William Blake was born about 1814. He was the son of Benejah Carlton and Mary Carmack. William died on 17 August 1856 and was buried in Carlton Cemetery, Rockvale, Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States.[1]
Sources
↑Burial:
"U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
Find A Grave: Memorial #10623053 Ancestry Record 60525 #95665893 (accessed 23 April 2024)
William Blake Carlton burial (died on 17 Aug 1856) in Carlton Cemetery, Rockvale, Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America. Born on 11 Jan 1814.
1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census" Year: 1840; Census Place: Rutherford, Tennessee; Roll: 533; Page: 144; Family History Library Film: 0024549 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #3025708 (accessed 23 April 2024) Blake Carlton in Rutherford, Tennessee.
1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census" The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: May, Rutherford, Tennessee; Roll: 894; Page: 216b; Line Number: 3 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #6515141 (accessed 23 April 2024) Blake Carlton (37), Farmer, in May, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA. Born in Tennessee.
Probate: "Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008" Will Books, 1830-1870, Sullivan County, Tennessee; Author: Historical Records Project (Tennessee); Probate Place: Sullivan, Tennessee Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9176 #4033258 (accessed 23 April 2024) Blake Carlton probate in 1830-1870 in Sullivan, Tennessee, USA.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William: