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]
↑ "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
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.
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