Company H, Three Forks Battalion, Kentucky State Troops

As researched by Stephen D. Bowling

Son of Mary “Polly” Baker

Born on July 2, 1848, in Harlan County, Kentucky.

1850 Owsley County, Kentucky Federal Census
Dwelling Number 84, Family Number 84
Robert Baker, Sr.		76
Catey Baker			73
	Andy Baker		23
	Polly Baker		24
	William Baker	        1
	Margaret Baker	        21

1860 – not located

Military Service
Company F and H, Three Forks Battalion, Kentucky State Troops
Date of Enlistment: 1865, March 1
Date of Muster Out: 1865, December
Length of Service: 9 months
Highest Rank: Private

Married to Nancy Ann Burton (1850 – 1925) about 1867-1868 in Breathitt County, Kentucky¹.  She was the daughter of Robin and Mary (Gay) Burton.

1870 Breathitt County, Kentucky Federal Census
Precinct 8, Post Office: Jackson
William Baker		       22
Nancy Baker		       20
	Mary Baker	       2

1880 Breathitt County, Kentucky Federal Census
Magisterial District 4, Crockettsville
Dwelling Number 841, Family Number 505
William Blanton		        31
Nancy A. Blanton		28
	Mary E. Blanton	        12
	John H. Blanton	        10
	James Blanton		8
	Samuel Blanton	        4
	Thomas Blanton	        1
	Sarah J. Burton	        13	Sister-in-law
	Mary Baker		53	Mother

1890 Federal Census of Surviving Soldiers and Sailors
Breathitt County, Kentucky
Supervisors District 6, Enumeration District 18
Jackson and Crawford Precinct, page 5
Line 15, House 258, Family 261
     William H. Blanton
     Rank: Private
     Company: H
     Regiment: Three Forks Battalion
     Date of Enlistment: March 1864
     Date of Discharge: 1864
     Length of Service: 9 months
     Post-Office Address: Jackson, Kentucky

Served as Breathitt County Attorney

Served as Breathitt County Judge from September 1, 1886, to August 31, 1890

Was a member of the Democrat Party.

1900 Breathitt County, Kentucky Federal Census
Magisterial District 1, Precinct 1
Dwelling Number 45, Family Number 46 
William H. Blanton		51	July 1848
Nancy Blanton		        49	December 1850
	Benton Blanton	        20	June 1879
	Dora Blanton		18	February 1882
	Grover Blanton	        16	May 1884
	Cora Blanton		13	May 1887
	Harrison Blanton	10	August 1889	
	Bertie Blanton		8	September 1891

1910 Breathitt County, Kentucky Federal Census
Jackson Town Precinct, Jackson Town
Dwelling Number 49, Family Number 51
William H. Blanton		61
Nancy A. Blanton		58
	Binton Blanton	        38
	Harrison Blanton	20

1920 Breathitt County, Kentucky Federal Census
Magisterial District 2, Frozen
Dwelling Number 148, Family Number 148
William Blanton		        71
Nancy A. Blanton		69
	Harison Blanton	        30
	American Blanton	28

Died on July 1, 1922, at Cope’s Branch of Frozen Creek in Breathitt County, Kentucky.

Buried on July 2, 1922, in the William M. Combs Cemetery on Hurst Lane at Jackson in Breathitt County, Kentucky.

Nancy Ann (Burton) Blanton died on January 31, 1925, at the family home on Cope Fork of Frozen Creek. She was buried on February 1, 1925, in the William M. Combs Cemetery on Hurst Lane in Jackson beside her husband.

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© 2025 Stephen D. Bowling

1. The record of their marriage was destroyed in the 1873 Clerk’s Office fire at Jackson in Breathitt County, Kentucky. ↩︎
2. The Kentucky Adjutant General’s Report of Union Regiments indicates William Blanton enlisted on March 1, 1865, and mustered out nine months later. ↩︎

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