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Herbert Alexander Blanton 1921–2012 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 July 1921

Birth Location: Choctaw County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 15 June 2012

Death Location: Jackson, Rankin County, Mississippi

Father: Berry Blanton

Mother: Lillian Cork

Spouse(s): Hilda VanLandingham

Children(s): Herbert Blanton, Alexander Blanton, Milton Blanton, Leonard Blanton

In 1921, Herbert Alexander Blanton entered the world in Choctaw County, Mississippi, USA, born to Berry Homer Blanton And Lillian Myrtle Cork. In 1935, Herbert Alexander Blanton resided in Sp, Choctaw, Mississippi. In 1940, Herbert Alexander Blanton resided in Choctaw, Mississippi, USA. Herbert Alexander Blanton married Hilda Elizabeth Vanlandingham, and had children including Alexander Blanton, Berry Thomas Blanton, Herbert Eugene Bert Blanton, Leonard Hughes Blanton, Lillian Hilda Blanton, Milton Homer Blanton, Robert Allen Blanton. Herbert Alexander Blanton passed away in 2012 in Jackson, Rankin County, Mississippi.

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Biography

  • In 1921, Herbert Alexander Blanton entered the world in Choctaw County, Mississippi, USA, born to Berry Homer Blanton And Lillian Myrtle Cork.
  • In 1935, Herbert Alexander Blanton resided in Sp, Choctaw, Mississippi.
  • In 1940, Herbert Alexander Blanton resided in Choctaw, Mississippi, USA.
  • Herbert Alexander Blanton married Hilda Elizabeth Vanlandingham, and had children including Alexander Blanton, Berry Thomas Blanton, Herbert Eugene Bert Blanton, Leonard Hughes Blanton, Lillian Hilda Blanton, Milton Homer Blanton, Robert Allen Blanton.
  • Herbert Alexander Blanton passed away in 2012 in Jackson, Rankin County, Mississippi.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Herbert Blanton's Ancestors

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Herbert Blanton
1921–2012
Birth Place: Choctaw County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Berry Homer Blanton
1892–1956
Choctaw, Mississippi, United States
Lillian (Myrtle) Cork
1896–1981
Choctaw County, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Alexander (A.) Blanton
1849–1918
Choctaw Co., MS
Lavina (McMillan) Catledge
1859–1902
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
William Catledge
1836–1865
Thurza Pruitt
1837–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alson Catledge
1810–1859
Levina Mcmillion
1814–1880

Herbert Blanton's Descendants

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Herbert (Alexander) Blanton (9 July 1921–15 June 2012) m. Hilda (Elizabeth) VanLandingham (9 March 1924–13 October 2014)
  1. 1. Herbert (Eugene 'Bert') Blanton 1945–2005
  2. 2. Alexander Blanton 1951–1951
  3. 3. Milton (Homer) Blanton 1946–1964
  4. 4. Leonard (Hughes) Blanton 1943–1951

Herbert Blanton's Timeline

4 Records

1921
9 July 1921
Birth of Herbert Alexander Blanton in Choctaw County, Mississippi, USA
Choctaw County, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 14
Herbert Alexander Blanton resided here in Sp, Choctaw, Mississippi
Sp, Choctaw, Mississippi
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 19
Herbert Alexander Blanton resided here in Choctaw, Mississippi, USA
Choctaw, Mississippi, USA
2012
15 June 2012
Age 91
Death of Herbert Alexander Blanton in Jackson, Rankin County, Mississippi
Jackson, Rankin County, Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 July 1921
    Event Place: Choctaw County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Choctaw, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2014; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 10-13

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sp, Choctaw, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Choctaw, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2014; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 10-13

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Choctaw, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Choctaw, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2014; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 10-13

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 June 2012
    Event Place: Jackson, Rankin County, Mississippi

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