Stephen Fletcher Blanton (1820 - 1900)

Born 12 Aug 1820 in Ellenboro, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (McDaniel) Blanton — married 28 Jan 1845 in Rutherford County, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 11 Nov 1900 at age 80 in Whitewright, Fannin, Texas, United States

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Biography

Pvt Stephen Blanton served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Oct 19, 1863
Mustered out: Jul 18, 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): McRae's Battalion North Carolina Infantry; 34th North Carolina

Pvt Stephen Blanton was a POW in Hart Island Prison Camp during the United States Civil War.

Stephen Fletcher Blanton was born on Aug. 12, 1820 in Ellenboro, Rutherford County, North Carolina, the son of Jeremiah Blanton and Sarah Womack Blanton. He was the brother of William Jackson Blanton, Temperance Blanton Edwards, Josiah Blanton and Ransom Blanton. ^[1]

Stephen married Sarah McDaniel on January 28, 1845 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. They had the following children:

1. Julia Ann Blanton (1847 - 1947) ^[2]
2. Samuel Martin Blanton (1854 - 1926)
3. Elijah Sweezy Blanton (1856 - 1934)
4. Lydia Magdalene Blanton Womack
5. Mary Ann Blanton Feagans (1851-1936) ^[3]
6. George W Blanton ^[4]

Military Service

Name: Stephen Fletcher Blanton

Side Served: Confederacy

State Served: North Carolina

Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 19 Oct 1863 at Camp Vance

Enlisted in Company E, McRae's Battln Regiment North Carolina.^[5]

Transferred out of Company E, McRae's Battln Regiment North Carolina on 15 Jun 1864.

Transferred Company B, 34th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 15 Jun 1864.

Captured at Sutherland's Staion, Dinwiddie, Virginia on 2 April 1865.

Transferred to Hart's Island Prison Camp, New York Harbor on 7 April 1865.

Signed an Oath of Allegiance on 18 Jun 1865 and released.

Physical Description:

Complexion: Light

Hair: Light

Eyes: Blue

Height: 5 foot 10 1/2 inches

After the war, Stephen moved his family to Texas. Stephen died on Nov. 13, 1900 in Whitewright, Fannin County, Texas, USA. He is buried at the Blanton Cemetery in Fannin County,Texas.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ RootsWeb
2. ↑ "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3S3-SHK : accessed 15 Nov 2014), Stephen Blanton in entry for Julia A Blanton, 20 Feb 1947; citing certificate number 6849, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2218566.
3. ↑ "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3HG-GL1 : accessed 15 Nov 2014), Stephen Blanton in entry for Mary Ann Feagans, 24 Apr 1936; citing certificate number 73087, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2117124.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFN4-XGW : accessed 15 Nov 2014), Geo W Blanton in household of S F Blanton, Precinct 3, Fannin, Texas, United States; citing sheet 382B, NARA microfilm publication T9, NARA microfilm publication T9, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 1255302.
5. ↑ NPS Soldier Detail
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #52012646

See also:

• "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFN4-XG3 : accessed 15 Nov 2014), S F Blanton, Precinct 3, Fannin, Texas, United States; citing sheet 382B, NARA microfilm publication T9, NARA microfilm publication T9, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 1255302.

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