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James Wm BLANKENSHIP 1936–2012 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 July 1936

Birth Location: Lowell, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 26 April 2012

Death Location: Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Spratt Blankenship

Mother: Martha Clemmer

Spouse(s): Mildred Davis

Children(s):

James Wm BLANKENSHIP was born in 1936 in Lowell, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Spratt Blankenship And Martha R Clemmer. In 1940, James Wm BLANKENSHIP resided in Acme-Stowe-North Belmont Mills, Gaston, North Caro. James Wm BLANKENSHIP married Mildred Ann Davis, and had children including James Jamie William Blankenship, Rowena Yvette Blankenship Fisher Morrison. James Wm BLANKENSHIP passed away in 2012 in Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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  • James Wm BLANKENSHIP was born in 1936 in Lowell, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Spratt Blankenship And Martha R Clemmer.
  • In 1940, James Wm BLANKENSHIP resided in Acme-Stowe-North Belmont Mills, Gaston, North Caro.
  • James Wm BLANKENSHIP married Mildred Ann Davis, and had children including James Jamie William Blankenship, Rowena Yvette Blankenship Fisher Morrison.
  • James Wm BLANKENSHIP passed away in 2012 in Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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James BLANKENSHIP's Ancestors

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James BLANKENSHIP
1936–2012
Birth Place: Lowell, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Spratt Blankenship
1911–1980
North Carolina
Martha (R) Clemmer
1916–1996
North Carolina
Grandparents
Grover (Elisha) Blankenship
1889–1948
Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America
Sarah" (Sallie" Jane Elizabeth Bollinger) Blankenship
1889–1971
North Carolina, United States of America
James ("Jim" W) Miller
1869–1941
North Carolina
Eunice (Unknown) Miller
1871–1957
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John Blankenship
1855–1933
Susan Hedgepath
1870–1928
George Bollinger
1861–1935
Nancy Bollinger
1863–1936
Franklin Miller
1831–1899
Mary Brown
1838–1921
John Baker
1822–1891
Emaline Baker
1838–1907
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elisha Blankenship
1836–1865
Caroline Deter
1830–
Thomas Hudspeth
1849–
Mary Goodson
1834–1911
Abraham Bollinger
1831–1880
Martha Grice
1832–1880
Jonas Elmore
1823–1865
Margaret Rodgers
1837–1891
JOHN JR
1802–1856
Eliza Hefner
1813–1895
Levi Brown
1814–1894
Delila Roseman
1817–1841
John Sr.
1764–1863
Mary Sigmon
1798–1851
John Hoke
1799–1870
Nancy Killian
1810–1893

James BLANKENSHIP's Timeline

3 Records

1936
2 July 1936
Birth of James Wm BLANKENSHIP in Lowell, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
Lowell, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 4
James Wm BLANKENSHIP resided here in Acme-Stowe-North Belmont Mills, Gaston, North Carolina, United States
Acme-Stowe-North Belmont Mills, Gaston, North Carolina, United States
2012
26 April 2012
Age 76
Death of James Wm BLANKENSHIP in Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 July 1936
    Event Place: Lowell, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Acme-Stowe-North Belmont Mills, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2915; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 36-57
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Acme-Stowe-North Belmont Mills, Gaston, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Acme-Stowe-North Belmont Mills, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2915; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 36-57

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 April 2012
    Event Place: Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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