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Daniel David Blankenship 1823–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1823

Birth Location: Tazewell County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Abt. 1910

Death Location: Hurley, Buchanan, Virginia, USA

Father: Conley Sr

Mother: Martha Blankenship

Spouse(s): Sophia Lester

Children(s): Laura Blankenship, George Blankenship, King Blankenship, John Blankenship, General Blankenship, Cynthia Payne, Alfred Blankenship, Martha Blankenship, Lewis Blankenship

Daniel David Blankenship was born in 1823 in Tazewell County, Virginia, USA, the child of Conley Bull Blankenship Sr And Martha Lester Blankenship. In 1860, Daniel David Blankenship resided in Baltimore Ward 17, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland,. Daniel David Blankenship married Sophia Lester, and had children including Alfred Blankenship, Cynthia Lester Blankenship Payne, General Lafayette Blankenship, George Blankenship, John A Blankenship, King Hiram Blankenship, Laura Blankenship, Lewis Blankenship, Martha Mary Blankenship. Daniel David Blankenship passed away in 1910 in Hurley, Buchanan, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Daniel David Blankenship was born in 1823 in Tazewell County, Virginia, USA, the child of Conley Bull Blankenship Sr And Martha Lester Blankenship.
  • In 1860, Daniel David Blankenship resided in Baltimore Ward 17, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland,.
  • Daniel David Blankenship married Sophia Lester, and had children including Alfred Blankenship, Cynthia Lester Blankenship Payne, General Lafayette Blankenship, George Blankenship, John A Blankenship, King Hiram Blankenship, Laura Blankenship, Lewis Blankenship, Martha Mary Blankenship.
  • Daniel David Blankenship passed away in 1910 in Hurley, Buchanan, Virginia, USA.

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Daniel Blankenship's Ancestors

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Daniel Blankenship
1823–1910
Birth Place: Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Conley Bull Blankenship Sr
1785–1850
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Martha (Lester) Blankenship
1788–1870
Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Calvin Gifford "Knichit" Lester, Farmer - 1\4 Cherokee {Paint) Clan}
1771–1842
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Rachel\Rebecca (“Old Cherry” Bishop Skeggs Or Scaggs-Bishop (Lester) (Pawtomek) Tribe)
1765–1849
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Zachariah Skaggs
1745–1818
Ruth Elkin
1745–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ralph Elkin
1691–1753
Frances Elkins
1709–1796

Daniel Blankenship's Descendants

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Daniel (David) Blankenship (1823–Abt. 1910) m. Sophia Lester (abt 1833–)
  1. 1. Laura Blankenship 1858–
  2. 2. George Blankenship 1859–
  3. 3. King (Hiram) Blankenship 1851–1931
  4. 4. John (A) Blankenship 1861–1937
  5. 5. General (Lafayette) Blankenship 1857–1921
  6. 6. Cynthia (Lester Blankenship) Payne 1847–
  7. 7. Alfred Blankenship 1844–1883 m. Rebecca Bailey 1855–
    1. 1. Cyntha Blankenship 1868–
    2. 2. Reece (E) Blankenship 1866–1936 m. Zelphia Bailey 1873–1952
      1. 1. Alfred (Paul) Blankenship 1895–1971
      2. 2. Cynthia (Blankenship) Cline 1897–1918
      3. 3. Alversa (Scott) Blankenship 1899–1993 m. Maggie Collins 1900–1988
        1. 1. Hugh (S) Blankenship 1925–
      4. 4. Ance (J) Blankenship 1887–1964 m. Juda Blankenship 1893–
        1. 1. George Blankenship 1911–
        2. 2. Stella Blankenship 1913–
        3. 3. Smith Blankenship 1917–
        4. 4. Green Blankenship 1920–
        5. 5. Maston Blankenship 1922–
        6. 6. Lovis (Jane) Blankenship 1924–1994
    3. 3. Isaac Blankenship 1872–
    4. 4. Margaret (Blankenship) Marcum 1874–
    5. 5. Missaland Blankenship 1875–
    6. 6. Anderson (Anse) Blankenship 1878–
    7. 7. Harvey Blankenship 1880–
  8. 8. Martha (Mary) Blankenship 1844–1866
  9. 9. Lewis Blankenship 1845–1916

Daniel Blankenship's Timeline

3 Records

1823
1823
Birth of Daniel David Blankenship in Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 37
Daniel David Blankenship resided here in Baltimore Ward 17, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore Ward 17, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1910
Abt. 1910
Age 87
Death of Daniel David Blankenship in Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Buchanan County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Baltimore Ward 17, Baltimore, Maryland; Roll: M653_465; Page: 69; Family History
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Baltimore Ward 17, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Baltimore Ward 17, Baltimore, Maryland; Roll: M653_465; Page: 69; Family History

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1910
    Event Place: Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hurley, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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