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William Henry Blanton 1856–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Dec 1856

Birth Location: Forsyth County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 26 Nov 1946

Death Location: Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA

Father: William Blanton

Mother: Catherine McMurry

Spouse(s): Mary Abbott

Children(s): Alton Blanton, Mary Blanton

The story of William Henry Blanton began in 1856 in Forsyth County, Georgia, USA. William Henry Blanton married Mary Margaret Abbott, and had children including Alton Robert Blanton, Mary Maybelle Mamie Blanton. William Henry Blanton passed away in 1946 in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Henry Blanton began in 1856 in Forsyth County, Georgia, USA.
  • William Henry Blanton married Mary Margaret Abbott, and had children including Alton Robert Blanton, Mary Maybelle Mamie Blanton.
  • William Henry Blanton passed away in 1946 in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Blanton
1817–1880
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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Catherine McMurry
1823–1906
Birth Location: Cleveland, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Abbott
1862–1930
Birth Location: Calhoun, Gordon, Georgia, United States
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Children(s)

Alton Blanton
1889–1976
Birth Location: Adairsville, Georgia
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Mary Blanton
1888–1975
Birth Location: Bartow County, Georgia, USA
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William Blanton's Ancestors

Self
William Blanton
1856–1946
Birth Place: Forsyth County, Georgia, USA
Parents
William Pinkney Blanton
1817–1880
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Catherine (Elizabeth) McMurry
1823–1906
Cleveland, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Daniel Blanton
1782–1865
Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Frances Wilkins
1787–1860
Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Reuben Blanton
1759–1830
Martha Johnson
1766–1862
Frances Jones
1740–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Blanton
1730–1818
Hannah Hobbs
1745–1833
Elmore Johnson
1737–1807

William Blanton's Descendants

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William (Henry) Blanton (17 Dec 1856–26 Nov 1946) m. Mary (Margaret) Abbott (7 Jun 1862–17 Apr 1930)
  1. 1. Alton (Robert) Blanton 1889–1976 m. Bessie (Lee) Parham 1896–1969
    1. 1. Mary (Ruth) Blanton 1917–1983 m. William (Henry) Huneycutt 1913–1975
      1. 1. Alton (Henry) Huneycutt 1942–2010 m. Patricia (Kaye) Michael 1943–1969
    2. 2. William (Perry) Blanton 1915–1993
    3. 3. Frederick (Lee) Blanton 1928–2002
    4. 4. Robert (M) Blanton 1915–
  2. 2. Mary (Maybelle "Mamie") Blanton 1888–1975
    1. 1. Bascom (Donald Cranshaw) Jr 1913–2004

William Blanton's Timeline

2 Records

1856
17 Dec 1856
Birth of William Henry Blanton in Forsyth County, Georgia, USA
Forsyth County, Georgia, USA
1946
26 Nov 1946
Age 90
Death of William Henry Blanton in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1856
    Event Place: Forsyth County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1946
    Event Place: Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA
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