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Carl Gess Blankenship 1889–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Dec 1889

Birth Location: Macey, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 10 September 1954

Death Location: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

Father: James Blankenship

Mother: Floria Pitts

Spouse(s): Lillian Beaty

Children(s): Marvin Blankenship, Adrian Blankenship, Doris Blankenship

Carl Gess Blankenship was born in 1889 in Macey, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA, the child of James Young Blankenship And Floria Jane Pitts. In 1930, Carl Gess Blankenship resided in Buffalo, Buffalo, Craighead, Arkansas, USA. In 1950, Carl Gess Blankenship resided in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA. Carl Gess Blankenship married Lillian Modine Beaty, and had children including Adrian E Blankenship, Billy B Blankenship, Carline Y Blankenship, Doris E Blankenship, Marvin Blankenship, Naomi M Blankenship, Patsy J Blankenship. Carl Gess Blankenship passed away in 1954 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Carl Gess Blankenship was born in 1889 in Macey, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA, the child of James Young Blankenship And Floria Jane Pitts.
  • In 1930, Carl Gess Blankenship resided in Buffalo, Buffalo, Craighead, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1950, Carl Gess Blankenship resided in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.
  • Carl Gess Blankenship married Lillian Modine Beaty, and had children including Adrian E Blankenship, Billy B Blankenship, Carline Y Blankenship, Doris E Blankenship, Marvin Blankenship, Naomi M Blankenship, Patsy J Blankenship.
  • Carl Gess Blankenship passed away in 1954 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA.

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Carl Blankenship's Ancestors

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Carl Blankenship
1889–1954
Birth Place: Macey, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA
Parents
James Young Blankenship
1849–1894
Ripley, Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA
Floria (Jane) Pitts
1861–1914
Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
James (W) Pitts
1833–1880
South Carolina, USA
Sarah (Susan) Gaines
1835–1905
Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abner Pitts
1812–1874
Lucinda Pitts
1816–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Golding
1798–1845
Sarah Newman
1801–1850

Carl Blankenship's Descendants

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Carl (Gess) Blankenship (28 Dec 1889–10 September 1954) m. Lillian (Modine) Beaty (11 Nov 1896–13 Nov 1991)
  1. 1. Marvin Blankenship 1925– m. Irene (F) Blair 1928–2008
  2. 2. Adrian (E) Blankenship 1917– m. Marie (H) Blankenship 1920–
  3. 3. Doris (E) Blankenship 1924– m. Anthony Curreri 1926–

Carl Blankenship's Timeline

4 Records

1889
28 Dec 1889
Birth of Carl Gess Blankenship in Macey, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA
Macey, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 41
Carl Gess Blankenship resided here in Buffalo, Buffalo, Craighead, Arkansas, USA
Buffalo, Buffalo, Craighead, Arkansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 61
Carl Gess Blankenship resided here in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1954
10 September 1954
Age 65
Death of Carl Gess Blankenship in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1889
    Event Place: Macey, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Buffalo, Buffalo, Craighead, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Memphis, Shelby, Ten

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 September 1954
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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