Brief Life History of John
When John Blandford was born in 1833, in Kentucky, United States, his father, George Blandford, was 39 and his mother, Harriet McDonald, was 34. He married Margaret E. Allen on 23 April 1855, in Perryville, Perry, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Bois Brule Township, Perry, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Saline Township, Perry, Missouri, United States in 1860. He died on 6 February 1880, at the age of 47, and was buried in Strangers Home, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States.
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- John Blandford in household of George Blandford, "United States Census, 1850"
- John Blanford, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Legacy NFS Source: John Blandford - Cemetery record or headstone: death: 28 February 1880;
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1850 · 8th Most Populated State
According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Blandford Forum and other places called Blandford in Dorset (Blaneford in Domesday Book), probably named in Old English with blǣge (genitive plural blægna) ‘gudgeon’ (a small freshwater fish) + ford ‘ford’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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