James Richard Blanks Jr (1884 - 1937)

Born 2 Mar 1884 in Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States

Descendants

Died 16 Apr 1937 at age 53 in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States

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Biography

James Blanks Jr is a part of US Black heritage.

James Richard Blanks Jr. was born on 2 March 1884, in Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States. ^[1]

James married Alberta Merriett on 26 January 1913, in Forrest, Mississippi. ^[2].They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters.

He lived in Allen, Indiana, United States in 1920 and until he died on 16 April 1937, in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana at the age of 53. ^[3] James was buried in Jordan Crossing at Lindinwood Cemetery in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV27-223Q : 4 June 2020), James R. Blanks, 1937; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63042954/james-r.-blanks
2. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8BNJ-KNZM : 2 September 2020), Jim Blanks, 26 Jan 1913; citing Marriage, Forrest, Mississippi, United States, 00238, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson
3. ↑ Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1937; Roll: 05 https://search.ancestry.com/collections/60716/records/601245395

• 1910 Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 8, Pointe Coupee, Louisiana; Roll: T624_526; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 1374539 https://search.ancestry.com/collections/7884/records/169060556
• 1920 Census "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFQX-X3B : 31 March 2021), Alberta Blanks, 1920.
• 1930 Census "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X41V-X7M : accessed 1 February 2023), James R Blanks, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 80, sheet 15A, line 44, family 351, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 575; FHL microfilm 2,340,310.