Kentucky:  A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, Kniffin 2nd ed., 1885
Caldwell Co.

PROF. E. LEE BLANTON, Caldwell County, was born April 4, 1844, in
Cumberland County, Va.  His paternal ancestors came from England prior to
the war of Independence, and settled in Caroline County, Va.  His
paternal great-grandfather was David Blanton, who died in 18--.  His
grandfather was James Blanton, who died in 1852.  Subject's father, W. D.
Blanton, was a farmer, and died in Virginia November 7, 1882, at the age
of sixty-one years.  The maiden name of subject's mother was R. F. Lee, a
daughter of Joseph D. Lee, who died in the year 1845.  Mrs. Blanton is
still living in her native State of Virginia.  Mr. and Mrs. Blanton reared
a family of ten children, named as follows: E. Lee (subject), Joseph J., 
Willis S., Judith T. (deceased), Dr. John W., William B., Mary W., Frank,
Jesse and Sarah E.  Prof. Blanton, until the age of eighteen, attended a
number of excellent select schools in his native county; at the age of
twenty-three he entered Hampden Sydney College, Prince Edward CO., Va.,
where he remained one year.  Prior to entering that institution of
learning, however, Mr. Blanton had filled the position of assistant
professor of mathematics in Roanoke College, Salem, Va., prosecuting his
studies at the same time with the object of making teaching his life
work.  After leaving Hampden Sydney College, he accepted the position of
professor of music in the Ann Smith Female Seminary, Lexington, Ky., 
where he remained one year, but the following year taught music and
mathematics in the Gordonsville Female Seminary.  In 1869 he located at
Paris, Ky., and accepted a professorship in the Bourbon female institute,
teaching music and mathematics one session, afer which he returned to 
Virginia, and on December 21, of the same year, was united in marriage to
Miss Anna M., daughter of Dr. J. M. and Lavina (Rizer) Snyder.  After the
marriage he removed to Mississippi, locating at Pass Christian, and took
charge of the Trinity High School at that place, which position he filled
until the spring of 1873.  In August of the latter year he went to 
Bowling Green, Ky., and established a select school at that place, which
he taught until June, 1876, at which time he was elected president of
Princeton College, which office he held four years; at the end of that 
time he established the Princeton High School, of which he has charge at 
the present time, the attendance averaging seventy-five to 100 pupils.  
On January 27, 1883, Mrs. Blanton died at the age of forty years, the
mother of five children, named as follows: Kate Lavinia, Annie Lee
Clifford (deceased), Wallace Carroll (deceased), Mabel Carr and Orabel.
Mr. Blanton was next married June 24, 1884, to Miss Sarah E. M., 
daughter of W. C. C. and Elizabeth Jones, of Princeton, Ky.  Mr. Blanton
is a member of the Masonic fraternity and of the K. of H., and he and
his wife are active members of the Southern Presbyterian Church at
Princeton.

Blanton Lee Rizer Snyder Jones 
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Cumberland-VA England Caroline-VA Prince_Edward-KY Fayette-KY Bourbon-KY
MS Bowling_Green-Warren-KY 

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