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Obediah Blankenship 1834–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. Jan 1834

Birth Location: Pike County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: Aft. 1900

Death Location: Mingo County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Conley Sr

Mother: Martha Blankenship

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Obediah Blankenship was born in 1834 in Pike County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Conley Bull Blankenship Sr And Martha Lester Blankenship. Obediah Blankenship passed away in 1900 in Mingo County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Obediah Blankenship was born in 1834 in Pike County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Conley Bull Blankenship Sr And Martha Lester Blankenship.
  • Obediah Blankenship passed away in 1900 in Mingo County, West Virginia, USA.

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Obediah Blankenship's Ancestors

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Obediah Blankenship
1834–1900
Birth Place: Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Conley Bull Blankenship Sr
1785–1850
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Martha (Lester) Blankenship
1788–1870
Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Calvin Gifford "Knichit" Lester, Farmer - 1\4 Cherokee {Paint) Clan}
1771–1842
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Rachel\Rebecca (“Old Cherry” Bishop Skeggs Or Scaggs-Bishop (Lester) (Pawtomek) Tribe)
1765–1849
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Zachariah Skaggs
1745–1818
Ruth Elkin
1745–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ralph Elkin
1691–1753
Frances Elkins
1709–1796

Obediah Blankenship's Timeline

2 Records

1834
Abt. Jan 1834
Birth of Obediah Blankenship in Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Pike County, Kentucky, USA
1900
Aft. 1900
Age 66
Death of Obediah Blankenship in Mingo County, West Virginia, USA
Mingo County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. Jan 1834
    Event Place: Pike County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1900
    Event Place: Mingo County, West Virginia, USA

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