Nancy Elizabeth Blanton

November 1858–24 February 1930 (Age 71)
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

The Life Summary of Nancy Elizabeth

When Nancy Elizabeth Blanton was born in November 1858, in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States, her father, Arthur Blanton, was 23 and her mother, Roxanna Sarah Blanton, was 20. She married Christopher Columbus Bridges on 28 November 1878, in Duncans Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Township 8 Polkville, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States in 1880 and High Shoals Township, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States for about 20 years. She died on 24 February 1930, in Gilkey, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Christopher Columbus Bridges
1859–1948
Nancy Elizabeth Blanton
1858–1930
Marriage: 28 November 1878
Dorcas E. Bridges
1879–1923
Ola Bridges
1882–1947
Maude Bridges
1884–1967
Cleo Bridges
1890–1928
Coran Lawson Bridges
1892–1969
Augustus Eugene Bridges
1895–1945
Bessie Gladys Bridges
1898–1991
Carl Bridges
1900–1933
Ralph Julius Bridges
1921–2013

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    28 November 1878Duncans Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
    • Children

    (9)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island
    Age 4
    On February 7, 1862, General Burnside's expedition started with the Battle of Roanoke Island. The battle was mostly fought by the Union and Confederate Navy's. This was a Union victory.
    1863
    Age 5
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1877 · Last Troops Leave
    Age 19
    In 1877, the last of the troops that were occupying North Carolina left.

    Name Meaning

    English (Staffordshire): variant of Blanthorn, a name of uncertain origin that was current in 16th- and 17th-century Shropshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire. Compare Blanding .History: William, a son of Ralf Blanton, was born in Upton on Severn, Worcestershire, in 1611, and died in Boston, MA, in 1662. Ralph is recorded in Upton on Severn in 1610–14 with the surnames Blanter, Blanterne, and Blanten.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Blanding

    Sources (30)

    • Nancy E Blanton, "United States Census, 1920"
    • Nancy Bridges in entry for Jas W Bowen and Ola Bridges, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
    • Nancy Lizabeth Briges, "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930"

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