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

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

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Biography

  • In 1839, Rebecca Susan Blankenship entered the world in Princeton or Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia or West Virginia, United States, born to Lewis Blankenship And Mary Polly Jones.
  • Rebecca Susan Blankenship married Thomas Anderson White, and had children including Cecil White, Francis White, George White, Harmon White, Holley White, Howard M White, Iena B Thompson Dezell, John Lewis Watson White, Lena Boyd Linnie White, Nellie May White, Pascal B Blankenship, Thomas Benton White, Thomas W White, Twin Boy, Zora Evelyn Holdren.
  • 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
MJ

Spouses(s)

Thomas White
1803–1883
Birth Location: Montgomery, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
TW

Children(s)

Pascal Blankenship
1866–1937
Birth Location: Oakvale, Mercer, West Virginia, United States
PB
John White
1869–1958
Birth Location: Elgood, Mercer County, West Virginia, United States of America
JW
Nellie White
1882–1974
Birth Location: Bradshaw, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
NW
Lena White
1880–1959
Birth Location: Mercer, West Virginia, USA
LW
Twin Boy
1856–1856
Birth Location: Mercer, West Virginia, USA
TB
Twin Boy
1856–1856
Birth Location: –
TB
Zora Holdren
1861–1899
Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America
ZH
Thomas White
1835–1862
Birth Location: Elgood, Mercer, West Virginia, United States
TW
Holley White
1885–
Birth Location: West Virginia
HW
Harmon White
1825–1895
Birth Location: Oakvale, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
HW
Cecil White
1880–
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
CW
George White
1887–
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
GW
Howard White
1872–1916
Birth Location: Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
HW
Thomas White
1869–
Birth Location: Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
TW
Francis White
1818–1867
Birth Location: Wythe, Virginia, United States
FW
Iena Dezell
1881–1959
Birth Location: –
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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 War
1719–1798

Rebecca Blankenship's Descendants

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Rebecca (Susan) Blankenship (1839–Jan 03 1899) m. Thomas (Anderson) White (10/14/1803–10/14/1883)
  1. 1. Pascal (B.) Blankenship 1866–1937 m. Lilly White 1867–1926
    1. 1. Sarah (Frances) Blankenship 1886–1954 m. Monroe Reed 1869–1956
      1. 1. Edward (G) Reed 1908–1965 m. Vergie (Virginia) White 1914–1991
      2. 2. John (Lee) Reed 1910–1991 m. Ida (May) White 1917–2001
    2. 2. Cora (N) White 1900–1976 m. Henry (Cleveland) Reed 1892–
      1. 1. Henry (Cleveland Reed) Jr. 1934–2010
      2. 2. Lillie (Ruth) Reed 1925–1987
      3. 3. Emma (F) Reed 1927–2000 m. Elmer (Vance Lounsbury) Sr. 1925–2011
      4. 4. Ida (Brown) Reed 1934–2005 m. Cecil (L.) Holmes 1932–1973
      5. 5. Sterling (Levi) Reed 1922–1982 m. Olive (Estella) Ewing 1928–1989 m. Ann (Rose) Sellare 1923–1995
        1. 1. James (Robert) Reed 1949–1991
      6. 6. Matthew (P B) Reed 1919–1930
      7. 7. Argala (A) Reid 1921–
    3. 3. Lee (E) Blankenship 1895–1910 m. America (Mable) Gibson 1902–1958
      1. 1. Arlie (Lee) Blankenship 1918–1983
    4. 4. Ardelia (Rebecca) Blankenship 1882–1939 m. Robert (L.) COLE 1880–1965 m. Lawrence (Lee) Blankenship 1877–1957
      1. 1. Lousettie Blankinship 1913–
      2. 2. Dorothe (Lucille) Blankenship 1922–
      3. 3. Orley (O) Blankenship 1911–1984
      4. 4. Anna (Bertha) Blankenship 1903–1956
      5. 5. Zella (M) Blankenship 1905–1970
      6. 6. Oren (Mearl) Blankenship 1908–1950
      7. 7. Charles (Howard) Blankinship 1901–1958
      8. 8. Chessie Blankenship 1921–1950 m. Rev. (Elzie Otis Preast) Sr. 1918–2003
        1. 1. Verna (Fay) Preast 1940–2019
        2. 2. Dollie (J) Preast –2000
      9. 9. Inn (M) Blankenship 1908–
    5. 5. Virgie (( Voelie)) Blankenship 1922–2004
    6. 6. John (L) White 1893–1946 m. Barbara (Ellen) Conner 1903–1993
      1. 1. Pam Whittaker 1941–2013
      2. 2. Sarah (Annie) Blankenship 1935–2021
      3. 3. Verlie (Lillie Blankenship) Chambers 1921–2019
      4. 4. John (Leonard"James") Blankenship 1941–2018
      5. 5. Sidney (Allen) Blankenship 1939–2021
      6. 6. Mary (Evelyn) Martin 1925–2000
      7. 7. Luther (Jackson "Jack") Blankenship 1933–1998
      8. 8. William (Robert) Blankenship 1927–1984
      9. 9. Joe Blankenship 1928–1995
      10. 10. Arlie (Dayton) Blankenship 1944–1952
      11. 11. Lee (Edward) Blankenship 1930–2009
    7. 7. William (Robert) Blankenship 1888–1953 m. Della (Mae St) Clair 1881–1952
      1. 1. Nancy (Rebecca Jane) Meadows 1910–1959
      2. 2. Robert (L) White 1917–1974
      3. 3. Violet (Mae) Blankenship 1915–1980
      4. 4. Verlie (L) Blankenship 1930–2004
      5. 5. Verlie (L) Blankenship 1920–2003
      6. 6. William (Garland) Blankenship 1912–1986
      7. 7. Louis (P) Blankenship 1923–
    8. 8. David (Alderson) Blankenship 1891–1948
    9. 9. George (P) Blankenship 1886–1932
    10. 10. Ocie (A) Blankenship 1894– m. Hubert (B) Craighead 1889–
      1. 1. Helen (M) Craighead 1918–
      2. 2. Margaret (A) Craighead 1920–
      3. 3. Betty (B) Craighead 1923–
      4. 4. Robert (L) Craighead 1925–
    11. 11. Josephene (Etta) Blankenship 1894–1989 m. Junius (Sidney) Ellison 1878–
      1. 1. Matthew (Leslie) Ellison 1919–2006
      2. 2. Julia (Ann) Ellison 1917–
  2. 2. John (Lewis Watson) White 1869–1958 m. Elizabeth Gore 1865–1953
    1. 1. Lewis (Irvin) White 1909–1968
  3. 3. Nellie (May) White 1882–1974
  4. 4. Lena (Boyd "Linnie") White 1880–1959
  5. 5. Twin Boy 1856–1856
  6. 6. Twin Boy 1856–1856
  7. 7. Zora (Evelyn) Holdren 1861–1899 m. Joseph (M) Holdren 1863–
  8. 8. Thomas (Benton) White 1835–1862 m. Martha (Melvina) Scott 1837–1887
    1. 1. Mary (Virginia) White 1862–1880
    2. 2. William (K) White 1863–
    3. 3. George (Watson) White 1860–1893
    4. 4. Louis (Kelly) White 1858–1938
    5. 5. John (David) White 1856–1933
  9. 9. Holley White 1885–
  10. 10. Harmon White 1825–1895
  11. 11. Cecil White 1880–
  12. 12. George White 1887–
  13. 13. Howard (M.) White 1872–1916
  14. 14. Thomas (W) White 1869–
  15. 15. Francis White 1818–1867 m. John Early 1820–1880
    1. 1. Benjamin (Robert) White 1847–1919
    2. 2. Stephen Early 1840–1927
    3. 3. George Early 1857–
    4. 4. William (R) Early 1854–
    5. 5. Mary (Jane) Early 1849–1940
    6. 6. Thomas (R) Early 1845–1890
  16. 16. Iena (B. Thompson) Dezell 1881–1959

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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