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Henry Clair Blankenship 1898–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Sep 1898

Birth Location: Glade, Webster, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 12 Jan 1976

Death Location: Green Acres Cemetery, Ermine, Letcher, Kentucky, USA

Father: Alexander Blankenship

Mother: Salina Jackson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wright

Children(s): Mable Wright, Hubert Blankenship, Margie Blankenship

Henry Clair Blankenship was born in 1898 in Glade, Webster, West Virginia, USA, the child of Alexander Sage Blankenship And Salina Lina Twin Jackson. Henry Clair Blankenship married Elizabeth E Lizzie Wright, and had children including Clara Blankship, Hubert Edgar Blankenship, James Blankenship, Mable Blankenship Wright, Margie Blankenship, Silvia Blankship, William Billy Blankenship. Henry Clair Blankenship passed away in 1976 in Green Acres Cemetery, Ermine, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Henry Clair Blankenship was born in 1898 in Glade, Webster, West Virginia, USA, the child of Alexander Sage Blankenship And Salina Lina Twin Jackson.
  • Henry Clair Blankenship married Elizabeth E Lizzie Wright, and had children including Clara Blankship, Hubert Edgar Blankenship, James Blankenship, Mable Blankenship Wright, Margie Blankenship, Silvia Blankship, William Billy Blankenship.
  • Henry Clair Blankenship passed away in 1976 in Green Acres Cemetery, Ermine, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Blankenship
1876–1924
Birth Location: Erbacon, Webster, West Virginia, USA
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Salina Jackson
1876–1920
Birth Location: Little Birch, Braxton, West Virginia, USA
SJ

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Wright
1897–1969
Birth Location: Green Acres Cemetery
EW

Children(s)

Mable Wright
1921–
Birth Location: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
MW
Hubert Blankenship
1933–2003
Birth Location: Burdine, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
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Margie Blankenship
1919–
Birth Location: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
MB

Henry Blankenship's Ancestors

Self
Henry Blankenship
1898–1976
Birth Place: Glade, Webster, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Alexander Sage Blankenship
1876–1924
Erbacon, Webster, West Virginia, USA
Salina ("Lina" (Twin)) Jackson
1876–1920
Little Birch, Braxton, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
George (Washington) Blankenship
1835–1897
Virginia
Edith ("Eda" Worden) Perrine
1841–1915
Virginia
Robert (Jesse "Hickory") Jackson
1823–1898
Virginia
Barbara (A) May
1844–1896
District of Nicholas, Nicholas, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Jackson
1800–1888
Rebecca Skidmore
1801–1875
John May
1818–1865
Jemima Harris
1825–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johanne May
1758–1815
Martha Houghman
1755–1816
John Harris
1779–
Jemima Blakehorn
1780–

Henry Blankenship's Descendants

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Henry (Clair) Blankenship (25 Sep 1898–12 Jan 1976) m. Elizabeth (E "Lizzie") Wright (20 Dec 1897–16 May 1969)
  1. 1. Mable (Blankenship) Wright 1921–
  2. 2. Hubert (Edgar) Blankenship 1933–2003
  3. 3. Margie Blankenship 1919–

Henry Blankenship's Timeline

12 Records

1896
25 Sep 1896
Birth of Henry Clair Blankenship in Glade, Webster, West Virginia, USA
Glade, Webster, West Virginia, USA
1898
25 Sep 1898
Birth of Henry Clair Blankenship in Glade, Webster, West Virginia, USA
Glade, Webster, West Virginia, USA
1898
25 Sep 1898
Birth of Henry Clair Blankenship in Glade, Webster, West Virginia, USA
Glade, Webster, West Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 2
Henry Clair Blankenship resided here in Glade, Webster, West Virginia, USA
Glade, Webster, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 12
Henry Clair Blankenship resided here in Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
1918
12 Sep 1918
Age 20
Henry Clair Blankenship resided here in Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 22
Henry Clair Blankenship resided here in Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 32
Henry Clair Blankenship resided here in Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 37
Henry Clair Blankenship resided here in Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky
Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 42
Henry Clair Blankenship resided here in Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1976
9 Jan 1976
Age 78
Henry Clair Blankenship resided here in Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, USA
Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, USA
1976
12 Jan 1976
Age 78
Death of Henry Clair Blankenship in Newport News, Virginia, USA
Newport News, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1896
    Event Place: Glade, Webster, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1330; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 67-12
    [2] West Virginia, Births Index
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: T625_587; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 59
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: 765; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2340500
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Glade, Webster, West Virginia; Roll: 1776; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0135; FHL microfilm: 1241776
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1696; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0118; FHL microfilm: 1375709
    [7] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1898
    Event Place: Glade, Webster, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Kentucky; Registration County: Letcher; Roll: 1653500

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1898
    Event Place: Glade, Webster, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 403-03-1635; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Glade, Webster, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Glade, Webster, West Virginia; Roll: 1776; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0135; FHL microfilm: 1241776

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1696; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0118; FHL microfilm: 1375709

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1918
    Event Place: Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Kentucky; Registration County: Letcher; Roll: 1653500

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: T625_587; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 59

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: 765; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2340500

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1330; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 67-12

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1330; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 67-12

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1976
    Event Place: Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1976
    Event Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 403-03-1635; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Web: Newport News, Virginia, Daily Press Obituary Index, 1898-1988

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Green Acres Cemetery, Ermine, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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