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Lewis Blankenship 1812 – 1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Mar 1812

Birth Location: Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 8 Jun 1898

Death Location: Athens, Mercer, West Virginia, USA

Father: Richard Blankenship

Mother: Rebecca Garrettson

Spouse(s): Mary Jones

Children(s): Rebecca Blankenship

The story of Lewis Blankenship began in 1812 in Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia, USA. Lewis Blankenship married Mary Polly Jones, and had children including Rebecca Susan Blankenship. Lewis Blankenship passed away in 1898 in Athens, Mercer, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lewis Blankenship began in 1812 in Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia, USA.
  • Lewis Blankenship married Mary Polly Jones, and had children including Rebecca Susan Blankenship.
  • Lewis Blankenship passed away in 1898 in Athens, Mercer, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Blankenship
1765 – 1846
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
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Rebecca Garrettson
1770 – 1850
Birth Location: Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Jones
1808 – 1879
Birth Location: Giles, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Rebecca Blankenship
1838 – 1899
Birth Location: Giles Co., Va.
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Lewis Blankenship's Ancestors

Self
Lewis Blankenship
1812 – 1898
Birth Place: Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia, USA
Parents
Richard S. Blankenship
1765 – 1846
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Rebecca Garrettson
1770 – 1850
Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Cicely Liggon
1743 – 1825
Dale Parish, Chesterfield Co, VA, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lewis Blankenship's Descendants

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Lewis Blankenship (1 Mar 1812 – 8 Jun 1898) m. Mary (Polly) Jones (30 Apr 1808 – 12 Dec 1879)
  1. 1. Rebecca (Susan) Blankenship (1838 – Jan 03 1899)
    1. 1. Pascual (Buford) Blankenship (18 Feb 1866 – 2 Jul 1937) m. Alice (Lillian) Hazelwood (22 Nov 1867 – 21 Jan 1926)
      1. 1. Sarah (Frances) Blankenship (15 Aug 1886 – 01 Jan 1954) m. Monroe Reed (20 August 1869 – 28 April 1956)
        1. 1. Edward (Delmer) Reed (abt 1908 – 13 Mar 1965) m. Vergie (Virginia) White (30 Jul 1914 – 22 Jul 1991)
        2. 2. John (Lee) Reed (8 Oct 1910 – 17 Dec 1991) m. Ida (M) White (7 Jun 1917 – 15 Feb 2001)

Lewis Blankenship's Timeline

2 Records

1812
1 Mar 1812
Birth of Lewis Blankenship in Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia, USA
Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia, USA
1898
8 Jun 1898
Age 86
Death of Lewis Blankenship in Athens, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Athens, Mercer, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1812
    Event Place: Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1898
    Event Place: Athens, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
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