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John Young Blankenship 1937 – 1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jun 1937

Birth Location: Bandy, Tazewell, Virginia

Death Date: 03 Jun 1999

Death Location: Garfield, Douglas County, Minnesota

Father: Walter BLANKENSHIP

Mother: Bessie Whitt

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In 1937, John Young Blankenship entered the world in Bandy, Tazewell, Virginia, born to Walter McKinley BLANKENSHIP and Bessie Jane Whitt. In 1935, John Young Blankenship established residence. In 1940, John Young Blankenship resided in Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA. John Young Blankenship passed away in 1999 in Garfield, Douglas County, Minnesota.

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Biography

  • In 1937, John Young Blankenship entered the world in Bandy, Tazewell, Virginia, born to Walter McKinley BLANKENSHIP and Bessie Jane Whitt.
  • In 1935, John Young Blankenship established residence.
  • In 1940, John Young Blankenship resided in Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA.
  • John Young Blankenship passed away in 1999 in Garfield, Douglas County, Minnesota.

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John Blankenship's Ancestors

Self
John Blankenship
1937 – 1999
Birth Place: Bandy, Tazewell, Virginia
Parents
Walter McKinley BLANKENSHIP
1912 – 1977
Buchanan County, Virginia
Bessie (Jane) Whitt
1912 – 1976
Bandy, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (Young) Whitt
1888 – 1974
Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Mary (Marilda) Boothe
1890 – 1973
Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Paul Whitt
1853 – 1938
Sarah Asbury
1856 – 1924
Moses Boothe
1859 – 1943
Sarah Sparks
1863 – 1936
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Archibald Whitt
1830 – 1917
Hannah Brewster
1829 – 1915
Fielding Asbury
1825 – 1899
Martha Harrison
1838 – 1874

John Blankenship's Timeline

4 Records

1935
1935
John Young Blankenship resided here
None
1937
10 Jun 1937
Birth of John Young Blankenship in Bandy, Tazewell, Virginia
Bandy, Tazewell, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 3
John Young Blankenship resided here in Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
1999
03 Jun 1999
Age 62
Death of John Young Blankenship in Garfield, Douglas County, Minnesota
Garfield, Douglas County, Minnesota

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1937
    Event Place: Bandy, Tazewell, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04298; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 93-22

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04298; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 93-22

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04298; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 93-22

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Jun 1999
    Event Place: Garfield, Douglas County, Minnesota

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