Silas L. Blann (abt. 1794 - 1858)

Born about 1794 in Jasper, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 2 Apr 1858 at about age 64 in Dallas, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Silas L Blann was born in 1794 in Jasper, Georgia. He had 11 children with Elizabeth Ann Averytt. Silas died on April 2, 1858, in Dallas, Alabama, at the age of 64, and was buried at Bell Cemetery, Dallas County, Alabama.

From Find A Grave: Silas L Blann and his siblings migrated from Jasper County, Georgia to Dallas County, Alabama in the late 1810's. Siblings that migrated with him were his two brothers Stephen A. Blann and Thomas Blann and one sister Tabitha Telitha Blann. They migrated with the William Henry "Harry" Averytt family. Both Silas Blann and Tabitha Blann had married into that family.

Silas Blann and Elizabeth Ann Averytt had 11 children that survived to adulthood. Some of his children migrated to western Mississippi and to Calhoun County, Arkansas.

Probate of the will is recorded in Abstract of Probate Court Minutes Volume 3 referring to Book K page 169, 191, 207, 244, 287, 562, 1858 Will of Silas Blann list his heirs as the children of Laura and B. F. Graves, the children of W. H. Blann, Tebitha, wife of T. H. Booth, Francis Jones, Asenath, wife of T. J. Parnell, Alfred Blann, Thomas W. Blann, Mary wife of Chas Johnson, Susan, Wife of L M. Booth, Silas L. Blann, and Stephen Blann. (Dallas County AL 1860 Estate Book L Page 96)

Slaves

Fourteen slaves belonging to Silas L. Blann are listed in the 1850 Slave Schedule, Pences, Dallas County AL

1858: 17 slaves listed as part of the estate of Silas L. Blann

Sources

• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPL-399 : 20 February 2021), Silas Blain, Dallas, Alabama, United States; citing 85, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 2; FHL microfilm 2,329.

• United States Census, 1840. Name: S Blann; place: Dallas, Alabama.

• United States Census, 1850. Name: Silas Blaun; home in 1850: Dallas, Alabama; male; age 58; race: White; birth year: 1792; birthplace: Georgia. Household: Silas Blaun, male, age 58, born Georgia; Elizabeth Blaun, female, age 50, born Georgia; Thomas Blaun, male, age 20, born Alabama; Mary Blaun, female, age 17, born Alabama; Susan Blaun, female, age 15, born Alabama; Silas Blaun, male, age 12, born Alabama; Stephen Blaun, age 9, born Alabama.

• 1850 US Federal Slave Schedule. Name: Silas Blann; home in 1850: Pences, Dallas, Alabama; number of enslaved people: 14.

• Blann Notes from Dallas County. Minutes of Probate Court: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/48004/images/ALNotesIII-001197-4?ssrc=&backlabel=Return&pId=157610

• Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213084804/silas-l-blann

• Estate Sale of Silas Blann - Personal Property including 17 slaves. Carol Smith Originally shared this article on 17 Dec 2019 from Newspapers.com on Ancestry.com.

Repository

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KLQ5-53S

Acknowledgement

Unsourced family tree handed down to Jean Blann.