Esther (Blanton) James (1851 - 1885)

Born 20 Aug 1851 in North Carolina, United States

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Esther Blanton was born 20 Aug 1851 in North Carolina. She was the daughter of Elijah Blanton and Sarah Ann Phillips. Her mother died when Esther was very young, so she was reared by her father and her stepmother, Nancy Harrill.

1860 United States Census, Rutherford County, North Carolina:^[1]

1870 United States Census, Colfax, Rutherford County, North Carolina:^[2]

1880 United States Census, ^[3]

On 5 Jan 1883 a license was issued in Rutherford County, North Carolina for the marriage of Esther Blanton, daughter of E. Blanton, and Robert James. Witnesses were D. N. Hamrick, J. R. Cooper, and E. Blanton. The ceremony was performed on 11 Feb 1883 by L. C. White, Methodist Minister.^[4][5]

Easter James was named in the Will of her father, Elijah Blanton, in 1884.^[6]

Easter (Esther) Blanton and Robert Glenworth James were the parents of Martha Taylor James McHam who was born 10 Dec 1883 in Ellenboro, Rutherford County, North Carolina.^[7][8]

Esther Blanton and Robert G. James were the parents of Veronica James Hawkins who was born 10 Jul 1885 in Rutherford County, North Carolina.^[9]

Esther Blanton James passed away 15 Oct 1885. She was buried in Oak Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Ellenboro, Rutherford County, North Carolina.^[10][11]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD6Q-LCQ : 11 November 2020), Esther Blanton in entry for Elisa Blanton, 1860.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWD9-3VL : 3 January 2021), Easter Blanton in entry for Elijah Blanton, 1870.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCXG-XPK : 13 November 2020), Easter Blanton in household of Elijah Blanton, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 161, sheet 512C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,981.
4. ↑ "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F839-2Y3 : 14 February 2020), Esther Blanton in entry for Robert James, 1883.
5. ↑ North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC.; Ancestry.com, "North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011" [database on-line]. Ancestry Image or Ancestry Sharing Link
6. ↑ North Carolina. Superior Court (Rutherford County), Wills, Book F-G, 1868-1915; Ancestry.com, "North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998" [database on-line].Ancestry Image or Ancestry Sharing Link
7. ↑ "North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRQK-FBW2 : 12 February 2020), Easter Blanton in entry for Martha Taylor James, 1883.
8. ↑ "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL99-D948 : 18 March 2018), Esther Blanton in entry for Martha James Mcham, 17 Nov 1964; citing Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States, , Department of Archives and History, State Records Center, Columbia; FHL microfilm.
9. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGTX-V4H : 10 February 2018), Esther Blanton in entry for Veronica James Hawkins, 23 Feb 1960; citing Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, v 5B cn5733, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,953,028.
10. ↑ Floyd, W. D., Oak Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery Transcription (<http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/rutherford/cemeteries/oakgrove.txt>, 24 February1997), USGenWeb Tombstone Project, accessed 13 Jun 2020.
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 05 January 2021), memorial page for Esther Blanton James (20 Aug 1851–15 Oct 1885), Find A Grave: Memorial #37642672, citing Oak Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Ellenboro, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Dana Eckard (contributor 47124765).