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Erma Cole 1929–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11/15/1929

Birth Location: Pike, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 04/26/2000

Death Location: Hurley, Buchanan, Virginia, USA

Father: Ashland Cole

Mother: Amery Cole

Spouse(s): Troy Blankenship

Children(s): Russell Blankenship, Troy Blankenship, Pearl Blankenship, Shirley Blankenship

Erma / Cole was born in 1929 in Pike, Kentucky, United States, the child of Ashland Cole And Amery Cole. Erma Cole married Troy Blankenship, and had children including Brenda Gail Blankenship, Pearl Blankenship, Russell Blankenship, Shirley Marie Blankenship, Troy Arnold Blankenship. Erma / Cole passed away in 2000 in Hurley, Buchanan, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Erma // Cole was born in 1929 in Pike, Kentucky, United States, the child of Ashland Cole And Amery Cole.
  • Erma // Cole married Troy Blankenship, and had children including Brenda Gail Blankenship, Pearl Blankenship, Russell Blankenship, Shirley Marie Blankenship, Troy Arnold Blankenship.
  • Erma // Cole passed away in 2000 in Hurley, Buchanan, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ashland Cole
1880–1959
Birth Location: Floyd County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Amery Cole
1893–1958
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Troy Blankenship
1920–1999
Birth Location: Pike, Kentucky, United States
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Children(s)

Russell Blankenship
1951–2012
Birth Location: Buchanan County, Virginia
RB
Troy Blankenship
1947–2002
Birth Location: Kelsa Buchan, Virginia
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Pearl Blankenship
1949–1949
Birth Location: Buchanan, Virginia, United States
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Shirley Blankenship
1946–1946
Birth Location: Buchanan, Virginia, United States
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Erma Cole's Ancestors

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Erma Cole
1929–2000
Birth Place: Pike, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Ashland Cole
1880–1959
Floyd County, Kentucky, United States of America
Amery Cole
1893–1958
Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
Jessee Cole
1859–1932
Kentucky
Dianah (Jane) Collins
1866–1900
Breathitt County, Kentucky, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Cole
1834–1891
Nancy Barnett
1837–1900
John Collins
1834–1886
Louisa Cole
1840–1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cole
1791–1885
Obedience\ Collins
1804–1839
Shepherd Collins
1812–1900
Polly Collins
1812–1876
Valentine Cole
1812–1903
Mariah Cole
1816–1890

Erma Cole's Descendants

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Erma Cole (11/15/1929–04/26/2000) m. Troy Blankenship (31 May 1920–5 Apr 1999)
  1. 1. Russell Blankenship 1951–2012
  2. 2. Troy (Arnold) Blankenship 1947–2002
  3. 3. Pearl Blankenship 1949–1949
  4. 4. Shirley (Marie) Blankenship 1946–1946

Erma Cole's Timeline

2 Records

1929
11/15/1929
Birth of Erma // Cole in Pike, Kentucky, United States
Pike, Kentucky, United States
2000
04/26/2000
Age 71
Death of Erma // Cole in Hurley, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Hurley, Buchanan, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11151929
    Event Place: Pike, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04262000
    Event Place: Hurley, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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