This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BLANTON Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3AB.2ACI/181.246.248.266.1.1.1.1.2 Message Board Post: Hello, I did a little research documentation for you this morning that perhaps will help you connect further with other cousins. I am not directly related to you but have many Harlan Co., KY family connections from my Mother's side of my family. All of the information I am providing to you is available from public census records and a little available from other's research . If you are truly just beginning your research, you need to run right out and purchase yourself some sort of genealogy software. I use FamilyTreeMaker (FTM) but there are other good ones. In that way, you can begin with yourself and enter your siblings, their families, your parents, their siblings, your grandparents, their siblings and all of the children from all of these people. You will find it will keep you busy for some time to come. With a genealogy program you can drop it or pick it up whenever and it will be there for you in an organized fashion. And, you can just add a little bit at a time as you locate various items of documentation or as your particular free time permits.. Remember, "there is no truth without proof". Without proof, we have mythology. It can take a lifetime of efforts to obtain all the necessary proof. 1930 Harlan Co., KY Dist. #6 Dwelling 90-96 BLANTON, Jesse, head, 60, mar. at 29, b. KY; parents b. KY . .Emily, wife, 41, mar. at 24, b. KY; father b. VA; mother b. US . .Mary J., dau, 21, single, b. KY . .Jessee L., son, 15 b. KY . .Powers, son, 13, b. KY . . Susie, dau, 10, b. KY From the KDI: Emily BLANTON died 8-30-1961 in Harlan Co. at the age of 72 years, Vol. 39, Cert #19093 1920 Harlan Co., KY Fed. Census Cawood Prec. Dwelling 108-111 - Crummies Creek Road BLANTON, Jesse, head, 50, b. KY; parents b. KY - general farmer . .Emily, 30, wife, b. KY . .Mary J., dau, 12, KY * * * . .Jesse, son, 5, b. KY . .Caleb P., 2 yrs 11 months, b. KY SWANSON, Telda?, sister-in-law, 44, widow, b. KY; parents b. KY BLANTON, William, FATHER, 75, widow, b. KY; parents b. KY 1910 Harlan Co., KY Lower Martin's Fork Prec. #7 Martin's Fork Road Dwelling 31 BLANTON, Jesse, 40, b. KY, mar. 1, mar. 11 yrs, b. KY; parents b. KY . .Rachel, wife, 28, mar. 1, mar. 11 yrs, 5 born; 4 living, b. KY; parents b. KY NOTE: Therefore, this Rachel must have been #1 wife and then Emily was #2 most likely) . .Speed, son, 9, b. KY . .Perry, son, 8, b. KY . .Victor, 7, b. KY, son . .Mary J., dau, 2, b. KY * * * FARMER, Millar, "brother-in-law", 20, b. KY; parents b. KY, single NOTE: Perhaps Rachel was a FARMER original and Millard would be her brother. However, I have no proof of that. Next dwelling : Dwelling 32 BLANTON, Jane, 56, widow, 11 born; 9 living, b. KY; parents b. KY . .Jack, 20, single, b. KY; parents b. KY 1900 Harlan Co. Lower Martin's Fork Dwelling 77-77 BLANTON, Jesse, head, b. Jan 1870, 29, mar. 0 yrs; b. KY; parents b. KY - general farmer . .Rachel, wife, b. 1880, 20, mar. 0 yrs, Dwelling 78-78 BLANTON, Jane, head, b. Apr 1852, 48, widow, 10 born; 8 living, b. KY . .Samiel, b. 2-1881, 19, b. KY . .Louisa, b. 7-1885, 14, b. KY . .Robert, b. 5-1888, 12, b. KY . .Jackson, b. __? 1890, 10, b. KY Living next dwelling is a Speed and Sadie BLANTON and Speed was b. 1869, age 30, mar. 5 yrs. Most probably this Speed is a brother or some close relative to the unknown or unnamed husband of Jane BLANTON. From others research and no proof provided, most researchers seemed to think that Jane's husband was a William S. BLANTON and that this Jane was a JONES. However, a few researchers have Jane listed as a HELTON. I don't know one way or the oher. William J. BLANTON's parents are listed as: James Henderson BLANTON b. 1814 from Monroe Co., TN married to Dicy Louisa WILKERSON ELY, b. 1815 from kY who had been previously married. Her mother is listed as Mary Rebecca SAYLOR b. 1795 in VA. Good luck to you in your research. Joyce Taylor Collins La Palma, CA