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Earl Blankenship 1894–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Mar 1894

Birth Location: Marion, Williamson, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 25 Nov 1972

Death Location: Illinois, USA

Father: Elijah Blankenship

Mother: Cora Chamness

Spouse(s): Helen McKinney

Children(s): Earl Jr., Robert Blankenship

Earl Blankenship was born in 1894 in Marion, Williamson, Illinois, USA, the child of Elijah Spencer Blankenship And Cora E Chamness. Earl Blankenship married Helen Wilson Mckinney, and had children including Earl Blankenship Jr, Robert Spencer Blankenship. Earl Blankenship passed away in 1972 in Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Earl Blankenship was born in 1894 in Marion, Williamson, Illinois, USA, the child of Elijah Spencer Blankenship And Cora E Chamness.
  • Earl Blankenship married Helen Wilson Mckinney, and had children including Earl Blankenship Jr, Robert Spencer Blankenship.
  • Earl Blankenship passed away in 1972 in Illinois, USA.

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Earl Blankenship's Ancestors

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Earl Blankenship
1894–1972
Birth Place: Marion, Williamson, Illinois, USA
Parents
Elijah Spencer Blankenship
1863–1947
Williamson County, Illinois, USA
Cora (E.) Chamness
1872–1963
Williamson County, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Isham Blankenship
1825–1885
Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
Polly (Ann) Spiller
1830–1903
Marion, Williamson, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elijah Spiller
1803–1867
Elizabeth Powell
1810–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Spiller
1769–1851
Winifred Benson
1773–1820

Earl Blankenship's Descendants

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Earl Blankenship (28 Mar 1894–25 Nov 1972) m. Helen (Wilson) McKinney (11 Jul 1902–)
  1. 1. Earl (Blankenship) Jr. 1923–1977
  2. 2. Robert (Spencer) Blankenship 1925–2010

Earl Blankenship's Timeline

2 Records

1894
28 Mar 1894
Birth of Earl Blankenship in Marion, Williamson, Illinois, USA
Marion, Williamson, Illinois, USA
1972
25 Nov 1972
Age 78
Death of Earl Blankenship in Illinois, USA
Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1894
    Event Place: Marion, Williamson, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1972
    Event Place: Illinois, USA

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