Descendants of Reuben BLANTON III

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Generation No. 1

1. REUBEN⁷ BLANTON III (DANIEL⁶, REUBEN⁵, WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM³, THOMAS², JOHN¹) was born May 11, 1812 in Brunswick Co., Va, and died November 16, 1888 in Cleveland Co., NC. He married MARY DUNN January 21, 1836 in Rutherford Co., NC. She was born May 21, 1817, and died July 06, 1882.

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Burial: Buffalo Baptist Church Cemetery, Blacksburg, Cherokee Co., SC

Census: 1850, Cleveland Co., NC 38 yrs Farmer

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Burial: Buffalo Baptist Church Cemetery, Blacksburg, Cherokee Co., SC

Census: 1850, Cleveland Co., NC 32 yrs

Children of REUBEN BLANTON and MARY DUNN are:

i. ELIZA⁸ BLANTON, b. 1837.

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Census: 1850, Cleveland Co., NC 13 yrs

ii. SARAH E. BLANTON, b. 1839.

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Census: 1850, Cleveland Co., NC 11 yrs

iii. JAMES A. BLANTON, b. 1841.

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Census: 1850, Cleveland Co., NC 9 yrs

iv. PINKNEY BLANTON, b. 1844.

v. NANCY A. BLANTON, b. 1845.

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Census: 1850, Cleveland Co., NC 5 yrs

vi. MARGARET J. BLANTON, b. 1846.

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Census: 1850, Cleveland Co., NC 3 yrs

vii. ADELIA BLANTON, b. 1847.

viii. C A BLANTON, b. 1848.

ix. JOHN S. BLANTON, b. 1848.

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Census: 1850, Cleveland Co., NC 2 yrs

x. PINKNEY MACK BLANTON, b. December 08, 1848; d. June 15, 1920, Cleveland Co., NC; m. NINA MOORE; b. March 17, 1881; d. May 30, 1964.

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Burial: New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery

Census: 1870, Cleveland Co., NC 21 yrs

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Burial: New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery

xi. C. A. BLANTON, b. 1849.

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Census: 1870, Cleveland Co., NC 11 yrs

2. xii. CHARLES PRYOR BLANTON, SR., b. November 02, 1850, Cleveland Co., NC October 1849; d. February 03, 1912, Cleveland Co., NC.

xiii. GEORGE WADE BLANTON, b. 1853.

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Census: 1870, Cleveland Co., NC 17 yrs

xiv. MARY F. BLANTON, b. 1854; Stepchild.

3. xv. JAMES M BLANTON, b. April 09, 1855, Cleveland Co., NC; d. December 23, 1886, Cleveland Co., NC.

xvi. MARY F BLANTON, b. 1856; d. 1886; m. MOORE.

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Census: 1870, Cleveland Co., NC 14 yrs

xvii. ADELIA BLANTON, b. 1857.

xviii. ROSALINDA BLANTON, b. 1859.

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Census: 1870, Cleveland Co., NC 10 yrs

Generation No. 2

2. CHARLES PRYOR⁸ BLANTON, SR. (REUBEN⁷, DANIEL⁶, REUBEN⁵, WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM³, THOMAS², JOHN¹) was born November 02, 1850 in Cleveland Co., NC October 1849, and died February 03, 1912 in Cleveland Co., NC. He married (1) SALLIE HARRILL in Cleveland Co., NC, daughter of JOHN HARRILL and EDITH HOPPER. She was born 1854 in Buffalo, SC, and died in Buffalo, SC. He married (2) MARTHA PARETINE HARRILL 1883 in Cleveland Co., NC, daughter of JOHN HARRILL and EDITH HOPPER. She was born January 16, 1855 in January 1861, and died January 13, 1930 in Cleveland Co., NC.

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Burial: Patterson Springs Baptist Church Cemetery

Census: 1860, Cleveland Co., NC 12 yrs

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Burial: Patterson Springs Baptist Church Cemetery,

Children of CHARLES BLANTON and SALLIE HARRILL are:

4. i. DOCTOR ALVER EUGENE⁹ BLANTON, b. October 27, 1877, Cleveland Co., NC; d. February 25, 1942, Lincolnton, Lincoln Co., NC.

ii. ARZIE BLANTON, b. June 26, 1880, NC; d. February 10, 1937, Cleveland County, North Carolina; m. J. WILL GRIGG, November 29, 1896; b. September 05, 1877, NC; d. December 02, 1941, NC.

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Burial: Patterson Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Cleveland Co., NC.

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Burial: Patterson Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Cleveland Co., NC.

5. iii. CLARA L. BLANTON, b. March 06, 1884; d. November 09, 1950.

Children of CHARLES BLANTON and MARTHA HARRILL are:

6. iv. MARY TINCY⁹ BLANTON, b. August 25, 1885, Cleveland Co., NC; d. December 28, 1968.

7. v. DELIA I. BLANTON, b. January 1887.

8. vi. LAWRENCE T. BLANTON, b. September 25, 1889; d. April 13, 1970.

vii. JAMES AUGUSTAS BLANTON, b. June 27, 1891; d. July 24, 1944; m. MINNIE ODESSA PRUETT; b. October 24, 1886.

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Burial: Patterson Springs Baptist Church Cemetery

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Burial: Patterson Springs Baptist Church Cemetery

9. viii. CHARLES PRYOR BLANTON, JR., b. December 1893, 1894-1981.

ix. ADA BLANTON, b. July 12, 1896, December 1893; d. March 16, 1964; m. BENGAMIN FRANKLIN MOORE; b. October 25, 1889; d. December 18, 1963.

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Burial: Patterson Springs Baptist Church Cemetery

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Burial: Patterson Springs Baptist Church Cemetery

x. NANCY PEARL BLANTON, b. October 15, 1899, October 1898; d. April 19, 1919.

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Burial: Patterson Springs Baptist Church Cemetery

Nickname: Nannie

3. JAMES M⁸ BLANTON (REUBEN⁷, DANIEL⁶, REUBEN⁵, WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM³, THOMAS², JOHN¹) was born April 09, 1855 in Cleveland Co., NC, and died December 23, 1886 in Cleveland Co., NC. He married CATHERINE. She was born November 23, 1857, and died October 16, 1896.

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Burial: Oak Grove Methodist Cemetery, Rutherford Co., NC

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Burial: Oak Grove

Child of JAMES BLANTON and CATHERINE is:

i. GEORGE ANNA⁹ BLANTON, b. May 09, 1880; d. October 16, 1886.

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Burial: Oak Grove

Generation No. 3

4. DOCTOR ALVER EUGENE⁹ BLANTON (CHARLES PRYOR⁸, REUBEN⁷, DANIEL⁶, REUBEN⁵, WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM³, THOMAS², JOHN¹) was born October 27, 1877 in Cleveland Co., NC, and died February 25, 1942 in Lincolnton, Lincoln Co., NC. He married WILLIE DAVID ROBERTS 1896 in Cleveland Co., NC, daughter of THOMAS ROBERTS and SALLIE SHUFORD. She was born July 04, 1877 in Cleveland Co., NC, and died May 19, 1959 in Lincolnton, Lincoln Co., NC.

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Burial: Hollybrook Cemetery, Section L, Lincolnton, Lincoln Co., NC

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Burial: Hollybrook Cemetery, Section L, Lincolnton, Lincoln Co., NC

Children of DOCTOR BLANTON and WILLIE ROBERTS are:

i. YATES WEBB¹⁰ BLANTON, b. February 23, 1898, Cleveland Co., NC; d. April 30, 1966, Swannanoa, NC; m. HESSIE BRIDGES, Cleveland Co., NC; b. April 17, 1891; d. December 23, 1978, Swannanoa, NC.

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Burial: Sunset Cemetery, Sunset Section, Shelby, Ceveland Co., NC

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Burial: Sunset Cemetery, Sunset Section, Shelby, Ceveland Co., NC

ii. GEORGE TREADWAY BLANTON, b. October 02, 1899, Cleveland Co., NC; d. December 02, 1946, Miami, Dade Co., Fl; m. ELIZABETH DELIA GREENE, July 31, 1920, Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co., NC; b. August 01, 1895, Earl, Cleveland Co., NC; d. June 12, 1988, Hialeah, Dade Co., Fl.

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Burial: Woodlawn Park Cemetery, Miami, Dade Co., Fl

Cause of Death: Heart Attack

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Burial: Woodlawn Park Cemetery, Miami, Dade Co., Fl

iii. JESSE CLYDE BLANTON, SR., b. January 15, 1903, Cleveland Co., NC; d. February 06, 1981, Hernando, FL; m. ELISE EDITH ELLIS, Bef. 1921; b. May 14, 1903, Earl, Cleveland Co., NC; d. February 01, 1981.

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Burial: Hollybrook Cemetery, Section L, Lincolnton, Lincoln Co., NC

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Burial: Cremated and Buried at Sea, Ca

iv. SALLIE CLARA BLANTON, b. August 27, 1907, Cleveland Co., NC; d. November 21, 1981, Florida, buried in Charlotte, NC; m. BAXTER RAY SHUFORD, Bef. 1923; b. December 15, 1900, Earl, Cleveland Co., NC; d. May 24, 1994, Shelby, Cleveland Co., NC.

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Burial: Charlotte, North Carolina

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Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Louisville, Ky

v. NINA BLANCH BLANTON, b. January 13, 1909, Cleveland Co., NC; m. JACOB MAXTELL RUNYANS, October 05, 1926; b. June 15, 1904, Cleveland Co., NC; d. May 07, 1992, Shelby, Cleveland Co., NC.

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Burial: Hollybrook Cemetery, Section M, Lincolnton, Lincoln Co., NC

Cause of Death: unkown

vi. RUTH WILMA BLANTON, b. November 18, 1911, Earl, Cleveland Co., NC; d. May 30, 1969, Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC; m. (1) JOE LEE HANCOCK; b. June 18, 1903; d. March 02, 1959; m. (2) JOE LEE HANCOCK.

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Burial: Hollybrook Cemetery, Section L, Lincolnton, Lincoln Co., NC

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Burial: Hollybrook Cemetery, Section L, Lincolnton, Lincoln Co., NC

vii. ALMA ARZIE BLANTON, b. October 27, 1913, Earl, Cleveland Co., NC; m. (1) LAWRENCE MCBRIDE ROBERTS, October 10, 1931, Gaffney, York Co., SC; b. Shelby, Cleveland Co., NC; d. Shelby, Cleveland Co., NC; m. (2) JAMES OSCAR HUFFMAN, May 04, 1947; b. January 01, 1917, Cleveland Co., NC.

viii. LUCILLE WILLIE BLANTON, b. September 27, 1916, Cleveland Co. (near Grover), NC; d. December 14, 1993, Charlotte, NC, buried in Lincolnton, NC; m. (1) SAMUEL PHILMON; d. Florida; m. (2) RUFUS B. (PHILL) PHILLIPS, SR.; b. January 01, 1907.

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Burial: Hollybrook Cemetery, Section M, Lincolnton, Lincoln Co., NC

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Nickname: Phil

ix. WRAY ROBERT BLANTON, SR., b. March 19, 1919, Earl, Cleveland Co., NC; m. (1) FLORA KATE CARPENTER, December 24, 1940, Lincolnton, Lincoln Co., NC; b. December 06, 1921, Lincolnton, Lincoln Co., NC; d. September 07, 1998, Lincolnton, Lincoln Co., NC; m. (2) BERNICE, Abt. 1999.

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Burial: Hollybrook Cemetery, Section L, Lincolnton, Lincoln Co., NC

5. CLARA L.⁹ BLANTON (CHARLES PRYOR⁸, REUBEN⁷, DANIEL⁶, REUBEN⁵, WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM³, THOMAS², JOHN¹) was born March 06, 1884, and died November 09, 1950. She married SAMUEL MARTIN DOVER 1897. He was born February 16, 1877, and died January 19, 1959.

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Burial: Patterson Springs Baptist Church Cemetery

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Burial: Patterson Springs Baptist Church Cemetery

Children of CLARA BLANTON and SAMUEL DOVER are:

i. EMMIA M.¹⁰ DOVER, b. May 1898.

ii. WILL DOVER, b. August 16, 1900; d. April 18, 1964.

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Burial: Patterson Springs Baptist Church Cemetery

iii. NANNIE DOVER, b. December 08, 1912; d. August 30, 1977; m. (1) MCMURRAY; m. (2) SON MCMURRAY.

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Burial: Patterson Springs Baptist Church Cemetery

iv. GENEIVA DOVER, b. 1897.

6. MARY TINCY⁹ BLANTON (CHARLES PRYOR⁸, REUBEN⁷, DANIEL⁶, REUBEN⁵, WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM³, THOMAS², JOHN¹) was born August 25, 1885 in Cleveland Co., NC, and died December 28, 1968. She married DAVID EDWARD GRIGG Bef. 1902. He was born July 06, 1880, and died June 1969.

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Cause of Death: Heart Attack

Children of MARY BLANTON and DAVID GRIGG are:

i. CLARENCE¹⁰ GRIGG, b. November 23, 1902, Cleveland Co., NC.

ii. DEZZIE LEE GRIGG, b. April 27, 1904, Cleveland Co., NC; m. SHUFORD RAMSEUR.

iii. CHARLES ELLIE GRIGG, b. December 01, 1906.

iv. ETHELENE GRIGG, b. March 12, 1909, Clover, SC; m. (1) WRIGHT; m. (2) SON WRIGHT.

v. EZMA PEARL GRIGG, b. January 16, 1915; m. BROADUS BEAM.

vi. HAZELEEN GRIGG, b. April 02, 1918; m. H. G. KOLODY.

vii. ERA BELL GRIGG, b. September 06, 1921; m. SON GIBSON.

viii. LEROY PETE GRIGG, b. September 14, 1925.

7. DELIA I.⁹ BLANTON (CHARLES PRYOR⁸, REUBEN⁷, DANIEL⁶, REUBEN⁵, WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM³, THOMAS², JOHN¹) was born January 1887. She married ANDERSON MCSWAIN August 11, 1903. He was born 1880.

Child of DELIA BLANTON and ANDERSON MCSWAIN is:

i. ISABELL¹⁰ MCSWAIN, m. CLIFFORD MCINTYRE.

8. LAWRENCE T.⁹ BLANTON (CHARLES PRYOR⁸, REUBEN⁷, DANIEL⁶, REUBEN⁵, WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM³, THOMAS², JOHN¹) was born September 25, 1889, and died April 13, 1970. He married LULA.

More About LAWRENCE T. BLANTON:

Burial: Sunset Cemetery, Section 22, Shelby, Cleveland Co., NC

Children of LAWRENCE BLANTON and LULA are:

i. LOUISE¹⁰ BLANTON, m. T. CRAIG HULL.

ii. WILMA BLANTON, m. (1) TROY ANO; m. (2) S. RAY LOWDER.

iii. ELLIE MAY BLANTON, m. FRANK VEST.

iv. GLADYS JUDITH BLANTON, m. JAMES LEFTWICH.

9. CHARLES PRYOR⁹ BLANTON, JR. (CHARLES PRYOR⁸, REUBEN⁷, DANIEL⁶, REUBEN⁵, WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM³, THOMAS², JOHN¹) was born December 1893 in 1894-1981. He married BERTHA PRUETT. She was born in 1896-1978.

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Burial: Cleveland Memorial Cemetery, Fountain Section

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Burial: Cleveland Memorial Cemetery, Fountain Section

Children of CHARLES BLANTON and BERTHA PRUETT are:

i. ARZIE¹⁰ BLANTON, m. ERNEST L. ROGERS.

ii. CHARLES BLANTON.

iii. JAMES E. BLANTON, SR..

iv. WILLIAM BLANTON.

v. EDNA BLANTON.