Edmond Blanton

1815 - 1878  (62 years)

• Name	Edmond Blanton  [1, 2]
  Birth	31 Aug 1815	Sampson County, North Carolina   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Aug 1878	Lowndes County, Georgia   [1, 2]
  Notes	The son of David BLANTON and Nancy GOFF. The following biography of Edmond Blanton appears to be transcribed from "Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia", and was copied from a tree at RootWeb's WorldConnect Project: Descendants of Frederick Fritz (Veit) Zeigler "Edmond moved to Lowndes County with his parents when he was 17 years old (1832). They settled in what is now the city of Quitman. He was a blacksmith and farmer. In 1836 or 1837 he married Miss Dorcas MORGAN who was a native of Sampson County, North Carolina. Dorcas was born November of 1813. She was the granddaughter of Isaac NEWTON, R.S. They had 11 children. Dorcas died May 5,1859 in Lowndes County, Georgia. Edmond and Dorcas were members of the Primitive Baptist Church. Dorcas joined Bethlehem Church in present Brooks County July 8, 1843 by letter from Moore's Creek Church, New Hanover County, North Carolina. Edmond joined the same church September 12, 1841 and was baptized on May 7, 1847. He was ordained to the deaconship at this church. He served as a deacon until he and his wife were dismissed by letter January 1852. On January 24, 1852 Dorcas and Edmond were received by letter into Unity Church near their new home. Edmond served as a deacon for Unity until his death. Mr. Blanton lived in the portion of Lowndes County, cut into Brooks County in 1858, until 1852 when he moved to the 661st (Naylor) Distric of Lowndes County. He bought land here and had a very large plantation. He lived there until his death on 21 Aug 1878. Edmond's second wife was Elizabeth LIGHTSEY born July 27,1830 in Barnwell District, South Carolina. The grave marker reference shows her birth date as July 27, 1831. She was the daughter of Samuel LIGHTSEY and the sister of Samuel H. LIGHTSEY who married Nancy C. Blanton, Edmond's child by his first wife. They had eight children. The will of Edmond Blanton dated January 5, 1878 was probated in Oct. 1878. He bequeathed to his wife, Elizabeth, his home place consisting of parts of lots 294 and 305 11th land district of Lowndes County and all his personal estate. His other lands went to his children. His brother John Newton Blanton was executor of the will. Edmond Blanton and Elizabeth are buried at Hickory Grove Cemetery in Lowndes County (section 8).
  Person ID	I8508	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	David Blanton,   b. 9 Mar 1791, Harrells Store, Sampson County, North Carolina d. 1 Jan 1837, Quitman, Brooks County, Georgia (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Nancy Goff,   b. 9 Mar 1792, Sampson County, North Carolina d. Abt 1870, Brooks County, Georgia (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	20 Nov 1811	Duplin County, North Carolina   [1, 2]
  	They were the parents of 10 children
  Family ID	F3974	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Dorcus Morgan,   b. Nov 1813, North Carolina d. 5 May 1859, Lowndes County, Georgia (Age ~ 45 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1837	Brooks County, Georgia   [1]
  	Edmond and Dorcus were the parents twelve children born in Lowndes County, Georgia: David Franklin Blanton who married Missouri Ann POPPELL, Nancy C. Blanton who married Samuel Houston LIGHTSEY, James Jared Blanton who married Mary Frances WILDER, Margaret A. Blanton who married John SELLERS, William Lacey Blanton who married (1) Obedience CARTER and (2) Indiana (WILLIAMS) HENDRY, Thomas Levi Blanton who married Rachel SELLERS, Francis Marion Blanton who married Mary HATCHETT, Mary D. Blanton who married John HATCHETT, Berry Green Blanton who married Amanda Y. MOORE, Emily Elizabeth Blanton who married Sidney SELLERS, Flora Melvina Blanton and Samuel S. Blanton. He went on to have eight additonal children by his second wife (RootsWeb World Connect: North Florida Webbs)
  Children	1. James Jared Blanton,   b. 8 Nov 1841, Lowndes County, Georgia d. 27 Jul 1917, Plant City, Hillsborough County, Florida (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F3970	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2010

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth M. Lightsey,   b. Between 1830 and 1831, Barnwell District, Orange County, South Carolina d. 17 Sep 1900, Lowndes County, Georgia (Age ~ 70 years)
  Marriage	15 Nov 1859	Brooks County, Georgia   [3]
  	They had five boys and three girls.
  Family ID	F3973	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2010

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 31 Aug 1815 - Sampson County, North Carolina Marriage - Abt 1837 - Brooks County, Georgia Marriage - 15 Nov 1859 - Brooks County, Georgia Death - 21 Aug 1878 - Lowndes County, Georgia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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