| i. | Charlie Blanton, born November 14, 1908 in Volga, Ky.; died November 19, 1972 in Staffordsville, Ky; married Emma McKenzie July 31, 1929 in Johnson Co., Ky; born January 02, 1911 in Johnson Co. Ky.; died June 20, 1976 in Staffordsville, Ky.. |
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Notes for Charlie Blanton: When Ben Blanton was drafted into the United States Army, brothers Charlie, Sandford, and Junior volunteered for the U.S. Navy. Charlie served in the Pacific for the duration of the war. |
| ii. | Sanford Blanton, born November 14, 1910 in Johnson Co., Ky.; died January 1985 in Volga, Ky; married (1) Lois Skaggs; born November 26, 1933; died January 03, 1975 in Volga, Ky.; married (2) Mayme Blair March 10, 1930 in Johnson Co., Ky; born September 21, 1911 in Johnson Co., Ky.; died June 22, 1951 in Volga, Ky.. |
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Notes for Sanford Blanton: When Ben Blanton was drafted into the United States Army, brothers Charlie, Sandford, and Junior volunteered for the U.S. Navy. Sandford served in the Pacific for the duration of the war. Uncle Sanford was a big, strong man. |
| 1 | iii. | Sally Blanton, born December 24, 1912 in Volga, Ky.; died March 04, 1998 in Paintsville, Ky; married Jesse Carroll Pelphrey July 10, 1931 in Johnson Co., Ky.. | ||
| iv. | Ben Blanton, born March 10, 1915; died July 20, 1944 in France. |
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Notes for Ben Blanton: Ben served in the United States 3rd Army under General George S. Patton. Ben fought through North Africa, Sicily,Italy, and France. Ben was killed at the end of the war. An American soldier ran his vehicle through the guard post at the munition's depot in France where Ben was serving as an M.P. The vehicle struck and killed Ben. An old Paintsville Herald from the end of the war honoring Johnson Counties war dead hangs in Baldridge's Barber Shop on College St. in Paintsville. Ben's picture and eulogy are featured. |
| v. | Oliver Blanton, born March 10, 1918 in Johnson Co. Ky.; died July 02, 1928 in Johnson Co. Ky. |
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Notes for Oliver Blanton: Oliver stepped on a rusty nail and died of a tetanus infection. |
| vi. | George Washington (Junior) Blanton II, born December 26, 1923; died January 19, 1975; married Betty Segraves; born April 19, 1927. |
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Notes for George Washington (Junior) Blanton II: When Ben Blanton was drafted into the United States Army, brothers Charlie, Sandford, and Junior volunteered for the U.S. Navy. Junior served in the Pacific for the duration of the war. He was stationed aboard the aircraft carrier the U.S.S. Hornet. Uncle Junior also served as a Johnson County Magistrate. Uncle Junior was a heavy smoker. He was said to have kept a pack of Winstons in one shirt pocket and a pack of Kools in the other. Junior was a small man and the cigarettes apparently took their toll as Uncle Junior died while still a young man. He had lung cancer. An odd occurrence was that Uncle Sanford's 2nd wife, Lois, gave up much of her personal life to help Aunt Betty take care of Uncle Junior. Lois died on January 3rd of 1975, 18 days before Uncle Junior. Aunt Betty is still alive and seems to be ageless. She served as my baby sitter many times as a young boy and while I wasn't fond of her strict discipline, she was was an excellent person and a fine teacher of principles. |
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