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Blankenship, Jemima

Blankenship, Jemima

Female 1851 - 1900  (~ 49 years)

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  • Name Blankenship, Jemima 
    Birth Mar 1851  Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1860  Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1870  Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1900  Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • The household was enumerated as follows:

      Gemina Hall, widowed, F, b. Mar 1851, KY
      child: Sherwood Hall, M, b. Feb 1881, KY
      child: Henry Hall, M, b. May 1886, KY
      child: Samuel Hall, M, b. Oct 1889, KY
    Census 1900  Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    • The household was enumerated as follows:

      Gemina Hall, widowed, F, b. Mar 1851, KY
      child: Sherwood Hall, M, b. Feb 1881, KY
      child: Henry Hall, M, b. May 1886, KY
      child: Samuel Hall, M, b. Oct 1889, KY
    Death 8 Nov 1900  Boone Fork, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: as a result of a gang beating by the Reynolds gang of Ku Klux Klan 
    Burial Reuben Potter Cemetery, Jackhorn, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Headstone, Jemima Blankenship Hall 1851-1900    		 Headstone, Jemima Blankenship Hall 1851-1900
    Person ID I274942  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 20 Oct 2020 

    Father Blankenship, William,   b. 1795, Bedford, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1870, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 76 years) 
    Mother McCown, Spicy,   b. 1814, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1876 (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage 27 Oct 1836  Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F8621  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Osborne, _____   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F104814  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Children 
     1. Reynolds, Sherwood,   b. Feb 1881   d. Nov 1900, Boone Fork, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 19 years)
    Family ID F32122  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 3 Hall, James Allen,   b. 1829, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1900, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 6 Sep 1893  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Marriage license was dated 25 Sep 1893.
    Children 
    +1. Hall, Henry,   b. May 1886, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1964 (Age ~ 77 years)
    +2. Hall, Samuel,   b. Oct 1889, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1916, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 26 years)
    Family ID F1507  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Mar 1851 - Floyd, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Floyd, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 6 Sep 1893 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: as a result of a gang beating by the Reynolds gang of Ku Klux Klan - 8 Nov 1900 - Boone Fork, Letcher, 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

  • Notes 
    • Morgan Reynolds was accused of organizing the gang that raided her home. She and her son Sherwood were killed. Two other sons, Henry and Sam, escaped.

  • Sources 
    1. [S147568] Jemima Blankenship in household of Wm Blankenship, "United States Census, 1860".

    2. [S147567] Jemima Blankenship in household of William Blankenship, "United States Census, 1870".

    3. [S835] FamSch1900 Census, /MM9.1.1/M9HF-Z1S; 21 July 2013; Gemina Hall, 1900.

    4. [S147569] Gemina Hall, "United States Census, 1900".

    5. [S147566] Germima Blankenship, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954".