Sylvester Reed Blankenship b. 4 Feb 1875 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA d. 25 Feb 1944 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA: West Virginia Pioneers

West Virginia Pioneers

1875 - 1944 (69 years)

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Name	Sylvester Reed Blankenship
Born	4 Feb 1875	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [1]
Gender	Male
Died	25 Feb 1944	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [2]
Buried	Barnett Cemetery, Rockcastle, Jackson, West Virginia, USA
Person ID	I27502	WVPioneers
Last Modified	10 Jul 2014

Father	Gaston Blankenship, b. 13 May 1848, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA , d. 1 May 1926, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 77 years)
Mother	Eunice P Little, b. Oct 1848, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA , d. Between 1910 and 1920 (Age ~ 61 years)
Married	22 Jun 1869	Mercer County, West Virginia, USA [3]
Notes	Marriage Record Date: 6/22/1869 Place: Mercer Gaston Blankenship, 21, Mercer, Mercer, Blankenship U B Little, 20, Mercer, Mercer, LD & Rue Little 1870 East River, Mercer, WV Blankenship, Gaston 22 VA Unicy 20 VA Charles E 1/12 WV May 1880 E.D. 43, Jackson, West Virginia Gaston P. BLACKENSHIP Self M M W 33 VA VA VA Unisa BLANKENSHIP Wife F M W 28 VAVA VA Sylvester BLANKENSHIP Son M S W 4 OH Ollie O. BLANKENSHIP Dau F S W 1 WV 1900 Jackson Co Ripley Dist # 420-422 Gaston P Blankenship hd 5/1848 52 m 31y WV WV V Unniey S, wi 10/1848 m 31y 10-6 WV WV WV Sylvester R sn 2/1876 s WV WV WV John sn 1/1881 19 s WV WV WV Wilburn sn 2/1884 16 s WV WV WV Ivy E da 1/1886 14 WV WV WV Bertha M da 4/1888 12 WV WV WV William sn 6/1890 9 WV WV WV 1910 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 212-212 all born WVWVWV Blankenship, Gaston P 61 m1- 40y Unicia wife 61 m1- 40y 10-6 children John son 28 S Wilburg son 25 S William P son 20 S Bertha da 22 S 1920 Ripley, Jackson, WV Blankenship, WP 29 WV VAVA Virgie 30 WVWVWV Lola da7 WVWVWV Ray son 5 WVWVWV Eunice da 4 3/12 -- son 2 8/12 -- son 0/12 Wib bro 38 s G P father 74 wd VAVAVA So it looks like John's age was wrong - or I subtracted wrong. No, I didn't. However, this looks like his birth record: Blankenship, Jno A, 1/1881, G.P.B. & Selvester B Blankenship, Jackson co,farmer The other births in Jackson Co: Blankenship, _____ , 1/1883, G P & Eunice, Jackson Co, farmer, (m) Blankenship, Bertha Maud, 4/13/1887, Gaston & Eunice (Little) Blankenship, Jackson Co, (f&mpob) Mercer Co, delayed bc Blankenship, S, 1876, GP & R Blankenship, Ohio, farmer, (m) Blankenship, WP, 1/15/1889, CJP & Eunice Blankenship, Jackson Co, farmer, (m) (Jackson County WV Death Records): Blankenship, Garton, 5/1/1926, 77y11m19d, d Rockcastle, p Lewis Blankenship, b WV, famer, widowed Blankenship, John, 11/13/1945, 74y10m10d, d JC, p Gaston & Nicey (Little) Blankenship, b WV, farmer, single Blankenship, Sylvester R, 2/25/1844, 69y21d, d JC, p Garton & (Thomas) Blankenship, b Ohio, farmer, married
Family ID	F8434	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Sarah Ella Hesson, b. 1883, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 1962, Erie County, Ohio, USA (Age 79 years)

Married 5 Feb 1905 Mason County, West Virginia, USA [3]

Notes

Marriage Record
Date: 2/5/1905
Place: Mason, West Virginia, United States
Sylvester Blankenship, 28, Jackson, Jackson
Ella Hesson, 22, Mason, Mason

1910 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 215-215 all born WVWVWV
Blankenship, Sylvester R 30 m1- 5y
Ellen 25 m1- 5y 4-3 children
Howard son 3
Luther son 2
Owen son 0/12

1920 Fairplain, Ripley, Jackson, WV # 129
Blankenship, SR 42
Ella 33
Howard 14
Luther 12
Oren 10
Rufus 8
Stacia 6
May 4

Barnett Cemetery
Blankenship, S.R. Coon 1875 - 1944
Blankenship, Ella 1883 - 1962

Children

	1. Howard Blankenship, b. 21 Nov 1905, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown
	2. William Luther Blankenship, b. 16 May 1908, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 1984 (Age 75 years)
	3. James Oren Blankenship, b. 1910, West Virginia, USA , d. 1948 (Age 38 years)
	4. Rufus R Blankenship, b. 2 Nov 1911, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 1987 (Age 75 years)
	5. Stacia Marie Blankenship, b. 7 Aug 1913, West Virginia, USA , d. 8 Apr 1999, Wyandot County, Ohio, USA (Age 85 years)
	6. Mae O Blankenship, b. 13 Aug 1915, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 13 Jun 1984, Wyandot County, Ohio, USA (Age 68 years)

Family ID F13923 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources
[S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV.

[S4] Death Records, Jackson Co, WV.

[S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.