Reuben, Jr was born in Virginia to Reuben Blanton and Martha Johnson Blanton. He married Rachel Gaston. He died in North Carolina. He is buried at Camps Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Mooresboro, NC. [1]
Sources
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53778646/reuben-blanton: accessed 29 October 2022), memorial page for Reuben Blanton (11 Mar 1793–24 Aug 1875), Find A Grave: Memorial #53778646, citing Camps Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Mooresboro, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Ed & Sue Anderson (contributor 46739770) .
Blanton Roots (pdf) - Family Report for Reuben Blanton, Jr. (1793-1875)
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4Y1-NQV : 23 December 2020), Ruben Blanton, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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