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Dorothy Marie Blankenship 1923–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 APR 1923

Birth Location: Paynesville, McDowell Co., WV

Death Date: 25 NOV 1997

Death Location: McDowell County, West Virginia

Father: Preston Blankenship

Mother: Matilda Estep

Spouse(s): Roy Collins

Children(s):

Dorothy Marie Blankenship was born in 1923 in Paynesville, McDowell Co., WV, the child of Preston Blankenship And Matilda Jane Estep. In 1930, Dorothy Marie Blankenship resided in Sandy River, McDowell, West Virginia, United State. In 1935, Dorothy Marie Blankenship resided in Same House. Dorothy Marie Blankenship married Roy Lee Collins. Dorothy Marie Blankenship passed away in 1997 in McDowell County, West Virginia.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Marie Blankenship was born in 1923 in Paynesville, McDowell Co., WV, the child of Preston Blankenship And Matilda Jane Estep.
  • In 1930, Dorothy Marie Blankenship resided in Sandy River, McDowell, West Virginia, United State.
  • In 1935, Dorothy Marie Blankenship resided in Same House.
  • Dorothy Marie Blankenship married Roy Lee Collins.
  • Dorothy Marie Blankenship passed away in 1997 in McDowell County, West Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Preston Blankenship
1898–1959
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
PB
Matilda Estep
1895–1988
Birth Location: Rockridge, McDowell, West Virginia, United States
ME

Spouses(s)

Roy Collins
1920–2006
Birth Location: –
RC

Children(s)

Dorothy Blankenship's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Blankenship
1923–1997
Birth Place: Paynesville, McDowell Co., WV
Parents
Preston Blankenship
1898–1959
Virginia, United States
Matilda (Jane) Estep
1895–1988
Rockridge, McDowell, West Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Anderson (Ance) Blankenship
1877–1947
Buchanan, Virginia, United States
Pricy Lester
1875–
McDowell, West Virginia, United States
William (Riley) Estep
1849–1945
Buchanan, Virginia, United States
Barbara (Ellen) Dotson
1854–1931
Johnson, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Estep
1819–1881
Sarah Layne
1823–1858
William Dotson
1801–1875
Elizabeth Baumgardner
1817–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Estep
1767–1852
Sarah Frazier
1796–1870
Woodson Layne
1769–1835
Susanah Holland
1784–1857
Reuben Dotson
1775–1869
Sarah Estep
1775–1805
John Baumgardner
1797–1830
Malinda Bumgardner
1810–

Dorothy Blankenship's Timeline

7 Records

1923
13 APR 1923
Birth of Dorothy Marie Blankenship in Paynesville, McDowell Co., WV
Paynesville, McDowell Co., WV
1930
1930
Age 7
Dorothy Marie Blankenship resided here in Sandy River, McDowell, West Virginia, United States
Sandy River, McDowell, West Virginia, United States
1935
1935
Age 12
Dorothy Marie Blankenship resided here in Same House
Same House
1935
1935
Age 12
Dorothy Marie Blankenship resided here in Same House
Same House
1940
1940
Age 17
Dorothy Marie Blankenship resided here in Sandy River Magisterial District, McDowell, West Virginia, United States
Sandy River Magisterial District, McDowell, West Virginia, United States
1940
1940
Age 17
Dorothy Marie Blankenship resided here in Sandy River Magisterial District, McDowell, West Virginia, United States
Sandy River Magisterial District, McDowell, West Virginia, United States
1997
25 NOV 1997
Age 74
Death of Dorothy Marie Blankenship in McDowell County, West Virginia
McDowell County, West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 APR 1923
    Event Place: Paynesville, McDowell Co., WV
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 22 July 2021), Roy Collins and Dorothy Blankenship, 11 Nov 1940; citing Marriage, Paw Paw, Pike, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,943,495.
    [2] United States Census, 1930, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 31 December 2022), Dorothea M Blankenship in household of Leston Blankenship, Sandy River, McDowell, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 46, sheet 17B, line 96, family 270, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2543; FHL microfilm 2,342,277.
    [3] United States Census, 1940, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 8 January 2021), Dorothy M Blankenship in household of Preston Blankenship, Sandy River Magisterial District, McDowell, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24-58, sheet 22A, line 29, family 317, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4423.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Sandy River, McDowell, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 NOV 1997
    Event Place: McDowell County, West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Same House

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Sandy River Magisterial District, McDowell, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Same House

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Sandy River Magisterial District, McDowell, West Virginia, United States
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