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John Lewis Blankenship 1893 – 1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1893

Birth Location: West Virginia

Death Date: 28 January 1946

Death Location: Spencer, Roane County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Pascual Blankenship

Mother: Alice Hazelwood

Spouse(s): Barbara Conner

Children(s): Verlie Chambers, Mary Martin, William Blankenship, Joe Blankenship, Lee Blankenship, Luther Blankenship, Sarah Blankenship, Sidney Blankenship, Pam Whittaker, John Blankenship, Arlie Blankenship

In 1893, John Lewis Blankenship entered the world in West Virginia, born to Pascual Buford Blankenship and Alice Lillian Hazelwood. In 1910, John Lewis Blankenship resided in East River, Mercer, West Virginia, USA. John Lewis Blankenship married Barbara Ellen Conner, and had children including Verlie Lillie Blankenship Chambers, Mary Evelyn Martin, William Robert Blankenship, Joe Blankenship, Lee Edward Blankenship, Luther Jackson "Jack" Blankenship, Sarah Annie Blankenship, Sidney Allen Blankenship, Pam Whittaker, John Leonard"James" Blankenship, Arlie Dayton Blankenship. John Lewis Blankenship passed away in 1946 in Spencer, Roane County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1893, John Lewis Blankenship entered the world in West Virginia, born to Pascual Buford Blankenship and Alice Lillian Hazelwood.
  • In 1910, John Lewis Blankenship resided in East River, Mercer, West Virginia, USA.
  • John Lewis Blankenship married Barbara Ellen Conner, and had children including Verlie Lillie Blankenship Chambers, Mary Evelyn Martin, William Robert Blankenship, Joe Blankenship, Lee Edward Blankenship, Luther Jackson "Jack" Blankenship, Sarah Annie Blankenship, Sidney Allen Blankenship, Pam Whittaker, John Leonard"James" Blankenship, Arlie Dayton Blankenship.
  • John Lewis Blankenship passed away in 1946 in Spencer, Roane County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Blankenship's Ancestors

Self
John Blankenship
1893 – 1946
Birth Place: West Virginia
Parents
Pascual Buford Blankenship
1866 – 1937
Oakvale, Mercer, West Virginia, United States
Alice (Lillian) Hazelwood
1867 – 1926
West Virginia
Grandparents
Thomas (Anderson) White
1803 – 1883
Montgomery, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
Rebecca (Susan) Blankenship
1839 – 1899
Princeton or Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia or West Virginia, United States
John ("Big John") Hazelwood
1834 – 1900
Patrick County, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Jane (Hazelwood) Nilson) Nelson
1842 – 1892
Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lewis Blankenship
1812 – 1898
Mary Jones
1808 – 1879
Joshua Hazlewood
1801 – 1876
Elisha (Rev)
1804 – 1880
Charity Wilson
1817 – 1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Blankenship
1765 – 1846
Rebecca Dillon
1784 – 1850
Jeremiah Jones
1777 – 1874
Susannah Agee
1779 – 1850
Thomas Hazlewood
1771 – 1840
Joseph Nelson
1773 – 1856
Abigail Styron
1778 – 1850
Enoch Wilson
1795 – 1873
Sarah Dawes
1802 – 1862

John Blankenship's Descendants

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John (Lewis) Blankenship (1893 – 28 January 1946) m. Barbara (Ellen) Conner (17 April 1903 – 27 September 1993)
  1. 1. Verlie (Lillie Blankenship) Chambers (31 May 1921 – 20 July 2019)
  2. 2. Mary (Evelyn) Martin (12 August 1925 – 24 January 2000)
  3. 3. William (Robert) Blankenship (3 Sep 1927 – 29 Mar 1984)
  4. 4. Joe Blankenship (25 August 1928 – 25 August 1995)
  5. 5. Lee (Edward) Blankenship (09/29/1930 – 31 May 2009)
  6. 6. Luther (Jackson "Jack") Blankenship (11 May 1933 – 27 July 1998)
  7. 7. Sarah (Annie) Blankenship (1 August 1935 – 21 September 2021)
  8. 8. Sidney (Allen) Blankenship (abt 1939 – 09/07/2021)
  9. 9. Pam Whittaker (14 Apr 1941 – 29 Jan 2013)
  10. 10. John (Leonard"James") Blankenship (14 April 1941 – 22 January 2018)
  11. 11. Arlie (Dayton) Blankenship (6 Oct 1944 – 11/20/1952)

John Blankenship's Timeline

4 Records

1892
2 October 1892
Birth of John Lewis Blankenship in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States of America
Mercer County, West Virginia, United States of America
1893
1893
Birth of John Lewis Blankenship in West Virginia
West Virginia
1910
1910
Age 17
John Lewis Blankenship resided here in East River, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
East River, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
1946
28 January 1946
Age 53
Death of John Lewis Blankenship in Spencer, Roane County, West Virginia, United States of America
Spencer, Roane County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 October 1892
    Event Place: Mercer County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1893
    Event Place: West Virginia
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: East River, Mercer, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1689; Page: 11a; Enumeration District: 0130; FHL microfilm: 1375702

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: East River, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: East River, Mercer, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1689; Page: 11a; Enumeration District: 0130; FHL microfilm: 1375702

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 January 1946
    Event Place: Spencer, Roane County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elgood, Mercer County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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