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Ruth Viola Blanton 1928–2017 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1928

Birth Location: Westminster, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 25 September 2017

Death Location: Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Julius Knox

Mother: Jessie Knox

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In 1928, Ruth Viola Blanton entered the world in Westminster, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America, born to Julius T Knox And Jessie Mae Martin Knox. Ruth Viola Blanton married Lemuel Frederick Blanton, and had children including Brenda Phillips Davis, James Frederick Blanton, Julius Knox Blanton. Ruth Viola Blanton passed away in 2017 in Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1928, Ruth Viola Blanton entered the world in Westminster, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America, born to Julius T Knox And Jessie Mae Martin Knox.
  • Ruth Viola Blanton married Lemuel Frederick Blanton, and had children including Brenda Phillips Davis, James Frederick Blanton, Julius Knox Blanton.
  • Ruth Viola Blanton passed away in 2017 in Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Ruth Blanton's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Blanton
1928–2017
Birth Place: Westminster, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Julius T. Knox
1882–
South Carolina, USA
Jessie (Mae Martin) Knox
1886–1937
Georgia
Grandparents
Joseph (Aaron) Knox
1851–1935
Oconee County, South Carolina, USA
Selina (Josephine) Herndon
1855–1935
, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Herndon
1807–1898
Selina Smith
1811–1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Herndon
1779–1848
Prisilla Wells
1791–
Samuel Smith
1780–1855
Mary Harlan
1788–1824

Ruth Blanton's Timeline

3 Records

1928
5 May 1928
Birth of Ruth Viola Blanton in Westminster, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America
Westminster, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America
1947
15 Feb 1947
Age 19
Ruth Viola Blanton was married
None
2017
25 September 2017
Age 89
Death of Ruth Viola Blanton in Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States of America
Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1928
    Event Place: Westminster, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Legacy; Publication Place: SC, United States
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Gaffney Ledger; Publication Date: 27 Sep 2017; Publication Place: Gaffney, South Carolina, USA; ,0.1663516,0.19207926,0.9830926&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1947
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Legacy; Publication Place: SC, United States
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Gaffney Ledger; Publication Date: 27 Sep 2017; Publication Place: Gaffney, South Carolina, USA; ,0.1663516,0.19207926,0.9830926&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gaffney
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Legacy; Publication Place: SC, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: affney, S.C.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Gaffney Ledger; Publication Date: 27 Sep 2017; Publication Place: Gaffney, South Carolina, USA; ,0.1663516,0.19207926,0.9830926&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 September 2017
    Event Place: Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Legacy; Publication Place: SC, United States
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Gaffney Ledger; Publication Date: 27 Sep 2017; Publication Place: Gaffney, South Carolina, USA; ,0.1663516,0.19207926,0.9830926&xid=3355

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