John Blanton b about 1832 Lee Co VA d 18 Aug 1867 Wise Co VA; s/o William Blanton and Elizabeth Gilley. John Blanton m. 20 Mar 1847 to Almelda Huff b about 1829 VA; d/o John Huff and Elizabeth Wells. (1860 Wise Co VA Census). Children of John Blanton and Almelda Huff.

1. Catherine Blanton b 2 Jul 1847

2. Elizabeth Blanton b about 1849; m. 24 Aug 1869 Wise Co VA to John B Dickenson b 1848 VA; s/o John Wesley Dickenson and Sarah Sally Gilley. Children of John B Dickenson and Elizabeth Blanton;

i. Elizabeth Dickenson b 1871 Wise Co VA

ii. Amanda Dickenson b 1873 Wise Co VA

iii. Mary A Dickenson b 1876 Wise Co VA

iv. John W Dickenson b 1878 Wise Co VA

3. William Blanton b about 1850; military service, Co B 51st VA Infantry, Civil War.

4. Mary A. Blanton b about 1851 ; m. 10 Jun 1872 Wise Co VA to Thomas Johnson; s/o James Johnson and Sallie Unknown.

5. George W. Blanton b AUG 1852 VA; m. 25 Mar 1874 Wise Co VA to Ava Hunsucker b 1855 VA; d/o John Tope Hunsucker and Tabitha Tabby Whitlow.

6. John Blanton b about 1853; m. Alice Rhendy.

7. Isaac J. Blanton b about 1854 Wise Co VA d 1 Oct 1883 Wise Co VA of dispepsia; m. 28 Oct 1879 Wise Co VA to Ellen J Wells b 1860 VA (*or 1858); d/o John P Wells and Miriam Riggs. Ellen J Wells m. 3 Jan 1885 Wise Co VA to John Stidham b about 1823 Ashe Co NC; s/o Adam J Stidham and Abigail Abbie Osborne. John Stidham m. about 1843 to Lucinda Keziah Howell. Ellen J Wells m. 12 Dec 1919 Wise Co VA to S G Griffin

8. Malissa Blanton b about 1854 Wise Co VA d 5 Aug 1872 of fever.

9. Jessee Blanton b 27 OCT 1856 Wise Co VA; m. 3 Jun 1876 Wise Co VA to Nancy C Gilley b 1854 VA; d/o Elkanah Gilley Jr and Sarah J Shepherd. Children of Jesse Blanton and Nancy C Gilley;

i. Sallie Blanton b 1877 Wise Co VA

ii. Anna E Blanton b 1879 Wise Co VA

10. Sarah Almelda Blanton b 27 MAR 1858 Wise Co VA

11. James Franklin Blanton b 10 APR 1860 Wise Co VA; m. 22 Dec 1887 Wise Co VA to Louanna F Cox (* aka Louemma) b 1856 (* or 1853) VA; d/o Enoch Cox and Ida Unknown. Louemma F Cox m. William L Taylor Willis b 1851 VA; s/o Isaac Willis and Elizabeth Gilley.

12. John Blanton b 1863 Wise Co VA

13. Robert Patrick Blanton b 6 APR 1866 Wise Co VA

14. Sylvania Blanton b 1871 Wise Co VA; m. 19 Feb 1885 (* or 17 Feb 1885) Wise Co VA to William N Johnson; s/o James Johnson and Sallie Unknown.

Almelda Huff and
James Dykes Stidham

Almelda Huff b about 1829 VA; d/o John Huff and Elizabeth Wells. Almelda Huff m. 25 Oct 1894 (* or 23 Oct 1894) Wise Co VA to James Dykes Stidham b 8 Feb 1828 Ashe Co NC; military service, Co B, 29th VA Infantry, Civil War and Co B 64th VA Infantry, Civil War; worked in the Salt Peter Cave in Powell Valley; s/o Adam J Stidham and Abigail Abbie Osborne.

James Dykes Stidham
and Alpha Creech of Church