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Rebecca Susan Blankenship 1839 – 1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1839

Birth Location: Princeton or Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia or West Virginia, United States

Death Date: Jan 03 1899

Death Location: Mercer Co., W. Va.

Father: Lewis Blankenship

Mother: Mary Jones

Spouse(s): Thomas White

Children(s): Francis White, Harmon White, Thomas White, Twin Boy, Twin Boy, Zora Holdren, Pascual Blankenship, Thomas White, John White, Howard White, Cecil White, Lena White, Iena Dezell, Nellie White, Holley White, George White

Rebecca Susan Blankenship was born in 1839 in Princeton or Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia or West Virginia, United States, the child of Lewis Blankenship and Mary Polly Jones. Rebecca Susan Blankenship married Thomas Anderson White, and had children including Francis White, Harmon White, Thomas Berton White, Twin Boy, Twin Boy, Zora Evelyn Holdren, Pascual Buford Blankenship, Thomas W White, John Lewis Watson White, Howard M. White, Cecil White, Lena Boyd "Linnie" White, Iena B. Thompson Dezell, Nellie May White, Holley White, George White. Rebecca Susan Blankenship passed away in 1899 in Mercer Co., W. Va..

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Biography

  • Rebecca Susan Blankenship was born in 1839 in Princeton or Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia or West Virginia, United States, the child of Lewis Blankenship and Mary Polly Jones.
  • Rebecca Susan Blankenship married Thomas Anderson White, and had children including Francis White, Harmon White, Thomas Berton White, Twin Boy, Twin Boy, Zora Evelyn Holdren, Pascual Buford Blankenship, Thomas W White, John Lewis Watson White, Howard M. White, Cecil White, Lena Boyd "Linnie" White, Iena B. Thompson Dezell, Nellie May White, Holley White, George White.
  • Rebecca Susan Blankenship passed away in 1899 in Mercer Co., W. Va..

Immediate Family

Parents

Lewis Blankenship
1812 – 1898
Birth Location: Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia, USA
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Mary Jones
1808 – 1879
Birth Location: Giles, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Thomas White
1803 – 1883
Birth Location: Montgomery, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Francis White
1818 – 1867
Birth Location: Wythe, Virginia, United States
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Harmon White
1825 – 1895
Birth Location: Oakvale, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
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Thomas White
1835 – 1862
Birth Location: Elgood, Mercer, West Virginia, United States
TW
Twin Boy
1856 – 1856
Birth Location: Mercer, West Virginia, USA
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Twin Boy
1856 – 1856
Birth Location: –
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Zora Holdren
1861 – 1899
Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America
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Pascual Blankenship
1866 – 1937
Birth Location: Oakvale, Mercer, West Virginia, United States
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Thomas White
1869 –
Birth Location: Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
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John White
1869 – 1958
Birth Location: Elgood, Mercer County, West Virginia, United States of America
JW
Howard White
1872 – 1916
Birth Location: Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
HW
Cecil White
1880 –
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
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Lena White
1880 – 1959
Birth Location: Mercer, West Virginia, USA
LW
Iena Dezell
1881 – 1959
Birth Location: –
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Nellie White
1882 – 1974
Birth Location: Bradshaw, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
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Holley White
1885 –
Birth Location: West Virginia
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George White
1887 –
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
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Rebecca Blankenship's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Blankenship
1839 – 1899
Birth Place: Princeton or Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia or West Virginia, United States
Parents
Lewis Blankenship
1812 – 1898
Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia, USA
Mary (Polly) Jones
1808 – 1879
Giles, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Richard (S.) Blankenship
1765 – 1846
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Rebecca (Ann) Dillon
1784 – 1850
Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia, United States
Jeremiah Jones
1777 – 1874
, , Virginia, USA
Susannah ("Granny") Agee
1779 – 1850
Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Cicely Liggon
1743 – 1825
Jesse Sr.
1749 – 1833
Mary Blankenship
1759 – 1842
Obadiah Jones
1755 – 1859
Elizabeth Lay
1720 – 1781
Matthew Agee
1747 – 1823
Mary Ligon
1752 – 1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt. Ligon
1704 – 1752
Judith Stewart
1704 – 1784
Mary Belcher
1730 – 1833
Peter Blankenship
1725 – 1793
Elizabeth Belcher
1730 – 1825
Anthony Agee
1719 – 1798

Rebecca Blankenship's Descendants

1.
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Rebecca (Susan) Blankenship (1839 – Jan 03 1899) m. Thomas (Anderson) White (10/14/1803 – 10/14/1883)
  1. 1. Francis White (1818 – 23 May 1867) m. John Early (1820 – 1880)
    1. 1. Stephen Early (1840 – 25 May 1927)
    2. 2. Thomas (R) Early (15 Jan 1845 – 15 Jun 1890)
    3. 3. Benjamin (Robert) White (22 Feb 1847 – 24 May 1919)
    4. 4. Martha Early (1849 – 16 May 1940)
    5. 5. William (R) Early (1854 – )
    6. 6. George Early (1857 – )
  2. 2. Harmon White (10 Sep 1825 – 27 Apr 1895)
  3. 3. Thomas (Berton) White (1835 – 24 Aug 1862) m. Martha (Melvina) Scott (25 Mar 1837 – 22 May 1887)
    1. 1. John (David) White (17 Oct 1856 – 11 June 1933)
    2. 2. Louis (Kelly) White (23 Feb 1858 – 22 July 1938)
    3. 3. George (Watson) White (28 JAN 1860 – 11 July 1893)
    4. 4. Mary (Virginia) White (7 Mar 1862 – 1880)
    5. 5. William (K) White (1863 – )
  4. 4. Twin Boy (1856 – 1856)
  5. 5. Twin Boy (1856 – 1856)
  6. 6. Zora (Evelyn) Holdren (1861 – 15 September 1899) m. Joseph (M) Holdren (1863 – )
  7. 7. Pascual (Buford) Blankenship (18 Feb 1866 – 07 Jul 1937) m. Alice (Lillian) Hazelwood (1867 – 21 Jan 1926)
    1. 1. Ardelia (Rebecca) Blankenship (19 November 1882 – 17 Jan 1939) m. Lawrence (Lee) Blankenship (28 Jan 1877 – 18 Oct 1957) m. Robert (Lee) Cole (1880 – 30 Apr 1965)
      1. 1. Charles (Howard) Blankinship (19 May 1901 – 3 Feb 1958)
      2. 2. Anna (Bertha) Blankenship (22 Sep 1903 – 8 Dec 1956)
      3. 3. Zella (M) Blankenship (09 Oct 1905 – 24 Dec 1970)
      4. 4. Inn (M) Blankenship (abt 1908 – )
      5. 5. Murree Blankenship (28 Feb 1908 – 3 Feb 1950)
      6. 6. Orley (O) Blankenship (abt 1911 – Jan 1984)
      7. 7. Lousettie Blankinship (abt 1913 – )
      8. 8. Chessie (Faye) Blankenship (abt 1921 – 18 Mar 1950) m. Rev. (Elzie Otis) Preast (23 Jun 1918 – 6 November 2003)
        1. 1. Verna (Fay) Preast (21 Sep 1940 – 15 April 2019)
        2. 2. Dollie (J) Preast ( – bef 2000)
      9. 9. Dorothe (Lucille) Blankenship (2 April 1922 – 18 April)
    2. 2. Sarah (Frances) Blankenship (15 August 1886 – 1 January 1954) m. Monroe Reed (20 August 1869 – 28 April 1956)
      1. 1. Edward (Delmer) Reed (abt 1908 – 13 Mar 1965) m. Vergie (Virginia) White (30 Jul 1914 – 22 Jul 1991)
        1. 1. Rufus (L) Reed (14 Dec 1934 – ) m. Betty Amburn
        2. 2. Phyllis (I) Reed (5 August 1939 – ) m. Jasper (Ellis) Skeens (6 July 1932 – 20 January 2001)
        3. 3. Carl (E) Reed (abt 1949 – ) m. Carol (Lane) Duncan (1 Aug 1948 – 25 Dec 2006)
      2. 2. John (Lee) Reed (8 Oct 1910 – 17 Dec 1991) m. Ida (M) White (7 Jun 1917 – 15 Feb 2001)
    3. 3. George (P) Blankenship (18 Dec 1886 – 29 Feb 1932) m. Margaret Brubeck
    4. 4. William (Robert) Blankenship (09 May 1888 – 11/21/1953) m. Della (Mae St) Clair (26 May 1881 – 02/16/1952)
      1. 1. Nancy (Rebecca Jane) Meadows (5 May 1910 – 8 April 1959)
      2. 2. William (Garland) Blankenship (1912 – 20 October 1986)
      3. 3. Violet (Mae) Blankenship (17 January 1915 – 11 February 1980)
      4. 4. Robert (Lee) Blankenship (24 September 1917 – 21 December 1974)
      5. 5. Verlie (L) Blankenship (12 August 1920 – 14 August 2003)
      6. 6. Louis (P) Blankenship (abt 1923 – )
      7. 7. Verlie (L) Blankenship (20 Dec 1930 – 03 Mar 2004)
    5. 5. David (Alderson) Blankenship (28 Aug 1891 – 8 Sep 1948) m. Leah Martin
    6. 6. John (Lewis) Blankenship (1893 – 28 January 1946) m. Barbara (Ellen) Conner (17 April 1903 – 27 September 1993)
      1. 1. Verlie (Lillie Blankenship) Chambers (31 May 1921 – 20 July 2019)
      2. 2. Mary (Evelyn) Martin (12 August 1925 – 24 January 2000)
      3. 3. William (Robert) Blankenship (3 Sep 1927 – 29 Mar 1984)
      4. 4. Joe Blankenship (25 August 1928 – 25 August 1995)
      5. 5. Lee (Edward) Blankenship (09/29/1930 – 31 May 2009)
      6. 6. Luther (Jackson "Jack") Blankenship (11 May 1933 – 27 July 1998)
      7. 7. Sarah (Annie) Blankenship (1 August 1935 – 21 September 2021)
      8. 8. Sidney (Allen) Blankenship (abt 1939 – 09/07/2021)
      9. 9. Pam Whittaker (14 Apr 1941 – 29 Jan 2013)
      10. 10. John (Leonard"James") Blankenship (14 April 1941 – 22 January 2018)
      11. 11. Arlie (Dayton) Blankenship (6 Oct 1944 – 11/20/1952)
    7. 7. Ocie (A) Blankenship (abt 1894 – ) m. Hubert (B) Craighead (abt 1889 – )
      1. 1. Helen (M) Craighead (abt 1918 – )
      2. 2. Margaret (A) Craighead (abt 1920 – )
      3. 3. Betty (B) Craighead (abt 1923 – )
      4. 4. Robert (L) Craighead (abt 1925 – )
    8. 8. John (Lee) Blankenship (Sep 1895 – Before 1910) m. America (Mable) Gibson (4 Jul 1902 – 7 Dec 1958)
      1. 1. Arlie (Lee) Blankenship (08 Jul 1918 – 24 Mar 1983)
    9. 9. Josephene (Etta) Blankenship (12 Dec 1894 – 2 Apr 1989) m. Junius (Sidney) Ellison (29 Sep 1878 – )
      1. 1. Julia (Ann) Ellison (18 Aug 1917 – )
      2. 2. Matthew (Leslie) Ellison (4 Aug 1919 – 27 Dec 2006)
    10. 10. Cora (Nellie) Blankenship (1900 – Oct 1976) m. Henry (Cleveland) Reed (1 August 1892 – 3 Jan 1973)
      1. 1. Matthew (P B) Reed (abt 1919 – Before 1930)
      2. 2. Argala (A) Reid (abt 1921 – )
      3. 3. Sterling (Levi) Reed (5 October 1922 – 8 Aug 1982) m. Ann (Rose) Sellare (22 November 1923 – 15 July 1995) m. Olive (Estella) Ewing (11 Aug 1928 – 23 Sept 1989)
        1. 1. James (Robert) Reed (17 Mar 1949 – 13 Oct 1991)
      4. 4. Lillie (Ruth) Reed (11 May 1925 – 28 July 1987) m. Bert Sexton
        1. 1. Larry (B) Sexton
        2. 2. Ronald Sexton
        3. 3. Mary Marx
      5. 5. Emma (F) Reed (21 September 1927 – 22 May 2000) m. Elmer (Vance) Lounsbury (5 Dec 1925 – 26 Nov 2011)
        1. 1. Robert Lounsbury (abt 1949 – )
        2. 2. E. (Vance) Lounsbury (abt 1953 – )
        3. 3. Thelma Luse
        4. 4. Nancy Patrick
      6. 6. Nelli (Mae) Reed (abt 1932 – ) m. John (L) Wood
      7. 7. Ida (Brown) Reed (26 Aug 1934 – 28 Apr 2005) m. Cecil (L.) Holmes (25 July 1932 – 8 January 1973)
        1. 1. Darlene (Sue) Holmes (4 Apr 1953 – ) m. Donald (Ray) Smith (18 Sep 1950 – )
        2. 2. Connie (A.) Holmes (19 May 1958 – 21 Jan 2014) m. Kenneth (W.) Smith
        3. 3. Cecil (L.) Holmes (25 Apr 1959 – )
      8. 8. Henry (Cleveland) Reed (26 August 1934 – 8 Nov 2010)
    11. 11. Virgie (( Voelie)) Blankenship (19 Dec 1922 – 03 Mar 2004)
  8. 8. Thomas (W) White (24 Apr 1869 – )
  9. 9. John (Lewis Watson) White (24 April 1869 – 07/22/1958) m. Elizabeth Gore (24 May 1865 – 14 Jan 1953)
    1. 1. Lewis (Irvin) White (21 Jun 1909 – 28 Oct 1968)
  10. 10. Howard (M.) White (30 May 1872 – 1 Oct 1916) m. Dora (A) Shrewsbury
  11. 11. Cecil White (Aug 1880 – )
  12. 12. Lena (Boyd "Linnie") White (08/02/1880 – 07/07/1959)
  13. 13. Iena (B. Thompson) Dezell (abt 1881 – 07 Jul 1959)
  14. 14. Nellie (May) White (05/10/1882 – 11/08/1974)
  15. 15. Holley White (Feb 1885 – )
  16. 16. George White (Jan 1887 – )

Rebecca Blankenship's Timeline

3 Records

1839
1839
Birth of Rebecca Susan Blankenship in Princeton or Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia or West Virginia, United States
Princeton or Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia or West Virginia, United States
1868
9 October 1868
Age 29
Rebecca Susan Blankenship was married in Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Mercer, West Virginia, USA
1899
Jan 03 1899
Age 60
Death of Rebecca Susan Blankenship in Mercer Co., W. Va.
Mercer Co., W. Va.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1839
    Event Place: Princeton or Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia or West Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 October 1868
    Event Place: Mercer, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 03 1899
    Event Place: Mercer Co., W. Va.
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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