Dorothy Estell (Blanton) Mobley (1882 - 1966)

Born 12 Sep 1882 in Batesburg, Lexington County, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Francis Marion Mobley — married 20 Nov 1901 in Kershaw, South Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 25 Jul 1966 at age 83 in Bamberg County, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Blanton Name Study.

Dorothy Estell "Dot" Blanton was born 12 September 1882 in Batesburg, Lexington County, South Carolina, United States. She was the daughter of Stephen Taylor Blanton (abt.1847-1898) and Agnes Eugenia (Jamison) Blanton (1845-1906).

Her father died in 1898. Dot, who was 17 years old, was enumerated on the 1900 United States Census in the household of her widowed mother, Agnes C. Blanton. Dot's older sister, Fannie, was also a member of the household. They were living in Flat Creek Township, Lancaster County, South Carolina.^[1]

Marriages:

1. Dot was married first Francis Marion Mobley on 20 November 1901 in Kershaw, Lancaster County, South Carolina.^[2][3] They were the parents of 2 sons, Francis Marion Mobley (who died in infancy) and Errol Blanton Mobley and two daughters, Agnes Jamison (Mobley) Spires (1907-1993) and Dorothy Aramenta (Mobley) Laird (1911-1990). Francis Marion Mobley died in 1916.
2. After the death of Mr. Mobley, Dot married Ervin Lewis Laird between 1916 and 1920. He was a widower with 5 children. Dot and Irvin Lewis were the parents of Ervin Lewis Laird Jr. and Sarah Carolyn Laird.

Dot and her husband Francis Mobley were enumerated as a married couple on the 1910 United States Census for Pleasant Hill, Lancaster County, South Carolina. Dot had given birth to 3 children. One had died in 1903. The 2 living children were recorded in the household in 1910.^[4]

When the 1920 United States Census was taken, Dot was living in the household of her second husband, E. L. Laird in Buford Bridge, Bamberg County, South Carolina. Other members of the household were Dot's children from her first marriage, and E. L. Laird's children from his first marriage--a total of 8 children.^[5]

1930 United States Census, Enumeration District 16, Three Mile, Bamberg County, South Carolina:^[6]

1940 United States Census, Enumeration District 3-4, Allendale Township, Allendale County, South Carolina:^[7]

Dot (Blanton) Laird passed away on 25 July 1966 in Bamberg County, South Carolina. She was buried in Kearse-Brabham Cemetery, Olar, Bamberg County, South Carolina.^[8]

Gravestone of Dorothy (Blanton) Laird

The obituary of Mrs. Dot B. Laird was published in the Augusta Chronicle, Augusta, Georgia on 26 July 1966. It stated her date of death as Monday, 25 July 1966. It listed her survivors as "Mrs. Dorothy Mobley Laird of Olar and Mrs. Agnes Mobley Spires of Sumter, S.C. by her first marriage, Mrs. Carolyn L. Williams of Olar and Ervin L. Laird Jr. of Arnold, Mo., by her last marriage; also three stepchildren, William F. Laird of Olar, Mrs. Irene Blackstone and Cornelius Laird both of Augusta, Ga., a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren."

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900"
   citing enumeration district (ED) 59, sheet 22A, family 337, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,533.
   FamilySearch Record: M3T7-JCN (accessed 11 June 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-67VD-W6
   Doh E Blanton (18), single daughter, in household of Agnes C Blanton (54) in Flat Creek Township (northwest part), Lancaster, South Carolina, United States. Born in South Carolina.

   Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   Agnes C Blanton	F	53	Widowed	Head		South Carolina
   Fannie E Blanton	F	20	Single	Daughter		South Carolina
   Dot E Blanton	F	17	Single	Daughter		South Carolina

2. ↑ Wedding Invitation for Marriage of Dot Blanton to Francis Marion Mobley. Original in possession of Marion Mobley Spires and Nelda Gilchrist Spires.
3. ↑ "Wedding Announcement," The Lancaster News (Lancaster, South Carolina), 9 Nov 1901, p. 3, col. 3; image copy, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com: accessed 25 Jul 2021).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910"
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 89, sheet 4A, family 69, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1464; FHL microfilm 1,375,477.
   FamilySearch Record: M5DD-C6X (accessed 11 June 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9TDK-YFJ Image number 00498
   Dot Mobley (26), wife, in household of Francis M Mobley (33) in Pleasant Hill, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States. Born in South Carolina.

   Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   Francis M Mobley	M	33	Married	Head	Cashier - Bank	South Carolina
   Dot Mobley	F	26	Married	Wife		South Carolina
   Arro B Mobley	M	5	Single	Son		South Carolina
   Agnes Mobley	F	3	Single	Daughter		South Carolina

5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 1683; Line: 78; FHL microfilm: 1821683; Record number: 50651;
   FamilySearch Record: M6ZQ-BGD (accessed 11 June 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RX1-3RZ Image number 01043
   Dot E Lord (37), wife, in household of E L Lord (43) in Bamberg, South Carolina, United States. Born in South Carolina.

   Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   E L Lord	M	43	Married	Head	Farming	South Carolina
   Dot E Lord	F	37	Married	Wife		South Carolina
   Errol B Lord	M	15	Single	Son		South Carolina
   Dorothy Lord	F	8	Single	Daughter		South Carolina
   Agnes Lord	F	12	Single	Daughter		South Carolina
   Levy Lord	M	18	Single	Son		South Carolina
   Leighton Lord	M	16	Single	Son		South Carolina
   William Lord	M	14	Single	Son		South Carolina
   Irine Lord	F	12	Single	Daughter		South Carolina
   Corneilus Lord	M	9	Single	Son		South Carolina

6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPHK-QPW : accessed 31 May 2019), Dot Laird in household of Irvin L Laird, Three Mile, Bamberg, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 16, sheet 13A, line 44, family 253, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2187; FHL microfilm 2,341,921.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K484-JCZ : 15 March 2018), Dorothy Leird in household of Ervin Leird, Allendale Township, Allendale, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 3-4, sheet 6B, line 61, family 108, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3784.
8. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 30 May 2019), memorial page for Dorothy Estell “Dot” Blanton Laird (12 Sep 1882–25 Jul 1966), Find A Grave: Memorial #130999795, citing Kearse-Brabham Cemetery, Olar, Bamberg County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Fran Bundy (contributor 47078032).

See also:

• Mobley, Dorothy Estell (Blanton). Family Bible. circa 1901. Currently in possession of Marion Mobley Spires and Nelda Gilchrist Spires. Includes vital information for family members.
• "Sad Death of Mrs. Blanton," The Lancaster News (Lancaster, South Carolina), 22 Sep 1906, p. 6, cols. 3-4; image copy, ‘’Newspapers.com’’ (http://www.newspapers.com: accessed 25 Jul 2021).
• "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2SK-6PNS : 19 July 2017), Dorothy Blanton in entry for Errol Blanton Mobley, 02 Dec 1963; citing Ehrhardt, Bamberg, South Carolina, United States, , Department of Archives and History, State Records Center, Columbia; FHL microfilm 2,454,973.
• Agnes Mobley Spires, Alabama Certificate of Death, Certified copy in possession of Marion Mobley Spires and Nelda Gilchrist Spires.