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Rhoda Alice Blankenship 1875–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1875

Birth Location: Floyd County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 15 Jul 1968

Death Location: Goodview, Bedford, Virginia, USA

Father: Giles Blankenship

Mother: Luvina Conner

Spouse(s): Ira Palmer

Children(s): Annie Palmer, Hardy Palmer, Lillie Palmer, Ralph Palmer, Chester Palmer, Lemmie Palmer, Brainard Palmer, Goldie Palmer

Rhoda Alice Blankenship was born in 1875 in Floyd County, Virginia, USA, the child of Giles Edwin Blankenship And Luvina Lavina Conner. In 1910, Rhoda Alice Blankenship resided in Locust Grove, Floyd, Virginia, USA. Rhoda Alice Blankenship married Ira Shelton Palmer, and had children including Annie Maye Palmer, Brainard Thomas Palmer, Chester Morgan Palmer, Goldie Alice Palmer, Hardy Valentine Palmer, Lemmie Oliver Slim Palmer, Lillie Hattie Palmer, Ralph Palmer. Rhoda Alice Blankenship passed away in 1968 in Goodview, Bedford, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Rhoda Alice Blankenship was born in 1875 in Floyd County, Virginia, USA, the child of Giles Edwin Blankenship And Luvina Lavina Conner.
  • In 1910, Rhoda Alice Blankenship resided in Locust Grove, Floyd, Virginia, USA.
  • Rhoda Alice Blankenship married Ira Shelton Palmer, and had children including Annie Maye Palmer, Brainard Thomas Palmer, Chester Morgan Palmer, Goldie Alice Palmer, Hardy Valentine Palmer, Lemmie Oliver Slim Palmer, Lillie Hattie Palmer, Ralph Palmer.
  • Rhoda Alice Blankenship passed away in 1968 in Goodview, Bedford, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Rhoda Blankenship's Ancestors

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Rhoda Blankenship
1875–1968
Birth Place: Floyd County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Giles Edwin Blankenship
1825–1885
Roanoke County, Virginia, USA
Luvina ((Lavina)) Conner
1837–1890
Copper Hill, Floyd, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Jonathan (Connor) Jr.
1805–1890
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Louisa (Dochia) Wilson
1810–1890
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Sr.
1775–1853
Sarah REED
1775–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel CONNER
1736–1814
Mary HAMBLETT
1740–1810
Cornelious Need
1751–1811
Sarah HOUGH
1752–1793

Rhoda Blankenship's Descendants

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Rhoda (Alice) Blankenship (5 May 1875–15 Jul 1968) m. Ira (Shelton) Palmer (15 Feb 1880–2 Oct 1953)
  1. 1. Annie (Maye) Palmer 1917–2007
  2. 2. Hardy (Valentine) Palmer 1901–1974
  3. 3. Lillie (Hattie) Palmer 1903–1987
  4. 4. Ralph Palmer 1905–1980
  5. 5. Chester (Morgan) Palmer 1907–2000
  6. 6. Lemmie (Oliver (Slim)) Palmer 1909–1972 m. Frances (N.) Dunton 1916–2000
  7. 7. Brainard (Thomas) Palmer 1912–1973
  8. 8. Goldie (Alice) Palmer 1914–1915

Rhoda Blankenship's Timeline

3 Records

1875
5 May 1875
Birth of Rhoda Alice Blankenship in Floyd County, Virginia, USA
Floyd County, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 35
Rhoda Alice Blankenship resided here in Locust Grove, Floyd, Virginia, USA
Locust Grove, Floyd, Virginia, USA
1968
15 Jul 1968
Age 93
Death of Rhoda Alice Blankenship in Goodview, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Goodview, Bedford, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1875
    Event Place: Floyd County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Floyd County, Virginia Births, 1873-79
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Locust Grove, Floyd, Virginia; Roll: T624_1628; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1375641

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Locust Grove, Floyd, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Locust Grove, Floyd, Virginia; Roll: T624_1628; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1375641

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1968
    Event Place: Goodview, Bedford, Virginia, USA

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