. Family history--genealogical, historical and biographical--of the Simonton and related families. as born in Jef-ferson Co., Ohio, Jan. 6th, 1S29; graduated atWashington College, Pa., in 1856, and at the West-ern Theological Seminary, in 1S59. He waslicensed by the Presbytery of Washington, April21st, 1S5S, and ordained as a Foreign Missionaryto Brazil. April 20th, 1S59. Tie served as a foreignmissionary in that country from I860 to 1876; Masagent there of the American Bible Society, 1877-1880; was stated supply at Bahia and Cochoeira,Brazil, 1881-1890; was Secretary of the AmericanLegation t
. Family history--genealogical, historical and biographical--of the Simonton and related families. as born in Jef-ferson Co., Ohio, Jan. 6th, 1S29; graduated atWashington College, Pa., in 1856, and at the West-ern Theological Seminary, in 1S59. He waslicensed by the Presbytery of Washington, April21st, 1S5S, and ordained as a Foreign Missionaryto Brazil. April 20th, 1S59. Tie served as a foreignmissionary in that country from I860 to 1876; Masagent there of the American Bible Society, 1877-1880; was stated supply at Bahia and Cochoeira,Brazil, 1881-1890; was Secretary of the AmericanLegation to Brazil, 1861; was Charge daffaires,1861 ; edited tee Imprensa Evangclicaf pub-lished Portuguese tracts; used the daily press indefence of the gospel and to combat its adversaries;with the aid of native scholars, carried through thepress a revised version of the Xew Testament inPortuguese; and was unanimously chosen Mod-erator at the lime of the organization of the Synodof Brazil, in the year 1888. Dr. Blackford was a man of excellent g^ifts andattainments. He was patient, strong1, laborious,. Anna Mary Simonton. SIMONTON. CO persistent, and had the courage of accomplished great good in his 30 years oflabor in Brazil. Two years after the death of his first wife, hemarried Miss Nannie Gaston,, at the home of herfather, -Tames M. Gaston, M. IX, then of Campinas,Brazil. I>r. Gaston subsequently came north andsettled in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Blackford arrivedin :\ew York April 27th, 1S90, coming from Brazil,with his family, consisting of his wife and threevoting children. He hastened with them to At-lanta, preparatory to attending the General As-sembly in Saratoga. But soon after Lis arrivalthere he was taken ill, and in four days he hadbreathed his last. The end came May 14th, 2 p. in. the previous day he took the hands ofhis wife, and poured out his heart in a wonderfulprayer for her and the little ones, commendingthem most earnestly and affectionat
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