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Willard Franklin Blanton 1929–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Apr 1929

Birth Location: Whitesville, Boone, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 12 May 1979

Death Location: Orgas, Boone County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Litchfield Blanton

Mother: Alvertia Blanton

Spouse(s): Drema Hoffman

Children(s):

In 1929, Willard Franklin Blanton entered the world in Whitesville, Boone, West Virginia, USA, born to Litchfield B Blanton And Alvertia Marie Blanton. In 1950, Willard Franklin Blanton resided in Sherman, Boone, West Virginia, USA. Willard Franklin Blanton married Drema Lee French Blanton Hoffman, and had children including Gina Sue Blanton Dye, Sherry Blanton Gwinn, Tina Lou Blanton. Willard Franklin Blanton passed away in 1979 in Orgas, Boone County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1929, Willard Franklin Blanton entered the world in Whitesville, Boone, West Virginia, USA, born to Litchfield B Blanton And Alvertia Marie Blanton.
  • In 1950, Willard Franklin Blanton resided in Sherman, Boone, West Virginia, USA.
  • Willard Franklin Blanton married Drema Lee French Blanton Hoffman, and had children including Gina Sue Blanton Dye, Sherry Blanton Gwinn, Tina Lou Blanton.
  • Willard Franklin Blanton passed away in 1979 in Orgas, Boone County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willard Blanton's Ancestors

Self
Willard Blanton
1929–1979
Birth Place: Whitesville, Boone, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Litchfield B Blanton
1887–1953
Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA
Alvertia (Marie) Blanton
1903–1983
Whitesville, Boone, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (M) Blanton
1853–1930
Big Stone Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
Sis Ramey
1856–1892
Wise, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Katy Blanton
1830–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Blanton
1799–1870
Elizabeth Gilley
1803–1855

Willard Blanton's Timeline

3 Records

1929
17 Apr 1929
Birth of Willard Franklin Blanton in Whitesville, Boone, West Virginia, USA
Whitesville, Boone, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 21
Willard Franklin Blanton resided here in Sherman, Boone, West Virginia, USA
Sherman, Boone, West Virginia, USA
1979
12 May 1979
Age 50
Death of Willard Franklin Blanton in Whitesville, Boone County, West Virginia, United States of America
Whitesville, Boone County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1929
    Event Place: Whitesville, Boone, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Sherman, Boone, West Virginia; Roll: 357; Page: 30; Enumeration District: 3-24

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Sherman, Boone, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Sherman, Boone, West Virginia; Roll: 357; Page: 30; Enumeration District: 3-24

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1979
    Event Place: Whitesville, Boone County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Orgas, Boone County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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