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Ruth Myrtle Blankenship 1916–2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: December 24, 1916

Birth Location: Lafayette, Montgomery, Virginia, USA

Death Date: March 5, 2006

Death Location: Salem, Roanoke, Virginia, USA

Father: James Blankenship

Mother: Lethie Yopp

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The story of Ruth Myrtle Blankenship began in 1916 in Lafayette, Montgomery, Virginia, USA. Ruth Myrtle Blankenship married Robert Lee Underwood. Ruth Myrtle Blankenship passed away in 2006 in Salem, Roanoke, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Myrtle Blankenship began in 1916 in Lafayette, Montgomery, Virginia, USA.
  • Ruth Myrtle Blankenship married Robert Lee Underwood.
  • Ruth Myrtle Blankenship passed away in 2006 in Salem, Roanoke, Virginia, USA.

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Ruth Blankenship's Ancestors

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Ruth Blankenship
1916–2006
Birth Place: Lafayette, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Harvey Blankenship
1874–1963
Roanoke County, Virginia, USA
Lethie (Ann) Yopp
1898–1988
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Harvey (Lewis) Yopp
1851–1937
Floyd County, Virginia, USA
Lucy (Ann) Stewart
1854–1953
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Silas Stewart
1829–1907
Sarah Hall
1831–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Blankenship's Timeline

2 Records

1916
December 24, 1916
Birth of Ruth Myrtle Blankenship in Lafayette, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Lafayette, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
2006
March 5, 2006
Age 90
Death of Ruth Myrtle Blankenship in Salem, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Salem, Roanoke, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: December 24, 1916
    Event Place: Lafayette, Montgomery, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 5, 2006
    Event Place: Salem, Roanoke, Virginia, USA

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