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Mathew William Blankenship 1882–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jul 1882

Birth Location: Somerville, Morgan, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 22 Aug 1957

Death Location: Hartselle, Morgan County, Alabama, USA

Father: Henry Blankenship

Mother: Harriet Pitts

Spouse(s): Leona Chaney

Children(s): Bertha Halbrooks, Hattie Blankinship, Thad Blankenship, Eula Blankenship, Elsie Blankenship, James Blankenship, William Blankenship, Theran Blankenship, Ules Blankenship, Ruby Blankenship, Odis Blankenship

The story of Mathew William Blankenship began in 1882 in Somerville, Morgan, Alabama, USA. Mathew William Blankenship married Leona J Chaney, and had children including Bertha Halbrooks, Elsie Blankenship, Eula Lavert Blankenship, Hattie G Blankinship, James Paul Blankenship, Odis Odell Blankenship, Ruby Gerrude Blankenship, Thad Thomas Blankenship, Theran Andrew Blankenship, Ules Leo Blankenship, William Chester Blankenship. Mathew William Blankenship passed away in 1957 in Hartselle, Morgan County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Mathew William Blankenship began in 1882 in Somerville, Morgan, Alabama, USA.
  • Mathew William Blankenship married Leona J Chaney, and had children including Bertha Halbrooks, Elsie Blankenship, Eula Lavert Blankenship, Hattie G Blankinship, James Paul Blankenship, Odis Odell Blankenship, Ruby Gerrude Blankenship, Thad Thomas Blankenship, Theran Andrew Blankenship, Ules Leo Blankenship, William Chester Blankenship.
  • Mathew William Blankenship passed away in 1957 in Hartselle, Morgan County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Blankenship
1850–1934
Birth Location: Morgan County, Alabama, USA
HB
Harriet Pitts
1849–1942
Birth Location: New Center, Morgan County, Alabama
HP

Spouses(s)

Leona Chaney
1890–1947
Birth Location: Alabama
LC

Children(s)

Bertha Halbrooks
1905–1988
Birth Location: Morgan County Alabama
BH
Hattie Blankinship
1908–
Birth Location: Alabama
HB
Thad Blankenship
1924–1995
Birth Location: –
TB
Eula Blankenship
1912–
Birth Location: –
EB
Elsie Blankenship
1904–
Birth Location: –
EB
James Blankenship
1929–1981
Birth Location: Morgan County Alabama
JB
William Blankenship
1920–1944
Birth Location: Morgan County Alabama
WB
Theran Blankenship
1922–1941
Birth Location: Morgan County Alabama
TB
Ules Blankenship
1914–2002
Birth Location: Alabama
UB
Ruby Blankenship
1910–
Birth Location: Alabama
RB
Odis Blankenship
1908–1991
Birth Location: Morgan County, Alabama, USA
OB

Mathew Blankenship's Ancestors

Self
Mathew Blankenship
1882–1957
Birth Place: Somerville, Morgan, Alabama, USA
Parents
Henry M. Blankenship
1850–1934
Morgan County, Alabama, USA
Harriet (Jane) Pitts
1849–1942
New Center, Morgan County, Alabama
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mathew Blankenship's Descendants

1.
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Mathew (William) Blankenship (Jul 1882–22 Aug 1957) m. Leona (J) Chaney (1890–01 Mar 1947)
  1. 1. Bertha Halbrooks 1905–1988 m. James (Addison) Halbrooks 1898–1989
    1. 1. William (Darris) Halbrooks 1929–1990
    2. 2. Hugh (Blyth) Halbrooks 1932–2010
    3. 3. James (Harris) Halbrooks 1926–1996 m. Lola (Gladys) Brooks 1932–2002
  2. 2. Hattie (G) Blankinship 1908–
  3. 3. Thad (Thomas) Blankenship 1924–1995
  4. 4. Eula (Lavert) Blankenship 1912–
  5. 5. Elsie Blankenship 1904–
  6. 6. James (Paul) Blankenship 1929–1981
  7. 7. William (Chester) Blankenship 1920–1944
  8. 8. Theran (Andrew) Blankenship 1922–1941
  9. 9. Ules (Leo) Blankenship 1914–2002
  10. 10. Ruby (Gerrude) Blankenship 1910–
  11. 11. Odis (Odell) Blankenship 1908–1991 m. Novel (Beatrice) Holloway 1911–1995

Mathew Blankenship's Timeline

13 Records

1882
04 Jul 1882
Birth of Mathew William Blankenship in Morgan County, Alabama, USA
Morgan County, Alabama, USA
1882
Jul 1882
Birth of Mathew William Blankenship in Alabama
Alabama
1882
Jul 1882
Birth of Mathew William Blankenship in Somerville, Morgan, Alabama, USA
Somerville, Morgan, Alabama, USA
1884
1884
Age 2
Birth of Mathew William Blankenship in Alabama
Alabama
1900
1900
Age 18
Mathew William Blankenship resided here in Somerville, Morgan, Alabama
Somerville, Morgan, Alabama
1900
1900
Age 18
Mathew William Blankenship resided here in Somerville, Morgan, Alabama, USA
Somerville, Morgan, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 28
Mathew William Blankenship resided here in Somerville, Morgan, Alabama
Somerville, Morgan, Alabama
1910
1910
Age 28
Mathew William Blankenship resided here in Somerville, Morgan, Alabama, USA
Somerville, Morgan, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 38
Mathew William Blankenship resided here in Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 38
Mathew William Blankenship resided here in Somerville, Morgan, Alabama
Somerville, Morgan, Alabama
1957
22 Aug 1957
Age 75
Death of Mathew William Blankenship in Morgan County, Alabama, USA
Morgan County, Alabama, USA
1957
22 Aug 1957
Age 75
Death of Mathew William Blankenship in Morgan County, Alabama, USA
Morgan County, Alabama, USA
1957
22 Aug 1957
Age 75
Death of Mathew William Blankenship in Somerville, Morgan, Alabama, United States
Somerville, Morgan, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Jul 1882
    Event Place: Morgan County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1884
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 1882
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 1882
    Event Place: Somerville, Morgan, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Somerville, Morgan, Alabama
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Somerville, Morgan, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Somerville, Morgan, Alabama
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Somerville, Morgan, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Somerville, Morgan, Alabama
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1957
    Event Place: Morgan County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1957
    Event Place: Morgan County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1957
    Event Place: Somerville, Morgan, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hartselle, Morgan County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
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