Royce Elbert Blanton

Male30 April 1938–18 September 2009

Brief Life History of Royce Elbert

When Royce Elbert Blanton was born on 30 April 1938, in Appling, Georgia, United States, his father, Elbert Blanton, was 26 and his mother, Ruth Marie Page, was 27. He lived in District 1519, Wayne, Georgia, United States in 1940. He died on 18 September 2009, in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Surrency, Appling, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elbert Blanton
1911–2002
Ruth Marie Page
1911–1940
Royce Elbert Blanton
1938–2009

Sources (4)

  • Royce Blanton in household of Elbert Blanton, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Royce Elbert Blanton, "United States Social Security Death Index"
  • Royce Elbert Blanton, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"

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Siblings (1)

World Events (8)

1941

Age 3

Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

1941 · Florida Involvement in World War II

Age 3

Similar to the first World War, Florida's location and temperature served as an ideal location for military training; in fact, Florida would end up having 172 military installations. As a result of World War II growth, Camp Blanding became the fourth largest city in Florida, capable of housing over 55,000 soldiers. Many Floridians sacrificed their lives among other Americans to win the war; it's estimated that about 3,000 U.S. deaths were from Floridian troops.

1958 · The First U.S. Satellite in Space

Age 20

Explorer 1 was the first satellite of the United States to be launched and successfully orbit the Earth.

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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