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12. ESTHER3 BLANSIT (JOHN CHAMBERS2, WILLIAM1 BLANCHET)172 was born October 04, 1859 in Alabama173, and died June 15, 1897 in Hamilton County, Texas173. She married WILLIAM PICKNEY LLOYD173, son of SIMPSON LLOYD and OLIVE JACKSON. He was born Abt. 1855173, and died Unknown.
     
Child of E
STHER BLANSIT and WILLIAM LLOYD is:
  i.   CHARLES H.4 LLOYD174, b. April 20, 1894, Hamilton County, Texas; d. March 17, 1948, San Diego, California175.


13. JOHN MARTIN3 BLANSIT (JOHN CHAMBERS2, WILLIAM1 BLANCHET)176 was born July 03, 1863 in Hamilton County, Texas177, and died November 09, 1945 in Hamilton County, Texas177. He married MARY CATHERINE "MOLLIE" WEIR July 08, 1896 in Hamilton County, Texas. She was born January 03, 1876 in Georgia178,179, and died August 23, 1936 in Hamilton County, Texas180.

Notes for J
OHN MARTIN BLANSIT:
from the research of Lisa Blansit:

      John was born 1 mile north of Hamilton, TX, at the home of his grandparents, Reverend John S. White and Elizabeth Berrier White. In July of 1855 he began work for the Colorado Cattle Company, herding cattle from Texas to Colorado. They arrived in November. He worked for the cattle company for 10 years before returning home to Texas.
      According to family legend, John shot a friend of John Wesley Hardin. Hardin swore to kill John, so he fled the state and returned only after Hardin was dead.
      Upon his return to Texas, John bought a homestead in the Blue Ridge Community. In 1906 he sold the Blue Ridge farm and purchased a larger homestead in the Union Community.

From research of Don Blansitt, as told by Ellen Blansit Stevens:
      Worked and owned a ranch 6 miles south of Hamilton. His son Ivey still lives on the ranch (1966).

More About J
OHN MARTIN BLANSIT:
Burial: Unknown, Graves-Gentry Cemetery, Hamilton, Texas

More About J
OHN BLANSIT and MARY WEIR:
Ceremony: Performed by John C. Martin, County Judge
Marriage: July 08, 1896, Hamilton County, Texas
     
Children of J
OHN BLANSIT and MARY WEIR are:
  i.   MYRTLE LOU BERTHA4 BLANSIT181, b. April 09, 1897, probably Hamilton County, Texas; d. Unknown; m. H. F. COLLINGS182, June 11, 1926, probably Hamilton County, Texas; d. Unknown.
  More About H. COLLINGS and MYRTLE BLANSIT:
Marriage: June 11, 1926, probably Hamilton County, Texas

  ii.   RADER BLANSIT183, b. November 16, 1898, probably Hamilton County, Texas184; d. October 1980, Hamilton County, Texas185; m. MARTHA ELIZABETH ANGLIN186, March 14, 1929, Hamilton County, Texas186; b. October 29, 1901187; d. May 24, 1970, probably Texas187.
  More About RADER BLANSIT:
Burial: Unknown, IOOF Cemetery, Hamilton, Texas188

  More About MARTHA ELIZABETH ANGLIN:
Burial: Unknown, IOOF Cemetery, Hamilton, Texas188

  More About RADER BLANSIT and MARTHA ANGLIN:
Marriage: March 14, 1929, Hamilton County, Texas188

  iii.   BLANCHIE BLANSIT189, b. February 19, 1900; d. Unknown.
  iv.   GEORGIA RUBY BLANSIT190, b. June 18, 1901; d. Unknown.
  v.   IVEY ROSS BLANSIT190, b. May 16, 1903, Hamilton County, Texas; d. July 31, 1984, probably Hamilton County, Texas191.
  Notes for IVEY ROSS BLANSIT:
      At the time of his death, Ivey was not married.

  More About IVEY ROSS BLANSIT:
Burial: July 1984, Graves-Gentry Cemetery, Hamilton, Texas191

  vi.   INA (FONA) BLANSIT192, b. Abt. 1904; d. Unknown.
  vii.   LEONARD PRICE BLANSIT193, b. February 18, 1905; d. Unknown.


14. AMANDA MAUDE3 BLANSIT (JOHN CHAMBERS2, WILLIAM1 BLANCHET)194 was born February 22, 1870 in Hamilton County, Texas195, and died December 28, 1942 in Perryton, Ochiltree County, Texas. She married ALFRED LAFAYETTE "FAYETTE" CARTER196,197 July 04, 1888 in Hamilton County, Texas198, son of HENRY CARTER and MARY PRESTON. He was born March 02, 1867 in Live Oak, Hamilton County, Texas199,200, and died March 1932 in Lampasas County, Texas.

Notes for A
MANDA MAUDE BLANSIT:
      In the Census Record for 1910, Maud is listed as having had 12 children, with 10 of them still living.      Mamie Martin, her first child, and Ed, her last child, had died.
      In the 1920 census, Maude was living with the family of her niece, Isabelle Carter Moncus, in Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona, a town that borders Phoenix. Also living in the household are: Walter Moncus, head; Jewel Carter, daughter of Maude; and the following children of Isabelle and Walter: Herman, Ima, Claude, Maude, Ray and May.
      In that same census, Maude lists herself as married, although her husband is not living in the household. Her sister Elisabeth and Elisabeth's husband John Quincy Carter, their daughter Grace Carter Downey and grand-daughter Evelyn Downey, are living in Arizona also, one town away in Mesa.

Notes for A
LFRED LAFAYETTE "FAYETTE" CARTER:
sent to Kathy Beaudry by Kermit Rutledge:

THE HAMILTON HERALD-RECORD
Hamilton, TX - March 26, 1937

-- A. Lafayette Carter, Pioneer, Travels to New Frontier

      Alfred Lafayette Carter was born March 2, 1867 in Live Oak Community on
the Cow House in Hamilton County, Texas. He was the son of Joseph [sic]
Henry and Mary Caroline Carter. He was married to Miss Maude Blansit on
July 4, 1889. There were twelve children born of this union, seven boys
and five girls. Mamie, Stella, Marion, Blansit, Munroe, Hamilton,
Jewell, Mildred, A.L., Jr., Mack, and twin sons Ed and Fred. Mamie died
at the age of 12 , Hamilton died at 18, and Ed died an infant, age 4
months. All of the children live in or near Perryton, Texas, except
Munroe, who lives at Long Beach, California, and Fred, who lives at
Alice, Texas. There are 15 grandchildren.

      He was converted and joined the Methodist Church at the age of thirty
under the preaching of Abe Mulkey. He has been a faithful Christian
ever since. He has been a member of Rock House Masonic Lodge for more
than 45 years.

      During the early childhood of "Fayette" Carter his father began
pre-empting and purchasing from the state, more than a league of land in
the Blue Ridge country, but as there was no school or settlement and the
Indians were still making raids in this country they moved on to
Hamilton and only the father and older boys lived in the log hut at Blue
Ridge and with their oxen sodded in the largest farm in Hamilton County.
They built a double log house (one room of which is still standing) and
as soon as conditions were deemed safe all of the family moved out on
the farm, organized and built the Blue Ridge School near the site where
the beautiful Blue Ridge High School now stands. "Fayette" Carter grew
to manhood helping his father improve the home site. Shortly after his
marriage, being an instinctive pioneer, he took his young wife and
infant into the undeveloped new country now called Foard county, took up
a section of land, dug a one-room dugout, covering it with Mesquite
brush and earth, and began the hard task of putting in a farm. He lived
in his dug-out home for three years and then at the request of his
father returned to the old home in Hamilton county where he lived until
1912 when he again answered the call of the pioneering spirit, moving to
Ochiltree county where he began, on an extensive scale, the breeding and
raising of white-faced cattle. With the development of power machinery
he again pioneered in the vast production of wheat.

      "Fayette" Carter had little opportunity of gaining an education in the
schools, but he went a long way in remedying this handicap by giving
himself an extensive self-education. He had a high appreciation of
friendship, to him, friendship was a beautiful flower that bloomed
brightest during dark days and days of adversity. He was a devoted
husband and a beloved father, always willing to carry a burden but never
willingly burdening others. Much pain he bore in stoic solitude rather
than to cause fear or uneasiness to his friends and loved ones. He
always lived in the open and he appreciated it. He loved the beautiful
things of nature and on March 19, while walking in God's own garden he
lay down in sleep to awaken in that new frontier where there are no
pioneering hardships.

      Mr. and Mrs. Fayette Carter were visiting their nephew, David H. Carter
and family on their baronial estate in the Evant section, just across
the line in Lampasas county, when death came to him suddenly from a
heart attack. Mr. and Mrs. David H. Carter and son, Prof. James D.
Carter, principal of the Evant school, accompanied Mrs. Maude Carter and
children to Perryton, Texas, where the body of A. L. Carter has been
laid to rest.

      When news spread in Hamilton and the county that Fayette Carter had
passed away at the home of David H. Carter, many friends made haste to
go there to pay tributes to his memory in beautiful floral offerings and
in expressions of sympathy for the sorrowing loved ones.
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from another source: "Wheatheart of the Plains - An Early History of Ochiltree County, TX".
Published 1969 by the Ochiltree County Historical Survey Committee.
Article submitted by Mrs. S. L. (Marion) Brillhart.

      A. L. and Maud Blansit Carter left Hamilton, Texas, in July, 1912, with
nine children and A. L.'s mother, who was eighty-two years old. They
had visited the Panhandle previously and had decided that the grassy
plains of Ochiltree County offered the best opportunity for a
farmer-rancher with a large family. They believed that this country
held great promise for future prosperity. A. L. had paid $15 to $25 for
the land he was to settle here.

      They came by train from Hamilton to Glazier, and from Glazier to
Ochiltree by mail and passenger car, driven by Lawrence Thomas. They
arrived in the tiny, but bustling settlement on July 22, 1912. The trip
had been a great adventure for the children, who ranged in age from
nineteen to three years. Marion was the oldest child to come to this
new land. Her older sister, Stella, was married and lived in Hamilton.
Another older sister, and a younger brother had died years before.

      Spring and summer of 1912 had brought lots of rain and the grassy
prairies unbroken by fences, were green and lush. The lakes were full of
water, and wild flowers grew in colorful abundance in the canyons south
of Ochiltree. The family looked forward to their new life with optimism
and hope, as they cast aside nostalgic memories of home, friends and
family back in Central Texas.

      The first day in Ochiltree was eventful for the teenagers, Blansit,
Monroe, Hamilton and Marion. They were introduced to some of the young
ladies of the community who were having an Embroidery Club meeting at
the North Hotel when they arrived. Some of the girls there that hot
afternoon were Ruby and Pearl North, Willie Sanders, Carrys and Vern
Dodson, Katie Mead Whippo and Ruth and Nona McMillen. The young people
were delighted when new arrivals came, and graciously welcomed them into
the social life of the community.

      A. L. and his sons began immediately to clear the land, break the sod
and build the house with the help of Jim Sites and Clyde Cofer. Mark
Emmett dug the well and cellar. The family resided at the North Hotel
while the house was being built. Materials and supplies were brought by
freight wagon from Liberal, Texhoma, and Guymon to supplement those that
couldn't be bought in Ochiltree. A. L. had brought his horses, farm
machinery, household and personal possessions from Central Texas in
rented boxcars.

      The first crops were planted that fall, but were doomed to failure by
the dry winter and spring ahead. Those first few years weren't all bad,
however, and the Carter family stayed and became part of the growing
community.

      The small town had a few hundred population and several businesses.
They included stores that sold furniture, hardware, drugs, lumber,
groceries and other necessities. Mr. Russell and Bill McLarty had the
two mercantile stores and Mr. Dodson owned the variety store. There
were two churches--Methodist and Baptist--the courthouse and the school.

      Life on the High Plains was vigorous and many social and sporting
activities were enjoyed by young and old. One of the most memorable
events in their first years at Ochiltree was the night in May, 1915,
when a wagon-load of young people started to Missouri Avenue School,
approximately fifteen miles northwest, to attend an end-of-school
social. Unexpected rains came and the wagon bogged down frequently, and
the group arrived too late for the social. The tired, mud-splattered
teenagers finally got back about daybreak to greet some worried parents,
but much fun was enjoyed by the youngsters.

      Plum and grape gatherings and fishing trips on Wolf Creek and in
Lipscomb County provided food and fun for families, and many wagon-loads
of folks could be seen moving across the prairies on these jaunts.
There were few fences to break the wagon trails that criss-crossed the
plains, but everyone respected the landowner's rights and acts of
vandalism and theft were practically unheard of.

      Of course, the most important social event in Marion's life was on July
18, 1917, when she married Saint Luke Brillhart. Theirs was the first
church ceremony held in the Methodist Church in Ochiltree County, and
everyone for miles around attended. She had made her dress and those of
her attendants by hand from material bought at Summer's Dry Goods Store
in Liberal. Her attendants were her sister, Jewell, and a friend, Maud
Loveless. Saint's attendants were Hamilton Carter, brother of Marion,
and a friend, Charles Garrett. Ice cream for the reception had been
ordered from Liberal, but the mail car failed to arrive with it, and
last minute refreshments had to be prepared. Another crisis developed
on their wedding day when Marion's veil blew out the window into the
mud. Quick cleaning was done to the garment, and the ceremony went on
as planned amid bouquets of flowers that had been brought from Liberal.
Mrs. Jim Wilson was organist and Mrs. Carl Ellis was soloist."
(End)
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      According to his grandson Norman Allen, Fayette was born under a mesquite bush. His mother was hiding outside because of the threat of Indian raids. He was fishing under a mesquite bush when he died.





More About A
LFRED LAFAYETTE "FAYETTE" CARTER:
Burial: March 1932, Perryton, Ochiltree County, Texas

More About A
LFRED CARTER and AMANDA BLANSIT:
Marriage: July 04, 1888, Hamilton County, Texas201
     
Children of A
MANDA BLANSIT and ALFRED CARTER are:
  i.   MAMIE MARTIN4 CARTER202, b. June 1889, Hamilton County, Texas; d. June 16, 1901, Hamilton County, Texas.
  ii.   EDITH ESTELLA "STELLA" CARTER203,203, b. April 17, 1891, Hamilton County, Texas204,204; d. May 18, 1969, Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas; m. EUGENE PERRY "PET" STRIBLING204, 1910, Hamilton County, Texas; d. Unknown.
  More About EDITH ESTELLA "STELLA" CARTER:
Burial: Unknown, Perryton, Ochiltree County, Texas

  More About EUGENE STRIBLING and EDITH CARTER:
Marriage: 1910, Hamilton County, Texas

  iii.   FRANCIS MARION CARTER205, b. December 17, 1892, Hamilton, Hamilton County, Texas206; d. January 10, 1971, Ochiltree County, Texas206; m. SAINT LUKE BRILLHART206, July 18, 1917, Ochiltree County, Texas207; b. May 08, 1888207; d. January 10, 1963207.
  More About SAINT BRILLHART and FRANCIS CARTER:
Marriage: July 18, 1917, Ochiltree County, Texas207

  iv.   DAVID BLANSIT CARTER207, b. December 12, 1894, Hamilton, Hamilton County, Texas207; d. May 08, 1941, Ochiltree County, Texas208; m. NETTIE E. CAMPBELL209, November 11, 1911, Texas209; d. Unknown.
  More About DAVID CARTER and NETTIE CAMPBELL:
Marriage: November 11, 1911, Texas209

  v.   ALFRED MONROE CARTER210,211, b. April 10, 1897, Hamilton County, Texas212,213; d. March 27, 1977, Ochiltree County, Texas214,215; m. (1) NETTIE E. CAMPBELL, Private; b. Private; m. (2) ELEN CAROLINE HAYES215, October 27, 1932, Texas215; d. 1968.
  More About ALFRED CARTER and NETTIE CAMPBELL:
Private-Begin: Private

  More About ALFRED CARTER and ELEN HAYES:
Marriage: October 27, 1932, Texas215

  vi.   HAMILTON FISH CARTER215, b. January 24, 1899, Hamilton, Hamilton County, Texas215; d. May 17, 1918, Ochiltree County, Texas216.
  vii.   JEWELL MAUDE CARTER217, b. January 06, 1901, Hamilton, Hamilton County, Texas; d. August 1957, Perryton, Ochiltree, Texas218; m. DEWEY RICE ALLEN218, May 27, 1923, Texas218; b. April 17, 1899, Hamilton County, Texas; d. December 05, 1976, Texas.
  Notes for DEWEY RICE ALLEN:
According to a book on early Ochiltree History named "Wheatheart of the Plains," Dewey Allen, along with his parents and siblings, came to Ochiltree, Texas in 1905. Perryton was not yet a town.

  More About DEWEY ALLEN and JEWELL CARTER:
Marriage: May 27, 1923, Texas218

  viii.   MILDRED LAYFETTE CARTER218, b. May 28, 1903, Hamilton County, Texas218; d. April 28, 1978; m. HOWARD HOLT, July 15, 1922; d. Unknown.
  More About HOWARD HOLT and MILDRED CARTER:
Marriage: July 15, 1922

  ix.   "ADDIE LON" CARTER218, b. February 12, 1905, Hamilton County, Texas218; d. Unknown; m. NEOMA RAE SANDERS, Private; b. Private.
  Notes for "ADDIE LON" CARTER:
      Some records show this child as being named Alfred Lafayette Carter, Jr., but Norman Allen, a grandson of Maude and Fayette, says he was always known as "Addie Lon."

  More About "ADDIE CARTER and NEOMA SANDERS:
Private-Begin: Private

  x.   JAMES MCKENNY "MACK" CARTER218, b. September 21, 1907, Hamilton, Hamilton County, Texas218,219; d. December 18, 1995219; m. MARY ALICE MURIEL TIPTON219, October 22, 1932219; b. October 20, 1911219; d. April 13, 1968219.
  More About JAMES CARTER and MARY TIPTON:
Marriage: October 22, 1932219

  xi.   FREDRICK SHERMAN "FRED" CARTER220, b. July 06, 1909, Hamilton County, Texas; d. Unknown, San Angelo, Texas; m. MARY ELIZABETH CLARK, Private; b. Private.
  Notes for FREDRICK SHERMAN "FRED" CARTER:
      Fred and Ed were twins.

  More About FREDRICK CARTER and MARY CLARK:
Private-Begin: Private

  xii.   EDWARD HENRY WILLIAM CARTER221, b. July 06, 1909, Hamilton County, Texas; d. November 10, 1909, Hamilton County, Texas.
  Notes for EDWARD HENRY WILLIAM CARTER:
      Ed and Fred were twins.



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