Brief Life History of Mary Gertrude
When Mary Gertrude Blanton was born on 16 August 1908, in Tennessee, United States, her father, Walter Sharon Blanton, was 39 and her mother, Nannie Primm, was 21. She married Edgar Burnet Holt on 17 October 1929, in Davidson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Civil District 20, Williamson, Tennessee, United States for about 10 years and Williamson, Tennessee, United States in 1930. She died in March 1985, at the age of 76.
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- Mary Holt in household of Walter Blanton, "United States Census, 1930"
- Mary Gertrude Blanton, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Mary S. Blanton in entry for Nancy Louise Holt, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"
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1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
1910 · The BSA is Made
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
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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