I would be interested in hearing from anyone who may have information on the family of John G. Blanton and Lucy (? Southworth ?). While I am not descended from this family, they did intermarry with several members of my Dyson line. The information I have is as follows: John G. Blanton, born c. 1796, married Lucy (? Southworth ?) in Caroline County. She was born c. 1804, and was probably the daughter of James Southworth and Elizabeth Jarrell. From census records, John and Lucy were both still living on 1 August 1850. He was a farmer in Caroline. They had at least eleven children: 1) Eliza Ann Blanton - b. in 1824. She married Charles T. Dyson c. 1846. He was born in 1823, a son of James Dyson and Sarah Mason. Charles and Eliza had one son, John James Dyson (31 October 1847 - 29 June 1916). Eliza died in 1892 and Charles in 1893. They are buried at Lebanon United Methodist Church in Peaks, Hanover County, Virginia. 2) Maurice Eldred Blanton - b. 21 February 1828. He married twice. The first time was on 27 January 1853 in Caroline County, to Elizabeth J. Dyson (c. 1834 - before 29 February 1856). Elizabeth died and Eldred married a second time, to Elizabeth's sister, Mary Frances Dyson (27 December 1835 - 9 January 1915) [Elizabeth and Mary were both daughters of James Dyson and Sarah Mason, and were sisters of Charles Dyson who married Eldred's sister, Eliza Ann.] Eldred and Mary had four children: (1) Willis A. Blanton, b. c. 1857, married Blanche ----; (2) James Asa Blanton, 4 December 1859 - 29 January 1896, married Georgeanna Stevens; (3) Sally L. Blanton, c. May 1860 - 1945, married Edgar W. Young; and (4) Robert Lee Blanton, b. c. December 1863, married Ida L. ----. Eldred Blanton died 31 December 1914. He and Mary are buried at a family cemetery near their home at Point Eastern, Caroline County. 3) Richard Festus Blanton - b. c. 1831. d. 29 October 1908. Served in Companies I and G of the 4th Virginia Cavalry. Enlisted 9 May 1861. 4) Mary E. Blanton - b. c. 1833 5) Harriet Emeline Blanton - b. 16 December 1835. On 22 February 1859, in Caroline County, she married Maynard Dyson (28 March 1838 - 9 March 1897). He was a son of James Dyson and Sarah Mason and a brother of Charles, Elizabeth and Mary Dyson, named above. Harriet and Maynard had five children: (1) Lucy S. Dyson, 1 January 1860 - 10 January 1947, m. ---- Fleet; (2) Charles A. Dyson, c. March 1867 - after 10 January 1947, married c. 1895 to Martha F. ----; (3) Walter W. Dyson, 17 April 1869 - 17 April 1925, married c. 1899 to Lula ----; (4) Linda Fleet Dyson, 30 May 1872 - 18 June 1951; and (5) Edmonia Blanche Dyson, 30 November 1877 - 1 January 1938, married c. 1907 to William M. Wingfield. Harriet Emeline Blanton Dyson died in Hanover County on 2 March 1922. She and Maynard are buried at Lebanon United Methodist Church in Peaks, Hanover County. 6) Augustus L. Blanton - b. c. 1837. Enlisted 19 July 1861 in Company E of the 30th Virginia Regiment. Wounded at Drewry's Bluff, 16 May 1864. Killed at Dinwiddie Court House 31 March 1865. 7) Lucy E. Blanton - b.c. 1838 8) Robert W. Blanton - b.c. 1840. Died 1902. Enlisted 15 March 1862 in Company E, 30th Virginia Reg't. Paroled at Ashland 25 April 1865. 9) Sarah Jane [Sally] Blanton - b. 1842. Died after 2 May 1910. Buried at Lebanon United Methodist Church in Peaks. 10) Lewis Franklin Blanton - b. 11 May 1844. Enlisted in the Caroline Light Artillery at Bowling Green 13 March 1862. Paroled at Ashland 27 April 1865. Died 11 January 1908. Buried at Woodland Cemetery in Ashland. 11) George Blanton - b.c. 1845. I would be very interested in hearing from any descendants of the Blantons or Dysons who may be able to fill in additional information on any of these lines. My descent is through Ellen Virginia Dyson, a sister of Charles, Elizabeth, Mary and Maynard, who all married into the Blantons. Larry Dickerson