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Lucy Jane Blanton 1840–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Aug 1840

Birth Location: Amelia County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 17 May 1917

Death Location: Jetersville, Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Reuben Blanton

Mother: Anne Ligon

Spouse(s): Capt Hillsman

Children(s): John Hillsman

Lucy Jane Blanton was born in 1840 in Amelia County, Virginia, USA, the child of Reuben Blanton And Anne Jane Elizabeth Ligon. Lucy Jane Blanton married Capt James Moses Overton Hillsman, and had children including John Edward Hillsman. Lucy Jane Blanton passed away in 1917 in Jetersville, Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lucy Jane Blanton was born in 1840 in Amelia County, Virginia, USA, the child of Reuben Blanton And Anne Jane Elizabeth Ligon.
  • Lucy Jane Blanton married Capt James Moses Overton Hillsman, and had children including John Edward Hillsman.
  • Lucy Jane Blanton passed away in 1917 in Jetersville, Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Reuben Blanton
1808–1853
Birth Location: Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
RB
Anne Ligon
1810–1874
Birth Location: Amelia County, Virginia, USA
AL

Spouses(s)

Capt Hillsman
1835–1918
Birth Location: Glenmore Estate, Deatonville, Amelia County, Virginia
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Children(s)

John Hillsman
1873–1954
Birth Location: Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Lucy Blanton's Ancestors

Self
Lucy Blanton
1840–1917
Birth Place: Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Reuben Blanton
1808–1853
Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
Anne (Jane Elizabeth) Ligon
1810–1874
Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Lucy (Frances) Johns
1765–1860
Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
William (Baxter) Ligon
1788–1851
Amelia, Virginia, United States
Karen (Happuch) Walker
1786–1875
High Hill,Cumberland,Virginia,USA
Great-Grandparents
Harriett Tinsley
1734–1833
Thomas Ligon
1745–1806
Tabitha Ward
1745–1832
William Capt.
1757–1840
Mary Smith
1768–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Margaret Taylor
1702–1782
Mary Burton
1728–1795
Susannah Watson
1752–1801

Lucy Blanton's Descendants

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Lucy (Jane) Blanton (25 Aug 1840–17 May 1917) m. Capt (James Moses Overton) Hillsman (15 Oct 1835–20 NOV 1918)
  1. 1. John (Edward) Hillsman 1873–1954 m. Lelia (Thomas) Carter 1882–1979

Lucy Blanton's Timeline

2 Records

1840
25 Aug 1840
Birth of Lucy Jane Blanton in Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Amelia County, Virginia, USA
1917
17 May 1917
Age 77
Death of Lucy Jane Blanton in Jetersville, Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America
Jetersville, Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1840
    Event Place: Amelia County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1917
    Event Place: Jetersville, Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America
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