 10, T30N R11W, 40 acres valued at $160; state 16 cents, county $1.28, township 80 cents, highway none, school $2.75, dog none, total $4.99

S1/2 of NW1/4 of SE1/4 of section 3, T30N R11W, 20 acres valued at $80; state 8 cents, county 64 cents, township, 40 cents, highway none, school $1.40, dog none, total $2.52

One male dog - $1

1883 Property Tax - Bingham township, Leelanau, Michigan

Blackman, Joseph - SW1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 10, T30N R11W, 40 acres valued at $125; state 37 cents, county 88 cents, township 74 cents, highway 62 cents, school $1.97, highway fund, total $5.20

S1/2 of NW1/4 of SE1/4 of section 3, T30N R11W, 20 acres valued at $65; state 20 cents, county 45 cents, township, 40 cents, highway 32 cents, school $1.04, highway fund 32 cents, total $2.72

1884 Property Tax - Bingham township, Leelanau, Michigan

Blackman, Joseph - SW1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 10, T30N R11W, 40 acres valued at $130; state 17 cents, county 76 cents, township 64 cents, highway 65 cents, school $1.95, total $4.22

1885 Property Tax - Bingham township, Leelanau, Michigan

Blackman, Joseph - SW1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 10, T30N R11W, 40 acres valued at $100; state 27 cents, county 58 cents, township 47 cents, school 90, highway fund, total $2.20

1886 Property Tax - Bingham township, Leelanau, Michigan

Blackman, Joseph - SW1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 10, T30N R11W, 40 acres valued at $100; state 14 cents, county 63 cents, township 36 cents, school $1.50, highway fund, total $2/63

Granddaughter Salonea, daughter of Agnes was born 27 Feb 1897, baptized 1 Mar 1897, listed as the illegitimate daughter of Joseph Ance, at the Catholic Church in Eagletown/Peshawbestown.

Daughter Agnes, 21, was married 7 Nov 1898 in Peshawbestown to Frank Saginaw, 32, son of John

Grandson Amos (son of Agnes) was born 23 Sep 1899 on High Island, son of Frank Shangman and Agnes Blackman.

Amos was baptized 17 Nov 1899 at High Island, from the records of the Catholic Church at Eagle Town/Peshawbestown.

1900 Federal Census - St. James, Charlevoix, Michigan

Frank Saganock, born Feb 1867, 33, married 2 years, no occupation given

Agnes, wife, born Apr 1877, 23, married 2 years, 2 children born, 2 children living

Nora, daughter, born Feb 1897, 3

Amous, son, born Sep 1899, 8/12

Son-in-law Frank Shungman, (husband of Agnes) died 3 Nov 1900. He was a fisherman and cause of death was drowned. His parents were listed as John and Maggie.

Daughter Agnes, 24, Blackman, married James Bemos, 25, of Omena, born Michigan, farmer, son of George Bemos on 4 Nov 1901 in Peshawbestown, Leelanau, Michigan. She was married once before. Ceremony was performed by Bruno Torka, priest. Witnesses were Mike Blackman and Mary Wassegijik.