BLACKMAN, Alice (Philadelphia PA)

ALICE BLACKMAN

Identification on photo: "Alice Blackman, dau. of Louise Dillaby Blackman, married sister Harriet's husband"

Photo taken: The Hansbury Studio, 914 Chestnut St, Philadelphia PA, circa 1903-1905

Purchased: 2015 Aug Greenwich NY Fairgrounds Antique Show

The Hansbury Studio was the business of Harry B. Hansbury who had a photography business in Philadelphia under the name H.B. Hansbury up until 1903 at which point he changed the name of his bussiness to The Hansbury Studio. That business was in operation at 914 Chestnut Street at least from 1903 until the photographer's death in 1913.

ALICE FOUNTAIN BLACKMAN, born in 1870 in Brooklyn NY to parents John Fountain Blackman (1833-1912) and Helen Louise Dillaby (1836-1897). She had several siblings:
 1865 - George G Blackman (d. 1935)
 1866 - Harriet Louise Blackman (d. 1911) m. Frederic S. Nelson
          1898 - Elizabeth F. Nelson
          1899 - Harriet L. Nelson
          1903 - Gertrude Nelson
 1867 - Herbert Earle Blackman (d. 1936)
 1873 - John Leroy Blackman (d. 1960)
 1876 - Walter M. Blackman (d. 1956)

1900 Federal Census > PA > Philadelphia
NELSON, Fred S., head, May 1870, 30, born in NY of NY & CT parents, Journalist
NELSON, Harriet, wife, May 1866, 34, born CT of CT parents, housewife
NELSON, Elizabeth, dau, Sep 1898, 1, born in PA
NELSON, Louisa, dau, Aug 1899, 9mo, born in PA
NELSON, Gertrude, mother, Mar 1848, 52 wd
BLACKMAN, Alice, sister-in-law, Oct 1870, 29 s, born in NY

1910 Census > PA > Philadelphia
NELSON, Frederic S., head, 40, Advertising Dept Store
NELSON, Harriet, wife, 40, housewife
NELSON, Elizabeth F, dau, 11
NELSON, Harriet Louise, dau, 10
NELSON, Gertrude, dau, 6
BLACKMAN, John F., father-in-law, 76 wd, no occupation, Veteran of Union Army
BLACKMAN, Walter M., brother-in-law, 30 s, trav salesman for Victor Comp.
BLACKMAN, Alice F., sister-in-law, 32 s, teacher, private sewing (?)

Alice's sister Harriet died in 1911, and by that time, the two families Nelson & Blackman were all together in one home. 

Father John Blackman died in 1912. 

In the early 1910s Frederic Nelson took a job in San Francisco at an advertising firm and soon after sent for Alice to join him. 

This insert (left) was found in the 20 Jun 1915 edition of the San Francisco Examiner.


1920 Census > CAL > San Francisco
NELSON, Frederic, head, 49, manager advertising
NELSON, Alice, wife, 49, no occupation
NELSON, Elizabeth, dau, 21 s, no occupation
NELSON, Louise, dau, 20 s, no occupation
NELSON, Gertrude, dau, 16 s, no occupation

Frederic died in 1930 quite suddenly while walking in the downtown area of San Francisco. 

Alice lived to age 75, passing on Dec 5th, 1945. This insert appeared in the 06 Dec 1945 edition of the San Francisco Examiner. It gives a great paper-trail of her survivors, which are Frederic and Harriet's daughters:

 Elizabeth Nelson-Folliard

 Louise Nelson-Lewis

 Gertrude Nelson-Norgard