Nelson Gales Blalock, b. 17 Feb 1836 on a farm on the Toe River, Yancey County, North Carolina, d. 14 Mar 1913 in Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington, son of Jesse Blalock & Uriah Lipps. He married Pantha Durham (1st wife) on August 1, 1858 in Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina. He married Marie Elizabeth Greenfield on December 10, 1865 in Mt. Zion, Macon County, Illinois.