In a message dated 10/6/00 8:04:47 PM Central Daylight Time, jstducky@erols.com writes: << Several of you asked for a copy of the cemetery records I received on the Blankenship line. Instead of sending to each one of you I sent it to this site so everyone could see it. Not one person said "Thanks." I've been on this site for sometime now hoping to find information on my Blankenship line and can't get any answers. Am I to take it that this is a private group? I've had e-mails from other Blankenship searchers who also never see their line or seem to get any answers when they post something. What a shame. >> Sue, After reading this I went back to check my old mail and the mail I send to another name ( to read later ) and I never got the info from you but would love to have it. I too have wondered about this list. Seem's like most are looking for the same people. And since I'm looking for my grandfather and uncle and aunts I don't know if I need that "older " info or not. That's why I save most of it. Just in case one day I find out I am related to that line. I'm not having much luck with my searching. Mary Williams MWDW@aol.com

Hey researchers, I already know that the Allen's are from Mass, in and near where Ann Blankenship and James Blankenship lived. I did not know till tonnight that Molly Trent Blankenship that married William Blankenship (see below) was kin to the Allen's. This is a new angle for me to research to try to connect the Blankenship's of VA to the Blankenship's in MASS. Sue B. Altice Descendants of Henry Trent Generation No. 3 8. ALEXANDER3 TRENT (ALEXANDER2, HENRY1) was born Abt. 1702 in Henrico County, Va, and died Abt. July 22, 1751 in Southern Parish, Cumberland, Va.,29. He married FRANCES ALLEN Bet. 1720 - 1728, daughter of SAMUEL ALLEN and ELIZABETH ARCHER. She was born Bet. 1700 - 1710, and died Aft. 1750. Children of ALEXANDER TRENT and FRANCES ALLEN are: 13. i. ALEXANDER4 TRENT, b. March 03, 1728/29, Henrico County, Va.; d. Abt. March 21, 1793, Powhatan County, Va.. 14. ii. PETERFIELD TRENT, b. Abt. 1732, Richmond, Va.; d. November 19, 1794, Richmond, Va.. iii. ELIZABETH TRENT, b. Abt. 1734; m. JOHN ARCHER30; b. Abt. 1733; d. Abt. 1778. 9. ALEXANDER3 TRENT (WILLIAM2, HENRY1) was born Abt. 1710, and died Aft. 1792. He married ELIZABETH Bef. 1752. She was born Bet. 1700 - 1740, and died Aft. 1792. Children of ALEXANDER TRENT and ELIZABETH are: 15. i. MINA4 TRENT, b. Abt. 1752; d. Abt. 1825. ii. ALEXANDER TRENT, JR., b. March 29, 1759, Chesterfield County, Va.31; d. May 07, 1841, Hawkins County, Tennessee31; m. JANE BURTON, 1792, Grayson County, Va.31; b. Abt. 176532; d. Aft. 1843. 16. iii. ELIJAH TRENT, b. Bef. 1764. iv. FRANCES TRENT33, b. Abt. 176434,35; d. Aft. 184536; m. NELSON BROOKS, Abt. 1782, Campbell County, Va.37; b. July 1760, Bedford County, Va.37,38; d. October 10, 1833, Campbell County, Va.. 17. v. ZACHARIAH TRENT, b. Bef. 1765; d. November 11, 1822, Campbell County, Va.. vi. WILLIAM D. TRENT, b. Abt. 177039; m. CHARITY BURTON; b. Abt. 1773. 10. WILLIAM3 TRENT (WILLIAM2, HENRY1) was born Abt. 1715 in Henrico County, Va., and died Abt. 1797 in Henry County, Va.. He married SARAH/SUSANNA BRYANT40 Abt. 1758. She was born Bet. 1720 - 1740, and died Bet. 1810 - 1820. Children of WILLIAM TRENT and SARAH/SUSANNA BRYANT are: i. JOHN4 TRENT, b. 1759; d. 1824, Tazewell County, Va.. ii. BRYANT TRENT, b. 1763; d. 1836, Green County, Ky.; m. RUTH VANCE ABBOTT, 1793, Greene, KY; b. Bet. 1749 - 1776. iii. ALEXANDER TRENT, b. Abt. 1766, Virginia; d. 1845, Barren County, Ky.; m. NANCY; b. Bet. 1774 - 1784; d. Bet. 1820 - 1830, Barren County, Ky... iv. WILLIAMSON TRENT41, b. Bet. 1770 - 1775, Virginia; d. Abt. March 24, 1845, Manito, Mason County, Il.; m. NANCY POTTER, Bet. 1791 - 1792, Russell, Va.; b. Abt. 1772, Rusell County, Va.; d. Aft. 1850. v. FREDERICK TRENT, b. Bef. 1773; d. Aft. 1827, Tazewell County, Va.; m. LYDIA "LEDDY"; b. Bef. 1775; d. Aft. 1830. vi. MOLLY TRENT, b. 1775, Virginia42; d. Aft. 1850; m. WILLIAM BLANKENSHIP, Bef. 1824; b. Abt. 176143; d. 1844, Morgan County, Ky.44..

Sue, it's been a while since we last talked....but I know there were several on this list researching the KY line and also on Kay's Melungeon list, or maybe the WVPioneer List. I'm sorry no one thanked you, but it is the weekend, and I know I catch up on Sunday. Thank you for participating to this group! xo TT ----- Original Message ----- From: Just Ducky <jstducky@erols.com> To: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 9:11 PM Subject: [BLANKENSHIP] Blankenship's in KY > Several of you asked for a copy of the cemetery records I received on the Blankenship line. Instead of sending to each one of you I sent it to this site so everyone could see it. Not one person said "Thanks." > > I've been on this site for sometime now hoping to find information on my Blankenship line and can't get any answers. Am I to take it that this is a private group? I've had e-mails from other Blankenship searchers who also never see their line or seem to get any answers when they post something. What a shame. > > Sue B > > > ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== > Check out Jack Woodward's wesite: http://members.tripod.com/jdwoodward >

Several of you asked for a copy of the cemetery records I received on the Blankenship line. Instead of sending to each one of you I sent it to this site so everyone could see it. Not one person said "Thanks." I've been on this site for sometime now hoping to find information on my Blankenship line and can't get any answers. Am I to take it that this is a private group? I've had e-mails from other Blankenship searchers who also never see their line or seem to get any answers when they post something. What a shame. Sue B

There is a Nancy Blankenship born 7-26-1902 and died 3-6-1980 but no Abraham Sue B ----- Original Message ----- From: <Dotbdot@aol.com> To: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 1:03 PM Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] Blankenship buried in KY > Sue B. > Do you have a Abraham Mackness Blankenship or Nancy Godsey Blankenship > on your list? Abraham is the ine I'm stuck on. Thanks Dorothy H. > > > ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== > Checkout the Blankenship webring at www.webring.com and Jacque Reynold's Genealogy Homepage at http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/r/e/y/Jacque-P-Reynolds/index.html - Nice job! > >

In a message dated 10/6/2000 7:44:29 AM Eastern Daylight Time, jpreynolds@hotmail.com writes: << Hi, finally there's a posting on my family line! Joe Cephas was a sibling to my ggrandmother, OLLIE MAE. I would be interested in knowing who posting this information so I can contact them. I had some of this information already but there was some new data given. I don't post much but I do enjoy reading all the postings just hoping. Jacque in TX >> Hi Jacque, I am Sharon Sue Blankenship Altice and I posted that information about JOE CEPHAS BLANKINSHIP. I was doing research on my line of the family and ran across that and just wanted to share it with anyone that could use it. I am not researching Joe Blankenship line and I do not have any other information on this family. I will try to help you with your line all I can, but I most put my line first. My line goes: Ralph1, Ralph2, William3, Abraham4, John Jago5, John Henry6, Jessie Mose7, Jessie Malcolm8, and ME9. Sue B. Altice

Greetings: I for one looked at my e-mail tonight and had not gone to your earlier post because I had downloaded them to a disc and had not read them. Now, I have read them and I say thank you!!!!!!! Margie Blankenship Salazar Just Ducky wrote: > Several of you asked for a copy of the cemetery records I received on the Blankenship line. Instead of sending to each one of you I sent it to this site so everyone could see it. Not one person said "Thanks." > > I've been on this site for sometime now hoping to find information on my Blankenship line and can't get any answers. Am I to take it that this is a private group? I've had e-mails from other Blankenship searchers who also never see their line or seem to get any answers when they post something. What a shame. > > Sue B > > ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== > Check out Jack Woodward's wesite: http://members.tripod.com/jdwoodward

Leah: What made you check with Washington D.C.? Carol

Thank you, Kay, guess one can always learn something new!

Sue B. Do you have a Abraham Mackness Blankenship or Nancy Godsey Blankenship on your list? Abraham is the ine I'm stuck on. Thanks Dorothy H.

Melungeons were an Appalchian Mountain culture of people that formed because of being social outcasts because of being multi-racial. It is theorized that the first Melungeon people were tri-racial (being mainly of Mediterranean/Portugese descent) but then intermarried with the locals until they "passed" for white. If you have stories of having Native American in your background that you have been unable to prove, it's likely you could find some connections here. OR, if you have found ancestors listed as FPC on census records ... Kay

Hi, finally there's a posting on my family line! Joe Cephas was a sibling to my ggrandmother, OLLIE MAE. I would be interested in knowing who posting this information so I can contact them. I had some of this information already but there was some new data given. I don't post much but I do enjoy reading all the postings just hoping. Jacque in TX Searching for: BOWLES, TRIMBLE, PEARCE, LESSLEY, DAILEY, MYERS, SIMMONS, BLANKENSHIP and more Jacque Pearce Reynolds <jacque_in_tx@hotmail.com> "Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly." I am an Angel - R U? http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~angels/ _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

Leah, Thanks! Carol

There is no better way to understand this than clicking on the website that the listserver posts frequently. I wrote it down, but you will do better to copy it directly from the screen because I'm not sure if I have it right. I read here that Melungeons are 1-3% Indian, 3-9% African and 90 - 95% European. There is a good explanation of how this was decided and why you can be proud if you qualify. Pat

In a message dated 10/5/00 7:59:41 AM Pacific Daylight Time, editor-patter@juno.com writes: << Melungeons >> Pat, will you please tell me what this is?????

Hey researchers, I am not researching this line of Blankenship's but ran across this information and thought it would help someone else with their line. This is all I have on this line. Sue B. Altice RUBY DILLARD7 ZACHARY (GEORGE WASHINGTON6, CALEB BURR5, CALEB BALDWIN4, CHARLES3, BARTHOLOMEW2, JOHN1) was born 07 Mar 1880 in Old Hickory, Conway Co. AR, and died 08 Apr 1941. She married (1) EUELL ELDRIDGE HANNA, son of WILLIAM HANNA and AMANDA HERRON. He was born 22 Aug 1870 in Starr, Anderson Co. S.C., and died 05 Dec 1901 in AR. She married (2) JOE CEPHAS BLANKINSHIP 10 Apr 1904, son of WILLIAM BLANKINSHIP and ELIZABETH KEETON. He was born 10 Mar 1876 in Greenup Co. KY, and died 08 Aug 1948 in Jerusalem, AR. Notes for RUBY DILLARD ZACHARY: Ruby was a seamstress and practical nurse. Ruby & Euell had one child who died at birth (13 may 1897) More About RUBY DILLARD ZACHARY: Cemetery: Robertstown Cemetery Church Affiliation: Church of Christ Notes for EUELL ELDRIDGE HANNA: Euell was known to say He would obey when he found out which is right. More About EUELL ELDRIDGE HANNA: Cemetery: Sardis, Old Hickory, Church Affiliation: Methodist Death place: AR Occupation: Farmer, Coal Miner Notes for JOE CEPHAS BLANKINSHIP: When Joe was about 2 years old (1878) the family moved from Ohio to Conway County, AR. The community known as "Granny's Hollow" approx. 2 1/2 miles south of jerusalem, AR. The property (c1997) owned by Mary An Allen Fowler - dtr of James "Andy" Allen & Mary Lueveia Blankenship Allen. Abt. 1878, Moved from KY to AR. Later homesteaded 160 acres in Sec. 32, Township 9 N. Range 17 West (May 1885). Joe & Ruby ran the Post Office and Store in Blick for a few years. The Blankinship Family were all active members of the Church of Christ. Joe and George served as Elders for several years. Joe was a veterinarian widely known in the area. He ran a saw mill with stepson George. Ruby was a seamstress ad practical nurse. More About Cemetery: Robertstown Cemetery Church Affiliation: Church of Christ Occupation: 1904, Justice of the Peace-Nichos Township, Ran Postoffice, Veterinarian, Ran Saw Mill Residence: Blink, AR Children of RUBY ZACHARY and EUELL HANNA are: i. Infant8 HANNA, b. 16 May 1897, Old Hickory, Conway Co. AK; d. 18 May 1897, Old Hickory, Conway Co. AK. 8. ii. George William HANNA, b. 25 Sep 1898, CheeksvilleConway, AR; d. 29 May 1978, Tulsa,OK. 9. iii. Carroll Frederick HANNA, b. 26 Sep 1900, Denning, Franklin, AR; d. 17 Oct 1995, Tulsa, Tulsa, OK. 10. iv. Euell Eugina Kitura HANNA, b. 13 Feb 1902. Children of RUBY ZACHARY and JOE BLANKINSHIP are: 11. v. Missouri Jewel8 BLANKENSHIP, b. 18 Feb 1905; d. 10 Mar 1987, Jerusalem AR. vi. Joseph Edward BLANKENSHIP, b. 04 May 1906, AR; d. 09 Nov 1981, Tulsa, Tulsa, OK; m. Lilly Pearl PARTON. More About Joseph Edward BLANKENSHIP: Cemetery: Memorial Park Marriage Notes for Joseph BLANKENSHIP and Lilly PARTON: Joe and Peart had no issue. 12. vii. Samuel Elmer BLANKENSHIP, b. 25 Jan 1908, Jerusalem AR; d. Dec 1988, Athens, Alabama. 13. viii. John Calvin BLANKENSHIP, b. 25 Nov 1909, Jerusalem AR; d. 13 Dec 1990, Jerusalem AR. 14. ix. Ruby Evelyn BLANKENSHIP, b. 12 Jan 1913; d. 07 Jan 1980, Claremore, OK.. 15. x. Mary LueVenia BLANKENSHIP, b. 22 Sep 1915. xi. Susan BLANKENSHIP, b. 04 Apr 1917; d. 04 Apr 1917. More About Susan BLANKENSHIP: Medical Information: Died at birth "Waterhead" baby. 16. xii. Ardith Lee BLANKENSHIP, b. 20 Jul 1918. xiii. Arlie Dee BLANKENSHIP, b. 20 Jul 1918; d. 20 Jul 1918. 17. xiv. Vivian Loreni BLANKENSHIP, b. 28 Feb 1920; d. 19 Oct 1945, Tulsa, Tulsa, OK.

Pat, I sure hope you find him! That would be great. I am hoping at some point to get the family traced to VA., since that is where I live and there is a gold mine of information here Sue B ----- Original Message ----- From: Patricia A Torrance <editor-patter@juno.com> To: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 5:50 AM Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] Blankenship, Jemima > Sue, Give me a few days to check my Ohio records. 1809 is a likely year > and Ezekial is unusual enough that it should stand out. It sounds like > one of the names I saw in West Virginia records. Pat > > > ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== > West Virginia BLANKENSHIP's (Logan and Wyoming Counties) by Pam Blankenship Honaker can be found at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pamwvgen > >

What does Melungeon mean???

Carol I was reading your post and thought of something that might help you. My husband was born in McDowell Co., West Virginia, but his birth certificate is registered in Washington, DC. You might want to check eith them. Leah Call2gh@aol.com wrote: > Sue, > > I don't know who her parents were. She died when my grandmother was only > three years old. Do you or anyone else know where I go to find guardianship > records. My grandmother was raised in McDowell County, W.Va. However, when I > sent for a copy of her birth certificate, there isn't a record of it. So > either she was born elsewhere, one was never filed. My grandmother was Annie > Mae Blankenship. I hit my brick wall early in the search and haven't been > able to break through yet. > > Carol > > ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== > Please remember to post your family information putting the SURNAME in all caps and using dates and places. The more information you provide, the easier it is for someone to make a connection.

Pat, I definitely think the BLANKENSHIPs - some of them - lived in the Melungeon community. There are GIBSON connections in my direct line that I know were "Melungeon" or are at least listed on census records as FPC ... My great-grandfather had children by 2 sisters, kept 2 houses on the same property - a family in each. Bkay