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Rufus Allen BLANKENSHIP 1869–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1869

Birth Location: Mercer Co. West Virginia

Death Date: Apr 1907

Death Location: McDowell Co. West Virginia

Father: Eli BLANKENSHIP

Mother: Elizabeth Bailey

Spouse(s): Oceana Williams

Children(s): Loren Blankenship

The story of Rufus Allen BLANKENSHIP began in 1869 in Mercer Co. West Virginia. Rufus Allen BLANKENSHIP married Oceana Ocie Anna Williams, and had children including Loren Emerson Blankenship. Rufus Allen BLANKENSHIP passed away in 1907 in McDowell Co. West Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Rufus Allen BLANKENSHIP began in 1869 in Mercer Co. West Virginia.
  • Rufus Allen BLANKENSHIP married Oceana Ocie Anna Williams, and had children including Loren Emerson Blankenship.
  • Rufus Allen BLANKENSHIP passed away in 1907 in McDowell Co. West Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Eli BLANKENSHIP
1840–1916
Birth Location: Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Bailey
1835–1880
Birth Location: Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Oceana Williams
1877–1956
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Children(s)

Loren Blankenship
1902–1971
Birth Location: McDowell, West Virginia, USA
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Rufus BLANKENSHIP's Ancestors

Self
Rufus BLANKENSHIP
1869–1907
Birth Place: Mercer Co. West Virginia
Parents
Eli Harrison BLANKENSHIP
1840–1916
Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Bailey
1835–1880
Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Micajah (Bailey) Jr
1812–1880
Giles County, Virginia, United Staes
Mahala Blankenship
1811–1880
Giles, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Blankenship
1792–1855
Ann Dillon
1790–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JAMES DILLON
1771–1835
MARTHA BELCHER
1776–1850

Rufus BLANKENSHIP's Descendants

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Rufus (Allen) BLANKENSHIP (1869–Apr 1907) m. Oceana ("Ocie Anna") Williams (22 Jul 1877–30 October 1956)
  1. 1. Loren (Emerson) Blankenship 1902–1971 m. Edna (Mae) FORTUNE 1906–1970 m. Jessie HUMPHREYS 1906–1932
    1. 1. Paul (Edward) BLANKENSHIP 1930–1931
    2. 2. Anna (Louisa) BLANKENSHIP 1933–1934
    3. 3. Jerry (Ray) BLANKENSHIP 1948–2009
    4. 4. Robert (Franklin) BLANKENSHIP 1935–2012
    5. 5. Barbara (Ann) Blankenship 1937–2013
    6. 6. Loyd (Emerson) BLANKENSHIP 1925–1993
    7. 7. Savannah (Virginia "Jenny") BLANKENSHIP 1927–2015
    8. 8. Glen (Allen "Buster") BLANKENSHIP 1922–1993

Rufus BLANKENSHIP's Timeline

2 Records

1869
1869
Birth of Rufus Allen BLANKENSHIP in Mercer Co. West Virginia
Mercer Co. West Virginia
1907
Apr 1907
Age 38
Death of Rufus Allen BLANKENSHIP in McDowell Co. West Virginia
McDowell Co. West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1869
    Event Place: Mercer Co. West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1907
    Event Place: McDowell Co. West Virginia
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