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Robert Hughie Blankenship 1846 – 1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1846

Birth Location: Alabama, USA

Death Date: 12 Nov 1893

Death Location: Oktibbeha, Mississippi, United States

Father: Benjamin Blankenship

Mother: Sarah Haney

Spouse(s): Margaret Lee

Children(s): Columbus Blankenship, John Blankenship, Ida Blankenship, Guy Blankenship, Robert Blankenship, Annie Blankenship, John Blankenship, Alonzo Blankenship

Robert Hughie Blankenship was born in 1846 in Alabama, USA, the child of Benjamin Branch Blankenship and Sarah Ann Haney. Robert Hughie Blankenship married Margaret ann Lee, and had children including Columbus Lonnie Blankenship, John Raymond Blankenship, Ida Isabel Blankenship, Guy Norman Blankenship, Robert Lee Blankenship, Annie Lou Blankenship, John T Blankenship, Alonzo Roy Blankenship. Robert Hughie Blankenship passed away in 1893 in Oktibbeha, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • Robert Hughie Blankenship was born in 1846 in Alabama, USA, the child of Benjamin Branch Blankenship and Sarah Ann Haney.
  • Robert Hughie Blankenship married Margaret ann Lee, and had children including Columbus Lonnie Blankenship, John Raymond Blankenship, Ida Isabel Blankenship, Guy Norman Blankenship, Robert Lee Blankenship, Annie Lou Blankenship, John T Blankenship, Alonzo Roy Blankenship.
  • Robert Hughie Blankenship passed away in 1893 in Oktibbeha, Mississippi, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Blankenship
1816 – 1895
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Haney
1825 – 1892
Birth Location: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Lee
1855 – 1924
Birth Location: Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, United States
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Children(s)

Columbus Blankenship
1871 – 1957
Birth Location: Alabama
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John Blankenship
1874 – 1956
Birth Location: Fayette Co., AL
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Ida Blankenship
1876 – 1919
Birth Location: Alabama
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Guy Blankenship
1879 – 1947
Birth Location: Fayette Co., AL
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Robert Blankenship
1885 – 1973
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
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Annie Blankenship
1885 – 1972
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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John Blankenship
1888 –
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
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Alonzo Blankenship
1891 – 1963
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
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Robert Blankenship's Ancestors

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Robert Blankenship
1846 – 1893
Birth Place: Alabama, USA
Parents
Benjamin Branch Blankenship
1816 – 1895
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Ann) Haney
1825 – 1892
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Robert Haney
1792 – 1847
Rutherford Co., North Carolina
Nancy (Ann) Webb
1790 – 1870
South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Haney
1757 – 1836
Elizabeth Bailey
1760 – 1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Haney
1735 – 1794
Elizabeth Foster
1749 – 1816

Robert Blankenship's Descendants

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Robert (Hughie) Blankenship (18 Oct 1846 – 12 Nov 1893) m. Margaret (ann) Lee (28 Oct 1855 – 30 Dec 1924)
  1. 1. Columbus (Lonnie) Blankenship (09 Jul 1871 – 24 Jan 1957)
  2. 2. John (Raymond) Blankenship (22 Jul 1874 – 16 Nov 1956)
  3. 3. Ida (Isabel) Blankenship (01 Sep 1876 – 11 Jun 1919)
  4. 4. Guy (Norman) Blankenship (1879 – 03 Jul 1947)
  5. 5. Robert (Lee) Blankenship (18 Mar 1885 – 20 Apr 1973)
  6. 6. Annie (Lou) Blankenship (18 Dec 1885 – 15 Dec 1972)
  7. 7. John (T) Blankenship (Jul 1888 – )
  8. 8. Alonzo (Roy) Blankenship (18 Jan 1891 – 22 Sep 1963)

Robert Blankenship's Timeline

2 Records

1846
18 Oct 1846
Birth of Robert Hughie Blankenship in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA
1893
12 Nov 1893
Age 47
Death of Robert Hughie Blankenship in Oktibbeha, Mississippi, United States
Oktibbeha, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1846
    Event Place: Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Web: Mississippi, Find A Grave Index, 1798-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1893
    Event Place: Oktibbeha, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: Web: Mississippi, Find A Grave Index, 1798-2011

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Web: Mississippi, Find A Grave Index, 1798-2011
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