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Mary Frances Sams Blankenship 1897–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 October 1897

Birth Location: Flag Pond, Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 20 February 1958

Death Location: Erwin, Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Lee Sams

Mother: Ella Sams

Spouse(s): Horace Blankenship

Children(s): Francis Blankinship, Harold Blankinship

Mary Frances Sams Blankenship was born in 1897 in Flag Pond, Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Lee Washington Sams And Ella F Mccarthy Sams. In 1935, Mary Frances Sams Blankenship resided in Erwin, Unicoi, Tennessee. In 1940, Mary Frances Sams Blankenship resided in Erwin, Unicoi, Tennessee, USA. Mary Frances Sams Blankenship married Horace Franklin Blankenship, and had children including Francis Blankinship, Harold Blankinship. Mary Frances Sams Blankenship passed away in 1958 in Erwin, Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mary Frances Sams Blankenship was born in 1897 in Flag Pond, Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Lee Washington Sams And Ella F Mccarthy Sams.
  • In 1935, Mary Frances Sams Blankenship resided in Erwin, Unicoi, Tennessee.
  • In 1940, Mary Frances Sams Blankenship resided in Erwin, Unicoi, Tennessee, USA.
  • Mary Frances Sams Blankenship married Horace Franklin Blankenship, and had children including Francis Blankinship, Harold Blankinship.
  • Mary Frances Sams Blankenship passed away in 1958 in Erwin, Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Mary Blankenship's Ancestors

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Mary Blankenship
1897–1958
Birth Place: Flag Pond, Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Lee Washington Sams
1861–1951
Flag Pond, Washington, Tennessee
Ella (F McCarthy) Sams
1864–1964
New York
Grandparents
William (C. McCarthy Jr) Rev.
1835–1912
Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Frances (Amelia West) McCarthy
1839–1919
New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Rev.
1813–1871
Ruth McCarthy
1815–1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Blankenship's Descendants

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Mary (Frances Sams) Blankenship (16 October 1897–20 February 1958) m. Horace (Franklin) Blankenship (abt 1897–)
  1. 1. Francis Blankinship 1920–
  2. 2. Harold Blankinship 1923–

Mary Blankenship's Timeline

4 Records

1897
16 October 1897
Birth of Mary Frances Sams Blankenship in Flag Pond, Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States of America
Flag Pond, Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 38
Mary Frances Sams Blankenship resided here in Erwin, Unicoi, Tennessee
Erwin, Unicoi, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 43
Mary Frances Sams Blankenship resided here in Erwin, Unicoi, Tennessee, USA
Erwin, Unicoi, Tennessee, USA
1958
20 February 1958
Age 61
Death of Mary Frances Sams Blankenship in Erwin, Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States of America
Erwin, Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 October 1897
    Event Place: Flag Pond, Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Erwin, Unicoi, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03941; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 86-8
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Erwin, Unicoi, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Erwin, Unicoi, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03941; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 86-8

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Erwin, Unicoi, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Erwin, Unicoi, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03941; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 86-8

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 February 1958
    Event Place: Erwin, Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Erwin, Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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