William Preston Blankenship

1889 - 1957  (68 years)

• Name	William Preston Blankenship
  Nickname	Booge
  Born	15 Jan 1889	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 Sep 1957	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Buried	Barnett Cemetery, Rockcastle, Jackson, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	Death Record Name: William Preston/Blankenship Sex: Male Death Date: 29 Sep 1957 Death Place: Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia Age at Death: 68y3m14d Cemetery: Rockcastle cem, Rockcastle Birth Date: 6/15/1889 Birth Place: Rockcastle, WV Marital Status: M Mother: Unice/Little Father: Gaston/Blankenship Informant: Mrs Vergie Blankenship, Ripley
  Person ID	I27508	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2010

  
  

  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	Virgie Jane Stewart,   b. 7 Dec 1888, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1970  (Age 81 years)
  Married	21 Sep 1912	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 9/21/1912 in the public road near Given PO Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States W Preston Blankenship, 23, Jackson, Jackson Virgie Stewart, 24, Jackson, Jackson 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 1930 Ripley, Jackson, WV Blankenship, William P 40 md age 23 Vergie 42 md age 25 Ray son 15 Eunice da 14 Clayton son 12 Dayton son 9 Layton son 8 Corda da 6 Leonard son 4 6/12 Iona Belle da 2 6/12 Otis son 6/12 1940 Ripley, Jackson, WV all born WV, 1935: all lived same house Blankenship, William P 60 Virgie 30 Clayton (ab)son 22 s Dayton (ab) son 20 s Layton son 18 Corda (ab) da 16 Leonard son 14 Belle da 12 Otis son 10 Barnett Cemetery Blankenship, W.P. (Booge) 1889 - 1957 Blankenship, Virgie J. 1888 - 1970 Blankenship, I. Belle 1927 - 1970
  Children	1. Lola Blankenship   2. Travis Ray Blankenship,   b. 12 Jul 1914, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Mar 1983  (Age 68 years)   3. Eunice Blankenship,   b. 27 Sep 1915, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 31 Mar 2001, Gallia County, Ohio, USA  (Age 85 years)   4. Clayton Blankenship,   b. 19 May 1917, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Feb 4, 1983    5. Dayton Blankenship,   b. 20 Dec 1919, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 31 Oct 1999, Summit County, Ohio, USA  (Age 79 years)   6. Layton Blankenship,   b. 16 May 1921, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1 Nov 1995  (Age 74 years)   7. Corda Blankenship   8. Clarence Leonard Blankenship   9. Iona Belle Blankenship,   b. 5 Aug 1927, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1970  (Age 42 years)   10. George Otis Blankenship,   b. 25 Dec 1929, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 27 Jun 1999, West Virginia, USA  (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F8437	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.