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Rufus Ewen Blankenship 1878–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Sep 1878

Birth Location: Lyon County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 01 Feb 1951

Death Location: Barlow, Ballard, Kentucky, USA

Father: Richard Blankenship

Mother: Nancy Walker

Spouse(s): Anna Kelly

Children(s): James Blankenship, Mary Blankenship, Kelly Blankenship

Rufus Ewen Blankenship was born in 1878 in Lyon County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Richard Pleasant Blankenship And Nancy Jane Walker. Rufus Ewen Blankenship married Anna Kelly, and had children including James Edward Blankenship, Kelly Rivers Blankenship, Mary Alice Blankenship. Rufus Ewen Blankenship passed away in 1951 in Barlow, Ballard, Kentucky, USA.

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  • Rufus Ewen Blankenship was born in 1878 in Lyon County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Richard Pleasant Blankenship And Nancy Jane Walker.
  • Rufus Ewen Blankenship married Anna Kelly, and had children including James Edward Blankenship, Kelly Rivers Blankenship, Mary Alice Blankenship.
  • Rufus Ewen Blankenship passed away in 1951 in Barlow, Ballard, Kentucky, USA.

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Rufus Blankenship's Ancestors

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Rufus Blankenship
1878–1951
Birth Place: Lyon County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Richard Pleasant Blankenship
1834–1900
Christian County, Kentucky, USA
Nancy (Jane) Walker
1834–1914
Christian, Kentucky
Grandparents
Henry (B) Blankenship
1776–1896
Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Ann) Mason
1821–1896
Virginia, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rufus Blankenship's Descendants

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Rufus (Ewen) Blankenship (24 Sep 1878–01 Feb 1951) m. Anna Kelly (24 Mar 1888–17 Nov 1961)
  1. 1. James (Edward) Blankenship 1926–1979 m. Carol (Gertrude) Graf 1931–1995
  2. 2. Mary (Alice) Blankenship 1913–2000 m. Roy (James Messamore) Sr. 1912–1936
    1. 1. Roy (James) Messamore 1937–1990 m. Judith (Ann) Eungart 1935–2009
  3. 3. Kelly (Rivers) Blankenship 1918–1976 m. Avis (A.) McGary 1917–2013

Rufus Blankenship's Timeline

2 Records

1878
24 Sep 1878
Birth of Rufus Ewen Blankenship in Lyon County, Kentucky, USA
Lyon County, Kentucky, USA
1951
01 Feb 1951
Age 73
Death of Rufus Ewen Blankenship in Barlow, Ballard, Kentucky, USA
Barlow, Ballard, Kentucky, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1878
    Event Place: Lyon County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Feb 1951
    Event Place: Barlow, Ballard, Kentucky, USA

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