Anderson Blalock
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In reply to:
Blaylock discrepancies
Shirley Blaylock 4/14/11
Shirley:
Anderson Blalock was probably the son of John Blalock and Catherine Cash.John Blalock was the son of Millington Blalock and Elizabeth Mason.In 1830 Anderson Blalock is shown living next to his putative father John Blalock in Pickens County, SC.Putative brothers Elbert Blalock and Benjamin Blalock lived nearby.The 1800 Person County, NC Census indicates that John Blalock and Catherine Cash had three sons and one daughter.Anderson Blalock was still living in Pickens County, SC in 1840.In 1850 he was living in Pickens County, AL, in 1853 he was living in Itawamba County, MS, and in 1860 he was living in Tishomingo County, MS where he probably died.Known children of Anderson Blalock and Phoebe Rimmer include Sarah Blalock, Catherine Blalock, Malena Blalock, and james Blalock.Census records indicate that Anderson Blalock had three other children, all daughters.Catherine Blalock named for her grandmother married Charner A. Night 1/8/1855 in Itawamba County, MS.Son James Blalock died after 1860, perhaps because of the Civil War.Fielding Blalock who lived next to Anderson Blalock in Tishomingo County, MS was his nephew.Fielding Blalock was the son of Elbert Blalcok and Hannah.Elbert Blalock died after 1860 in Meigs County, TN, as did his brother Benjamin Blalock.Catherine Cash Blalock was living with her son Benjamin in 1850.She was born ca. 1769 in NC and died after 1850 in Meigs County, TN.Fielding Blalock lived in Prentiss County, MS in 1870 and Tippah County, MS in 1880.His son John M. Blalock moved to Lee County, MS and then Mississippi County, AR where he died.I am a descendant of Alfred Davies Blalock and Harriett Harrison.Alfred D. Blalock was the son of Robert Blalock who in turn was the son of Millington Blalock.
David C. Galloway