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William H (Willie) Blankenship 1871–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 May 1871

Birth Location: Texas, USA

Death Date: 17 Sep 1901

Death Location: Copperas Cove, Coryell County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Elbert Blankinship

Mother: Jeanetta Trapp

Spouse(s): Lillie CLEM

Children(s): Minnie Blankenship, Flora BLANKENSHIP, Trudy Blankenship

The story of William H (Willie) Blankenship began in 1871 in Texas, USA. William H (Willie) Blankenship married Lillie Belle Clem, and had children including Flora Edna Blankenship, Minnie Alice Blankenship, Trudy Mae Blankenship. William H (Willie) Blankenship passed away in 1901 in Copperas Cove, Coryell County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William H (Willie) Blankenship began in 1871 in Texas, USA.
  • William H (Willie) Blankenship married Lillie Belle Clem, and had children including Flora Edna Blankenship, Minnie Alice Blankenship, Trudy Mae Blankenship.
  • William H (Willie) Blankenship passed away in 1901 in Copperas Cove, Coryell County, Texas, United States of America.

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William Blankenship's Ancestors

Self
William Blankenship
1871–1901
Birth Place: Texas, USA
Parents
Elbert Gallington Blankinship
1848–1923
Cane Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Jeanetta Trapp
1848–1926
Dallas, Paulding, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
James Blankenship
1808–1879
Cane Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Elmira) Dycus
1815–1878
Cane Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Daniel (Samuel) Trapp
1818–1900
South Carolina, USA
Sarah (Sallie) Shedd
1822–1915
Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
ELISHA SR
1760–1844
Elizabeth Ross
1760–1844
Larkin Dycus
1780–1814
Elizabeth Scoggins
1776–1872
William Tripp
1805–1880
Mary Maxwell
1805–1859
William Shedd
1798–1869
Elizabeth Headen
1799–1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isham Farmer
1738–1810
Sarah Wilkinson
1739–1826
Alexander Ross
1741–1805
William (Dicus)
1755–1810
Sarah Dicus
1756–1810
Francis Scoggins
1755–1809
Jemima Byrd
1755–1810
William Shedd
1769–1841
Mary Stevens
1773–1827

William Blankenship's Descendants

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William (H (Willie)) Blankenship (19 May 1871–17 Sep 1901) m. Lillie (Belle) CLEM (29 Sep 1877–16 Nov 1965)
  1. 1. Minnie (Alice) Blankenship 1898–1953 m. Ancil (Bradford) Prather 1884–1977
    1. 1. Eugene (Loyd) Prather 1934–1985 m. Martha (Evelyn Perkins) (Deathrow) 1936–2010 m. Lynda (Joyce) Merritt 1943–2011
    2. 2. Bobby (Ray) Prater 1933–1996
    3. 3. Louis (Edward) Prather 1924–2000
    4. 4. Norma (Lee) Prather 1932–1934
    5. 5. Agnes (Beryl) Prather 1929–2001
    6. 6. William (Bradford "Brad") Prather 1921–2005
  2. 2. Flora (Edna) BLANKENSHIP 1895–1918
  3. 3. Trudy (Mae) Blankenship 1900–1953

William Blankenship's Timeline

2 Records

1871
19 May 1871
Birth of William H (Willie) Blankenship in Texas, USA
Texas, USA
1901
17 Sep 1901
Age 30
Death of William H (Willie) Blankenship in Coryell County, Texas, USA
Coryell County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1871
    Event Place: Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1901
    Event Place: Coryell County, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Copperas Cove, Coryell County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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