Brief Life History of Lewis Manuel
When Lewis Manuel Blanton was born on 14 February 1905, in Jackson, North Carolina, United States, his father, James Monroe Blanton, was 35 and his mother, Frances Maybelle Farley, was 31. He married Annie Jane Cogdill on 24 October 1928, in Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Scott Creek Township, Jackson, North Carolina, United States in 1940 and Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina, United States for about 13 years. He died on 8 August 1991, in Jackson, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina, United States.
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- Lewis Blanton, "United States Census, 1940"
- Lewis Manuel Blanton, "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000"
- Lewis Blanton, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
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1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
1918 · Fort Bragg Established
Named after Confederate General Braxton Bragg, Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina was established on September 4, 1918. It was used as one of three training camps used during WWI.
1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
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.
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