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Elijah 'Eli' Blankenship 1780–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Mar 1780

Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, United States

Death Date: abt 1850

Death Location: Wyoming Co., (West) Virginia

Father: Claybourne Blankenship

Mother: Mary Toler

Spouse(s): Mary Smith

Children(s): Thomas Blankenship, Mary Blankenship

The story of Elijah 'Eli' Blankenship began in 1780 in Montgomery, Virginia, United States. In 1854, Elijah 'Eli' Blankenship established residence. Elijah 'Eli' Blankenship married Mary Polly Smith, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Blankenship, Thomas Blankenship. Elijah 'Eli' Blankenship passed away in 1850 in Wyoming Co., (West) Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah 'Eli' Blankenship began in 1780 in Montgomery, Virginia, United States.
  • In 1854, Elijah 'Eli' Blankenship established residence.
  • Elijah 'Eli' Blankenship married Mary Polly Smith, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Blankenship, Thomas Blankenship.
  • Elijah 'Eli' Blankenship passed away in 1850 in Wyoming Co., (West) Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Claybourne Blankenship
1762–1802
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Mary Toler
1753–1856
Birth Location: Franklin, Virginia, USA
MT

Spouses(s)

Mary Smith
1781–1881
Birth Location: Montgomery, Smyth, Virginia, USA
MS

Children(s)

Thomas Blankenship
1810–1889
Birth Location: Virginia/Ohio
TB
Mary Blankenship
1856–1939
Birth Location: Wyoming Co , West Virginia
MB

Elijah Blankenship's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Blankenship
1780–1850
Birth Place: Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Parents
Claybourne Blankenship
1762–1802
Virginia, USA
Mary (P) Toler
1753–1856
Franklin, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Blankenship's Descendants

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Elijah ('Eli') Blankenship (5 Mar 1780–abt 1850) m. Mary (Polly) Smith (5 January 1781–11 January 1881)
  1. 1. Thomas Blankenship 1810–1889 m. Nancy Lowe 1820–1897
    1. 1. Joseph (H.) Blankenship 1840–1911 m. Rebecca (Jane) Withrow 1843–1915
      1. 1. Mary (Frances) Blankenship 1869–1949 m. Luther (Mc) Million 1867–1954
        1. 1. Zena Mcmillion 1900–1973 m. Fred (Mason) McMillion 1889–1969
        2. 2. Delbert (Chris) McMillion 1916–1941
        3. 3. Lester (Brown "Shag") McMillion 1905–1986
        4. 4. John (Beard) McMillion 1903–1971
        5. 5. George (Marion) McMillion 1896–1986 m. Marie (L.) McMillion 1909–1996
        6. 6. Nancy (Jane) McMillion 1892–1975 m. Mort (Joseph) Brown 1891–1965
        7. 7. Jordon (Davis) McMillion 1896–1984 m. Mary (P) Clutter 1904–1963 m. Nellie (Bly) Wilfong 1912–1990
        8. 8. Mary (Margie) McMillion 1908–1990 m. Heskel (Andrew) Copenhaver 1900–1978
        9. 9. Francis (Fred May) McMillion 1899–1985 m. Mary (Annie) Cochran 1909–1994
        10. 10. Palmer (Christie) McMillion 1902–1988 m. Mabel (Lavern) Hanna 1913–1992
        11. 11. Samuel (Lewis) McMillion 1911–1986 m. Arma (Jean) Cohernour 1920–1997
        12. 12. Raymond (William) McMillion 1897–1963 m. Marie McMillion 1907–1977 m. Cora Spencer 1891–1933 m. Jane Ethel 1893–
        13. 13. Joseph (Jackson) McMillion 1893–1934 m. Carsel (Lena) Cochran 1907–1974
      2. 2. Luella (S.) Blankenship 1879–1913
      3. 3. Laura (Roselle) Blankenship 1872–1955 m. Lanty (McNeal) Sharp 1880–1940
      4. 4. Eli (Thomas) Blankenship 1865–1926 m. Sarah (F) Copenhaver 1856–1942
        1. 1. Ida (Susan) Blankenship 1887–1968 m. Charles (Pinkney "Pink") Baker 1881–1970
        2. 2. Olie (May) Blankenship 1894–1978 m. Henry (Clark) Baker 1890–1977
      5. 5. Joseph (Jackson) Blankenship 1875–1950 m. Nora Huffman 1878–1943
        1. 1. Earl (Joseph) Blankenship 1922–2000
        2. 2. Ruth (Blankenship) Nelson 1918–1985
      6. 6. Charles (Lewis) Blankenship 1868–1935 m. Sarah (Jane) Cochran 1869–1949
        1. 1. Luella Blankenship 1902–1987
        2. 2. Forest (Ray) Blankenship 1905–1979
        3. 3. Charles (Lester) Blankenship 1911–2000
        4. 4. Hattie (Jane) Blankenship 1894–1971 m. George (Lester) Walton 1892–1969
        5. 5. Lillie (Susan) Blankenship 1896–
      7. 7. William (Floyd) Blankenship 1885–1957 m. Martha (Only) Copenhaver 1895–1944
        1. 1. Euva (Eva) Boggs 1913–1987
        2. 2. Helen (Virginia) Snedegar 1917–1984
        3. 3. Bervin (William) Blankenship 1927–1973 m. Carsel (Lena) Cochran 1907–1974
        4. 4. Blanche (Hilda) Blankenship 1919–
      8. 8. Luther (Marion) Blankenship 1888–1961 m. Rosa (May) Zimmerman 1904–1941
        1. 1. Ernest (Edward "Hank") Blankenship 1931–2014 m. Lucille Blankenship 1934–2018
        2. 2. Walter (Lee) Blankenship 1936–2016 m. Marjorie (Virginia) Lindsay 1938–1964
        3. 3. Pearl (Kathleen) Blankenship 1929–2016 m. Earl Hollon 1920–2002 m. Billie (Rudolph) Clemons 1929–1968 m. Henry (Sherman) Kellison 1925–1949
        4. 4. Marian (Sarah) Blankenship 1925–2009 m. Carl (Brown) Jameson 1918–1971
      9. 9. Franklin (L) Blankenship 1881– m. Mary (E) Hammens 1888–
      10. 10. George (Washington) Blankenship 1884–1953
      11. 11. Not (Named) Blankenship 1871–
    2. 2. Mary (A E) Blankenship 1857–1883
    3. 3. Hariett (C.) Blankenship 1865–1920
    4. 4. Lewis (B.) Blankenship 1860–1939
    5. 5. Mary Blankenship 1857–1887
    6. 6. James (Madison) Blankenship 1854–
    7. 7. Elisha (L.) Blankenship 1849–1923
    8. 8. Mary (Clementine) Blankenship 1847–1932
    9. 9. Sarah (Elizabeth) Blankenship 1845–1915
    10. 10. Levi (A) Blankenship 1837–1904
    11. 11. Mary (E.) Blankenship 1869–1943
  2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Blankenship 1856–1939 m. Joseph (Howard) Browning 1855–1920
    1. 1. Cush Browning 1892–1969
    2. 2. Tilden (Howard) Browning 1877–1953
    3. 3. Jane (Leatha) Browning 1886–1966
    4. 4. Victoria (Ona) Browning 1879–1958
    5. 5. William (Hereford) Browning 1880–1964
    6. 6. Lane (Greenville) Browning 1884–1946
    7. 7. Everett (Ernest) Browning 1894–1987
    8. 8. Jennings (Bryan) Browning 1898–1942
    9. 9. Elbra (Eli) Browning 1882–
    10. 10. William (Aaron) Browning 1900–1951

Elijah Blankenship's Timeline

3 Records

1780
5 Mar 1780
Birth of Elijah 'Eli' Blankenship in Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Montgomery, Virginia, United States
1850
abt 1850
Age 70
Death of Elijah 'Eli' Blankenship in Wyoming Co., (West) Virginia
Wyoming Co., (West) Virginia
1854
1854
Age 74
Elijah 'Eli' Blankenship resided here
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1780
    Event Place: Montgomery, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0096

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1854
    Record Source: West Virginia, Births Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1850
    Event Place: Wyoming Co., (West) Virginia
    Record Source: Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0096
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