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Zachariah Benjamin "Taster" Brock 1821–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 January 1821

Birth Location: Harlan County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 24 Mar 1917

Death Location: Coldiron, Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Hiram (dads3Gf,moms1c5xr)

Mother: Elizabeth Saylor

Spouse(s): Margaret Blanton

Children(s): James Brock

Zachariah Benjamin "Taster" Brock was born in 1821 in Harlan County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Hiram Zachariah Brock Dads3Gf Moms1C5Xr And Elizabeth Betsy Saylor. Zachariah Benjamin "Taster" Brock married Margaret Elizabeth Blanton, and had children including James Henderson Brock. Zachariah Benjamin "Taster" Brock passed away in 1917 in Coldiron, Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Zachariah Benjamin "Taster" Brock was born in 1821 in Harlan County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Hiram Zachariah Brock Dads3Gf Moms1C5Xr And Elizabeth Betsy Saylor.
  • Zachariah Benjamin "Taster" Brock married Margaret Elizabeth Blanton, and had children including James Henderson Brock.
  • Zachariah Benjamin "Taster" Brock passed away in 1917 in Coldiron, Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Zachariah Brock's Ancestors

Self
Zachariah Brock
1821–1917
Birth Place: Harlan County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Hiram Zachariah Brock (dads3Gf,moms1c5xr)
1800–1870
Wallins Creek, Harlan, Kentucky
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Saylor
1796–1870
Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia
Grandparents
James (Calvin) Brock
1772–1858
Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, USA (or Abt 1777)
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Osbourne
1774–1859
Province of North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Rebecca Howard
1756–1843
Jesse Brock
1751–1843
James Osborne
1744–1821
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Howard
1725–1825
Frances (Howard)
1728–1787

Zachariah Brock's Descendants

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Zachariah (Benjamin "Taster") Brock (22 January 1821–24 Mar 1917) m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Blanton (1830–April 1870)
  1. 1. James (Henderson) Brock 1848–1926 m. Elizabeth ("Bettie") Blanton 1850–1908
    1. 1. Lavinia Brock 1880–1972 m. Zachariah (B "Zack") Blanton 1878–1933
      1. 1. Nathaniel (James) Blanton 1901–1973 m. America (Mae) Hopkins 1901–1969
        1. 1. Clelle (Robert) Blanton 1928–1984 m. Corine (Reynolds) Blanton 1931–2003
        2. 2. Cleston (Blanton) Sr 1926–1997
        3. 3. Nathan (D) Blanton 1922–2002
        4. 4. Reed Blanton 1921–2007
        5. 5. Mildred Blanton 1925–1991
        6. 6. Dee (Dennis) Blanton 1920–1963
      2. 2. Martha Blanton 1917–1917
      3. 3. Walter Blanton 1899–1940
      4. 4. Caleb Blanton 1915–1940
      5. 5. James (Anderson) Blanton 1906–1968
      6. 6. Etta Blanton 1909–1997
    2. 2. Ballenger (Calloway) Brock 1870–1938
      1. 1. MARY (ELLEN) BLANTON 1885–1977
        1. 1. EARL FEE 1912–1983
        2. 2. JESSIE (MILDRED) FEE 1923–2016
      2. 2. Serena Brock 1894–1964
        1. 1. Artie (Lee Brown) Edds 1926–
        2. 2. Jimmie (Ray) Brown 1929–2016
      3. 3. Anna (Laura) Brock 1898–
        1. 1. Thelma (Lorene) Hines 1921–2010
      4. 4. Jessie (Mildred) Brock 1913–2002
    3. 3. James Brock 1868–
    4. 4. Garrett Brock 1871–1927
    5. 5. Jesse (J.) Brock 1881–1931
      1. 1. Fannie Brock 1925–1998
        1. 1. Barbara (Ann) Hatfield 1946–2020
    6. 6. Green (Adams) Brock 1883–1954
    7. 7. Richard Brock 1887–1973

Zachariah Brock's Timeline

2 Records

1821
22 January 1821
Birth of Zachariah Benjamin "Taster" Brock in Harlan County, Kentucky, USA
Harlan County, Kentucky, USA
1917
24 Mar 1917
Age 96
Death of Zachariah Benjamin "Taster" Brock in Forresters Creek, Layman, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Forresters Creek, Layman, Harlan, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 January 1821
    Event Place: Harlan County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1917
    Event Place: Forresters Creek, Layman, Harlan, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Coldiron, Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America

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