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Blankenship, Elijah

Male 1815 - 1914  (99 years)


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  • Name Blankenship, Elijah 
    Birth 1815  Tazewell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1850  Tazewell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1860  McDowell, Virginia (now West Virginia), United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Death 1914 
    Person ID I344901  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 8 Sep 2021 

    Father Blankenship, Conley,   b. 1782, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1870, Buchanan, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 89 years) 
    Mother Lester, Martha,   b. 1787, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1870, Buchanan, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 84 years) 
    Family ID F123154  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Barnett, Mary Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1811, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 9 Nov 1833  Tazewell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
    +1. Blankenship, Leah,   b. 8 Jun 1831, Tazewell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Nov 1921 (Age 90 years)
    +2. Blankenship, William,   b. 1838, Tazewell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Blankenship, Mary,   b. 1840, Tazewell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Blankenship, Christina,   b. 1842, Tazewell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Blankenship, Eleanor,   b. 1843, Tazewell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Blankenship, Hyssa,   b. 1844, Tazewell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Blankenship, Helen,   b. 1846, Tazewell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Blankenship, Matthias Bland,   b. Mar 1847, Tazewell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Dec 1915 (Age ~ 68 years)
     9. Blankenship, Elizabeth,   b. 1850, Tazewell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Sep 1929, McDowell, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     10. Blankenship, Raleigh,   b. 1853, McDowell, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Oct 1941, Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     11. Blankenship, Anna,   b. 1855, Tazewell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F137765  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1815 - Tazewell, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 9 Nov 1833 - Tazewell, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1850 - Tazewell, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1860 - McDowell, Virginia (Now West Virginia), United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S191734] Elija Blankenship, "United States Census, 1850".

    2. [S191735] Elijah Blankenship, "United States Census, 1860".

    3. [S191736] Elijah Blankenship, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940".