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Blankenship, John Wesley

Male 1835 - 1920  (~ 84 years)


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  • Name Blankenship, John Wesley 
    Birth Dec 1835  Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial May 1920  Woodrow Blankenship Cemetery, Argo, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Death 4 May 1920  Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Person ID I130359  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2022 

    Father Blankenship, John Tazewell,   b. 27 Apr 1824, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Dec 1863, Camp Nelson, Jessamine, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years) 
    Mother Prater, Amelia,   b. 1818, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Dec 1878, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage 1837  Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F52298  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Griffith, Martha Ann,   b. 1843, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jul 1914, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 8 Mar 1860  Lawrence, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F138751  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Dec 1835 - Pike, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Pike, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Pike, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 8 Mar 1860 - Lawrence, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 4 May 1920 - Pike, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S191613] John Wesley Blankenship, "Find A Grave Index".

    2. [S191612] John W Blankenship, "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999".

    3. [S191614] John W. Blankenship, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965".

    4. [S191611] John Blankenship, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954".