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William Robert Blankenship 1888 – 1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 May 1888

Birth Location: West Virginia

Death Date: 11/21/1953

Death Location: Frankford, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA

Father: Pascual Blankenship

Mother: Alice Hazelwood

Spouse(s): Della Clair

Children(s): Nancy Meadows, William Blankenship, Violet Blankenship, Robert Blankenship, Verlie Blankenship, Louis Blankenship, Verlie Blankenship

William Robert Blankenship was born in 1888 in West Virginia, the child of Pascual Buford Blankenship and Alice Lillian Hazelwood. William Robert Blankenship married Della Mae St Clair, and had children including Nancy Rebecca Jane Meadows, William Garland Blankenship, Violet Mae Blankenship, Robert Lee Blankenship, Verlie L Blankenship, Louis P Blankenship, Verlie L Blankenship. William Robert Blankenship passed away in 1953 in Frankford, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Robert Blankenship was born in 1888 in West Virginia, the child of Pascual Buford Blankenship and Alice Lillian Hazelwood.
  • William Robert Blankenship married Della Mae St Clair, and had children including Nancy Rebecca Jane Meadows, William Garland Blankenship, Violet Mae Blankenship, Robert Lee Blankenship, Verlie L Blankenship, Louis P Blankenship, Verlie L Blankenship.
  • William Robert Blankenship passed away in 1953 in Frankford, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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William Blankenship's Ancestors

Self
William Blankenship
1888 – 1953
Birth Place: West Virginia
Parents
Pascual Buford Blankenship
1866 – 1937
Oakvale, Mercer, West Virginia, United States
Alice (Lillian) Hazelwood
1867 – 1926
West Virginia
Grandparents
Thomas (Anderson) White
1803 – 1883
Montgomery, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
Rebecca (Susan) Blankenship
1839 – 1899
Princeton or Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia or West Virginia, United States
John ("Big John") Hazelwood
1834 – 1900
Patrick County, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Jane (Hazelwood) Nilson) Nelson
1842 – 1892
Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lewis Blankenship
1812 – 1898
Mary Jones
1808 – 1879
Joshua Hazlewood
1801 – 1876
Elisha (Rev)
1804 – 1880
Charity Wilson
1817 – 1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Blankenship
1765 – 1846
Rebecca Dillon
1784 – 1850
Jeremiah Jones
1777 – 1874
Susannah Agee
1779 – 1850
Thomas Hazlewood
1771 – 1840
Joseph Nelson
1773 – 1856
Abigail Styron
1778 – 1850
Enoch Wilson
1795 – 1873
Sarah Dawes
1802 – 1862

William Blankenship's Descendants

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William (Robert) Blankenship (09 May 1888 – 11/21/1953) m. Della (Mae St) Clair (26 May 1881 – 02/16/1952)
  1. 1. Nancy (Rebecca Jane) Meadows (5 May 1910 – 8 April 1959)
  2. 2. William (Garland) Blankenship (1912 – 20 October 1986)
  3. 3. Violet (Mae) Blankenship (17 January 1915 – 11 February 1980)
  4. 4. Robert (Lee) Blankenship (24 September 1917 – 21 December 1974)
  5. 5. Verlie (L) Blankenship (12 August 1920 – 14 August 2003)
  6. 6. Louis (P) Blankenship (abt 1923 – )
  7. 7. Verlie (L) Blankenship (20 Dec 1930 – 03 Mar 2004)

William Blankenship's Timeline

2 Records

1888
09 May 1888
Birth of William Robert Blankenship in West Virginia
West Virginia
1953
11/21/1953
Age 65
Death of William Robert Blankenship in Frankford, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
Frankford, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 May 1888
    Event Place: West Virginia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11/21/1953
    Event Place: Frankford, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA

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