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Viola Blankenship 1874–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 28 1874

Birth Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: Apr 07 1904

Death Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Blankenship

Mother: Catherine Baker

Spouse(s): William Briggs

Children(s): Mary Briggs, James Briggs

Viola Blankenship was born in 1874 in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA, the child of John James Blankenship And Catherine Baker. Viola Blankenship married William Franklin Briggs, and had children including James Claude Briggs, Mary C Briggs. Viola Blankenship passed away in 1904 in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Viola Blankenship was born in 1874 in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA, the child of John James Blankenship And Catherine Baker.
  • Viola Blankenship married William Franklin Briggs, and had children including James Claude Briggs, Mary C Briggs.
  • Viola Blankenship passed away in 1904 in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Blankenship
1849–1938
Birth Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
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Catherine Baker
1854–1878
Birth Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Briggs
1874–1920
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Briggs
1897–
Birth Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
MB
James Briggs
1900–1988
Birth Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
JB

Viola Blankenship's Ancestors

Self
Viola Blankenship
1874–1904
Birth Place: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John James Blankenship
1849–1938
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Catherine Baker
1854–1878
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Elizabeth Blankenship
1825–1913
Virginia, USA
William (Lyda) Baker
1820–1896
Randolph, Illinois, USA
Mary (Ann) Wilhite
1825–1893
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Bennett Blankenship
1800–1880
Solomon Baker
1790–1858
Esther Lyda
1795–1873
Solomon Wilhite
1797–1862
Jeanette Sliger
1799–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Solomon Baker
1752–1837
Lydia Kenyon
1752–1820
Andrew Lyda
1740–1813
Sarah McKay
1740–1807
Reuben Wilhite
1768–1862
Mary Yeager
1778–1870
Christopher Sliger
1780–1865
Sarah Cloyd
1777–1849

Viola Blankenship's Descendants

1.
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Viola Blankenship (Feb 28 1874–Apr 07 1904) m. William (Franklin) Briggs (October 27, 1874–June 28, 1920)
  1. 1. Mary (C.) Briggs 1897–
  2. 2. James (Claude) Briggs 1900–1988 m. Monnie (Brown) Hitchcock 1904–1993
    1. 1. James (William) Briggs 1923–2002 m. Lyda (Hayes) Martin 1924–2015
      1. 1. Ruth (Joyce) Briggs 1947–2024 m. Joe (Lee) Brown 1947–2017
    2. 2. Walter (O.) Briggs 1929–2020 m. Mattie (Lorene) Young 1931–2010 m. Rozell Robinson 1940–2024
    3. 3. Mary (Rachel) Briggs 1924–2013 m. Lewis (Clifford) Weaver 1921–1976
    4. 4. Laura (Viola) Briggs 1925–1991 m. Herman (Clarence) Horton 1921–1997
    5. 5. Emma (Alene) Briggs 1927–2002 m. Leland (McEwen) Rozzell 1920–1981
    6. 6. Quill (Franklin) Briggs 1931–2011
    7. 7. Johnnie (Lee) Briggs 1943–2002

Viola Blankenship's Timeline

2 Records

1874
Feb 28 1874
Birth of Viola Blankenship in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
1904
Apr 07 1904
Age 30
Death of Viola Blankenship in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 28 1874
    Event Place: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 07 1904
    Event Place: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
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