In 1910 James and Allie (Lovin) Blalock are living in Rush Springs, Grady County, Oklahoma. James' parents are in the household with them, as well as two older Blaocks who seem to be his brother and sister. But they appear to be half-siblings, since their mother was born in Mississippi rather than Texas as reported for James' mother. Next door is another couple who are kins omehow, and the birth state of the husband Walter's mother matches Sleta and HInton Blalock's mother, but the birth state of his father does not match James' father. 1910 Federal Census, Grady County, Oklahoma, 18 April, Rush Springs, District 106, Page 2A, Hse/Fam #22 Blalock, James S Head M W 35 Married 12 years TX AL TX Farmer Rents Blalock, Allie Wife F W 31 Married 12 years 5 children/4 living TX MS AR Blalock, Hettie Dau 5 Single Ind Terr TX TX Blalock, Edna Dau 3 Single Ind Terr TX TX Blalock, Flora Dau 4 Single Ind Terr TX TX Blalock, Vonnie Dau 1 Single OK TX TX Blalock, James R Father 64 Married for 39 AL NC NC Farmer Blalock, Lieu Mother F W 60 Married 39 years 9 children/6 living MS GA GA Blalock, Sleta Dau [of James and Lieu?] 19 Single Ind Terr AL MS Blalock, Hinton Son [of James and Lieu?] 25 Single Ind Terr AL MS Farmer 1910 Federal Census, Grady County, Oklahoma, 18 April, Rush Springs, District 106, Page 2A, Hse/Fam #22 Blalock, Walter D Head M W 23 Married 4 months TX MS MS Farmer Rents Blalock, Fannie Wife F W 18 Married 4 months 0 children/0 living Ind Terr MO AR In the 1920 census, both Sylverster's and Allie's names are entered in backwards order. They both went by their middle name and the first name initial is listed as a middle initial. Alice was always called Allie. 1920 Federal Census, Grady County, Oklahoma, 31 January, Rush Springs (Township 3), District 186, page 6B, Hse #100, Family #101 Blalock, Sylvester J Head Rents M W 44 TX LA MS Farmer Blalock, Allie S [Lovin] Wife F W 40 TX TN AR [b abt Aug 1800] Blalock, Edna G Dau F W 18 OK TX TX [b abt Aug 1902] Blalock, Floria L Dau F W 14 OK TX TX [b abt Aug 1906] Blalock, Vonnie Dau F W 11 OK TX TX [b abt Aug 1909] Blalock, Jewel E Dau F W 5yrs 4mos OK TX TX [b abt Aug 1914] Lovin, Pinkie L Mother-in-Law F W 68 Widow AR TN NC [b abt Aug 1852] Walraven, Jessie E Boarder M W 22 KS TN AR [b abt Aug 1898] ------------ James Sylvester Blalock Birth Jun. 3, 1875 Greenville, Hunt County, Texas Death Feb. 3, 1948 Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma The Oklahoman Feb. 6, 1948, p.32 Marlow- Funeral for JAMES S. BLALOCK, 73, retired farmer, was Thursday in the First Baptist church. Blalock was born in Greenville, Texas, in 1875. He has lived in the vicinity of Marlow for 42 years. Surviving are his wife; five daughters, Mrs. Elmer Gray, Marlow, Mrs. Sam Sehested, Duncan, Mrs. E D Wilks, Littlefield, Texas, Mrs. Leonard Allen and Mrs. Laymon Thomason, both of Weatherford. Spouse Sarah Alice Lovin Blalock (1879 - 1963) Burial Marlow Cemetery, Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma Created by Jean Nov 06, 2007 -- Find A Grave Memorial #226945, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22694553 ------------
Kathryn B Pratt Howerton BIRTH 1887 Alabama, USA DEATH 1954 (aged 66-67) Oklahoma, USA BURIAL Fairlawn Cemetery, Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma, Blk 6, Lt 100, Sp 3 Spouse William Luther Howerton 1887-1967 Maintained by Cokeman2, Originally Created by AL 22 Dec 2010 -- Find A Grave Memorial 63221951, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63221951
Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 Certificate #117417 Leanora Bland Birth 22 Sep 1903 Orange County [this is the date on the grave; number on the certificate appears to intend 29 September] No middle name is known. Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932 Leanora Bland [no middle name] Birth 29 Sep 1903 413 Bird St [home], Orange, Orange, Texas Father Lee Bland Mother Octavia Peveto Certificate #117417 Filed 5 October 1903 1920 Federal Census, Orange County, Texas, 13 January, Orange City Ward 4, District 149, page 19B, Hse #396, Fam #434 Bland, Lee Head Owns M W 39 TX TX TX Blacksmith, Ship Yard Bland, Octavia Wife F W 32 TX TX TX Bland, Lenora Dau F W 16 TX TX TX Saleslady, Retail Dry Goods Bland, Fern Dau F W 14 TX TX TX Bland, Ruth Dau F W 12 TX TX TX Bland, James Son M W 9 TX TX TX Bland, Thurman Son M W 9 TX TX TX Bland, Franklin Son M W 4yrs6mos TX TX TX Bland, Calvin Son M W 8mos TX TX TX 1930 Federal Census, Tom Green County, Texas, 2 April, San Angelo, District 1, page 12, 512 N Oakes St, Hse/Fam #12 Terry, Alphonso B Head Owns $750 No Radio M W 33 Married at 33 TX GA TX Mortar Man, Building Contractor Terry, Leanora Wife F W 28 Married at 18 TX TX TX Terry, Lena E Dau F W 8 TX TX TX Terry, James M Son M W 4yrs6mos TX TX TX -------------- 0 Lewis Terry b 1770 SC b 1765 VA + Constance 1 Joseph Lewis Terry b 12 Mar 1814 Pendleton SC d 23 Aug 1880 Milam Co TX + Dovinah Walker 2 Duncan Lewis Terry b 29 Jun 1850 Murray Co GA d bef 1900 + Tabitha Ann Brown 3 Alfonso Brown (Jack) Terry b 17 May 1887 Mills Co TX d 08 Nov 1944 Coke Co TX + Leanora Bland 4 Tempie Terry b 25 Jul 1934 Nolan Co TX d 20 May 2003 Natrona Co WY + Robert Cavness Contact: Jacque Watkins jjwatkins AT aol.com -- World Families DNA, http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/terry/pats -------------- Leanora remarried after Alfonso's death. Her grave has a different date of birth of Sep. 29, 1903, a week later than the Texas Birth Index, Sep. 22, 1903. Leanora was buried next to her first husband A B Jack Terry. ------------------- Leanora Terry Snyder Birth Sep. 29, 1903 Orange, Orange County, Texas Death Feb. 17, 1971 Bronte, Coke County, Texas Parents: Lender Lee Bland (1881 - 1952) Octavia Alice Peveto Bland (1886 - 1947) Spouse Alphonso Brown Terry (1887 - 1944) Children: Lena Ethel Terry White (1921 - 1988) James Milton Terry (1925 - 1969) Tempie Terry Powell (1934 - 2003) Duncan Lee Terry (1941 - 1992) Siblings: Fern Bland Martin (1905 - 1988) Ruth Bland Stewart (1907 - 1959) James Harold Bland (1910 - 1958) Thurman Silas Bland (1912 - 1996) Benjamin Franklin Bland (1915 - 1996) Calvin Wiley Bland (1919 - 1964) Oliver Keith Bland (1922 - 1999) Lender Lee Bland (1924 - 1978) Burial Fairview Cemetery, Bronte, Coke County, Texas Created by Sandra Brookshire Behne Feb 04, 2012 -- Find A Grave Memorial #84483749, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=84483749 ------------------- Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982 Leonora Bland Snyder Birth 29 Sep 1903 Orange, Texas Residence Blackwell Precinct, Coke, Texas (6 miles southwest of Blackwell) Father Lender Lee Bland Mother Octavia Peveto Widowed, Age at Death 67 yrs, 4 mos, 18 days Social Security #465-46-1492 Death 17 Feb 1971 Blackwell, Coke, Texas Cause of death Natural Causes, Sudden due to Heart Condition Burial Fairview Cemetery, Bronte, Coke County, Texas by Newby Funeral Home Informant Mrs A O White, Nolan, Texas Certificate #07980 Filed 18 Feb 1971, Filed State 22 Feb 1971
Lee's full name is apparently Lehnder Lee Bland. The name is spelled various ways in various documents. In his son's birth record, the name of both father and son is Lendar Lee. The son's name on his grave is Lehnder Lee Bland Jr. Lee Sr's Find a Grave memorial spells his name as Lender. In genealolgoies the son's name is usually spelled Lehnder. Most have simply Lee for the father. However, on his son's death certificate, the son's name is spelled Lender, and the father's is spelled Leander. On Leanora Bland Snyder's death certificate her father's name is given as Lender Lee, as his name appears on his grave. Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932 Lendar Lee Bland Birth 8 Mar 1924 Orange, Orange County, Texas Father Lendar Lee Bland Father Birth Place Orange County Mother Octavia Peveto Mother Birth Place Orange County Mother Residence 1406 Sholars U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Beaumont, Texas, City Directory, 1927, p 148 Bland Lee (Octavia) [No Occup statd] h 192 Ector av U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Beaumont, Texas, City Directory, 1941, p 89 Bland Lee (Octavia) blksmith Union City Transfer h Orange ------------------- Lender Lee Bland Birth Jan. 6, 1881 Orange, Orange County, Texas Death Apr. 2, 1952 Port Neches, Jefferson County, Texas Parents: Silas Bland (1850 - 1933) Nora Alwilda Linscomb Bland (1850 - 1927) Spouse Octavia Alice Peveto Bland (1886 - 1947) Siblings: Edward Bland (1875 - 1955) Ida Joan Bland Tarter (1878 - 1934) Sidney Bland Shannon (1887 - 1981) Burial Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, Plot: Section I Created by Mary Casey Mar 17, 2013 -- Find A Grave Memorial #106839580, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=106839580 -------------------
"Arthur Glen Blankenship rather than Arthur Blankenship" -- Added a variation of the recorded data. -- Alice R Bratcher, Additional information on a record for Arthur Blankenship, Ancestry.com, on 11/20/2011 Arthur Glyn Blankenship BIRTH 23 AUG 1887 Western District, Jonesville, Lee County, Virginia, United States DEATH 02 MAR 1920 Lee County, Virginia Spouse Martha Ruth "Marthey" Falin 1882-1969 -- Joe James, https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/100513611/person/332059481117/facts
1940 Federal Census, McCurtain County, Oklahoma, 27 April, Kirk Township, District 45-19, Page 12A, Hse #188, Owns $200, On Farm - page 11B - Setszer (Stazer?), Cephus R Head F W 63 Married Grade H3 b North Carolina same house in 1935 Odd Job Carpenter Setszer (Stazer?), Bell Wife F W -- Married Grade 8 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Housewife Setszer (Stazer?), Noel Son M W 18 Grade 8 b Missouri same place in 1935 Laborer New Worker (?) - page 12A - Setszer (Stazer?), Anita Dau F W 18 Single Grade H3 b Oklahoma same house in 1935 No Occup Setszer (Stazer?), Bernice Dau F W 12 Single Grade 7 b Oklahoma same house in 1935 Blakenship, Leonard M Lodger F W 22 Married Grade 4 b Oklahoma Rural McCurtain Co in 1935 Farm Laborer Blakenship, Sylvia Lodger's Wife F W 25 Grade 6 b Oklahoma Rural Stephens Co in 1935 Morgan, Patricia A Lodger's Stepdau F W 5 Grade 0 b Oklahoma Rural Stephens Co in 1935 The presence of Sylvia's daughter and the residence reports for 1935 indicates Sylvia's previous marriage to a man named Morgan.
Margaret's marriage record lists her by her nickname. North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011 Golsbery [Goldsbury] Dycus Peggy Blankenship Bond 17 Jan 1828 Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA Bondsmen & Witness Davis Stockton North Carolina, Marriage Collection, 1741-2004 Golsbery Dycus Peggy Blankenship Marriage 17 Jan 1828 Rutherford County, North Carolina County Court Records at Rutherfordton, NC & Family 1850 Federal Census, Rutherford County, North Carolina, 11 September, Sandy Run, page 639 (scan 320), Hse #1291, Fam #1323 Golds B Dicus 45 M Farmer $250 Real Estate value b North Carolina Margarett Dicus 44 F b North Carolina Larkin Dicus 20 M Laborer b North Carolina Attended School Elizabeth Dicus 18 F b North Carolina David Dicus 16 M b North Carolina Attended School Nancy Dicus 14 F b North Carolina Attended School Stephen Dicus 12 M b North Carolina Attended School Elisha Dicus 5 M b North Carolina Mary Houston 50 F b North Carolina Cannot read or write Paton Horton 35 M Coopper [sic] b North Carolina
Family Data Collection - Births Burwell Grancer Blanton Father George Blanton Mother Elvira Lee Birth Date 1 Nov 1762 Dinwiddie County, VA North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Burwell Blanton Age 98 Birth 1762 North Carolina Death 1860 North Carolina Marriage 1788 Bridget (Maiden Name Unknown) Child Charles Blanton (1804-66) m 1823 Judith Hamrick (1805-64) Grandson Charles Blanton (1834-1908) m 1855 Frances Doggette (1838-92) Burwell Blanton (1762-1860) was drafted in Rutherford County, NC, 1781, serving as a private in Captain Neval's company, Col John Earl's regiment, North Carolina militia. He received a pension. He was born and died in North Carolina. DAR Lineage Book, p 3 Family Data Collection - Marriages Burwell Grancer Blanton Phoeba Margaret Bridges Marriage 1782
North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Burwell Blanton Age 98 Birth 1762 North Carolina Death 1860 North Carolina Marriage 1788 Bridget (Maiden Name Unknown) Child Charles Blanton (1804-66) m 1823 Judith Hamrick (1805-64) Grandson Charles Blanton (1834-1908) m 1855 Frances Doggette (1838-92) Burwell Blanton (1762-1860) was drafted in Rutherford County, NC, 1781, serving as a private in Captain Neval's company, Col John Earl's regiment, North Carolina militia. He received a pension. He was born and died in North Carolina. DAR Lineage Book, p 3
North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Burwell Blanton Age 98 Birth 1762 North Carolina Death 1860 North Carolina Marriage 1788 Bridget (Maiden Name Unknown) Child Charles Blanton (1804-66) m 1823 Judith Hamrick (1805-64) Grandson Charles Blanton (1834-1908) m 1855 Frances Doggette (1838-92) Burwell Blanton (1762-1860) was drafted in Rutherford County, NC, 1781, serving as a private in Captain Neval's company, Col John Earl's regiment, North Carolina militia. He received a pension. He was born and died in North Carolina. DAR Lineage Book, p 3 ------------------------ Frances Doggett Blanton Wife of Burwell Blanton Jany 1, 1833 - Jany 24. 1892 Burwell Blanton Jany 27, 1834 - May 18, 1938 Pattie Ramsey Blanton Wife of Burwell Blanton Died March 22, 1930 Sunset Cemetery, Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina Photo by Richard Jordan on Find a Grave 30 September 2008, accessed 31 March 2020 ------------------------
Francis Blanton Birth 1775 in Appomattox, Appomattox, Virginia Death 13 Jan 1849 Parents George Blanton 1730-1802 Elvira Lee 1740-1768 -- Ballance and Webber, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/11896024/person/-154610775
Steve Gabany provides good information on George Blanton and his family. I am including his information here on the family of Frances Blanton Hamrick, which I will not include in the primary entries of individuals for this genealogy. The genealogy is found at the following address on Ancestry.com (subscription only). the individual members referenced may be found under the IDs given after their names below. ------------------------------ George BLANTON Birth: Abt 1743 in Dinwiddie Co., VA Death: 1796 in Lincoln Co., NC Burial: Lincoln, NC Father: Anderson BLANTONMother: Pitt VAROTER Marriage 1 Susannah BRIDGES Married: Dec 1770 in Lincoln Co., NC Children Elizabeth BLANTON b: Abt 1773 in Appomattox, VA Francis BLANTON b: 1774 in Appomattox, VA John BLANTON b: 1776 in Appomattox, VA Mary "Polly" BLANTON b: 1779 Margaret "Peggy" BLANTON b: Abt 1782 in Appomattox, VA Richard BLANTON b: in Lincoln Co., NC Marriage 2 Elvira Lee b: in VA Married: 1761 in VA Children Burrell BLANTON b: 1 Nov 1762 in Dinwiddie Co., VA BLANTON Catherine BLANTON William Azriah BLANTON b: 1770 in Appomattox, VA ------------------------------ http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=gabany&id=I35262 Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Application of Oliver Max Gardner, born 22 Mar 1882 Traces ancestry through Burwell Blanton, reported as son of George and Susannah Ancestor George Blanton born 1743 died 1800, wife Susannah (birth and death unknown) "His father, George Blanton, moved to North Carolina from Virginia and in his early life was a Justice of the Peace and the colonial records give evidence of his service to the State 1765-1775. He was one of the petitioners to establish the South Carolina Line and did service for the King's Most Excellent Majesty." Note that according to the family lists above, Susannah was not the mother of Burwell (Burrell) Blanton, but his mother was Elvira Lee. Burwell's date of birth about 1862, is about a year after the marriage of George Blanton to his first wife Elvira Lee. Note that George married Susannah Blanton in 1770, following the death of Elvira Lee. Family Data Collection - Births Burwell Grancer Blanton Father George Blanton Mother Elvira Lee Birth 1 Nov 1762 Dinwiddie County, VA Some sources have reported Burwell's stepmother as his mother. "Burrell Blanton's mother was Elvira Lee, 1st wife of George Blanton." -- Ancestry Comment by Gooch95, 30 January 2013, http://ancstry.me/1zAE69P
1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 1 June, Township 7, Sandy Run, District 71, page 1 (Scan 569A), Hse/Family #6 H R Blanton W M 27 Father Farmer NC NC VA [b abt 1853] M L Blanton W F 27 Wife Keeping House NC NC NC [b abt 1853] B F H Blanton W M 8 Son NC NC NC [b abt 1872] S E Blanton W F 6 Dau NC NC NC [b abt 1874] G M Blanton W M 3 Son NC NC NC [b abt 1877] 1900 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 4 June, Sandy Run, Township 7, District 58, page 1B, Hse/Fam #17 Blanton, Hoyle R Head W M June 1852 47 Married 29 years NC NC NC Farmer Owns Blanton, Mary L Wife W F Oct 1851 48 47 Married 29 years 7 children/7 living NC NC NC Small, Sara E Dau W F Mar 1874 26 Widowed 0 children NC NC NC Blanton, William H Son W M July 1883 16 Single NC NC NC At School Blanton, Posey C Son W M Oct 1885 14 Single NC NC NC At School Blanton, Daisy Ella Dau W F May 1890 10 NC NC NC At School ------------------- Hoyle Rinehart Blanton Birth Jun. 10, 1851 Death Nov. 29, 1932 Spouse Mary Lucinda McSwain Blanton (1850 - 1928) Children: Burwell H Blanton (1872 - 1960) Sarah Elizabeth Blanton Whisnant (1874 - 1938) George Monroe Blanton (1877 - 1950) William Hoyle Blanton (1883 - 1960) Posey C. Blanton (1885 - 1968) Daisy Ella Blanton McSwain (1890 - 1985) Burial Sharon United Methodist Church, Sharon, Cleveland County, North Carolina Created by Elizabeth Olmstead Sep 16, 2008 -- Find A Grave Memorial #29846247, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29846247 -------------------
John Blanton Birth 30 DEC 1866 in Rutherford Co., North Carolina Death 9 NOV 1895 in Rutherford Co., North Carolina Parents Franklin Blanton 1831-1915 Sarah Chitwood 1839-1890 Wife Martha Christine Hamrick Birth 3 MAY 1871 in North Carolina, Death 22 NOV 1919 -- Gilmore Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/7230330/person/-1137403899?ssrc=&ftm=1 North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011 John Blanton Age 23, Birth Year abt 1867 Residence Rutherford County Marriage 16 Feb 1890 [appears to be 10 Feb] Cleveland, North Carolina, USA Spouse Marthie C Hamrick Spouse Age 19 Residence Cleveland County Ancestry transcribes the date as 16 February, but it looks to me like it is 10 February. The format and quality of the record make it unfeasible to include a copy with tthis profile.
Mildred (Millie) Hill Blanton shared with me information about herself and her family for this genealogy: "Bob and Millie live in Comanche, Oklahoma. Bob is retired from Sun Pipeline Company. Millie is retired after teaching 39 years as a geography and history teacher in the Comanche Public Schools. Millie works in her church, is Registrar of the Duncan chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, and spends much time continuing the work of her father's hobby of genealogy." -- Mildred (Millie) Hill Blanton, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, July 2008
In the 1900 census, Claire is reported as Clara and as a girl. In 1910, this is corrected to give his name as Claire and report that he is a Male. The conflict of gender was settled when i found his WWI Draft Registration. He was living in St Louis, Missouri, at the time, and working in East St Louis, Illinois. U. S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Claire O Bledsoe, 4053 Lindell St, St Louis, Missouri; born 21 August 1897 in Deport, Lamar County, Texas; father born Tennessee; employer Mobile & Ohio RR, East St Louis, Illinois; nearest relative Mrs Y B Bledsoe, Idabel, Oklahoma; registration in St Louis, 24 August 1918; signed C O Bledsoe. Since he reports his mother as his nearest relative, it would seem Yancy has passed away before this time. But we know this is not the case, since he appears in the 1920 census with Ceny. Yancy is missing from the 1930 census, so he died between 1920 and 1930. The Social Security Death Index gives us some more information about Claire. We learn the month and year of death. We see he was still living in St Louis, where he was in 1917, when he registered for the WWI draft. Name: Claire Bledsoe Born 21 Aug 1898 Died Aug 1980 Last Residence Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri 63122 SSN 497-01-2113 issued: Missouri (Before 1951)
Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965 J McWhalen Cornelia A Bledsoe License issued 5 May 1890 Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA Marriage 8 May 1890 in Owen Gibson's home, Butler County, Kentucky Edmonson County Marriage Book, pp 350-351 Witnesses James Raymond, Ewing Patman Ceremony by L F Balton, Minister [This is the only marriage record on the page reporting that the ceremony was performed in a different county from the issuing county.] Nelia McWhalin Birth 6 Nov 1872 Death 25 Mar 1910 (aged 37) Burial Mount Pleasant Church of Christ Cemetery, Richardsville, Warren County, Kentucky Maintained by Find A Grave, Originally Created by Mary Coursey 13 Jun 2004 -- Find A Grave Memorial 8913195, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8913195/nelia-mcwhalin
Dr Bledsoe and his wife Mary were both born in Tennessee. Their great grandson Charles Christian reports form his genealogical research that Jacob was born in 1838 in Milam (County?) and Mary was from Alamo. Jacob and Mary were married in 1863. Charles reprots that Dr. Bledsoe participated in the Civil War and attained the rank of Captain. He was wounded in the battle of Atlanta. 1870 Federal Census, Henderson County, Tennessee, 27 July, 9th Civil District, PO Lexington, page 16, Hse/Fam #116 Bledsoe, Jacob D 32 M W MD $500 personal estate born Tennessee Bledsoe, Mary W 24 F W Keeping House born Tennessee Bledsoe, Yancy B 4 M W Tennessee Bledsoe, Selia B 4 F W Tennessee Bledsoe, Newton O 10months M W Tennessee [b abt Sept 1869] According to grandson Charles Christian, Dr Jacob Yancy moved to Texas about 1893. We find Jacob and Mary together with their son Yancy and his family for the 1900 census. In 1900 they are in the very northern area of Texas for the 1900 census, near the Red River in Lamar County, not far from Arkansas. For the 1800 census, I could not find an entry definitely for Yancy's family. There are Bledsoes in both Tennessee and Texas with similar names, but I cannot find a John with Willie as a wife. Thus we do not know what route the Bledsoes took from Tennessee to Texas nor a precise time frame. 1900 Federal Census, Lamar County, Texas, 23 June, Justice Precinct 7, District 86, page 19B, east of Bee Bayou, Hse #335, Fam #346 Bledsoe, John (?) Head W M May 1838 62 Married 35 years TN NC NC (The name is overwritten with census tally figures!) Bledsoe, Willy Wife W F Nov 1844 62 Married 35 years TN TN TN The name here likely was intended to be Jacob. The Willy is probably for the W in Mary W recorded in 1870. I have not found the Bledsoes in 1880. Charles Christian tells me Jacob and Mary moved to Idabel, Oklahoma, where later we also find Yancy and Ceny. Yancy and his wife Ceny are married in Texas, and we find them for the 1910 census in the adjoining county north of Red River in the new state of Oklahoma. Charles Christian gave the name of Yancy's brother to me as Oscar Newton. I note that the names are reversed in the census of 1870.