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Ben Joseph (Joe) Blanton 1878–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 December 1878

Birth Location: Rutherford County, North Carolina USA

Death Date: 15 July 1937

Death Location: Reidville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Father: JAMES BLANTON

Mother: NANCY SMITH

Spouse(s): SARAH HAMMETT

Children(s): Pearl Smith

In 1878, Ben Joseph (Joe) Blanton entered the world in Rutherford County, North Carolina USA, born to James Benjamin Benny Jim Blanton And Nancy Ann Nan Smith. Ben Joseph (Joe) Blanton married Sarah Patsey Hammett, and had children including Pearl Smith. Ben Joseph (Joe) Blanton passed away in 1937 in Reidville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1878, Ben Joseph (Joe) Blanton entered the world in Rutherford County, North Carolina USA, born to James Benjamin Benny Jim Blanton And Nancy Ann Nan Smith.
  • Ben Joseph (Joe) Blanton married Sarah Patsey Hammett, and had children including Pearl Smith.
  • Ben Joseph (Joe) Blanton passed away in 1937 in Reidville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

JAMES BLANTON
1840–1920
Birth Location: Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
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NANCY SMITH
1848–1894
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

SARAH HAMMETT
1880–1965
Birth Location: Campobello, Spartanburg, South Carolina
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Children(s)

Pearl Smith
1902–1977
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Ben Blanton's Ancestors

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Ben Blanton
1878–1937
Birth Place: Rutherford County, North Carolina USA
Parents
JAMES BENJAMIN "BENNY" "JIM" BLANTON
1840–1920
Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
NANCY (ANN "NAN") SMITH
1848–1894
North Carolina
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ben Blanton's Descendants

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Ben (Joseph (Joe)) Blanton (18 December 1878–15 July 1937) m. SARAH (PATSEY) HAMMETT (21 Feb 1880–9 Oct 1965)
  1. 1. Pearl Smith 1902–1977 m. Joe (W) Nelson 1900–
    1. 1. Brooker (T Nelson) SR. 1919–2001
    2. 2. JACOB (\ Ulysis) Nelson 1933–1995
    3. 3. Rudine\ (RHUDINE) Nelson 1924–1995

Ben Blanton's Timeline

2 Records

1878
18 December 1878
Birth of Ben Joseph (Joe) Blanton in Rutherford County, North Carolina USA
Rutherford County, North Carolina USA
1937
15 July 1937
Age 59
Death of Ben Joseph (Joe) Blanton in Reidville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Reidville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 December 1878
    Event Place: Rutherford County, North Carolina USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 July 1937
    Event Place: Reidville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
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