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Mary Polly Blankenship 1807–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1807

Birth Location: Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia

Death Date: Apr 1880

Death Location: De Kalb, Tennessee, United States

Father: Barnett Blankenship

Mother: Barsheba Meador

Spouse(s): Elijah Roark

Children(s): Bashaba Roark, Margret Jent, Nudum Roork, Lucy Roork, Lenen Roork, Clara Roork, Sarah Roork, Moses Roork, Nancy Roork

Mary Polly Blankenship was born in 1807 in Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia, the child of Barnett Rev War 5 Wives Blankenship And Barsheba Levica Meador. In 1840, Mary Polly Blankenship resided in Smith, Tennessee, USA. Mary Polly Blankenship married Elijah Roark, and had children including Bashaba Roark, Clara Roork, Lenen Roork, Lucy Roork, Margret Jent, Moses Roork, Nancy Roork, Nudum Roork, Sarah Roork. Mary Polly Blankenship passed away in 1880 in De Kalb, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Mary Polly Blankenship was born in 1807 in Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia, the child of Barnett Rev War 5 Wives Blankenship And Barsheba Levica Meador.
  • In 1840, Mary Polly Blankenship resided in Smith, Tennessee, USA.
  • Mary Polly Blankenship married Elijah Roark, and had children including Bashaba Roark, Clara Roork, Lenen Roork, Lucy Roork, Margret Jent, Moses Roork, Nancy Roork, Nudum Roork, Sarah Roork.
  • Mary Polly Blankenship passed away in 1880 in De Kalb, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Barnett Blankenship
1768–1849
Birth Location: Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
BB
Barsheba Meador
1776–1840
Birth Location: Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia, USA
BM

Spouses(s)

Elijah Roark
1813–1880
Birth Location: Smith, Macon, Tennessee, United States
ER

Children(s)

Bashaba Roark
1834–1895
Birth Location: Macon, Tennessee, USA
BR
Margret Jent
1843–1915
Birth Location: Macon, USA
MJ
Nudum Roork
1833–
Birth Location: Te
NR
Lucy Roork
1836–
Birth Location: Te
LR
Lenen Roork
1838–
Birth Location: Te
LR
Clara Roork
1838–
Birth Location: Te
CR
Sarah Roork
1841–
Birth Location: Te
SR
Moses Roork
1845–
Birth Location: Te
MR
Nancy Roork
1847–
Birth Location: Te
NR

Mary Blankenship's Ancestors

Self
Mary Blankenship
1807–1880
Birth Place: Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia
Parents
Barnett REV WAR 5 wives??? Blankenship
1768–1849
Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
Barsheba (Levica) Meador
1776–1840
Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
JESSE (B) MEADOR
1750–1821
Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States,
Nancy (Anderson) *
1758–1788
Franklin County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Sonne Anderson
1741–1815
Susannah Freeman
1745–1806
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Blankenship's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Polly) Blankenship (1807–Apr 1880) m. Elijah Roark (About 1813–1880)
  1. 1. Bashaba Roark 1834–1895 m. Richard (Wiley) Holland 1832–1905
    1. 1. Margaret (Melvina Elvina) Holland 1855–1944 m. Isham (Thomas) Blankenship 1857–1940
      1. 1. Ellen (Ella Basheby) Blankenship 1878–1980 m. Clarence (B.) Talley 1879–1969
        1. 1. Eunice (Beatrice) Talley 1908–1999
        2. 2. Lois (Era) Talley-Ricks 1916–1986
        3. 3. Earnest (Bell) Talley 1911–
        4. 4. Carl Talley 1903–
        5. 5. J (D) Talley 1913–1914
      2. 2. Lucy (J) Blankinship 1879–
      3. 3. Dealie (Dollie) Blankinship-Hale 1892–1968
      4. 4. Rose (Adeline) Blankenship-Talley 1881–1942 m. Jefferson (J) Talley 1877–1963
        1. 1. Grace Snipe-Ervin 1903–1992 m. Oscar (Glen) Ervin 1897–1989 m. Roy (E) Snipe 1902–1941 m. Everett Leisure 1904–1931
        2. 2. Herbert Talley 1901–1984
        3. 3. Buell Talley 1907–1948
        4. 4. Mary Talley 1914–1920
        5. 5. Aurthur Tally 1925–
        6. 6. Maxine Tally-Lemon 1920–
        7. 7. Leona Talley 1910–
      5. 5. Rittie (Crit) Gregory 1883–1972
    2. 2. Mary (M) Holland 1856–
    3. 3. Cordella Holland 1861–
    4. 4. William (T) Holland 1864–
    5. 5. Martha (E) Holland-Parish 1875–1945
    6. 6. Charlie Holland 1870–
    7. 7. Prudie Holland 1874–
  2. 2. Margret Jent 1843–1915
  3. 3. Nudum Roork 1833–
  4. 4. Lucy Roork 1836–
  5. 5. Lenen Roork 1838–
  6. 6. Clara Roork 1838–
  7. 7. Sarah Roork 1841–
  8. 8. Moses Roork 1845–
  9. 9. Nancy Roork 1847–

Mary Blankenship's Timeline

5 Records

1807
1807
Birth of Mary Polly Blankenship in Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia
Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia
1840
1840
Age 33
Mary Polly Blankenship resided here in Smith, Tennessee, USA
Smith, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 43
Mary Polly Blankenship resided here in District 5, Macon, Tennessee, USA
District 5, Macon, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 53
Mary Polly Blankenship resided here in Puncheon, Fountain Run, Allen, Kentucky, USA
Puncheon, Fountain Run, Allen, Kentucky, USA
1880
Apr 1880
Age 73
Death of Mary Polly Blankenship in De Kalb, Tennessee, United States
De Kalb, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1807
    Event Place: Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 37
    [2] New York, Passenger and Immigration Lists
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Puncheon, Allen, Kentucky; Roll: M653_353; Page: 297; Family History Library Film
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 5, Macon, Tennessee; Roll: 888; Page: 194a
    [5] U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Federal Mortality Census Schedules, 1850-1880, and Related Indexes, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T655; Archive Roll Number: 28; Census Year: 1880; Census Place: District 9, DeKalb, Te

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Smith, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Smith, Tennessee; Roll: 534; Page: 250; Family History Library Film: 0024549

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Jul 6, 1849
    Event Place: New York, New York
    Record Source: New York, Passenger and Immigration Lists

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 5, Macon, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 5, Macon, Tennessee; Roll: 888; Page: 194a

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Puncheon, Fountain Run, Allen, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Puncheon, Allen, Kentucky; Roll: M653_353; Page: 297; Family History Library Film

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: London
    Record Source: New York, Passenger and Immigration Lists

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1880
    Event Place: De Kalb, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Federal Mortality Census Schedules, 1850-1880, and Related Indexes, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T655; Archive Roll Number: 28; Census Year: 1880; Census Place: District 9, DeKalb, Te
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