West Virginia Pioneers

Wilburn Blankenship

Male 1884 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Wilburn Blankenship 
    Born Feb 1884  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I27505  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 24 May 2005 

    Father Gaston Blankenship,   b. 13 May 1848, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1926, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Eunice P Little,   b. Oct 1848, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1910 and 1920  (Age ~ 61 years) 
    Married 22 Jun 1869  Mercer County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    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 Bertha Cotheren,   b. Abt 1890, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 17 Jan 1922  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • 1930 Ripley, Jackson, WV
      Blankenship, Wib 48 md age 39 WVWVWV
      Bertha 47 md age 35 WVWVWV
      Mabel da 15 WVWVWV
      Farley son 12 WVWVWV
      Macel da 9 WVWVWV
      John bro 50 OH WV WV

      1940 Ripley, Jackson, WV
      all born WV, 1935: all lived same house
      Blankenship, Wib 57
      Bertha 56
      Mabel da 25 s
      Macel da 19
      Haynes, Jo Betty keeping child 3 WV
    Children 
     1. Mabel Blankenship
     2. Farley Blankenship,   b. 30 Mar 1919, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 1936, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 17 years)
     3. Macel Blankenship
    Family ID F8438  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

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

    3. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.