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Billy Ray Blankenship 1941–2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 FEB 1941

Birth Location: Mohawk, McDowell, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 11 SEP 2006

Death Location: Estep Cemetery, Panther, McDowell, West Virginia, USA

Father: Buddy Blankenship

Mother: Chloe Michaels

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The story of Billy Ray Blankenship began in 1941 in Mohawk, McDowell, West Virginia, USA. Billy Ray Blankenship married Linda Kay Stephenson. Billy Ray Blankenship passed away in 2006 in Estep Cemetery, Panther, McDowell, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Billy Ray Blankenship began in 1941 in Mohawk, McDowell, West Virginia, USA.
  • Billy Ray Blankenship married Linda Kay Stephenson.
  • Billy Ray Blankenship passed away in 2006 in Estep Cemetery, Panther, McDowell, West Virginia, USA.

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Billy Blankenship's Ancestors

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Billy Blankenship
1941–2006
Birth Place: Mohawk, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Buddy Blankenship
1917–1970
West Virginia, USA
Chloe (Cora) Michaels
1911–1990
Steel, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Presley (Preston) Blankenship
1890–1951
Jamboree, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Marie (Polly) Estep
1902–1941
Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Conley Blankenship
1854–1936
Martha Blankenship
1859–1924
Elijah Sr.
1859–1952
Mary Dotson
1867–1957
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Presley Blankenship
1821–1872
Mary Lockhart
1818–1911
‘Black Dotson
1824–1909
Margaret� Dotson
1834–1908

Billy Blankenship's Timeline

2 Records

1941
26 FEB 1941
Birth of Billy Ray Blankenship in Mohawk, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Mohawk, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
2006
11 SEP 2006
Age 65
Death of Billy Ray Blankenship in Logan, Logan, West Virginia, USA
Logan, Logan, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 FEB 1941
    Event Place: Mohawk, McDowell, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 SEP 2006
    Event Place: Logan, Logan, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Estep Cemetery, Panther, McDowell, West Virginia, USA

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