Orpha McNew
1823 - 1861 (38 years)-
Name Orpha McNew [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] Birth 1823 Washington County, Virginia, USA 
[1, 3, 4, 5] Gender Female Family Search ID KGCZ-QN1 Residence 1850 Washington County, Virginia, USA [1] District 67 Residence 1860 Saltville, Washington, Virginia, USA [5] Age: 36; Occupation: Housekeeper Death 1861 Washington County, Virginia, USA [4] Burial 1861 Blackwell Chapel Cemetery, Meadow View, Washington, Virginia, USA [2, 4] Person ID I19056 Woodworth Ancestry Last Modified 30 Mar 2026
Father David McNew, b. 8 Aug 1801, Washington County, Virginia, USA d. 1880, Washington County, Virginia, USA (Age 78 years) Relationship natural Mother Nancy Ann Smith, b. Abt 1804, Virginia, USA d. 1895, Washington County, Virginia, USA (Age 91 years) Relationship natural Marriage Abt 1822 [3] Family ID F8135 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family William M Blackwell, b. 1820, Virginia, USA d. 1908, Washington County, Virginia, USA (Age 88 years) Children + 1. George Washington Blackwell, b. 1839 d. 1923 (Age 84 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 2. Elbert Sevier Blackwell, b. 12 Sep 1843, Washington County, Virginia, USA d. 13 Mar 1931, Meadow View, Washington, Virginia, USA (Age 87 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. Samuel Blackwell, b. Sep 1845, Washington County, Virginia, USA d. 3 Feb 1928, Arkadelphia, Clark, Arkansas, USA (Age 82 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 4. Ann L Blackwell, b. 1846, Washington County, Virginia, USA d. Abt 1867 (Age 21 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]5. Mary Blackwell, b. 1848, Washington County, Virginia, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]6. Elizabeth Blackwell, b. 1850, Washington County, Virginia, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]7. Matthew Blackwell, b. 1851, Virginia, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 8. Malinda Blackwell, b. 1853 d. 1901 (Age 48 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 9. Malinda Blackwell, b. 1853, Virginia, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]10. Louisa Blackwell, b. 1854, Virginia, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 11. James Ervin Blackwell, Sr, b. 25 Mar 1855, Virginia, USA d. 29 Jan 1923, McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA (Age 67 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 12. Nancy Blackwell, b. 1858, Washington County, Virginia, USA d. 1906, Washington County, Virginia, USA (Age 48 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F10438 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 30 Mar 2026
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Birth - 1823 - Washington County, Virginia, USA 
Residence - District 67 - 1850 - Washington County, Virginia, USA 
Residence - Age: 36; Occupation: Housekeeper - 1860 - Saltville, Washington, Virginia, USA Death - 1861 - Washington County, Virginia, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Sources - [S432] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: District 67, Washington, Virginia; Roll: 980; Page: 78a.
Record for Orphy Blackwell
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8054&h=15606090&indiv=try - [S198] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for William M Blackwell
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=17616483&indiv=try - [S1302] Carroll, Joseph C, McNew Memorabilia, (Location: Cedar Park, Texas, USA; Date: 15 Apr 1998;), Pages 680-713 McNew, David (1801-1880) 3.4.6.10 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS8P-CSWM-3?view=fullText&lang=en&groupId=.
McNew Memorabilia - A History of Jeremiah MacNew and His Descendants, 2nd Ed
Book Found at FamilySearch
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS8P-CSCW-4?view=fullText&lang=en&groupId=
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS8P-CSWM-3?view=fullText&lang=en&groupId= - [S130] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for James Ervin Sr Blackwell
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=86034790&indiv=try - [S434] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Western District, Washington, Virginia; Roll: M653_1383; Page: 386; Family History Library Film: 805383.
Record for William Blackwell
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7667&h=33867318&indiv=try - [S1187] Ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA; Virginia Marriages, 1853-1935.
Record for Ann L Blackwell
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=62154&h=90427183&indiv=try - [S374] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014.
Record for Elbert Severe Blackwell
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=9278&h=455678&indiv=try - [S1187] Ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA; Virginia Marriages, 1853-1935.
Record for Elbert Blackwell
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=62154&h=427500&indiv=try
- [S432] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: District 67, Washington, Virginia; Roll: 980; Page: 78a.
