Family Group Record


Husband: James Andrews Blanton 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Born: 7 AUG 1813 Place: Sampson County, North Carolina 8, 9
Died: 12 SEP 1894 Place: Shady Grove, Madison County, Florida 10, 11
Married: 9 DEC 1835 Place: Lowndes County, Georgia 12, 13
Buried: Place: Friendship Church, Shady Grove, Madison County, Florida 14
Father: David Blanton
Mother: Nancy Goff
Other Spouses:
Wife: Katherine McDonald 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Born: 30 OCT 1813 Place: North Carolina 21
Died: 19 FEB 1895 Place: Shady Grove, Madison County, Florida 22, 23
Buried: Place: Friendship Church, Shady Grove, Madison County, Florida 24
Father: Alexander McDonald
Mother:
Other Spouses:
Children

Child 1 (F): Mary M. Blanton 25, 26, 27
Born: 19 SEP 1836 Place: Lowndes/Brooks County, Georgia 28
Died: Place:
Buried: Place:
Spouses: David J. McMullen
Child 2 (F): Nancy Jane Blanton 29, 30
Born: 19 DEC 1838 Place: Mount Enon Church, Hillsborough County, Georgia 31, 32, 33
Died: 30 MAR 1908 Place: Plant City, Hillsborough County, Florida 34
Buried: Place:
Spouses: Benjamin Franklin DeVane, Isaac Wilson
Child 3 (F): Flora Margaret Blanton 35, 36, 37
Born: 30 AUG 1840 Place: Lowndes/Brooks County, Georgia 38
Died: Place:
Buried: Place:
Spouses: Matthew J. English
Child 4 (M): Elbert Claiborne Blanton 39, 40, 41, 42
Born: 31 AUG 1842 Place: Madison/Taylor County, Florida 43
Died: 30 JUL 1923 Place:
Buried: Place: Mount Enon, Plant City, Hillsborough County, Florida 44
Spouses: Virginia Howell
Child 5 (M): James Ellis Blanton 45, 46, 47, 48, 49
Born: 9 OCT 1844 Place: Madison County, Florida 50
Died: 28 SEP 1917 Place: probably Madison County, Florida
Buried: Place: Corinth Church, Madison County, Florida 51
Spouses: Sarah D. Morgan
Child 6 (M): Lewis Luther Blanton 52, 53, 54, 55
Born: 9 JUL 1846 Place: Madison County, Florida 56
Died: Place:
Buried: Place:
Spouses: Martha Taylor
Child 7 (M): William Jasper Blanton 57, 58, 59, 60, 61
Born: 16 SEP 1848 Place: Madison County, Florida 62
Died: 25 JUL 1932 Place: probably Madison County, Florida
Buried: Place: Corinth Church, Madison County, Florida 63
Spouses: Georgia Stroud
Child 8 (M): David Randall Blanton 64, 65, 66
Born: 17 DEC 1850 Place: Madison County, Florida 67
Died: 24 DEC 1924 Place:
Buried: Place: Mount Enon, Plant City, Hillsborough County, Florida 68
Spouses: Marsaline Henderson
HUSBAND NOTES:
James A. Blanton moved to Lowndes County (now Brooks County) with his parents. He lived there until 1842 when he moved to Madison County, Florida near Shady Grove. He was a member and ordained minister of the Primitive Baptist Church. He was a member of Bethany Church in Brooks County and later Bethlehem Church in Brooks County. He was church clerk on 12 Oct 1844 and deacon 6 Dec 1844 and ordained to deaconship 10 May 1845. He transferred his membership to Friendship Church in Florida and ordained to ministry in 1859. James A. Blanton is listed as a private who enlisted on 4/26/1861 in Talbot County, Georgia Southern Rifles. He was wounded and captured at Winchester, Virginia on 9/19/1864. No later record.



HUSBAND FACTS:
Military: CSA, Georgia Southern Rifles 69
Occupation: 1845 Ordained Minister 70


SOURCES:
1William Alderman Parker, The Aldermans in America, Edwards and Broughton Company, North Carolina, 1977, Book, page 59.
2Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume IV, Press of the Atkinson County Citizen, Pearson, GA 1960, Book, page 24-25.
3Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume V, Herrin's Print Shop, Waycross, GA 1967, Book, page 36.
4Folks Huxford, History of Brooks County, Georgia 1858-1948, The Reprint Company, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 1978, Book, page 311.
51850 Census of Madison County, Florida, MF241, Roll 59, Census, page 95.
61860 Census of Taylor County, Florida, MF245, Roll 109, Census, page 831.
71870 Census of Taylor County, Florida, MF251, Roll 133, Census, Rose Hill District, page 724.
8Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume IV, Press of the Atkinson County Citizen, Pearson, GA 1960, Book, page 24-25.
9Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume V, Herrin's Print Shop, Waycross, GA 1967, Book, page 36.
10Joseph T. Eichelberger, Madison County Florida Cemeteries, Joseph T. Burval, Charleston, West Virginia, 1990, Book, page 547.
11Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume V, Herrin's Print Shop, Waycross, GA 1967, Book, page 36.
12Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume IV, Press of the Atkinson County Citizen, Pearson, GA 1960, Book, page 24-25.
13Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume V, Herrin's Print Shop, Waycross, GA 1967, Book, page 36.
14Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume V, Herrin's Print Shop, Waycross, GA 1967, Book, page 36.
15William Alderman Parker, The Aldermans in America, Edwards and Broughton Company, North Carolina, 1977, Book, page 59.
16Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume IV, Press of the Atkinson County Citizen, Pearson, GA 1960, Book, page 24-25.
17Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume V, Herrin's Print Shop, Waycross, GA 1967, Book, page 36.
181850 Census of Madison County, Florida, MF241, Roll 59, Census, page 95.
191860 Census of Taylor County, Florida, MF245, Roll 109, Census, page 831.
201870 Census of Taylor County, Florida, MF251, Roll 133, Census, page 724.
21Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume V, Herrin's Print Shop, Waycross, GA 1967, Book, page 36.
22Joseph T. Eichelberger, Madison County Florida Cemeteries, Joseph T. Burval, Charleston, West Virginia, 1990, Book, page 547.
23Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume V, Herrin's Print Shop, Waycross, GA 1967, Book, page 36.
24Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume V, Herrin's Print Shop, Waycross, GA 1967, Book, page 36.
25Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume V, Herrin's Print Shop, Waycross, GA 1967, Book, page 36.
26Huxford Genealogical Magazine, Magazine, Volume XXIII, Number 3, September 1996.
271850 Census of Madison County, Florida, MF241, Roll 59, Census, Roll 59, MF 241, page 95.
28Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume V, Herrin's Print Shop, Waycross, GA 1967, Book, page 36.
29Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume V, Herrin's Print Shop, Waycross, GA 1967, Book, page 36.
301850 Census of Madison County, Florida, MF241, Roll 59, Census, Roll 59, MF241, page 95.
31Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume V, Herrin's Print Shop, Waycross, GA 1967, Book, page 36.
32Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume VII, Jesup Sentinel, Jesup, Georgia 1975, Book, page 121.
33Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume VII, Jesup Sentinel, Jesup, Georgia 1975, Book, page 121.
34Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume VII, Jesup Sentinel, Jesup, Georgia 1975, Book, page 121.
351850 Census of Madison County, Florida, MF241, Roll 59, Census, Roll 59, MF241, page 95.
361870 Census of Taylor County, Florida, MF251, Roll 133, Census, Roll 133, MF251, Rose Hill District, page 724.
37Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume V, Herrin's Print Shop, Waycross, GA 1967, Book, page 36.
38Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume V, Herrin's Print Shop, Waycross, GA 1967, Book, page 36.
39Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume V, Herrin's Print Shop, Waycross, GA 1967, Book, page 36, Birthdate was give as 30 Aug 1843 which is a conflict with 31 Aug 1842 shown on his cemetery marker.
401850 Census of Madison County, Florida, MF241, Roll 59, Census, Roll 59, MF241, page 95.
411860 Census of Taylor County, Florida, MF245, Roll 109, Census, Roll 109, MF245, page 831.
421870 Census of Taylor County, Florida, MF251, Roll 133, Census, Roll 133, MF251, Rose Hill District, page 724, Elbert Blanton was also listed in the 1870 census in Madison County, Florida (Roll 132, MF250, page.
43Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume V, Herrin's Print Shop, Waycross, GA 1967, Book, page 36, Birth date reported as 30 Aug 1843 which does not agree with cemetery marker reference..
44Florida Genealogical Society, Hillsborough County, Florida Cemeteries 1840-1985, Volume 7, Tampa, Florida, Book, page 254.
45Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume V, Herrin's Print Shop, Waycross, GA 1967, Book, page 36, 296-297.
46Elizabeth H. Sims, A History of Madison County, Florida, Madison County Historical Society, 1986, Book, page 133, J.E. Blanton was elected to the House of Representatives from Madison County, Florida in November,.
471850 Census of Madison County, Florida, MF241, Roll 59, Census, Roll 59, MF241, page 95.
481860 Census of Taylor County, Florida, MF245, Roll 109, Census, Roll 109, MF245, page 831.
491870 Census of Taylor County, Florida, MF251, Roll 133, Census, Roll 133, MF251, Rose Hill District, page 724.
50Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume V, Herrin's Print Shop, Waycross, GA 1967, Book, page 36.
51Joseph T. Eichelberger, Madison County Florida Cemeteries, Joseph T. Burval, Charleston, West Virginia, 1990, Book, page 14.
52Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume V, Herrin's Print Shop, Waycross, GA 1967, Book, page 36.
531850 Census of Madison County, Florida, MF241, Roll 59, Census, Roll 59, MF241, page 95.
541860 Census of Taylor County, Florida, MF245, Roll 109, Census, Roll 109, MF245, page 831.
551870 Census of Taylor County, Florida, MF251, Roll 133, Census, Roll 133, MF251, Rose Hill District, page 724.
56Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume V, Herrin's Print Shop, Waycross, GA 1967, Book, page 36.
57Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume V, Herrin's Print Shop, Waycross, GA 1967, Book, page 36.
58Elizabeth H. Sims, A History of Madison County, Florida, Madison County Historical Society, 1986, Book, page 133, W.J. Blanton was elected to the School Board for Madison County, Florida in 1902.
591850 Census of Madison County, Florida, MF241, Roll 59, Census, Roll 59, MF241, page 95.
601860 Census of Taylor County, Florida, MF245, Roll 109, Census, Roll 109, MF245, page 831.
611870 Census of Taylor County, Florida, MF251, Roll 133, Census, Roll 133, MF251, Rose Hill District, page 724.
62Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume V, Herrin's Print Shop, Waycross, GA 1967, Book, page 36.
63Joseph T. Eichelberger, Madison County Florida Cemeteries, Joseph T. Burval, Charleston, West Virginia, 1990, Book, page 10.
64Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume V, Herrin's Print Shop, Waycross, GA 1967, Book, page 36.
651860 Census of Taylor County, Florida, MF245, Roll 109, Census, Roll 109, MF245, page 831.
661870 Census of Taylor County, Florida, MF251, Roll 133, Census, Roll 133, MF251, Rose Hill District, page 724.
67Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume V, Herrin's Print Shop, Waycross, GA 1967, Book, page 36.
68Florida Genealogical Society, Hillsborough County, Florida Cemeteries 1840-1985, Volume 7, Tampa, Florida, Book, page 254.
69Lillian Henderson, Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865, The Reprint Company, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 1982, Book, Volume 1, page 556, James A. Blanton is listed as a private who enlisted on 4/26/1861 in Talbot County, Georgia Souther.
70Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume V, Herrin's Print Shop, Waycross, GA 1967, Book, page 36.


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Tommy Bargeron
721 West 12th Street
Tifton, Georgia 31794

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