Wakley, Thank you for your query. I probably can not provide you the documentation that you want to prove the name of the wife of P.D. Blankenship. I can tell you that of all the Blankenship researchers I have corresponded with, all used the name of Martha Louise Ray as the wife. I could dig up some of those names and provide you in private, would not want to put them on the list. P.D.'s mother was Ruth Koon or Ruth Kuhn depending upon which family researcher you believe. She was the daughter of George Koon and Annie Owensby. George was the son of Nicholas KUHN and Annie Devalt and the grandson of Benedict KUHN an immigrant from Germany. Most of this data comes from a 1971 letter from Mrs. James F. Koon who lived in Rutherford NC. Barnett Blankenship and Ruth Koon/Kuhn were married in Rutherford Co. NC on 30 Aug 1832, I suggest that would be the place to look for a spelling that you might find acceptable. They moved to Yancey Co. NC about 1838. Unfortunately I do not know where P.D. and Martha Louise Ray were married except in Yancey Co., NC on 20 Feb 1860. They had three children in NC and then moved to Marion Co. AR. I hope this narrows the places you need to look to find the documentation you desire. Good luck, hope you will share your successes with this list when you find answers. Don Ott At 03:37 PM 11-02-02 -0500, you wrote: >Don, >I do not know anything about the Izard Co. Blankinships, but would like to >ask a question about the P.D. BLANKENSHIP that you posted. >============================================================= >Anyone know if this family that came to Marion County, is related to the >Izard County Blankinships. >Don >============================================================= >You have the wife of P.D. Blankenship as Martha Louise RAY, years ago when I >first started research I was told P.D.'s wife was Louise KOON, and being new >to research, I made the mistake of not recording where the info came from. >Now I would like to get it straight in my files, was she a RAY or KOON? >The sister (Mary E. "Molly" GILLEY) of my grandfather, (John Tittle GILLEY) >married Phalis or Thalis BLANKENSHIP, son of P.D. & Louise ( ) >Blankenship, so my direct line is not Blankenship but I would like to have >Louise's maiden name right. >On the tombstone, which is in the Crawford Cem. in Boone Co., the name is >spelled Thalis Blankenship, b: 1867 - d: 1937 and Mary b: 1871 - d: 1937. >Thank you for any help on Louise's maiden name. >Wakley Ann Doyal > >4. NAME: Presley Devoe "P.D." BLANKENSHIP-5575 Parent Link Type: (B) > BIRTH: 30 Nov 1841 PLACE: ,,North Carolina >M CHR.: PLACE: > MAR.: 20 Feb 1860 PLACE: ,,North Carolina > DEATH: 2 Nov 1896 PLACE: ,Marion,Arkansas > BURIAL: PLACE: Jefferson Hall Cem.,Marion,Arkansas > SPOUSE: Martha Louise RAY-5668 MRIN: 2398 >============================================================= > > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237