Jennie, This is what I found. Sorry I couldn't locate more info. The census subscription I have for 1900 is not easy to search, and if JN Blanton were in another person's household, he wouldn't show up on this index. 1900 Pickens Co., AL T21, Precinct 13, 6/13/1900: B. M. Lang, head, w, m, Oct. 1846, 53, married 26 years, AL, NC, SC, farmer Sallie E., wife, Mar 1851, 49, married 26 yrs, 10 children, 7 living, TN, TN, TN Lester C., son, Jan 1879, 21, single, AL, AL, TN Nannie A, daughter, Oct 1880, 19, single, AL, AL, TN Bessie, daughter, Jan 1885, 15, single, AL, AL, TN Lola, daughter, Oct 1892, 7 single, AL, AL, TN You didn't mention Lucy's headstone, so I'm including it just in case: Pickensville Upper Cemetery Lucy Blanton wife of J. N. Blanton 10/31/1830 - 9/27/1893 Oak Grove Cemetery or Franconia Byars Cole 1851-1922 17th TN Infantry Regiment BLANTON, Jasper N., Comm., Co. A, Enlisted Nov. 15, 1862. Absent sick on authority from Surgeon Jones Feb. 5, 1863. Took Oath of Allegiance at Nashville, TN March 14, 1863. Listed home as Bedford Co. TN. From Records of Pickens County, AL Vol. II: Willis, W. H. to Bobbie Blanton W. H. Willis November 9, 1886 Byars Cole Certificate Nov. 9, 1886 by J. H. Curry, M. G. Catherine ----- Original Message ----- From: "J Cabler" <jcabler@comcast.net> To: <ALPICKEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 6:16 PM Subject: [ALPICKEN] BLANTON > > Seeking additional info on Jasper Newton BLANTON, b abt 1824, TN; > m. abt 1847 to Lucy (unknown). They were in TN through November 1869. > On 30 July 1870, Jasper Newton BLANTON and family were in PICKENS > County, AL, Pickinsville Precinct. "J.N." BLANTON's occupation was > Mule Tender; real estate value, $1000; personal estate, $700. > > On the 1850 census, Coffee Co., Tn, "J.N." BLANTON's occupation was > "Farmer" with real estate value of $350; and on the 1860 census, > Bedford Co., Tn, District 24, Flat Creek, "Jasper" BLANTON's > occupation was Farmer with real estate value of $6,700 and personal > estate value, $7,000. > > In 1870 the enumerator marked that J.N. BLANTON could neither read nor > write. However, these blocks are not checked in 1850, 1860, or 1880. > In 1880 daughter Fannie with husband Byars/Ryars COLE, Blacksmith, and > their two children were living next door to J. Newton BLANTON and > wife, Lucy. Two children remained at home with J.N. and Lucy - Nannie, > 22, and Eddy, 10. > > Jasper Newton and Lucy BLANTON's known children are: > > William H. b. 17 July 1848, Coffee County, Tennessee > d. 19 April 1872, Pickens County, Alabama > > Sarah/Sallie E. b. 21 March 1851, Tennessee > m. B. M. LANG > d. 16 April 1903, Columbus, Mississippi > bu. Pickensville Cemetery, Pickens Co., AL > > Susan b. ca 1853, Tennessee > d. after 9 July 1860 > > Frances "Fannie" A. b. ca 1855, Tennessee > m. Ryars/Byars COLE > 24 May 1877, Pickens Co., AL > d. after 15 June 1880 > > Nancy "Nan"/"Nannie" b. ca 1857, Tennessee > m. J. T. JONES > 25 Nov 1885, Pickens, Co., AL > d. after Nov 1885 > > Mary b. ca 1859, Tennessee > d. bef 9 July 1860 > > Bob b. ca 1861, Tennessee > d. aft July 1870 > > Eddie b. 27 November 1869, Tennessee > d. 4 November 1882 > bu. Pickensville Cemetery, Pickens Co., AL > > > > While on a trip in May 1990, my husband and I traveled through Pickens > County, AL, and stopped at a cemetery that my notes tell me was > Pickensville Cemetery. There we saw tombstones with the following > inscriptions: > > Col. J. N. BLANTON > born Jan. 23, 1834 > died Aug. 21, 1900 > > LUCY > wife of > J. N. BLANTON > > Sallie E. BLANTON > wife of > B. M. LANG > Born Mar. 21, 1851 > Died at Columbus Miss. > April 6, 1903 > > B. M. LANG > Oct. 16, 1846 > Nov. 29, 1926 > > BENNETT HOUSTON, > Son of > B.M. & S. E. LANG > Born June 16, 1876 > Died at Fiarfield, Ala. > Sept. 18, 1900 > > EDDIE > Son of > J. N. & LUCY > BLANTON, > Born > Nov 27, 1869 > Died > Nov 4, 1882 > > MARTHA ELIZA BLANTON > Died > Sep 14, 1868 > Aged > 7 yrs 5 mo 4 ds > > > Although the tombstone has Col. J.N. Blanton's birth year as 1834, it > is possible it was inscribed incorrectly. When found on the census in > Pickens Co. in 1870 and 1880, his age, and the composition of his > family match that for Jasper Newton BLANTON, born 1824 in Tennessee. > > Is "Col." a military title or an honorary one? > > Is Martha Eliza BLANTON a child of J.N. and Lucy? If so, she and Bob > could have been twins, and the census enumerator wrote down the wrong > state for Eddie's place of birth. If she isn't their child, whose is > she? > > On the 1880 census, Pickensville, Pickens Co., AL, is a Bobbie > BLANTON, female, 14, born in AL, living in the household of C. L. > DILL, a School Teacher. This appears to be a Girls' School. She would > have been born about 1866. Whose child is she? On 10 Nov 1886 a Miss > Bobbie BLANTON married W. H. Willis in Pickens Co. > > Does anyone have access to a 1900 Census index who would look up > Jasper Newton BLANTON and any of his grown children for me? The census > should have been taken before he died in August. > > Does anyone know anything else about this famiy? I will certainly > appreciate your input. > > > Jennie Lee > > > > > ==== ALPICKEN Mailing List ==== > Rhonda Smith List manager > alpicken-admin@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >