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Josh Day Blankenship 1876–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jun 1876

Birth Location: Bland, Bland, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 16 Nov 1948

Death Location: Rocky Gap, Bland County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Blankenship

Mother: Judith Day

Spouse(s): Lula Burton

Children(s): Glen Sr

Josh Day Blankenship was born in 1876 in Bland, Bland, Virginia, United States, the child of Benjamin Berry Blankenship And Judith Julia Ardelia Day. Josh Day Blankenship married Lula Mae Burton, and had children including Glen Dale Blankenship Sr. Josh Day Blankenship passed away in 1948 in Rocky Gap, Bland County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Josh Day Blankenship was born in 1876 in Bland, Bland, Virginia, United States, the child of Benjamin Berry Blankenship And Judith Julia Ardelia Day.
  • Josh Day Blankenship married Lula Mae Burton, and had children including Glen Dale Blankenship Sr.
  • Josh Day Blankenship passed away in 1948 in Rocky Gap, Bland County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Josh Blankenship's Ancestors

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Josh Blankenship
1876–1948
Birth Place: Bland, Bland, Virginia, United States
Parents
Benjamin "Berry" Blankenship
1844–1910
Giles County, Virginia
Judith ("Julia" Ardelia) Day
1848–1910
Giles County, Virginia
Grandparents
Elias (Elam Blankenship, Civil War Confederate Veteran and) Farmer
1816–1900
Wolford, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Solita (Lettecia) Pruett
1814–1892
Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Lewis (Travis) Day
1802–1860
Montgomery County, Virginia
Edith Purdue
1807–1880
Giles County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Frances Burton
1800–1860
Martha Milam
1781–1873
Joshua Sr
1777–1853
Judith Milam
1776–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JAMES Milam
1746–1793

Josh Blankenship's Descendants

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Josh (Day) Blankenship (12 Jun 1876–16 Nov 1948) m. Lula (Mae) Burton (6 April 1905–1 April 1965)
  1. 1. Glen (Dale Blankenship) Sr 1927–2003

Josh Blankenship's Timeline

2 Records

1876
12 Jun 1876
Birth of Josh Day Blankenship in Bland, Bland, Virginia, United States
Bland, Bland, Virginia, United States
1948
16 Nov 1948
Age 72
Death of Josh Day Blankenship in Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, United States
Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1876
    Event Place: Bland, Bland, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1948
    Event Place: Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rocky Gap, Bland County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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