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Jack Dempsey BLANKENSHIP 1928–2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1928

Birth Location: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 29 Jan 2011

Death Location: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA

Father: Fred BLANKENSHIP

Mother: Daisy Blankenship

Spouse(s): Jessie Blankenship

Children(s):

The story of Jack Dempsey BLANKENSHIP began in 1928 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. In 1930, Jack Dempsey BLANKENSHIP resided in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. In 1940, Jack Dempsey BLANKENSHIP resided in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. Jack Dempsey BLANKENSHIP married Jessie Shephard Blankenship, and had children including Deborah Blankenship Gosdin, Jacqueline Shepard Blankenship. Jack Dempsey BLANKENSHIP passed away in 2011 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jack Dempsey BLANKENSHIP began in 1928 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1930, Jack Dempsey BLANKENSHIP resided in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1940, Jack Dempsey BLANKENSHIP resided in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
  • Jack Dempsey BLANKENSHIP married Jessie Shephard Blankenship, and had children including Deborah Blankenship Gosdin, Jacqueline Shepard Blankenship.
  • Jack Dempsey BLANKENSHIP passed away in 2011 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Fred BLANKENSHIP
1898–1983
Birth Location: Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
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Daisy Blankenship
1903–1983
Birth Location: Heflin, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jessie Blankenship
1931–1994
Birth Location: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
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Children(s)

Jack BLANKENSHIP's Ancestors

Self
Jack BLANKENSHIP
1928–2011
Birth Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Parents
Fred Richard BLANKENSHIP
1898–1983
Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Daisy (WILLIAMS) Blankenship
1903–1983
Heflin, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Lawson) BLANKENSHIP
1861–1935
Bamford, Shelby, Alabama, USA
Matera (Elizabeth SHAW) Blankenship
1861–1944
Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
John BLANKENSHIP
1826–
Mary Blankeship
1839–
Pleasant Sr
1837–1913
Irene Shaw
1846–1903
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Enoch TYLER
1810–
Comfort Tyler
1807–
Sanders SHAW
1807–1890
Elizabeth Shaw
1811–

Jack BLANKENSHIP's Timeline

6 Records

1928
25 May 1928
Birth of Jack Dempsey BLANKENSHIP in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 2
Jack Dempsey BLANKENSHIP resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1940
1940
Age 12
Jack Dempsey BLANKENSHIP resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 22
Jack Dempsey BLANKENSHIP resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1975
29 Mar 1975
Age 47
Jack Dempsey BLANKENSHIP was married in Robertson County, Tennessee, USA
Robertson County, Tennessee, USA
2011
29 Jan 2011
Age 83
Death of Jack Dempsey BLANKENSHIP in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1928
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Alabama, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 23
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [6] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Birmingham News; Publication Date: 3 Feb 2011; Publication Place: Birmingham, Alabama, USA; pid=148277875
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 4799; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 68-360
    [9] The Birmingham News; Publication Date: 2 Jun 1928; Publication Place: Birmingham, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1975
    Event Place: Robertson County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 4799; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 68-360

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 2011
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Birmingham News; Publication Date: 3 Feb 2011; Publication Place: Birmingham, Alabama, USA; pid=148277875
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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