The obituary of Peter Blackwell of Indianapolis.

The Indianapolis Star, 7 June 1937.

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In the 1900 census of Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana: day laborer Nathan Blackwell, 59; wife Delpha, 53; daughter-in-law Harriett, 33, house cleaner; and [grand]children James, 16, foundry offbearer, Jonas, 13, Martha, 11, and Peter, 10; all born in North Carolina.

In the 1910 census of Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana: at 969 West 24th, Robert Evans, 22, jobber; sister Georgia Blackwell, 23, laundress; brother-in-law Pete Blackwell, 23, street laborer; boarder Jim Staton, 35, cement laborer; and mother-in-law Ruth Evans, 46, laundress, widow.

In the 1918 Indianapolis, Indiana, city directory: Blackwell Peter E lab h 979 w 26th

Pete Blackwell died 6 June 1937 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. Per his death certificate, he was about 48 years old; was born in North Carolina to Edward Blackwell and Hattie Lassiter; lived at 2706 Ethel, Indianapolis; was a porter at Claypool Hotel; and was married.

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