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Mattie Ophelia Blankenship 1915–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 August 1915

Birth Location: Maries County, Missouri, United States of America

Death Date: 13 April 1988

Death Location: Brays, Miller County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Elmer Rowden

Mother: Nora Rowden

Spouse(s): William Blankenship

Children(s): Dallis Blankenship, LeRoy Blankenship

Mattie Ophelia / Blankenship was born in 1915 in Maries County, Missouri, United States of America, the child of Elmer Timothy Rowden And Nora May May Sloan Rowden. In 1930, Mattie Ophelia Blankenship resided in Jackson, Osage, Missouri, USA. In 1950, Mattie Ophelia Blankenship resided in Richwoods, Miller, Missouri, USA. Mattie Ophelia Blankenship married William Guy Blankenship, and had children including Dallis Dean Blankenship, Leroy Blankenship. Mattie Ophelia / Blankenship passed away in 1988 in Brays, Miller County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mattie Ophelia // Blankenship was born in 1915 in Maries County, Missouri, United States of America, the child of Elmer Timothy Rowden And Nora May May Sloan Rowden.
  • In 1930, Mattie Ophelia // Blankenship resided in Jackson, Osage, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1950, Mattie Ophelia // Blankenship resided in Richwoods, Miller, Missouri, USA.
  • Mattie Ophelia // Blankenship married William Guy Blankenship, and had children including Dallis Dean Blankenship, Leroy Blankenship.
  • Mattie Ophelia // Blankenship passed away in 1988 in Brays, Miller County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mattie Blankenship's Ancestors

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Mattie Blankenship
1915–1988
Birth Place: Maries County, Missouri, United States of America
Parents
Elmer Timothy Rowden
1891–1974
Missouri
Nora (May "May" (Sloan)) Rowden
1901–1985
Missouri
Grandparents
John (M) Rowden
1851–
Missouri
Rachel Short
1857–1897
Missouri
Thomas (Bart "Babe") Sloan
1863–1922
Miller County, Missouri, USA,
Sarah Long
1870–1950
Iberia, Miller, Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Rowden
1824–1871
Abagail Renfro
1828–1873
Samuel Short
1825–1885
Deborah Hoskins
1824–1857
William Sloan
1835–1920
Susan Tinsley
1836–1872
Mary Pennington
1827–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Meshack Rowden
1792–1852
Sarah McNabb
1790–1860
Reuben Short
1794–1874
Levina Owens
1799–1858
William Hoskins
1793–1872
Thomas (Slone)
1809–1895
Margaret Alexander
1813–1905
Asa Pennington
1805–1865
Lilly Moss
1810–1880

Mattie Blankenship's Descendants

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Mattie (Ophelia) Blankenship (12 August 1915–13 April 1988) m. William (Guy) Blankenship (6 October 1911–17 July 1969)
  1. 1. Dallis (Dean) Blankenship 1940–2008
  2. 2. LeRoy Blankenship 1935–2006

Mattie Blankenship's Timeline

4 Records

1915
12 August 1915
Birth of Mattie Ophelia // Blankenship in Maries County, Missouri, United States of America
Maries County, Missouri, United States of America
1930
1930
Age 15
Mattie Ophelia // Blankenship resided here in Jackson, Osage, Missouri, USA
Jackson, Osage, Missouri, USA
1950
1950
Age 35
Mattie Ophelia // Blankenship resided here in Richwoods, Miller, Missouri, USA
Richwoods, Miller, Missouri, USA
1988
13 April 1988
Age 73
Death of Mattie Ophelia // Blankenship in Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri, United States of America
Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 August 1915
    Event Place: Maries County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Richwoods, Miller, M

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Jackson, Osage, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Richwoods, Miller, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Richwoods, Miller, M

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 April 1988
    Event Place: Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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