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Kelly Rivers Blankenship 1918–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jun 1918

Birth Location: Barlow, Ballard, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 31 Aug 1976

Death Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Father: Rufus Blankenship

Mother: Anna Kelly

Spouse(s): Avis McGary

Children(s):

Kelly Rivers Blankenship was born in 1918 in Barlow, Ballard, Kentucky, USA, the child of Rufus Ewen Blankenship And Anna Kelly. Kelly Rivers Blankenship married Avis A Mcgary, and had children including Blankenship. Kelly Rivers Blankenship passed away in 1976 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Kelly Rivers Blankenship was born in 1918 in Barlow, Ballard, Kentucky, USA, the child of Rufus Ewen Blankenship And Anna Kelly.
  • Kelly Rivers Blankenship married Avis A Mcgary, and had children including Blankenship.
  • Kelly Rivers Blankenship passed away in 1976 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

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Kelly Blankenship's Ancestors

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Kelly Blankenship
1918–1976
Birth Place: Barlow, Ballard, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Rufus Ewen Blankenship
1878–1951
Lyon County, Kentucky, USA
Anna Kelly
1888–1961
Confederate, Lyon , Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Pleasant) Blankenship
1834–1900
Christian County, Kentucky, USA
Nancy (Jane) Walker
1834–1914
Christian, Kentucky
Dury (William) Kelly
1848–1899
Caldwell County, Kentucky, USA
Margaret (Elizabeth Sylvia Loretta Jane) Cansler
1857–1953
Christian, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
Henry Blankenship
1776–1896
Sarah Mason
1821–1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Kelly Blankenship's Timeline

2 Records

1918
27 Jun 1918
Birth of Kelly Rivers Blankenship in Barlow, Ballard, Kentucky, USA
Barlow, Ballard, Kentucky, USA
1976
31 Aug 1976
Age 58
Death of Kelly Rivers Blankenship in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1918
    Event Place: Barlow, Ballard, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1976
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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