Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-28
BLACKBURN Or KENTUCKY.
His Marriage Some Blackburn Fam
 fly Incidents.

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 There is something of romance connected with the first marriage of Senator Blackburn, At the age of 19 he was graduated from Center col lege- Before the day of graduation came he met and had fallen deeply Tn love with Theresa Graham, the 16- year-pld daughter of Dr Christopher c. Graham, who for over half cen tury lived at Harodsburg. He died at last in Louisville at the age of 100 years. When young Blackburn first leTt Center college he went to Chicago Tor the practice of law Returning 10 his own state in q brief time he became volunteer elector for John c. Breckenridge.
 Before the campaign opened he was married to Miss Graham, and rom that time until her death, two years ago, their married life was one or happiness, broken only by the Civil war, through which young Blackburn ana several of his brothers, of whom ne had eight, served gallantly. throughout the whole of his public life Mrs Blackburn was his stauncn- est supporter and wisest adviser
 Their home in Washington was one of the centers of social life in that ety. Of his three daughters. two married. and in the lives of both TO- nance has played a part Senator Blackburns eldest daughter is the Wife of Colonel Herman A. Hall. who Is a member of the staff of General Chaffee. Years ago she was married and was widowed in two weeks. her husband dying of rapid consumption near Los Angeles. California. In her bereavement Lieutenant Hall was ready in his sympathy. A year later the young lieutenant was ordered to washington, proposed and was accept ed, the marriage following soon after
 Shortly after the debut in Wash 1ngton of Miss Lucille Blackburn, a young attache of the Spanish embassy, whose wife has since died. became her ayoWed and ardent Worshiper. She married MT Lane, however whose tragic death made her a widow some time ago.
 Romances in the Blackburn family have not alone been confined to the present generation. Senator Black burns father, Dr E. M Blackburn. was the owner of n famous Blue Grass farm on which were foaled horses known to every horseman the world over. He was the father of stalWart sons and three daughters. HIS friends and nelghborS were the Steels and Bufords. But as has been recorded of friends and neighbors since Bible times, differences arose. In one of them Dr Blackburn lost an eye as tribute to the superior fistic skill of old Abe Buford in a debate over division fences.
 The other dispute was more deadly ill nature, his third son falling before the pistol of young Captain Steel ill a duel brought about by the heat of political campaign. He left wid- oNv to whom many paid court but the successful suitor of them all was his younger brother James.
 Of the three sisters, two were mar ried to the same man-General Thos. Flournoy of Arkansas. The elder sister died shortly after his marriage to her, and General F1ournoy pleaded his suit with equal success with the younger. The third sister married Judge Morris of Chicago, who was known during the Civil war as a ''coperhead," and was imprisoned for his outspokens sympathies with the southern cause and for aiding prison CTS to escape.
 All of the brothers married and sev- eral of them set the example which Senator Blackburn is now following that of marrying the second time.--- Louisville Courier-Journal.