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Kathleen Ramsey Blankenship 1915 – 2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 November 1915

Birth Location: Marshall, Madison, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 9 May 2010

Death Location: Marshall, Madison, North Carolina, USA

Father: Ernest Ramsey

Mother: Julia Tipton

Spouse(s): Kermit Blankenship, Otho Merrell

Children(s): Phillip Merrell

The story of Kathleen Ramsey Blankenship began in 1915 in Marshall, Madison, North Carolina, USA. In 1940, Kathleen Ramsey Blankenship resided in Marshall, Madison, North Carolina, USA. Kathleen Ramsey Blankenship married Kermit Blankenship, Otho Flowers Merrell, and had children including Phillip Merrell. Kathleen Ramsey Blankenship passed away in 2010 in Marshall, Madison, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Kathleen Ramsey Blankenship began in 1915 in Marshall, Madison, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1940, Kathleen Ramsey Blankenship resided in Marshall, Madison, North Carolina, USA.
  • Kathleen Ramsey Blankenship married Kermit Blankenship, Otho Flowers Merrell, and had children including Phillip Merrell.
  • Kathleen Ramsey Blankenship passed away in 2010 in Marshall, Madison, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Kathleen Blankenship's Ancestors

Self
Kathleen Blankenship
1915 – 2010
Birth Place: Marshall, Madison, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Ernest Ramsey
Julia (Kathleen) Tipton
1897 – 1993
North Carolina
Grandparents
John (Gaither) Ramsey
1867 – 1931
Madison, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Allen
1870 – 1929
Marshall, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Kathleen Blankenship's Descendants

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Kathleen (Ramsey) Blankenship (5 November 1915 – 9 May 2010) m. Kermit Blankenship (20 Sep 1918 – ) m. Otho (Flowers) Merrell (21 Jan 1906 – 6 August 1981)
  1. 1. Phillip Merrell (1935 – 2008) m. Sandra Freeman (1948 – )
    1. 1. Rodney Merrell (1967 – )

Kathleen Blankenship's Timeline

3 Records

1915
5 November 1915
Birth of Kathleen Ramsey Blankenship in Marshall, Madison, North Carolina, USA
Marshall, Madison, North Carolina, USA
1940
1940
Age 25
Kathleen Ramsey Blankenship resided here in Marshall, Madison, North Carolina, USA
Marshall, Madison, North Carolina, USA
2010
9 May 2010
Age 95
Death of Kathleen Ramsey Blankenship in Marshall, Madison, North Carolina, USA
Marshall, Madison, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 November 1915
    Event Place: Marshall, Madison, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2018, Publication: Citizen-times; Publication Date: 05/ 12/ 2010; Publication Place: Asheville, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Marshall, Madison, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Atlanta, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975, RG 147; Box: 31

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Marshall
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2018, Publication: Citizen-times; Publication Date: 05/ 12/ 2010; Publication Place: Asheville, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 2010
    Event Place: Marshall, Madison, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2018, Publication: Citizen-times; Publication Date: 05/ 12/ 2010; Publication Place: Asheville, North Carolina, USA

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