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John Ransom Blanton 1842–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 October 1842

Birth Location: Draytonville, Union (now Cherokee), South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 16 May 1911

Death Location: Howard County, Arkansas, USA

Father: David Blanton

Mother: Virginia Petty

Spouse(s): Nancy Clayton

Children(s): Lela Blanton, Lessie Blanton, Zoda Shepherd, Virginia Shepherd, Lee Shepherd, Carrie Blanton, Martha Shepherd, Jesse Blanton, Ida Blanton

John Ransom Blanton was born in 1842 in Draytonville, Union (now Cherokee), South Carolina, USA, the child of David Joseph Blanton And Virginia Jane Petty. John Ransom Blanton married Nancy Elizabeth Bettie Clayton, and had children including Carrie Blanton, Herod Landrum Blanton, Ida Sallie Sarah Blanton, Jesse James Blanton, Lee I Shepherd, Lela Blanton, Lessie J Blanton, Martha E Mattie Shepherd, Virginia C Shepherd, Zoda Geneva Shepherd. John Ransom Blanton passed away in 1911 in Howard County, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • John Ransom Blanton was born in 1842 in Draytonville, Union (now Cherokee), South Carolina, USA, the child of David Joseph Blanton And Virginia Jane Petty.
  • John Ransom Blanton married Nancy Elizabeth Bettie Clayton, and had children including Carrie Blanton, Herod Landrum Blanton, Ida Sallie Sarah Blanton, Jesse James Blanton, Lee I Shepherd, Lela Blanton, Lessie J Blanton, Martha E Mattie Shepherd, Virginia C Shepherd, Zoda Geneva Shepherd.
  • John Ransom Blanton passed away in 1911 in Howard County, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Blanton's Ancestors

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John Blanton
1842–1911
Birth Place: Draytonville, Union (now Cherokee), South Carolina, USA
Parents
David Joseph Blanton
1824–1865
High Shoals, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Virginia (Jane) Petty
1826–1855
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Herod (Blanton) Sr.
1797–1852
High Shoals, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Martha (Patsey) Tate
1789–1880
Limestone Springs, Spartanburg (now Cherokee), South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Reuben Blanton
1759–1830
Martha Johnson
1765–1862
William Tate
1762–1831
Mary Guyton
1764–1854
2nd-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

John Blanton's Descendants

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John (Ransom) Blanton (25 October 1842–16 May 1911) m. Nancy (Elizabeth Bettie) Clayton (18 September 1857–11 November 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

John Blanton's Timeline

2 Records

1842
25 October 1842
Birth of John Ransom Blanton in Draytonville, Union (now Cherokee), South Carolina, USA
Draytonville, Union (now Cherokee), South Carolina, USA
1911
16 May 1911
Age 69
Death of John Ransom Blanton in Burg, Howard, Arkansas, USA
Burg, Howard, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 October 1842
    Event Place: Draytonville, Union (now Cherokee), South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Arkansas, County Marriages Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Clark, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sevier County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: Arkansas, Confederate Pension Records, Arkansas History Commission; Application Number: 27352

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1911
    Event Place: Burg, Howard, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Arkansas, Confederate Pension Records, Arkansas History Commission; Application Number: 27352
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Howard County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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