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From: Janet Wright <>
Subject: Re: [BLANCETT-DNA] William M Blanset
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 00:49:44 -0400
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Postscript - Ginny when I say WIlliam may have been a son of Harden,
he's the same William you are saying is son of Joel. He's the
William from that big set of children listed with Joel in 1850, some
of whom may have been Harden's children.

Janet

On Apr 26, 2006, at 12:45 AM, Janet Wright wrote:

> Ginny and Norman,
>
> I have always found that passage from the W C Blancett memoir to be
> a real mess. It does not seem to match up with census data at
> all. But as you point out, Ginny, even the census data is very
> confusing on Williams.
>
> The 1890 veteran's census for Jasper, Marion Co., TN (Enum Dist 99,
> line 23) has Eliz Blanset, wid William M Blanset, sold. US, Private
> Co C [illegible] Ten [Illegible] Inf Sept 7 1864 - 30 Jun 1865
> service 1y23d. That is from a transcript. I guess the
> "illegibles" could be Vid Cav.
>
> There is a pension index card for William M Blanset, invalid
> pension app filed Oct 15 1884, app no 524414, certif 390651;
> widow's app 1889 Apr 26 (I think), app no 393632, certif no 259455,
> filed Tennessee, by Eliza J Blanset. The service listed for that
> one looks like C 6 Tenn Mt Inf, H 1 Ala Vid Cav.
>
> I think those two items refer to the same person. He was clearly a
> cavalryman and maybe the unit designation in the 1890 veterans
> census is a little confused.
>
> The 1880 census for Tennessee, Marion Co., Dist 7 Enum Dist 77
> family 186 lists
> William Blancit, 38, day laborer, b Alabama, both parents AL
> Eliza J, 34, wife, b Tennessee, father VA, mother TN
> Minie E, 8, dau, b Tennessee, father AL, mother TN
> John Harden, 6, son, b Tennessee, father AL, mother TN
> Marthan E, 2, dau, b Alabama[sic], father AL, mother TN
>
> Of the two Williams in the Marion Co. TN census for 1870, I think
> the one who matches the 1880 man is more likely to be
> p 455 family 232
> William Blanset, 25, farm laborer, b Alabama
> Jane 23, keepinghouse, b Tennessee.
>
> One reason I think he is the right William is that he's next door
> to James and Matilda Watley; Matilda later married Howel Blansett
> in 1888. There's some evidence that WIlliam and Howel were
> brothers and both were sons of Harden Blancett (W C Blancett says
> Harden had a son Bill who "died at Jasper Tennessee"). Jane age 23
> in 1870 might be the same as Eliza J in 1880. The boy John Harden
> might be named after his grandfather?
>
> I don't have a lot of confidence in my assemblage, and Norman is
> closer in touch with this branch. If I can get to the National
> Archives later this month, I'll try to locate the pension record
> and see if it gives any details to straighten the Williams out.
>
> Norman, do you have any date information on the story about Bill
> Blancett killing a man in Jasper? Was there newspaper news? A
> trial? Sounds pretty interesting.
>
> Janet
>
>
> On Apr 25, 2006, at 4:58 PM, <>
> <> wrote:
>
>>
>> Ginny:
>>
>> I cut this from the story written by W.C. BLANCETT.
>>
>> He was confused a lot in the proper placing of children; William
>> M. Blancett could be Mart BLANCETT.
>>
>> cousin Norman B.
>>
>> But about Uncle Hard you no Ant Polly was a widda and Salley call
>> Hards Sal and the to Panter boys all lived together on Sand
>> Mountain. Uncle Hard after his wife Ant Polly got old he had lots
>> of money and there was a real pretty girl in the settlement her
>> name was Liddie Hampten Uncle Hard was good looking and so he left
>> his home and wife and children and took Lid Hampten and ran away
>> going to Sequachia Valley Bledsow County Tenn and lived and died
>> there raising one boy his Called him Mart and he made the best
>> lawer that was ever known in Chattanooga Tenn.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ---- Ginny & Frederick Langrehr <> wrote:
>>> Hi Folks,
>>>
>>> This is a request for help in clarifying the identity of William M.
>>> Blancet(Blanset) Pvt. Company H. 1st Tennessee Vidette Cavalry
>>> (Union). His
>>> service record gives his birth place as DeKalb
>>> County Alabama and his age on entry to service as 19. The unit
>>> was formed in
>>> 1862. His widow filed for a pension 15 Oct. 1884.
>>>
>>> I think this is your line Norm but I cound't verify the identity
>>> on your
>>> site. I assume this William is on the 1870 Census in Jasper
>>> Tennessee.
>>> That shows two William Blanset's in Jasper District 7 Marion
>>> County of about
>>> the right age. One as possibly the son of Robert. My files show a
>>> William
>>> son of Joel born 1843 which would also be the right age. Is he
>>> the other
>>> William on the Census? See how confused I am with this William M.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any clarification.
>>>
>>> Ginny
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Ginny
>>>
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>>>
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