1808 - 1870 (61 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Josiah Blanton was born on 13 Aug 1808 in Ellenboro, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 9 Jul 1870 in Fannin County, Texas. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Porter Cemetery Near Randolph, Texas
- Military Service: Cherokee Indian Removal 1838
Notes:
Josiah left NC for Texas in 1857. Enlisted in Capt. Irvin Company under Col. J. G. Bynum, 78th NC Volunteer Regiment on May 1, 1838 for the Indian War known as the "Cherokee Indian Removal". Discharged at Asheville on July 7, 1838.
Josiah married Mary Bridges on 18 Jan 1831 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Mary died in Jan 1832 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Infant was born in 1832; and died.
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Josiah married Lucy Westbrook on 14 Feb 1838 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Lucy (daughter of William Howell Westbrook and Rebecca Stroud) was born on 21 Apr 1812 in Spartanburg District, SC; died on 14 Oct 1903 in Fannin County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Jeremiah Blanton was born on 13 Dec 1833 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 4 Oct 1862 in Corinth, Mississippi.
- 4. Marion Howell Blanton was born on 1 May 1835 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 4 Oct 1862 in Corinth, Mississippi.
- 5. George Washington Blanton was born on 13 Jan 1837 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died about 1920 in Lohn, Mcculloun, Texas.
- 6. Benjamin Franklin Blanton, Reverend was born on 24 Sep 1838 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 28 Apr 1917 in Bokchito, Bryan, Oklahoma.
- 7. Thomas Jefferson BLANTON was born on 24 Sep 1838 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 12 Dec 1912.
- 8. Mary Louvisa Blanton was born about 1841 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; and died.
- 9. Nancy Ann Blanton was born on 10 Sep 1842 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 28 Sep 1923 in Brown County, Texas.
- 10. Eli Hamby Blanton was born on 5 Mar 1845 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 29 Jul 1867.
- 11. Temperance Isabella Blanton was born on 8 Jun 1848 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; and died.
- 12. Zachariah Taylor Blanton was born on 22 Mar 1849 in Mountain Creek, Rutherford County, NC; died on 14 Jan 1943 in Blanket, Brown County, Texas.
- 13. Sarah Ann Blanton was born about 1852 in Tennessee; died about 1916 in Comanchers, Comanchers County, Texas.
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Generation: 2
3. | Jeremiah Blanton (1.Josiah1) was born on 13 Dec 1833 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 4 Oct 1862 in Corinth, Mississippi. Other Events:
- Military Service: Civil War (CSA) KIA
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4. | Marion Howell Blanton (1.Josiah1) was born on 1 May 1835 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 4 Oct 1862 in Corinth, Mississippi. Other Events:
- Military Service: Civil War (CSA) KIA
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9. | Nancy Ann Blanton (1.Josiah1) was born on 10 Sep 1842 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 28 Sep 1923 in Brown County, Texas. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Brown County, Texas
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10. | Eli Hamby Blanton (1.Josiah1) was born on 5 Mar 1845 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 29 Jul 1867. |
12. | Zachariah Taylor Blanton (1.Josiah1) was born on 22 Mar 1849 in Mountain Creek, Rutherford County, NC; died on 14 Jan 1943 in Blanket, Brown County, Texas. |
13. | Sarah Ann Blanton (1.Josiah1) was born about 1852 in Tennessee; died about 1916 in Comanchers, Comanchers County, Texas. |
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