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Lewis Blankenship 1812 – 1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Mar 1812

Birth Location: Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 04 Jun 1898

Death Location: Athens, Mercer, West Virginia, United States

Father: Richard Blankenship

Mother: Rebecca Dillon

Spouse(s): Mary Jones

Children(s): Dorcas Blankenship, Wiley Blankenship, Rebecca Blankenship, Lewis Blankenship, Mary Blankenship, Frances Blankenship, Robert Blankenship, Reuben Blankenship, Rhoda Blankenship

The story of Lewis Blankenship began in 1812 in Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia, USA. Lewis Blankenship married Mary Polly Jones, and had children including Dorcas Wilson Blankenship, Wiley Blair Winton Blankenship, Rebecca Susan Blankenship, Lewis Winton Blankenship, Mary Jane Blankenship, Frances Elizabeth Blankenship, Robert Mcnutt Blankenship, Reuben Garrison Blankenship, Rhoda Ardella Blankenship. Lewis Blankenship passed away in 1898 in Athens, Mercer, West Virginia, United States.

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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 Dorcas Wilson Blankenship, Wiley Blair Winton Blankenship, Rebecca Susan Blankenship, Lewis Winton Blankenship, Mary Jane Blankenship, Frances Elizabeth Blankenship, Robert Mcnutt Blankenship, Reuben Garrison Blankenship, Rhoda Ardella Blankenship.
  • Lewis Blankenship passed away in 1898 in Athens, Mercer, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Blankenship
1765 – 1846
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
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Rebecca Dillon
1784 – 1850
Birth Location: Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

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

Dorcas Blankenship
1833 – 1908
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Wiley Blankenship
1835 – 1908
Birth Location: Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia, United States
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Rebecca Blankenship
1839 – 1899
Birth Location: Princeton or Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia or West Virginia, United States
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Lewis Blankenship
1840 – 1862
Birth Location: Mercer, West Virginia, USA
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Mary Blankenship
1842 – 1929
Birth Location: Mercer, West Virginia, USA
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Frances Blankenship
1842 – 1898
Birth Location: Mercer, West Virginia, USA
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Robert Blankenship
1845 – 1935
Birth Location: Hardy, Mercer Co, WV
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Reuben Blankenship
1847 – 1931
Birth Location: Mercer, West Virginia, USA
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Rhoda Blankenship
1851 – 1940
Birth Location: Mercer, West Virginia, USA
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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 (Ann) Dillon
1784 – 1850
Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Cicely Liggon
1743 – 1825
Dale Parish, Chesterfield Co, VA, Virginia, USA
Jesse (Dillion) Sr.
1749 – 1833
Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Mary (Elizabeth) Blankenship
1759 – 1842
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Capt. Ligon
1704 – 1752
Judith Stewart
1704 – 1784
Mary Belcher
1730 – 1833
Peter Blankenship
1725 – 1793
Elizabeth Belcher
1730 – 1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John STEWART
1663 – 1714
Michal BALLOU
1687 – 1719
Mary Gooding
1699 – 1780
Richard Blankenship
1693 – 1768
Mary Lodewick
1702 – 1766

Lewis Blankenship's Descendants

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Lewis Blankenship (1 Mar 1812 – 04 Jun 1898) m. Mary (Polly) Jones (30 Apr 1808 – 12 Dec 1879)
  1. 1. Dorcas (Wilson) Blankenship (Dec 1833 – 1908)
  2. 2. Wiley (Blair Winton) Blankenship (15 Sep 1835 – 14 Feb 1908)
  3. 3. Rebecca (Susan) Blankenship (1839 – Jan 03 1899) m. Thomas (Anderson) White (10/14/1803 – 10/14/1883)
    1. 1. Francis White (1818 – 23 May 1867) m. John Early (1820 – 1880)
      1. 1. Stephen Early (1840 – 25 May 1927)
      2. 2. Thomas (R) Early (15 Jan 1845 – 15 Jun 1890)
      3. 3. Benjamin (Robert) White (22 Feb 1847 – 24 May 1919)
      4. 4. Martha Early (1849 – 16 May 1940)
      5. 5. William (R) Early (1854 – )
      6. 6. George Early (1857 – )
    2. 2. Harmon White (10 Sep 1825 – 27 Apr 1895)
    3. 3. Thomas (Berton) White (1835 – 24 Aug 1862) m. Martha (Melvina) Scott (25 Mar 1837 – 22 May 1887)
      1. 1. John (David) White (17 Oct 1856 – 11 June 1933)
      2. 2. Louis (Kelly) White (23 Feb 1858 – 22 July 1938)
      3. 3. George (Watson) White (28 JAN 1860 – 11 July 1893)
      4. 4. Mary (Virginia) White (7 Mar 1862 – 1880)
      5. 5. William (K) White (1863 – )
    4. 4. Twin Boy (1856 – 1856)
    5. 5. Twin Boy (1856 – 1856)
    6. 6. Zora (Evelyn) Holdren (1861 – 15 September 1899) m. Joseph (M) Holdren (1863 – )
    7. 7. Pascual (Buford) Blankenship (18 Feb 1866 – 07 Jul 1937) m. Alice (Lillian) Hazelwood (1867 – 21 Jan 1926)
      1. 1. Ardelia (Rebecca) Blankenship (19 November 1882 – 17 Jan 1939) m. Lawrence (Lee) Blankenship (28 Jan 1877 – 18 Oct 1957) m. Robert (Lee) Cole (1880 – 30 Apr 1965)
        1. 1. Charles (Howard) Blankinship (19 May 1901 – 3 Feb 1958)
        2. 2. Anna (Bertha) Blankenship (22 Sep 1903 – 8 Dec 1956)
        3. 3. Zella (M) Blankenship (09 Oct 1905 – 24 Dec 1970)
        4. 4. Inn (M) Blankenship (abt 1908 – )
        5. 5. Murree Blankenship (28 Feb 1908 – 3 Feb 1950)
        6. 6. Orley (O) Blankenship (abt 1911 – Jan 1984)
        7. 7. Lousettie Blankinship (abt 1913 – )
        8. 8. Chessie (Faye) Blankenship (abt 1921 – 18 Mar 1950) m. Rev. (Elzie Otis) Preast (23 Jun 1918 – 6 November 2003)
        9. 9. Dorothe (Lucille) Blankenship (2 April 1922 – 18 April)
      2. 2. Sarah (Frances) Blankenship (15 August 1886 – 1 January 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)
      3. 3. George (P) Blankenship (18 Dec 1886 – 29 Feb 1932) m. Margaret Brubeck
      4. 4. William (Robert) Blankenship (09 May 1888 – 11/21/1953) m. Della (Mae St) Clair (26 May 1881 – 02/16/1952)
        1. 1. Nancy (Rebecca Jane) Meadows (5 May 1910 – 8 April 1959)
        2. 2. William (Garland) Blankenship (1912 – 20 October 1986)
        3. 3. Violet (Mae) Blankenship (17 January 1915 – 11 February 1980)
        4. 4. Robert (Lee) Blankenship (24 September 1917 – 21 December 1974)
        5. 5. Verlie (L) Blankenship (12 August 1920 – 14 August 2003)
        6. 6. Louis (P) Blankenship (abt 1923 – )
        7. 7. Verlie (L) Blankenship (20 Dec 1930 – 03 Mar 2004)
      5. 5. David (Alderson) Blankenship (28 Aug 1891 – 8 Sep 1948) m. Leah Martin
      6. 6. John (Lewis) Blankenship (1893 – 28 January 1946) m. Barbara (Ellen) Conner (17 April 1903 – 27 September 1993)
        1. 1. Verlie (Lillie Blankenship) Chambers (31 May 1921 – 20 July 2019)
        2. 2. Mary (Evelyn) Martin (12 August 1925 – 24 January 2000)
        3. 3. William (Robert) Blankenship (3 Sep 1927 – 29 Mar 1984)
        4. 4. Joe Blankenship (25 August 1928 – 25 August 1995)
        5. 5. Lee (Edward) Blankenship (09/29/1930 – 31 May 2009)
        6. 6. Luther (Jackson "Jack") Blankenship (11 May 1933 – 27 July 1998)
        7. 7. Sarah (Annie) Blankenship (1 August 1935 – 21 September 2021)
        8. 8. Sidney (Allen) Blankenship (abt 1939 – 09/07/2021)
        9. 9. Pam Whittaker (14 Apr 1941 – 29 Jan 2013)
        10. 10. John (Leonard"James") Blankenship (14 April 1941 – 22 January 2018)
        11. 11. Arlie (Dayton) Blankenship (6 Oct 1944 – 11/20/1952)
      7. 7. Ocie (A) Blankenship (abt 1894 – ) m. Hubert (B) Craighead (abt 1889 – )
        1. 1. Helen (M) Craighead (abt 1918 – )
        2. 2. Margaret (A) Craighead (abt 1920 – )
        3. 3. Betty (B) Craighead (abt 1923 – )
        4. 4. Robert (L) Craighead (abt 1925 – )
      8. 8. John (Lee) Blankenship (Sep 1895 – Before 1910) m. America (Mable) Gibson (4 Jul 1902 – 7 Dec 1958)
        1. 1. Arlie (Lee) Blankenship (08 Jul 1918 – 24 Mar 1983)
      9. 9. Josephene (Etta) Blankenship (12 Dec 1894 – 2 Apr 1989) m. Junius (Sidney) Ellison (29 Sep 1878 – )
        1. 1. Julia (Ann) Ellison (18 Aug 1917 – )
        2. 2. Matthew (Leslie) Ellison (4 Aug 1919 – 27 Dec 2006)
      10. 10. Cora (Nellie) Blankenship (1900 – Oct 1976) m. Henry (Cleveland) Reed (1 August 1892 – 3 Jan 1973)
        1. 1. Matthew (P B) Reed (abt 1919 – Before 1930)
        2. 2. Argala (A) Reid (abt 1921 – )
        3. 3. Sterling (Levi) Reed (5 October 1922 – 8 Aug 1982) m. Ann (Rose) Sellare (22 November 1923 – 15 July 1995) m. Olive (Estella) Ewing (11 Aug 1928 – 23 Sept 1989)
        4. 4. Lillie (Ruth) Reed (11 May 1925 – 28 July 1987) m. Bert Sexton
        5. 5. Emma (F) Reed (21 September 1927 – 22 May 2000) m. Elmer (Vance) Lounsbury (5 Dec 1925 – 26 Nov 2011)
        6. 6. Nelli (Mae) Reed (abt 1932 – ) m. John (L) Wood
        7. 7. Ida (Brown) Reed (26 Aug 1934 – 28 Apr 2005) m. Cecil (L.) Holmes (25 July 1932 – 8 January 1973)
        8. 8. Henry (Cleveland) Reed (26 August 1934 – 8 Nov 2010)
      11. 11. Virgie (( Voelie)) Blankenship (19 Dec 1922 – 03 Mar 2004)
    8. 8. Thomas (W) White (24 Apr 1869 – )
    9. 9. John (Lewis Watson) White (24 April 1869 – 07/22/1958) m. Elizabeth Gore (24 May 1865 – 14 Jan 1953)
      1. 1. Lewis (Irvin) White (21 Jun 1909 – 28 Oct 1968)
    10. 10. Howard (M.) White (30 May 1872 – 1 Oct 1916) m. Dora (A) Shrewsbury
    11. 11. Cecil White (Aug 1880 – )
    12. 12. Lena (Boyd "Linnie") White (08/02/1880 – 07/07/1959)
    13. 13. Iena (B. Thompson) Dezell (abt 1881 – 07 Jul 1959)
    14. 14. Nellie (May) White (05/10/1882 – 11/08/1974)
    15. 15. Holley White (Feb 1885 – )
    16. 16. George White (Jan 1887 – )
  4. 4. Lewis (Winton) Blankenship (1840 – Bet. 1862–1926)
  5. 5. Mary (Jane) Blankenship (26 Aug 1842 – 23 Sep 1929)
  6. 6. Frances (Elizabeth) Blankenship (26 Aug 1842 – 11 Aug 1898)
  7. 7. Robert (Mcnutt) Blankenship (07 Jun 1845 – 10 Mar 1935)
  8. 8. Reuben (Garrison) Blankenship (31 May 1847 – 11 Sep 1931)
  9. 9. Rhoda (Ardella) Blankenship (1851 – 16 Dec 1940)

Lewis Blankenship's Timeline

2 Records

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

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: 04 Jun 1898
    Event Place: Athens, Mercer, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
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