Pate, Blanche Marie Return to INDEX

Born: November 1874 (Sumter, SC)
Died: January 4, 1959 (Sumter, SC)
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Mother




Biographical Sketch:

She married John William Cox on November 1, 1905; see that link for more about the marriage announcement. They had 3 children.  One son was John William Cox, Jr.


Other children:

Lucile (Sep 15 1907 – Jan 14 1986) + Thomas Peterson Mayes (Jul 10 1900 – Oct 7 1963).  See 1930 census   death certificate   obituary  and headstone
                                                                   Blanche M. (Apr 19 1939 - ) + Furman Delano Knight (Jul 30 1937 - Mar 28 2017) = Furman Delano Knight, Jr. , Robert Knight + Suzann Lee Saturday  
                                                                   Sarah Lou = never married
                                                                   Thomas P. + ?

Vivian (May 16 1911 – Oct 21 1983) = never married.  See death certificate.

Census Data:

1880
1900
1910
1920
1930
1940

Photo Index: 1, 2

Notes:

Her birthplace, parents, husband and date of death are proved by her death certificate.
Trinity Methodist Church, Sumter, SC.

Her estate is shown in the Office of the Judge of Probate as Drawer No. 249, Package No.7.

The year of her birth is most reliably established from the census of 1880, the first and only census where both she and her parents were living.  After their parents' deaths, Blanche and her sisters Lou and Mattie progressively "got younger" in the census records from 1900 onwards.  Blanche's birth in 1874 is the only date consistent with her mother being of child-bearing age.  Blanche's age is given as 6 in 1880 Census.  November birthmonth given in 1900 Census.



She is buried at Sumter Cemetery (Sumter, SC).