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Betty Rose Zitlow Smithers Blanton 1925–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Oct 1925

Birth Location: Milan, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA

Death Date: 21 Nov 1988

Death Location: Beaufort, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Walter Zitlow

Mother: Elizabeth Church

Spouse(s): Edwin Graff, Elliott Blanton

Children(s):

Betty Rose Zitlow Smithers Blanton was born in 1925 in Milan, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA, the child of Walter Karl Zitlow And Elizabeth Church. In 1930, Betty Rose Zitlow Smithers Blanton resided in Canby, Canby, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, USA. In 1935, Betty Rose Zitlow Smithers Blanton resided in Rural, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota. Betty Rose Zitlow Smithers Blanton married Edwin Ardell Graff, Elliott Joseph Blanton. Betty Rose Zitlow Smithers Blanton passed away in 1988 in Beaufort, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Betty Rose Zitlow Smithers Blanton was born in 1925 in Milan, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA, the child of Walter Karl Zitlow And Elizabeth Church.
  • In 1930, Betty Rose Zitlow Smithers Blanton resided in Canby, Canby, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, USA.
  • In 1935, Betty Rose Zitlow Smithers Blanton resided in Rural, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota.
  • Betty Rose Zitlow Smithers Blanton married Edwin Ardell Graff, Elliott Joseph Blanton.
  • Betty Rose Zitlow Smithers Blanton passed away in 1988 in Beaufort, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Zitlow
1892–1963
Birth Location: Minnesota
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Elizabeth Church
1896–1978
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Edwin Graff
1925–1994
Birth Location: Mitchell, Davison, South Dakota, USA
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Elliott Blanton
1930–1999
Birth Location: Jefferson County Ala
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Children(s)

Betty Blanton's Ancestors

Self
Betty Blanton
1925–1988
Birth Place: Milan, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
Parents
Walter Karl Zitlow
1892–1963
Minnesota
Elizabeth Church
1896–1978
Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Rozzell Church
1863–1941
TerreHaute, Vigo, Indiana, United States
Minerva (Idell) Davis
1867–1934
Elbridge, Edgar, Illinois, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Betty Blanton's Timeline

12 Records

1925
8 Oct 1925
Birth of Betty Rose Zitlow Smithers Blanton in Milan, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
Milan, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
1930
1930
Age 5
Betty Rose Zitlow Smithers Blanton resided here in Canby, Canby, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, USA
Canby, Canby, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, USA
1935
1935
Age 10
Betty Rose Zitlow Smithers Blanton resided here in Rural, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota
Rural, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota
1940
1940
Age 15
Betty Rose Zitlow Smithers Blanton resided here in Election Precinct D2, Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado, USA
Election Precinct D2, Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado, USA
1941
1941
Age 16
Betty Rose Zitlow Smithers Blanton resided here in Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
1945
1945
Age 20
Betty Rose Zitlow Smithers Blanton resided here in Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
1947
Abt 1947
Age 22
Betty Rose Zitlow Smithers Blanton was married
None
1950
1950
Age 25
Betty Rose Zitlow Smithers Blanton resided here in Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 26
Betty Rose Zitlow Smithers Blanton resided here in Tennessee
Tennessee
1956
15 May 1956
Age 31
Betty Rose Zitlow Smithers Blanton was married in Nevada, USA
Nevada, USA
1974
Abt 1974
Age 49
Betty Rose Zitlow Smithers Blanton was married
None
1988
21 Nov 1988
Age 63
Death of Betty Rose Zitlow Smithers Blanton in Pineville, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA
Pineville, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1925
    Event Place: Milan, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Paschal High School; Year: 1941
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] Texas, Divorce Index, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1947

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 May 1956
    Event Place: Nevada, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1974

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Canby, Canby, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 7, Dallas, Texas; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 0139; FHL microfilm: 2342056
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado; Roll: m-t0627-00467; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 35-51B

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Election Precinct D2, Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado; Roll: m-t0627-00467; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 35-51B

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Paschal High School; Year: 1941

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Inglewood, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 4086; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 19-1109

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Los Angeles, California
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Inglewood, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 4086; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 19-1109

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pineville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1988
    Event Place: Pineville, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Beaufort, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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