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William A Blanton 1853–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 May 1853

Birth Location: Fleming County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 4 Mar 1935

Death Location: Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: George Jr

Mother: Tabitha Blanton

Spouse(s): Lois Palmer

Children(s): Maryetta Helphenstine, Rutha Blanton, Jesse Blanton, Idella Blanton, Meritt Blanton, Marshall Blanton, Anna Blanton, Willie Blanton, Ira Blanton, Americus Blanton

William A Blanton was born in 1853 in Fleming County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of George Washington Blanton Jr And Tabitha Lansdown Blanton. In 1860, William A Blanton resided in Rowan, Kentucky, United States. In 1870, William A Blanton resided in Fox Springs, Fleming, Kentucky, United States. William A Blanton married Lois Diannah Palmer, and had children including Americus Blanton, Anna L Blanton, Idella Blanton, Ira Cecil Blanton, Jesse L Blanton, Marshall Blanton, Maryetta Helphenstine, Meritt Manson Blanton, Rutha J Blanton, Willie Bruce Blanton. William A Blanton passed away in 1935 in Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William A Blanton was born in 1853 in Fleming County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of George Washington Blanton Jr And Tabitha Lansdown Blanton.
  • In 1860, William A Blanton resided in Rowan, Kentucky, United States.
  • In 1870, William A Blanton resided in Fox Springs, Fleming, Kentucky, United States.
  • William A Blanton married Lois Diannah Palmer, and had children including Americus Blanton, Anna L Blanton, Idella Blanton, Ira Cecil Blanton, Jesse L Blanton, Marshall Blanton, Maryetta Helphenstine, Meritt Manson Blanton, Rutha J Blanton, Willie Bruce Blanton.
  • William A Blanton passed away in 1935 in Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Jr
1816–1880
Birth Location: Powells Valley, Lee County VA
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Tabitha Blanton
1815–1880
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Spouses(s)

Lois Palmer
1856–1934
Birth Location: either Meigs or Athens CO OH
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Children(s)

Maryetta Helphenstine
1879–1925
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Rutha Blanton
1879–1976
Birth Location: Kentucky
RB
Jesse Blanton
1881–1900
Birth Location: Fleming CO KY
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Idella Blanton
1884–1965
Birth Location: Fleming CO KY
IB
Meritt Blanton
1889–1982
Birth Location: Fleming
MB
Marshall Blanton
1891–1909
Birth Location: Fleming CO KY
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Anna Blanton
1891–1984
Birth Location: Fleming CO KY
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Willie Blanton
1895–1939
Birth Location: Fleming CO KY
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Ira Blanton
1901–1981
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Americus Blanton
1886–1941
Birth Location: Round, Kentucky
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William Blanton's Ancestors

Self
William Blanton
1853–1935
Birth Place: Fleming County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
George Washington Blanton Jr
1816–1880
Powells Valley, Lee County VA
Tabitha (Lansdown) Blanton
1815–1880
Kentucky
Grandparents
George (Washington Blanton) SR
1775–1860
Powells Valley, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Martha Shepherd
1775–1870
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Nathaniel (O.) Lansdown
1776–1851
Wilkes, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Nancy Farchilds
1776–1841
Wilkes CO NC
Great-Grandparents
John BLANTON
1745–1831
Rebecca Hobbs
1745–1804
Thomas Shepherd
1745–1787
Elizabeth Highsmith
1749–1769
William LANSDOWN
1730–1803
Mary SEAMORE
1730–1810
Abijah Fairchild
1763–1843
Rebecca Jackson
1762–1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Blanton
1676–1733
Hannah Anderson
1676–1776
Vincent Hobbs
1722–1804
Mary Shelby
1725–1804
Sampson Shepherd
1708–1777
Martha Mayo
1713–1791
Daniel Highsmith
1710–1807
Ann Beck
1715–1772

William Blanton's Descendants

1.
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William (A) Blanton (05 May 1853–4 Mar 1935) m. Lois (Diannah) Palmer (30 Aug 1856–06 June 1934)
  1. 1. Maryetta Helphenstine 1879–1925 m. Charles (S) Helphenstine 1879–1947
  2. 2. Rutha (J.) Blanton 1879–1976 m. Seth (B) Hughes 1870–1954
    1. 1. Virgia (H) Hughes 1898– m. Perry Zimmerman 1893–1964
      1. 1. Kenneth Zimmerman 1925–
    2. 2. Bulah (D) Denton 1901–1985 m. E.W. Denton 1896–1965
      1. 1. Helen Denton 1932–2011 m. Woodrow Tussey 1912–2008 m. Raymond (Stanley) Frey 1926–1986
        1. 1. Charles (Ed) Tussey 1937–1937
      2. 2. Raymond (S) Denton 1922–1996
    3. 3. Annielillian Hughes 1903–1921
    4. 4. Benjamin (Russell) Hughes 1905–1984 m. Mollie Hughes 1903–1973
    5. 5. Clydia (Ruth) Hughes 1916–1998 m. Robert (W) Siebert 1902–1971
    6. 6. Wilkin (Howe) Hughes 1910–1912
  3. 3. Jesse (L) Blanton 1881–1900
  4. 4. Idella Blanton 1884–1965 m. Jesse (Vineous) Vize 1878–1964
    1. 1. Mary (Gertrude) Vize 1905–1988 m. Owen (M) Gilvin 1898–1979
      1. 1. Wanda (Jean) Gilvin 1933–1987 m. John Runck 1929–1973
    2. 2. Arthur (Tilson) Vize 1910–1979 m. Anna Costa 1914–1999
  5. 5. Meritt (Manson) Blanton 1889–1982 m. Amelia (Emily) Hughes 1895–1972
    1. 1. Floyd (Laughlin) Blanton 1916–2009 m. Lina (Kathryn) Adkins 1920– m. Barbara (Jeam) Blanton 1936–2007
    2. 2. Emily (Ruth) Blanton 1926–2015
    3. 3. Lois (Dianna) Madison 1921–1968 m. Unk Madison 1916–1973
      1. 1. David (Paul) Madison 1944–1998
    4. 4. Lillian (E) Blanton 1914–1916
  6. 6. Marshall Blanton 1891–1909
  7. 7. Anna (L) Blanton 1891–1984 m. Aaron (Basil) Kincaid 1898–1979
    1. 1. Paul (Keith) Kincaid 1921–1921
    2. 2. Donald (Eugene) Kincaid 1923–1976 m. Joan Sisson 1923–2015
      1. 1. Gregg (E) Kincaid 1950–2023
  8. 8. Willie (Bruce) Blanton 1895–1939
  9. 9. Ira (Cecil) Blanton 1901–1981 m. Flora (Belle) Smith 1904–1980
    1. 1. Henry Blanton 1929–2021
    2. 2. Ira (Vernon) Blanton 1929–1990 m. Audrey (Jane) Brock 1933–2001
    3. 3. Melvin Blanton 1933–1992
    4. 4. Edward (Lee) Blanton 1930–2012 m. Phyllis Settle 1939–2003
  10. 10. Americus Blanton 1886–1941

William Blanton's Timeline

8 Records

1853
05 May 1853
Birth of William A Blanton in Fleming County, Kentucky, United States of America
Fleming County, Kentucky, United States of America
1860
1860
Age 7
William A Blanton resided here in Rowan, Kentucky, United States
Rowan, Kentucky, United States
1870
1870
Age 17
William A Blanton resided here in Fox Springs, Fleming, Kentucky, United States
Fox Springs, Fleming, Kentucky, United States
1880
1880
Age 27
William A Blanton resided here in Pine Grove, Rowan, Kentucky, United States
Pine Grove, Rowan, Kentucky, United States
1900
1900
Age 47
William A Blanton resided here in Magisterial District 2, Fleming, Kentucky
Magisterial District 2, Fleming, Kentucky
1910
1910
Age 57
William A Blanton resided here in Magisterial District 3, Mason, Kentucky
Magisterial District 3, Mason, Kentucky
1930
1930
Age 77
William A Blanton resided here in Brookville, Franklin, Indiana
Brookville, Franklin, Indiana
1935
4 Mar 1935
Age 82
Death of William A Blanton in Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana, USA
Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 May 1853
    Event Place: Fleming County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, Birth Records
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Brookville, Franklin, Indiana; Roll: 587; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 301.0; FHL microfilm: 2340322
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pine Grove, Rowan, Kentucky; Roll: 441; Family History Film: 1254441; Page: 454D; Enumeration District: 114; Image: 0112
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Fox Springs, Fleming, Kentucky; Roll: M593_461; Page: 421A; Image: 165; Family History Library Film: 545960
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Magisterial District 2, Fleming, Kentucky; Roll: 520; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 1240520
    [6] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Rowan, Kentucky; Roll: M653_394; Page: 613; Image: 25; Family History Library Film: 803394
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Magisterial District 3, Mason, Kentucky; Roll: T624_495; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 0128; FHL microfilm: 1374508
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017
    [10] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Tilson genealogy : from Edmond Tilson at Plymouth, N E , 1638 to 1911 : with brief sketches of

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Rowan, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Rowan, Kentucky; Roll: M653_394; Page: 613; Image: 25; Family History Library Film: 803394

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Fox Springs, Fleming, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Fox Springs, Fleming, Kentucky; Roll: M593_461; Page: 421A; Image: 165; Family History Library Film: 545960

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Pine Grove, Rowan, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pine Grove, Rowan, Kentucky; Roll: 441; Family History Film: 1254441; Page: 454D; Enumeration District: 114; Image: 0112

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Magisterial District 2, Fleming, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Magisterial District 2, Fleming, Kentucky; Roll: 520; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 1240520

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Magisterial District 3, Mason, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Magisterial District 3, Mason, Kentucky; Roll: T624_495; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 0128; FHL microfilm: 1374508

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Brookville, Franklin, Indiana
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Brookville, Franklin, Indiana; Roll: 587; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 301.0; FHL microfilm: 2340322

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1935
    Event Place: Brookville, Indiana
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Brookville Democrat - 7 Mar 1935 - Page 5, Obituary for WILLIAM BLANTON 7 Mar 1935

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Carter
    Record Source: Kentucky, Birth Records

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Flemingsburg, Fleming, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Fox Springs, Fleming, Kentucky; Roll: M593_461; Page: 421A; Image: 165; Family History Library Film: 545960

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1935
    Event Place: Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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