Blanch Edith was born at Vowel', Texas, on March 22, 1904. She attended Lueders High School and then attended Mary Hardin Baylor College for two years. Blanch then taught school for two years. On October 6, 1926, she married Merrill Johnson at Lueders. From 1940 to 1946, Blanch was a district tax assessor collector for Harris County, Texas. Blanch has taught adult Sunday School classes for over twenty years. She and Merrill have three children: Patricia Jean, Kay Terry, and Rosemary Ann.