Life History

Notes

• In 1910 James and Allie (Lovin) Blalock are living in Rush Springs, Grady County, Oklahoma.  James' parents are in the household with them, as well as two older Blaocks who seem to be his brother and sister.  But they appear to be half-siblings, since  their mother was born in Mississippi rather than Texas as reported for James' mother.
  
  Next door is another couple who are kins omehow, and the birth state of the husband Walter's mother matches Sleta and HInton Blalock's mother, but the birth state of his father does not match James' father.
  
  1910 Federal Census, Grady County, Oklahoma, 18 April, Rush Springs, District 106, Page 2A, Hse/Fam #22
  Blalock, James S Head M W 35 Married 12 years TX AL TX Farmer Rents
  Blalock, Allie Wife F W 31 Married 12 years 5 children/4 living TX MS AR
  Blalock, Hettie Dau 5 Single Ind Terr TX TX
  Blalock, Edna Dau 3 Single Ind Terr TX TX
  Blalock, Flora Dau 4 Single Ind Terr TX TX
  Blalock, Vonnie Dau 1 Single OK TX TX
  Blalock, James R Father 64 Married for 39 AL NC NC Farmer
  Blalock, Lieu Mother F W 60 Married 39 years 9 children/6 living MS GA GA
  Blalock, Sleta Dau [of James and Lieu?] 19 Single Ind Terr AL MS
  Blalock, Hinton Son [of James and Lieu?] 25 Single Ind Terr AL MS Farmer
  
  1910 Federal Census, Grady County, Oklahoma, 18 April, Rush Springs, District 106, Page 2A, Hse/Fam #22
  Blalock, Walter D Head M W 23 Married 4 months TX MS MS Farmer Rents
  Blalock, Fannie Wife F W 18 Married 4 months 0 children/0 living Ind Terr MO AR
  
  In the 1920 census, both Sylverster's and Allie's names are entered in backwards order.  They both went by their middle name and the first name initial is listed as a middle initial.  Alice was always called Allie.
  
  1920 Federal Census, Grady County, Oklahoma, 31 January, Rush Springs (Township 3), District 186, page 6B, Hse #100, Family #101
  Blalock, Sylvester J Head Rents M W 44 TX LA MS Farmer
  Blalock, Allie S [Lovin]  Wife F W 40 TX TN AR [b abt Aug 1800]
  Blalock, Edna G  Dau F W 18 OK TX TX [b abt Aug 1902]
  Blalock, Floria L  Dau F W 14 OK TX TX [b abt Aug 1906]
  Blalock, Vonnie  Dau F W 11 OK TX TX [b abt Aug 1909]
  Blalock, Jewel E  Dau F W 5yrs 4mos OK TX TX [b abt Aug 1914]
  Lovin, Pinkie L Mother-in-Law F W 68 Widow AR TN NC [b abt Aug 1852]
  Walraven, Jessie E Boarder M W 22 KS TN AR [b abt Aug 1898]
  
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  James Sylvester Blalock
  Birth Jun. 3, 1875 Greenville, Hunt County, Texas
  Death Feb. 3, 1948 Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma
  
  The Oklahoman Feb. 6, 1948, p.32
  Marlow- Funeral for JAMES S. BLALOCK, 73, retired farmer, was Thursday in the First Baptist church.
  Blalock was born in Greenville, Texas, in 1875. He has lived in the vicinity of Marlow for 42 years.
  Surviving are his wife; five daughters, Mrs. Elmer Gray, Marlow, Mrs. Sam Sehested, Duncan, Mrs. E D Wilks, Littlefield, Texas, Mrs. Leonard Allen and Mrs. Laymon Thomason, both of Weatherford.
  
  Spouse Sarah Alice Lovin Blalock (1879 - 1963)
  
  Burial Marlow Cemetery, Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma
  
  Created by Jean Nov 06, 2007
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #226945, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22694553
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Sources

• 1. 1920 Federal Census, Grady County, Oklahoma
  • 31 January, Rush Springs (Township 3), District 186, page 6B, Hse #100, Family #101
• 2. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 3. 1910 Federal Census, Grady County, Oklahoma
  • 18 April, Rush Springs, District 106, Page 2A, Hse/Fam #22