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Born in Waxahachie in Ellis County, south of [[Dallas]], Blasingame decided as a child that he would work on a ranch. In 1918, he headed to the Texas Panhandle and was hired on the large JA spread, which had been jointly established in the Palo Duro Canyon by [[John George Adair]] and Charles Goodnight (1836–1929), probably the best-known of Texas ranchers.<ref name=PPHM>Exhibit at the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum in Canyon, Texas.</ref>
Born in Waxahachie in Ellis County, south of [[Dallas]], Blasingame decided as a child that he would work on a ranch. In 1918, he headed to the Texas Panhandle and was hired on the large JA spread, which had been jointly established in the Palo Duro Canyon by [[John George Adair]] and Charles Goodnight (1836–1929), probably the best-known of Texas ranchers.<ref name=PPHM>Exhibit at the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum in Canyon, Texas.</ref>
==Ranching experiences==
==Ranching experiences==
Before he settled permanently at the JA, Blasingame worked for a time on ranches in [[California]], [[Arizona]], and [[New Mexico]]. Blasingame said that he moved about during the 1920s so that he could see the country. Working for different ranches was the only way a poor man could travel, he said. He described life on the ranch accordingly:
Before he settled permanently at the JA, Blasingame worked for a time on ranches in [[California]], [[Arizona]], and [[New Mexico]]. Blasingame said that he moved about during the 1920s so that he could see the country. Working for different ranches was the only way a poor man could travel, he said. He described life on the ranch accordingly:
Blasingame was not affiliated with a church but said that he had "read lots of books. Read the [[Bible]] a lot. I believe what the Bible says, but I don't reckon I'm religious. Even if I was, I couldn't go to church because I've got too much work to do."<ref name=ranches/>
Blasingame was not affiliated with a church but said that he had "read lots of books. Read the [[Bible]] a lot. I believe what the Bible says, but I don't reckon I'm religious. Even if I was, I couldn't go to church because I've got too much work to do."<ref name=ranches/>
==Tributes to Blasingame==
==Tributes to Blasingame==