In Memoriam: Sam B Blanton (1924-1958)

 

Sam B. Blanton

Born:  November 9, 1924

Died:  February 10 1958

Parents:  Sam B Blanton and Ruth Elmore Blanton

Graduate of Eagleville High School

Member of Rover Baptist Church

Burial Simpson Cemetery

Employed by Swiss Farms Dairy as a Milkman

Survivors:

Wife:  Mary Sue Wall Blanton

Son:  Marty Blanton(later adopted by step dad Bill S. Bell Sr.)

Brother: James W Blanton of Shelbyville

Sister: Jean Marie Blanton Wall(Mrs. Bill Wall) of Chapel Hill

Sources:

Nashville Banner, February 11, 1958, p 8. col 5; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/nashville-banner-obituary-for-sam-b-bla/205274890/ : accessed September 4, 2026), clip page for Obituary for Sam B. Blanton.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18809553/sam_b-blanton: accessed 4 Sep 2026), memorial page for Sam B. Blanton Jr. (9 Nov 1924–10 Feb 1958), Memorial ID 18809553, citing Simpson Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Jody & Lesa Baltz (contributor 17485994).

Dad's Maternal 1st Cousins--1950 US Federal Census

In a blog post I made in April, I listed the citations of the 1950 census entries for Dad, his siblings and a number of his paternal 1st cousins. I am doing the same of his maternal 1st cousins for this post.  A link to the Enumeration Districts is also included after each citation.  I didn't hyperlink the web addresses so you will need to copy and paste the url into your browser. This will be a great help to me when I read thru the districts again. When no one was at home a revisit was required and those revisits are listed at the end of each enumeration district.  The sheet #s for the revisit sections start with 71 to set them apart from the initial walk thru.  See this informative post at HistoryHub.

Aunt Lula's Children

Dad's maternal 1st cousin James Morton Gibson & family
Morton & Martha Gibson with sons Granville & Darrell
1950 US Federal Census, Davidson Co. TN, Nashville, Enumeration District 99-271, sheet 77, Serial/Household #144, Lines 5-8( James M Gibson Family); U.S. National Archives, 1950 Census (https://1950census.archives.gov/search/).
Link to District 99-271 https://1950census.archives.gov/search/?county=Nashville%2C%20Davidson&ed=99-271&state=TN

Dad's Maternal 1st Cousin Telitha Aline Gibson Stevens  w/ her husband Andrew & Daughter Patricia.

1950 US Federal Census, Davidson Co. TN, Nashville, Enumeration District 99-278, Serial/Household #211, sheet 17, Lines 26-28( Andrew D Stevens Family); U.S. National Archives, 1950 Census  (https://1950census.archives.gov/search/).

Link to District 99-278 https://1950census.archives.gov/search/?county=Nashville%2C%20Davidson&ed=99-278&state=TN

Aunt Cora's Children

Dad's Maternal 1st Cousin Lillian Irene Gibson Wagster & Family
1950 US Federal Census, Butler Co. OH, Ross Township(West of Route 127), Enumeration District 9-114, sheet 73, Serial/Household #201, Lines 25-28( Huston I Wagster Family); U.S. National Archives, 1950 Census (https://1950census.archives.gov/search/).
Link to District 9-114 https://1950census.archives.gov/search/?county=Butler&ed=9-114&state=OH

Dad's maternal 1st cousin Thomas Lytle Gibson and Family
1950 US Federal Census, Bedford Co. TN, Civil Dist. 24, Enumeration District 2-39, sheet 8, Serial/Household #60, Lines 20-21( Tom L Gibson Family); U.S. National Archives, 1950 Census (https://1950census.archives.gov/search/).
Link to District 2-39:  https://1950census.archives.gov/search/?county=Bedford&ed=2-39&state=TN

Dad's maternal 1st Cousin Verna Gibson Wagster & her husband

1950 US Federal Census, Bedford Co. TN, Shelbyville, Enumeration District 2-10, sheet 13, Serial/Household #128, Lines 27-28( Paul Wagster Family); U.S. National Archives, 1950 Census (https://1950census.archives.gov/search/).
Link to District 2-10 https://1950census.archives.gov/search/?county=Bedford&ed=2-10&state=TN

Dad's maternal 1st cousin Bertha Eunice Gibson Stokes Osteen and Family

1950 US Federal Census, Butler Co. OH, Hamilton, Enumeration District 96-21, sheet 19, Serial/Household #227, Lines 25-27( John R O'Steen Family); U.S. National Archives, 1950 Census (https://1950census.archives.gov/search/).

Link to Dist 96-21: https://1950census.archives.gov/search/?state=OH&county=Hamilton&Butler&ed=96-21&scheduleId=4612534

Dad's maternal 1st cousin  Preston C Gibson and Family

1950 US Federal Census, Bedford Co. TN, Tourist Court, Enumeration District 2-4, sheet 77, Serial/Household #174, Lines 8-12( Preston Gibson & Family); U.S. National Archives, 1950 Census (https://1950census.archives.gov/search/).

Link to District 2-4 https://1950census.archives.gov/search/?county=Bedford&ed=2-4&state=TN

Dad's Maternal 1st cousin. Leone Gibson Uselton & 1st Husband

1950 US Federal Census, Bedford Co. TN, Shelbyville, Enumeration District 2-11, sheet 6, 210 Jefferson, Serial/Household #66, Lines 17-18(Fred Uselton & Leone); U.S. National Archives, 1950 Census (https://1950census.archives.gov/search/).

Link to District 2-11 https://1950census.archives.gov/search/?county=Bedford&ed=2-11&state=TN

Aunt Kitty's Children

Dad's Maternal 1st Cousin Mary Magdalene Bell Dye & Family
1950 US Federal Census, Bedford Co. TN, Shelbyville, Enumeration District 2-10, sheet 13, Serial/Household #125, Lines 16-21(Bernum B Dye Family); U.S. National Archives, 1950 Census (https://1950census.archives.gov/search/).
Link to District 2-10 https://1950census.archives.gov/search/?county=Bedford&ed=2-10&state=TN

Dad's Maternal 1st Cousin Zada Florene Bell McGregor & Family

1950 US Federal Census, Bedford Co. TN, Shelbyville, Enumeration District 2-10, sheet 26, Serial/Household #255, Lines 27-30(Florene Bell McGregor & Family); U.S. National Archives, 1950 Census (https://1950census.archives.gov/search/).

Link to District 2-10 https://1950census.archives.gov/search/?county=Bedford&ed=2-10&state=TN

Dad's Maternal 1st cousin Lawrence Melvin Bell & Family

1950 US Federal Census, Bedford Co. TN, Shelbyville, Civil Dist 7, Enumeration District 2-16, sheet 5, Serial/Household #49, Lines 6-8( Lawrence M Bell & Family); U.S. National Archives, 1950 Census (https://1950census.archives.gov/search/).

Link to District 2-16 https://1950census.archives.gov/search/?county=Bedford&ed=2-16&state=TN

Dad's Maternal 1st cousin Patra Bell

1950 US Federal Census, Davidson Co. TN, Nashville, Enumeration District 99-265, sheet 6, Serial/Household #60, Line 17(Living in Clarence Huffman Household but arrow drawn to Household of Lillie B Adams HH 59); U.S. National Archives, 1950 Census (https://1950census.archives.gov/search/).

Link to District 99-265 https://1950census.archives.gov/search/?county=Nashville%2C%20Davidson&ed=99-265&scheduleId=5649164&state=TN

Dad's Maternal 1st cousin. Tom Bell Jr & Family

1950 US Federal Census, Bedford Co. TN, Shelbyville, Enumeration District 2-10, sheet 22, 703 Elliott, Serial/Household #216, Lines 26-30(Tom Bell Jr. & Family); U.S. National Archives, 1950 Census (https://1950census.archives.gov/search/).

Link to District 2-10 https://1950census.archives.gov/search/?county=Bedford&ed=2-10&state=TN

Dad's Maternal 1st cousins, Pearl, J.B., and Olive Bell living in the household of their parents

1950 US Federal Census, Bedford Co. TN, Shelbyville, Enumeration District 2-10, sheet 14, 530 Oak,  Serial/Household #130, Lines 5-9(Tom Bell (Sr) &  Family); U.S. National Archives, 1950 Census (https://1950census.archives.gov/search/).
Link to District 2-10 https://1950census.archives.gov/search/?county=Bedford&ed=2-10&state=TN

Uncle John's daughter

Dad's Maternal 1st Cousin Hazel P Jakes Jetton & Family

1950 US Federal Census, Rutherford Co TN, Murfreesboro, Enumeration District 75-25, Serial/Household # 89, sheet 76, Lines 9-11(John M Jetton Family); U.S. National Archives,  1950 Census  (https://1950census.archives.gov/search).

Link to District 75-25 https://1950census.archives.gov/search/?state=TN&county=Rutherford&ed=75-25&scheduleId=5664180

Uncle Will's Children
Dad's Maternal Uncle Will B Jakes Sr. & Family

1950 U.S. census, Davidson Co., TN, Old Hickory Civil Dist 4, ED 19-19, sheet 10, 311 30th Street, Serial/Household #111, line 29-30 & sheet 11, lines 1-2 (Wm B Jakes Sr. Family);  U.S. National Archives,  1950 Census  ((https://1950census.archives.gov/search/).

Link to District 19-19 https://1950census.archives.gov/search/?state=TN&county=Davidson&ed=19-19

Dad's Maternal 1st Cousin Lula Pauline "Polly" Jakes Sams & Husband
1950 US Federal Census, Bay Co. FL, Parker, Enumeration District 3-38, sheet 22, Serial/Household #202, Lines 1-2(Tom B Sams & wife); U.S. National Archives, 1950 Census (https://1950census.archives.gov/search/).
Link to District 3-38 https://1950census.archives.gov/search/?state=FL&county=Bay&ed=3-38

James Jakes Death Notice(1941)

 

I'd written a blog post about finding my great grandfather's death notice in the Tennessean back in 2017(see post) Today I found a death notice in the Shelbyville paper.  The Tennessean had gotten several of the daughters names wrong.  Cora Gibson was printed as Mrs. Coy Gibson and Lula Gibson was shown as Mrs. Luke Gibson.  They also spelled my grandmother's married name as Cook instead of Cooke.  The Shelbyville paper got the names correct except for my Grandmother's married name.  They put Gibson instead of Cooke.  I think it's worth noting that this happens more than we realize.  I've even seen people who have been dead for almost 20 years listed as survivors in their sibling's death notice.  I've made a note on the image of the death notice below.  You should be able to identify these errors as you are researching because you will have multiple sources and you will need to evaluate the sources and the information contained in them.

Source:  "James Jakes, 84, Retired Farmer Dies in Nashville" The Bedford Co Times, 19 Aug 1941, p. 1, col. 2; digital images, Familysearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-B3T3-QZR9?i=706&cat=483088 : accessed 8 Jun 2022).

Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company Bill

A Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company Statement 

from my Grandmother's box of saved papers & scrapbook

Not sure of the date of this bill although the Form # appears to

be a print of a form from 1951.  This would have been most likely

from telephone service in  Old Hickory Tennessee, or the Nashville area.

 

List of abbreviations from the back of the phone statement

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