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Claude Shannon Blankenship 1915–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jul 1915

Birth Location: Starkville, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: Apr 1966

Death Location: Clarksdale,coahoma,Mississippi,USA

Father: Worth BLANKENSHIP

Mother: Velma Hodnett

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Claudine Blankenship

Claude Shannon Blankenship was born in 1915 in Starkville, Mississippi, USA, the child of Worth Jefferson Blankenship And Velma Jessie Hodnett. In 1920, Claude Shannon Blankenship resided in Artesia, Lowndes, Mississippi, USA. In 1930, Claude Shannon Blankenship resided in Beat 2, Clay, Mississippi. Claude Shannon Blankenship had children including Claudine Blankenship. Claude Shannon Blankenship passed away in 1966 in Clarksdale,coahoma,Mississippi,USA.

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Biography

  • Claude Shannon Blankenship was born in 1915 in Starkville, Mississippi, USA, the child of Worth Jefferson Blankenship And Velma Jessie Hodnett.
  • In 1920, Claude Shannon Blankenship resided in Artesia, Lowndes, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1930, Claude Shannon Blankenship resided in Beat 2, Clay, Mississippi.
  • Claude Shannon Blankenship had children including Claudine Blankenship.
  • Claude Shannon Blankenship passed away in 1966 in Clarksdale,coahoma,Mississippi,USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Worth BLANKENSHIP
1880–1969
Birth Location: Alabama
WB
Velma Hodnett
1886–1966
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Claudine Blankenship
1942–1977
Birth Location: West Point, Clay, Mississippi, United States
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Claude Blankenship's Ancestors

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Claude Blankenship
1915–1966
Birth Place: Starkville, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Worth Jefferson BLANKENSHIP
1880–1969
Alabama
Velma (Jessie) Hodnett
1886–1966
Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
John (Raymond) Blankenship
1848–1903
Alabama, United States
Frances (Ann) McCOLLUM
1852–
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Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Blankenship
1816–1895
Sarah Haney
1825–1892
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Haney
1792–1847
Nancy Webb
1790–1870

Claude Blankenship's Descendants

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Claude (Shannon) Blankenship (19 Jul 1915–Apr 1966)
  1. 1. Claudine Blankenship 1942–1977

Claude Blankenship's Timeline

6 Records

1915
19 Jul 1915
Birth of Claude Shannon Blankenship in Starkville, Mississippi, USA
Starkville, Mississippi, USA
1920
1920
Age 5
Claude Shannon Blankenship resided here in Artesia, Lowndes, Mississippi, USA
Artesia, Lowndes, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 15
Claude Shannon Blankenship resided here in Beat 2, Clay, Mississippi
Beat 2, Clay, Mississippi
1935
1935
Age 20
Claude Shannon Blankenship resided here in West Point, Clay, Mississippi
West Point, Clay, Mississippi
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 25
Claude Shannon Blankenship resided here in West Point, Clay, Mississippi, United States
West Point, Clay, Mississippi, United States
1966
Apr 1966
Age 51
Death of Claude Shannon Blankenship in Clarksdale,coahoma,Mississippi,USA
Clarksdale,coahoma,Mississippi,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1915
    Event Place: Starkville, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: West Point, Clay, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2016; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 13-4
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 425-05-3303; Issue State: Mississippi; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Artesia, Lowndes, Mississippi; Roll: T625_885; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 51; Image: 1026
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 2, Clay, Mississippi; Roll: 1142; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 421.0; FHL microfilm: 2340877

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Artesia, Lowndes, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Artesia, Lowndes, Mississippi; Roll: T625_885; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 51; Image: 1026

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 2, Clay, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 2, Clay, Mississippi; Roll: 1142; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 421.0; FHL microfilm: 2340877

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: West Point, Clay, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: West Point, Clay, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2016; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 13-4

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: West Point, Clay, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: West Point, Clay, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2016; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 13-4

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 425-05-3303; Issue State: Mississippi; Issue Date: Before 1951

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1966
    Event Place: Clarksdale,coahoma,Mississippi,USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 425-05-3303; Issue State: Mississippi; Issue Date: Before 1951
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