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David Joseph Blanton 1824–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1824

Birth Location: High Shoals, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 30 June 1865

Death Location: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA

Father: Herod Sr.

Mother: Martha Tate

Spouse(s): Virginia Petty

Children(s): Advile Blanton, Nancy Blanton, James Blanton, John Blanton, Lydia Blanton, Jonas Blanton, Virginia Blanton, Frances Blanton, David Blanton, William Blanton, Thomas Blanton, Martha Blanton, Jane Blanton, Francis Blanton

David Joseph Blanton was born in 1824 in High Shoals, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA, the child of Herod Blanton Sr And Martha Patsey Tate. In 1860, David Joseph Blanton resided in Union, South Carolina, USA. David Joseph Blanton married Virginia Jane Petty, and had children including Advile Lucinda Blanton, David Daniel Blanton, Frances Blanton, Francis Blanton, James Riley Blanton, Jane Blanton, John Ransom Blanton, Jonas Columbus Blanton, Lydia Matilda Blanton, Martha Blanton, Nancy Ann Blanton, Thomas Blanton, Virginia Victoria Jane Blanton, William Franklin Blanton. David Joseph Blanton passed away in 1865 in Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • David Joseph Blanton was born in 1824 in High Shoals, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA, the child of Herod Blanton Sr And Martha Patsey Tate.
  • In 1860, David Joseph Blanton resided in Union, South Carolina, USA.
  • David Joseph Blanton married Virginia Jane Petty, and had children including Advile Lucinda Blanton, David Daniel Blanton, Frances Blanton, Francis Blanton, James Riley Blanton, Jane Blanton, John Ransom Blanton, Jonas Columbus Blanton, Lydia Matilda Blanton, Martha Blanton, Nancy Ann Blanton, Thomas Blanton, Virginia Victoria Jane Blanton, William Franklin Blanton.
  • David Joseph Blanton passed away in 1865 in Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Herod Sr.
1797–1852
Birth Location: High Shoals, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
HS
Martha Tate
1789–1880
Birth Location: Limestone Springs, Spartanburg (now Cherokee), South Carolina, USA
MT

Spouses(s)

Virginia Petty
1826–1855
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
VP

Children(s)

Advile Blanton
1851–1924
Birth Location: Draytonville, Union (now Cherokee), South Carolina, USA
AB
Nancy Blanton
1844–1912
Birth Location: Draytonville, Union (now Cherokee), South Carolina, USA
NB
James Blanton
1847–1901
Birth Location: Draytonville, Union (now Cherokee), South Carolina, USA
JB
John Blanton
1842–1911
Birth Location: Draytonville, Union (now Cherokee), South Carolina, USA
JB
Lydia Blanton
1846–1924
Birth Location: Draytonville, Union (now Cherokee), South Carolina, USA
LB
Jonas Blanton
1849–1925
Birth Location: Draytonville, Union (now Cherokee), South Carolina, USA
JB
Virginia Blanton
1856–1918
Birth Location: Draytonville, Union (now Cherokee), South Carolina, USA
VB
Frances Blanton
1858–
Birth Location: Draytonville, Union (now Cherokee), South Carolina, USA
FB
David Blanton
1859–
Birth Location: Draytonville, Union (now Cherokee), South Carolina, USA
DB
William Blanton
1857–
Birth Location: Draytonville, Union (now Cherokee), South Carolina, USA
WB
Thomas Blanton
1851–
Birth Location: –
TB
Martha Blanton
1853–
Birth Location: Union, Union, South Carolina, USA
MB
Jane Blanton
1855–
Birth Location: Union, Union, South Carolina, USA
JB
Francis Blanton
1858–
Birth Location: Union, Union, South Carolina, USA
FB

David Blanton's Ancestors

Self
David Blanton
1824–1865
Birth Place: High Shoals, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Herod Blanton Sr.
1797–1852
High Shoals, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Martha (Patsey) Tate
1789–1880
Limestone Springs, Spartanburg (now Cherokee), South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Reuben Blanton
1759–1830
Neherrin, Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Martha Johnson
1765–1862
Virginia, USA
William Tate
1762–1831
Spartanburg, Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA
Mary (Molly) Guyton
1764–1854
Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Reverend II
1730–1818
Hannah Hobbs
1745–1833
William Tate
1738–1792
Elizabeth Hester
1742–1832
Nathaniel Guyton
1735–1810
Sarah Nance
1741–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
*William Tate
1702–1751
Sarah Skelton
1704–1760
Robert Jr
1710–1770
Barbara Cooke
1722–1802
John Guyton
1696–1783
Mary Underhill
1708–1803

David Blanton's Descendants

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David (Joseph) Blanton (1824–30 June 1865) m. Virginia (Jane) Petty (1826–3 September 1855)
  1. 1. Advile (Lucinda) Blanton 1851–1924
  2. 2. Nancy (Ann) Blanton 1844–1912
  3. 3. James (Riley) Blanton 1847–1901
  4. 4. John (Ransom) Blanton 1842–1911 m. Nancy (Elizabeth Bettie) Clayton 1857–1927
    1. 1. Lela Blanton 1889–1967 m. James (William) Logan 1884–1979
      1. 1. Homer (Henry) Logan 1908–1993 m. Merle (Ernestine) Davis 1913–1983
        1. 1. Henry (Lawrence) Logan 1941–1991
      2. 2. Beulah Logan 1904–1982
      3. 3. Carrie Logan 1911–2007
      4. 4. Naomi (Lee) Logan 1916–2005
      5. 5. Lester Logan 1920–
      6. 6. Mamie Logan 1907–1920
      7. 7. Delphia (Pearl) Logan 1914–2007
      8. 8. John (Raymond) Logan 1931–2005
      9. 9. Lowel (Dale) Logan 1924–1986
      10. 10. Bessie Logan 1922–2009
    2. 2. Lessie (J) Blanton 1900–1900
    3. 3. Zoda (Geneva) Shepherd 1882–1968
    4. 4. Virginia (C) Shepherd 1886–
    5. 5. Lee (I) Shepherd 1887–1965
    6. 6. Carrie Blanton 1895–
    7. 7. Martha (E. "Mattie") Shepherd 1879–1916
    8. 8. Jesse (James) Blanton 1900–1976
    9. 9. Ida (Sallie Sarah) Blanton 1893–1965
  5. 5. Lydia (Matilda) Blanton 1846–1924
  6. 6. Jonas (Columbus) Blanton 1849–1925
  7. 7. Virginia (Victoria Jane) Blanton 1856–1918
  8. 8. Frances Blanton 1858–
  9. 9. David (Daniel) Blanton 1859–
  10. 10. William (Franklin) Blanton 1857–
  11. 11. Thomas Blanton 1851–
  12. 12. Martha Blanton 1853–
  13. 13. Jane Blanton 1855–
  14. 14. Francis Blanton 1858–

David Blanton's Timeline

3 Records

1824
1824
Birth of David Joseph Blanton in High Shoals, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
High Shoals, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
1860
20 August 1860
Age 36
David Joseph Blanton resided here in Union, South Carolina, USA
Union, South Carolina, USA
1865
30 June 1865
Age 41
Death of David Joseph Blanton in Union County, South Carolina, USA
Union County, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1824
    Event Place: High Shoals, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 20 August 1860
    Event Place: Union, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Union, South Carolina; Archive Collection Number: AD262; Roll: 4; Page: 45; Line: 31; Schedule Type: Agriculture

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 June 1865
    Event Place: Union County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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