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Keziah V. Smith 1850–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jan 1850

Birth Location: Pike County, Kentucky

Death Date: 11 May 1940

Death Location: Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA

Father: George Smith

Mother: Elizabeth DNA

Spouse(s): Richard Blankenship, Dr. Dotson

Children(s): Perry Blankenship, Mariah Dotson, Anderson Dotson, Alec Dotson, Cecil Dotson, Sam Dotson, Octava Dotson, James Dotson, Godfrey Dotson, Sarah Dotson, George Sr., Octavia Dotson

Keziah V. Smith was born in 1850 in Pike County, Kentucky, the child of George Smith And Elizabeth Daugherty Dna. Keziah V. Smith married Dr William Riley Dotson, Richard Ferrell Blankenship, and had children including Alec Barnes Dotson, Anderson J Ance Dotson, Cecil Dotson, George Cecil Dotson Sr, Godfrey Daniel Dotson, James Madison Dotson, Mariah Maria E Dotson, Octava Dotson, Octavia Dotson, Perry Blankenship, Sam Dotson, Sarah V Dotson. Keziah V. Smith passed away in 1940 in Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Keziah V. Smith was born in 1850 in Pike County, Kentucky, the child of George Smith And Elizabeth Daugherty Dna.
  • Keziah V. Smith married Dr William Riley Dotson, Richard Ferrell Blankenship, and had children including Alec Barnes Dotson, Anderson J Ance Dotson, Cecil Dotson, George Cecil Dotson Sr, Godfrey Daniel Dotson, James Madison Dotson, Mariah Maria E Dotson, Octava Dotson, Octavia Dotson, Perry Blankenship, Sam Dotson, Sarah V Dotson.
  • Keziah V. Smith passed away in 1940 in Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Smith
1826–1853
Birth Location: Pike County, KY
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Elizabeth DNA
1827–1910
Birth Location: Washington County, VA
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Spouses(s)

Richard Blankenship
1848–1940
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Dr. Dotson
1848–1914
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Perry Blankenship
1895–1959
Birth Location: –
PB
Mariah Dotson
1872–1927
Birth Location: 1872 Peter Creek, Pike County, Kentucky, United States
MD
Anderson Dotson
1879–1931
Birth Location: Jamboree Pik, Kentucky
AD
Alec Dotson
1882–1955
Birth Location: Pike, Kentucky, USA
AD
Cecil Dotson
1893–
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
CD
Sam Dotson
1885–1920
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
SD
Octava Dotson
1892–1949
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
OD
James Dotson
1873–1937
Birth Location: Pike, Kentucky, USA
JD
Godfrey Dotson
1875–1950
Birth Location: Peters Creek, Pike County, Kentucky, USA
GD
Sarah Dotson
1878–1922
Birth Location: Pike, Kentucky, USA
SD
George Sr.
1883–1950
Birth Location: Pike, Kentucky, USA
GS
Octavia Dotson
1891–1974
Birth Location: Pike County, KY
OD

Keziah Smith's Ancestors

Self
Keziah Smith
1850–1940
Birth Place: Pike County, Kentucky
Parents
George Smith
1826–1853
Pike County, KY
Elizabeth (Daugherty -) DNA
1827–1910
Washington County, VA
Grandparents
Martin (Brosten) Smith
1797–1895
Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (W) Taylor
1801–1844
Paw Paw, Pike County, Kentucky, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Heinrich II
1760–1830
Mary Smith
1768–1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Heinrich I
1741–1835
Maria Loesch
1744–1827

Keziah Smith's Descendants

1.
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Keziah (V.) Smith (17 Jan 1850–11 May 1940) m. Richard (Ferrell) Blankenship (April 22 1848–AFT 1940) m. Dr. (William Riley) Dotson (28 August 1848–28 July 1914)
  1. 1. Perry Blankenship 1895–1959
  2. 2. Mariah ('Maria' E.) Dotson 1872–1927 m. William (Anderson) Sansom 1888–1972 m. Raney Lester 1868– m. Garfield (James A.) Blankenship 1882–1958 m. James ('Jim' Edmond) Hurley 1870–1955 m. Thomas (Edward) Campbell 1871–1899
    1. 1. Olga (Caroline) Sansom 1906–1976
    2. 2. Infant (Girl) Sansom 1905–1905
    3. 3. Mary (Lou) Blankenship 1903–1989 m. Henry (Harmon Tygart) Sr 1902–1966
      1. 1. Frances (Marguerite) Tygart 1920–2008 m. Robert (Holley) Kernan 1924–2008
        1. 1. Dianne Mallett 1951–1986 m. Robert (Eugene) Mallett 1948–1989
      2. 2. William (Clarence) Tygart 1928–1985
      3. 3. Henry (H) Tygart 1922–1969
      4. 4. Harold (Douglas) Tygart 1923–1984
      5. 5. Helen (Geneva) Tygart 1931–2000
      6. 6. Maxine Tygart 1933–1967
      7. 7. Clifford Tygart 1927–1985
      8. 8. Vincent (Earlston) Tygart 1925–2006
    4. 4. Lola (Marie "Mary" Dotson) Hurley 1914–1978 m. Emmett (Frank "Fonso') Thacker 1907–1961 m. Ralph (Burton) Miller 1910–1988
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Hurley 1944–2005
      2. 2. Phyllis (Jean) Blankenship 1941–2005
      3. 3. Theresa (W) Hurley 1933–1933
      4. 4. Glen ("Glenn") Miller 1939–2019 m. Arlene (Florence Wieduwilt -) DNA 1941–2012
      5. 5. Charles (Lee Miller) Sr. 1936–1986
      6. 6. Ethel (Mae) Miller 1934–2021
    5. 5. Robert (Lee) Campbell 1894–1976
    6. 6. William (H.) Campbell 1892–
    7. 7. Ethel (Rita) Campbell 1898–1976
    8. 8. Floyd (Woodrow) Davenport 1916–2001
    9. 9. Robert (E) Campbell 1894–1976
    10. 10. Bertha (A) Campbell 1896–
    11. 11. Rita (Ethel) Campbell 1898–
    12. 12. Olga Sansom 1906–1976
  3. 3. Anderson (J "Ance") Dotson 1879–1931
  4. 4. Alec (Barnes) Dotson 1882–1955
  5. 5. Cecil Dotson 1893–
  6. 6. Sam Dotson 1885–1920
  7. 7. Octava Dotson 1892–1949
  8. 8. James (Madison) Dotson 1873–1937
  9. 9. Godfrey (Daniel) Dotson 1875–1950
  10. 10. Sarah (V.) Dotson 1878–1922
  11. 11. George (Cecil Dotson) Sr. 1883–1950
  12. 12. Octavia Dotson 1891–1974

Keziah Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1850
17 Jan 1850
Birth of Keziah V. Smith in Pike County, Kentucky
Pike County, Kentucky
1940
11 May 1940
Age 90
Death of Keziah V. Smith in Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1850
    Event Place: Pike County, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1940
    Event Place: Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
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