Tam... Do you have the address of the Franklin Co. Historical Society handy? If so, please e-mail it to Sue. I have it at work and (naturally) didn't want to visit THAT place on a holiday. She wants to make a submission, but I told her she'd have to hurry. Thanks. Mike -----Original Message----- From: Tammy Blankenship <copperheadroad@dellnet.com> To: BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, September 02, 2000 11:13 PM Subject: [BLANKENSHIP] FRANKLIN COUNTY >hEY Y'All, got word from Historical Society they need donations for a Confederate Post Office w/ letters and documents. I am going to post this w/my postal newsgroup too. One of Two Original Confederate Post Offices in the Country, and it was run by Asa Holland (Postmaster) before the War. E-mail direct for details.TT > > >==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== >Judith Manley has her BLANKENSHIP's online at http://Yelnam.tripod.com/. Take a look! >

Hi Nolene, Please try this for the Rowland you are looking for. I feel as if this is the right one for your family chart. This information came from the LDS website. Sue Husband's Name Rowland BLANKENSHIP (AFN:21RK-858) Born: Abt 1803 Place: <, , Va> Christened: Place: F-63 Died: Abt 1883 Place: Near Winfall, Campbell Co., , Va Father: Archibald BLANKENSHIP (AFN:J4WK-KV) Mother: Prudence CONDOY (AFN:21RK-807) Wife's Name Martha BUTLER (AFN:21RK-PDX) Born: Abt. 1807 Place: <Near Winfall, Campbell Co., Va> Father: Mother: Children 1. Sex Name F Mary P BLANKENSHIP (AFN:21RK-PF5) Born: 17 Jul 1829 Place: <Near Winfall, Campbell Co., Va> Christened: Place: G-53, G-53 2. Sex Name F Anna BLANKENSHIP (AFN:21RK-PGC) Born: 25 Oct 1833 Place: <Near Winfall, Campbell Co., Va> Christened: Place: G-54 3. Sex Name M Edward Levi BLANKENSHIP (AFN:21RK-PHK) Born: 7 Jul 1838 Place: <Near Winfall, Campbell Co., Va> Christened: Place: G-49 4. Sex Name M Leslie Combs BLANKENSHIP (AFN:21RK-PJR) Born: 11 Nov 1840 Place: <Near Winfall, Campbell Co., Va> Christened: Place: G-50 Died: 6 Apr 1916 Place: 5. Sex Name M Charles T BLANKENSHIP (AFN:21RK-PK0) Born: 1 Jan 1843 Place: <Near Winfall, Campbell Co., Va> Christened: Place: G-48 6. Sex Name F Sarah Elizabeth BLANKENSHIP (AFN:21RK-PL6) Born: 9 May 1845 Place: <Near Winfall, Campbell Co., Va> Christened: Place: G-53 7. Sex Name F Elvira BLANKENSHIP (AFN:21RK-PMD) Born: Abt. 1847 Place: <Near Winfall, Campbell Co., Va> Christened: Place: G-51 ****************************************************************************** ********* Rowland BLANKENSHIP (AFN: 21RK-858) Sex: M Event(s): Birth: Abt 1803 < Va> Christening: F-63 Death: Abt 1883 Near Winfall, Campbell Co.,Va Parents: Father: Archibald BLANKENSHIP (AFN: J4WK-KV) Mother: Prudence CONDOY (AFN: 21RK-807) Marriage(s): Spouse: Sarah JOHNSON (AFN: 21RK-PBJ) Marriage: Spouse: Martha BUTLER (AFN: 21RK-PDX) Marriage: Spouse: Harriett COLLINS (AFN: 21RK-PNL) Marriage:

I don't know how this will fit anywhere, but you may find it interesting, as I do. I have a Rowland Pryor Blankenship b 1879, Ky mar to Ida Arms and died 23 Feb 1948, Grayson Co, Ky. . His parents were James H Blankenship b 1819 Ky and Amanda Smothers or Armilda Smothers, his 3d wife, b 1851 Ky. James H Blankenship's other children by Amanda were Mahala b 1872, Lucinda b 1873, Christianab 1877, Marion Washington b 1876, Rowland Pryor and Anna . By the 2nd marriage, James H Blankenship and Elizabeth Kinglesmith had; Rosella Dora b 1865, Andrew Jackson b 1867, Willie, Johnny L b 1869 Do any of these sound familiar to you? James is the brother of my gr grandfather, Edwin Blankenship b abt 1826, lived most of life in Hardin Co, Ky. I think their father was Wm Blankenshp b abt 1765 (not cure of illegible date in census), as they lived all near each other in Hardin Co, Ky at one time. Janet Jensen ----- Original Message ----- From: <MrsLady002@aol.com> To: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2000 9:18 PM Subject: [BLANKENSHIP] Fwd: Blankenships from Bedford Co., VA > > --part1_78.9c37a76.26e32b0a_boundary > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > In a message dated 9/2/2000 10:21:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Etheln writes: > > << Sue - Lucky you! I have traced our Blankenship ancestor back to Bedford, > Va. > where it appaears he lived before he moved to Tn. Al. Tn. He was born 1786 > in Va according to census (I'm not sure where). His name is Rowland and I > can find nothing to link him to a parent. Do believe Edmund was his brother > or > maybe cousin but can find nothing on Ed,mund either. Wish I had something to > share with you but as of now find no links to the names you listed. Abraham > pops up quite frequently in my research but have no connection at this time. > Nolene >> > > Nolene, > > I do show a Rowland in my database. This may not be the right one. I am > going to stick my neck out on this one. I feel as if this is the right one > because of the name and location. How many other Rowland Blankenship's were > there???? Maybe NONE. How many of those Rowland's were in Bedford Co.???? > The one I show in my database below. > I am sending this to the post so that other researchers may correct me if I > am wrong, or if any of the information below is wrong. > Sue > > Descendants of Archibald Blankenship > > > Generation No. 1 > > 1. Archibald4 Blankenship (Hudson3, John B2, Ralph1 Blankship) was born > Abt. 1763 in VA. He married Prudence Condoy 08 October 1794 in VA. She was > born Abt. 1763. > > Children of Archibald Blankenship and Prudence Condoy are: > 2 i. Katie5 Blankenship, born Abt. 1796. > + 3 ii. Levi Blankenship, born Abt. 1796; died in Cass Co., MO. > 4 iii. Mary Blankenship, born Abt. 1796. > 5 iv. Sally Blankenship, born Abt. 1796. > + 6 v. Rowland Blankenship, born Abt. 1803; died Abt. 1883 in near > Winfall, Campbell Co., VA. > > > Generation No. 2 > > 3. Levi5 Blankenship (Archibald4, Hudson3, John B2, Ralph1 Blankship) > was born Abt. 1796, and died in Cass Co., MO. > > Children of Levi Blankenship are: > 7 i. Kate6 Blankenship. She married Edding. > 8 ii. Ellen Blankenship, born Abt. 1829. > 9 iii. Hezekiah Blankenship, born Abt. 1831. > 10 iv. Elizabeth Blankenship, born Abt. 1832. She married (1) John > Fulque. She married (2) John Fulque. She married (3) John Fulque. > 11 v. Hightower Blankenship, born Abt. 1836. > + 12 vi. William R Blankenship, born 24 June 1836; died 08 February 1927. > > > 6. Rowland5 Blankenship (Archibald4, Hudson3, John B2, Ralph1 Blankship) > was born Abt. 1803, and died Abt. 1883 in near Winfall, Campbell Co., VA. He > married (1) Sarah Johnson. She was born Abt. 1803. He married (2) Harriett > Collins. She was born Abt. 1803. He married (3) Martha Butler Abt. 1823. > She was born Abt. 1803. > > Child of Rowland Blankenship and Sarah Johnson is: > + 13 i. John Archer6 Blankenship, born 29 July 1827 in Chesterfield, > Virginia; died Abt. 1901. > > > Children of Rowland Blankenship and Martha Butler are: > 14 i. Elvira6 Blankenship, born Abt. 1825. She married (1) Moore; born > Abt. 1825. She married (2) Keen; born Abt. 1825. > 15 ii. Mary P Blankenship, born 17 July 1829. She married Charles > Pribble; born Abt. 1829. > 16 iii. Anna Blankenship, born 25 October 1833. > + 17 iv. Edward Levi Blankenship, born 07 July 1838. > + 18 v. Leslie Combs Blankenship, born 11 November 1840; died 06 April > 1916. > 19 vi. Charles T Blankenship, born 01 January 1843. > 20 vii. Sarah Elizabeth Blankenship, born 09 May 1845. She married > Ansel Lynch. > > --part1_78.9c37a76.26e32b0a_boundary > Content-Type: message/rfc822 > Content-Disposition: inline > > Return-path: <Etheln@aol.com> > From: Etheln@aol.com > Full-name: Etheln > Message-ID: <6b.94049fa.26e30fb0@aol.com> > Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2000 22:21:36 EDT > Subject: Re: Blankenships from Bedford Co., VA > To: MrsLady002@aol.com > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Windows sub 120 > > Sue - Lucky you! I have traced our Blankenship ancestor back to Bedford, Va. > where it appaears he lived before he moved to Tn. Al. Tn. He was born 1786 > in Va according to census (I'm not sure where). His name is Rowland and I > can find nothing to link him to a parent. Do believe Edmund was his brother > or > maybe cousin but can find nothing on Ed,mund either. Wish I had something to > share with you but as of now find no links to the names you listed. Abraham > pops up quite frequently in my research but have no connection at this time. > Nolene > > --part1_78.9c37a76.26e32b0a_boundary-- > > > ==== 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. >

----- Original Message ----- From: janet jensen <icufox@home.com> To: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2000 4:28 PM Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] Luther/Laurel Co, Ky > > > > > Hi, thanks for note. Do you have the parents of your Luther Blankenship? I > know there are a lot of them in Tennessee, and I thought Luther was in > Corbin, Ky. But since we did not have close touch and 50 yrs have passed I > don't know what happened. Grandma Belle Blankenship Cruse died in 1936, so > this nephew, Luther had to have visited her before that. If you have any > of his connections in Ky also, I am interested. Also his parents. Thanks, > Janet > > > > > ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== > Do not forward virus hoaxes or chain letters to mailing lists. For more information, send email to the List Manager, BKAYMEL@aol.com >

Sue: Wish your theory was right but just couldn't be. Edmund was in Madison County, Al in 1808. Rowland came in 1818. They lived on adjoining property and rented slaves together. I stumbled on this information in the Courthouse when looking for Browns in the index. A man came from Bedford Couinty to try to Collect a judgment that had been rendered against Edmund in 1807 and we think that's probably why he left. The fact that Rowland came later and they became closely associated leads us to believe there was a close relationship there. Since I have had no luck in finding Rowland's parents/siblings, I thought it worth a try to see if I could have better luck with Edmund which might lead me to Rowland's family. So far no luck. The parentage of both is a big mystery and I KNOW THEY HAD PARENTS! Will just keep on trying. Thanks for your time and help. Nolene

Hi Nolene, I found this information at the LDS website. I am almost sure now that these are the right guys you need for your line. Sue ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Rowland BLANKENSHIP Sex: M Event(s): Birth: Abt. 1803 Chesterfield, Virginia Parents: Father: Archibald BLANKENSHIP Mother: Prudence CONDAY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edmund BLANKENSHIP Sex: M Event(s): Birth: 1791 Campbell, Virginia Parents: Father: Daniel BLANKENSHIP Mother:

--part1_8.9ccc957.26e32d03_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 9/2/2000 10:21:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Etheln writes: << Sue - Lucky you! I have traced our Blankenship ancestor back to Bedford, Va. where it appaears he lived before he moved to Tn. Al. Tn. He was born 1786 in Va according to census (I'm not sure where). His name is Rowland and I can find nothing to link him to a parent. Do believe Edmund was his brother or maybe cousin but can find nothing on Ed,mund either. Wish I had something to share with you but as of now find no links to the names you listed. Abraham pops up quite frequently in my research but have no connection at this time. Nolene >> The Edmund I have in my database is shown below Descendants of Daniel Blankenship Generation No. 1 1. Daniel4 Blankenship (Hudson3, John B2, Ralph1 Blankship) was born 05 February 1761 in VA, and died 29 June 1849 in Coosa, AL. Children of Daniel Blankenship are: 2 i. Frances5 Blankenship, born Abt. 1800. 3 ii. Mary Ann Blankenship, born Abt. 1802. 4 iii. Solomon Blankenship, born Abt. 1804. + 5 iv. Henry Blankenship, born Abt. 1806. + 6 v. Edmund Blankenship, born Abt. 1808. Generation No. 2 5. Henry5 Blankenship (Daniel4, Hudson3, John B2, Ralph1 Blankship) was born Abt. 1806. He married Elizabeth. She was born Abt. 1792 in Georgia. Children of Henry Blankenship and Elizabeth are: 7 i. Rebecca6 Blankenship, born Abt. 1831. 8 ii. Mary Blankenship, born Abt. 1834. 9 iii. Oliff Blankenship, born Abt. 1836. 10 iv. Ellen Blankenship, born Abt. 1840. 11 v. Missouri Blankenship, born Abt. 1842. 12 vi. Louisiana Blankenship, born Abt. 1845. 6. Edmund5 Blankenship (Daniel4, Hudson3, John B2, Ralph1 Blankship) was born Abt. 1808. Children of Edmund Blankenship are: 13 i. Hattie6 Blankenship, born Abt. 1832. 14 ii. Clara Blankenship, born Abt. 1834. 15 iii. Florence Blankenship, born Abt. 1835. 16 iv. Maggie Blankenship, born Abt. 1837. + 17 v. Charles Edward Blankenship, born 08 August 1861; died 25 February 1935. 18 vi. Hattie Blankenship, born Abt. 1835. OK, now for the KIN part, if these are the right guys, the way I see it is: they were cousins. Edmund's father was Daniel and Rowland's father was Archibald, Daniel and Archibald were brothers and their father was Hudson. 6. Edmund5 Blankenship (Daniel4, Hudson3, John B2, Ralph1 Blankship) was born Abt. 1808. 6. Rowland5 Blankenship (Archibald4, Hudson3, John B2, Ralph1 Blankship) was born Abt. 1803, and died Abt. 1883 in near Winfall, Campbell Co., VA. He married (1) Sarah Johnson. She was born Abt. 1803. He married (2) Harriett Collins. She was born Abt. 1803. He married (3) Martha Butler Abt. 1823. She was born Abt. 1803. --part1_8.9ccc957.26e32d03_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: <Etheln@aol.com> From: Etheln@aol.com Full-name: Etheln Message-ID: <6b.94049fa.26e30fb0@aol.com> Da

--part1_78.9c37a76.26e32b0a_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 9/2/2000 10:21:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Etheln writes: << Sue - Lucky you! I have traced our Blankenship ancestor back to Bedford, Va. where it appaears he lived before he moved to Tn. Al. Tn. He was born 1786 in Va according to census (I'm not sure where). His name is Rowland and I can find nothing to link him to a parent. Do believe Edmund was his brother or maybe cousin but can find nothing on Ed,mund either. Wish I had something to share with you but as of now find no links to the names you listed. Abraham pops up quite frequently in my research but have no connection at this time. Nolene >> Nolene, I do show a Rowland in my database. This may not be the right one. I am going to stick my neck out on this one. I feel as if this is the right one because of the name and location. How many other Rowland Blankenship's were there???? Maybe NONE. How many of those Rowland's were in Bedford Co.???? The one I show in my database below. I am sending this to the post so that other researchers may correct me if I am wrong, or if any of the information below is wrong. Sue Descendants of Archibald Blankenship Generation No. 1 1. Archibald4 Blankenship (Hudson3, John B2, Ralph1 Blankship) was born Abt. 1763 in VA. He married Prudence Condoy 08 October 1794 in VA. She was born Abt. 1763. Children of Archibald Blankenship and Prudence Condoy are: 2 i. Katie5 Blankenship, born Abt. 1796. + 3 ii. Levi Blankenship, born Abt. 1796; died in Cass Co., MO. 4 iii. Mary Blankenship, born Abt. 1796. 5 iv. Sally Blankenship, born Abt. 1796. + 6 v. Rowland Blankenship, born Abt. 1803; died Abt. 1883 in near Winfall, Campbell Co., VA. Generation No. 2 3. Levi5 Blankenship (Archibald4, Hudson3, John B2, Ralph1 Blankship) was born Abt. 1796, and died in Cass Co., MO. Children of Levi Blankenship are: 7 i. Kate6 Blankenship. She married Edding. 8 ii. Ellen Blankenship, born Abt. 1829. 9 iii. Hezekiah Blankenship, born Abt. 1831. 10 iv. Elizabeth Blankenship, born Abt. 1832. She married (1) John Fulque. She married (2) John Fulque. She married (3) John Fulque. 11 v. Hightower Blankenship, born Abt. 1836. + 12 vi. William R Blankenship, born 24 June 1836; died 08 February 1927. 6. Rowland5 Blankenship (Archibald4, Hudson3, John B2, Ralph1 Blankship) was born Abt. 1803, and died Abt. 1883 in near Winfall, Campbell Co., VA. He married (1) Sarah Johnson. She was born Abt. 1803. He married (2) Harriett Collins. She was born Abt. 1803. He married (3) Martha Butler Abt. 1823. She was born Abt. 1803. Child of Rowland Blankenship and Sarah Johnson is: + 13 i. John Archer6 Blankenship, born 29 July 1827 in Chesterfield, Virginia; died Abt. 1901. Children of Rowland Blankenship and Martha Butler are: 14 i. Elvira6 Blankenship, born Abt. 1825. She married (1) Moore; born Abt. 1825. She married (2) Keen; born Abt. 1825. 15 ii. Mary P Blankenship, born 17 July 1829. She married Charles Pribble; born Abt. 1829. 16 iii. Anna Blankenship, born 25 October 1833. + 17 iv. Edward Levi Blankenship, born 07 July 1838. + 18 v. Leslie Combs Blankenship, born 11 November 1840; died 06 April 1916. 19 vi. Charles T Blankenship, born 01 January 1843. 20 vii. Sarah Elizabeth Blankenship, born 09 May 1845. She married Ansel Lynch. --part1_78.9c37a76.26e32b0a_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: <Etheln@aol.com> From: Etheln@aol.com Full-name: Etheln Message-ID: <6b.94049fa.26e30fb0@aol.com> Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2000 22:21:36 EDT Subject: Re: Blankenships from Bedford Co., VA To: MrsLady002@aol.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Windows sub 120 Sue - Lucky you! I have traced our Blankenship ancestor back to Bedford, Va. where it appaears he lived before he moved to Tn. Al. Tn. He was born 1786 in Va according to census (I'm not sure where). His name is Rowland and I can find nothing to link him to a parent. Do believe Edmund was his brother or maybe cousin but can find nothing on Ed,mund either. Wish I had something to share with you but as of now find no links to the names you listed. Abraham pops up quite frequently in my research but have no connection at this time. Nolene --part1_78.9c37a76.26e32b0a_boundary--

HEY RESEARCHERS, This is part of what I have been looking for. From me back to Joel Hudson has been proven through Court House records, and Gayle King Blankenship's book. From Joel Hudson back to Henry Hudson I got the information from the LDS website. 1381. Sharon Sue17 Blankenship (Jessie Malcolm16, Jessie Mose15, John Henry14, Christina13 Plymale, Thomas12, Amy11 Hudson, Joel10, Robert Jr.9, Robert Sr.8, Richard7, Richard6, William5, William4, Henry The Explorer3, Henry2, Henry1) was born 20 May 1951 in Roanoke, Virginia. She married Lee Roy Altice 04 June 1971 in Chesterfield, South Carolina. He was born 21 November 1945 in Roanoke, VA. Now if I could do something like this with the Liggon's, Womack's, Hill's and other families that was conected with the Blankenship's I would be a happy camper. Sue Blankenship Altice

hEY Y'All, got word from Historical Society they need donations for a Confederate Post Office w/ letters and documents. I am going to post this w/my postal newsgroup too. One of Two Original Confederate Post Offices in the Country, and it was run by Asa Holland (Postmaster) before the War. E-mail direct for details.TT

Hey Sue... They have the Wingfield book in the Virginia Room of the Roanoke City Library. Check it out! Did you hear about the new Franklin Co. History Book being put together? If you want to contribute anything it might not be too late. Let me know and I'll send you the address, but you'll have to hurry. Mike -----Original Message----- From: MrsLady002@aol.com <MrsLady002@aol.com> To: BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, September 01, 2000 9:40 PM Subject: RE: [BLANKENSHIP] Franklin Co. History >Hi Researchers, > >I am looking for a book about Franklin Co. (not sure of title). This book >was written by Pat Wingfield and it goes into some of the history of Franklin >Co. and mentions a lot of the families of that area. It tells about families >and who was living where in Franklin Co. The one I am interested in is the >Clemens (sp) family. I was told my family that there were several boys in >the Clemens family and they were all shot to death over some land argument. >This drove their sister Carrie in sane. Some in the area thought Carrie was >a witch the way she acted. >If any one knows where I can find this book please let me know. If you have >any information on this family please let me know. > >Thanks >Sue > > >==== 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! >

--part1_a1.a302360.26e3119a_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 9/2/2000 12:54:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, bblankin@ix.netcom.com writes: << Sue: I checked in my copy of Franklin County Virginia 1786-19986 A Bicentennial History by John and Emily Salmon, pp. 223-25. There is a lengthy review of a feud between the Witcher and Clement families which resulted in a gunfight at Dickinson's store 25, February 1860. "When the smoke cleared James and William Clement were dead, and Ralph Clement lay dying." I am not sure if this is what you are looking for. There is no mention of Carrie, but the incident was a major event in the history of Franklin County, VA. What is interesting Sue is that on page 222 just before the above is recorded, the assault in which Samuel Dillion charged that Barnett, Elijah, Elisha, Hezekiah, Isham (Jr.) and Isham (Sr.) and William Blankinship with "Swords, Clubs, Fists upon the said plaintiff . . . an assault did make and him did beat wound and ill treat so that his life was greatly despaired." This reference to a court record may be the only written proof on some of the siblings of Isham (Sr.). Bill Huntington Beach >> Hi Bill, and all other researchers, Bill that is the book I wanted. I was told by my mother about this gunfight years ago and wanted to read about it now in the book. My mother and her family knew the Witchers and the Clements. Mamma's family is the ones that told me about Carrie. Check in the Franklin Co. Census for 1870 or 1880 and you will find her I am SURE. She never married, so I am told, and she lived in the big brick house that her family had built, all by herself. She always wore black or gray clothes, long and loose. I was told that her hair grow long and straight and it looked like she had never combed or brushed it. My daddy told me that there is still blood on a rock near where the store was, we looked for the area once before and did not find anything. We did see the field, where the shooting was and it is all grown up in weeds now. And if memory serves me right here I do not think any of the Witcher boy were killed, two were wounded and had to be treated by the doctor. Bill, all of this happened in Franklin Co. on the Pittsylvania Co. side of Franklin, not the Bedford side. Sue --part1_a1.a302360.26e3119a_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <BLANKENSHIP-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-yg01.mx.aol.com (rly-yg01.mail.aol.com [172.18.147.1]) by air-yg02.mail.aol.com (v75_b3.11) with ESMTP; Sat, 02 Sep 2000 12:54:30 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.123]) by rly-yg01.mx.aol.com (v75_b3.9) with ESMTP; Sat, 02 Sep 2000 12:54:19 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id e82Grcd15559; Sat, 2 Sep 2000 09:53:38 -0700 Resent-Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2000 09:53:38 -0700 X-Original-Sender: bblankin@ix.netcom.com Sat Sep 2 09:53:38 2000 Message-Id: <200009021653.MAA31399@tisch.mail.mindspring.net> X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express Macintosh Edition - 4.5 (0410) Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 09:54:02 +0000 From: "Bill Blankinship" <bblankin@ix.netcom.com> Old-To: Blankenship List <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> Mime-version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Subject: [BLANKENSHIP] Franklin County History Resent-Message-ID: <en4M1.A.7yD.SCTs5@lists5.rootsweb.com> To: BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com Reply-To: BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/4129 X-Loop: BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: BLANKENSHIP-L-request@rootsweb.com Sue: I checked in my copy of Franklin County Virginia 1786-19986 A Bicentennial History by John and Emily Salmon, pp. 223-25. There is a lengthy review of a feud between the Witcher and Clement families which resulted in a gunfight at Dickinson's store 25, February 1860. "When the smoke cleared James and William Clement were dead, and Ralph Clement lay dying." I am not sure if this is what you are looking for. There is no mention of Carrie, but the incident was a major event in the history of Franklin County, VA. What is interesting Sue is that on page 222 just before the above is recorded, the assault in which Samuel Dillion charged that Barnett, Elijah, Elisha, Hezekiah, Isham (Jr.) and Isham (Sr.) and William Blankinship with "Swords, Clubs, Fists upon the said plaintiff . . . an assault did make and him did beat wound and ill treat so that his life was greatly despaired." This reference to a court record may be the only written proof on some of the siblings of Isham (Sr.). Bill Huntington Beach ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== Judith Manley has her BLANKENSHIP's online at http://Yelnam.tripod.com/. Take a look! --part1_a1.a302360.26e3119a_boundary--

Hi, thanks for note. Do you have the parents of your Luther Blankenship? I know there are a lot of them in Tennessee, and I thought Luther was in Corbin, Ky. But since we did not have close touch and 50 yrs have passed I don't know what happened. Grandma Belle Blankenship Cruse died in 1936, so this nephew, Luther had to have visited her before that. If you have any of his connections in Ky also, I am interested. Also his parents. Thanks, Janet >

I had a great uncle named Felix Luther Blankenship who went by the name Luther. He was born in May 1883 and his wife was Verggie Foster. Their children were: Sadie (married William Deming), Jesse, Troy (had a club foot, died when he was ten) and Trudie. This family was from Guys, McNairy Co, TN. However, I do not have a Belle Cruse in my index. Kim Visit our superstore at www.excelir.com/ferguson ----- Original Message ----- From: janet jensen <icufox@home.com> To: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2000 1:01 AM Subject: [BLANKENSHIP] Luther/Laurel Co, Ky > Does anyone have access to sources for Laurel Co, Ky? I am looking for a Luther Blankenship and family who came to visit us in Hardin Co, Ky in the late 1930's or 1940's. I don't know his age then, but he visited my grandmother, Belle Blankenship Cruse and I want to use him as a clue to find more on the name. Janet Jensen > > > ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== > Judith Manley has her BLANKENSHIP's online at http://Yelnam.tripod.com/. Take a look! >

Sue: I checked in my copy of Franklin County Virginia 1786-19986 A Bicentennial History by John and Emily Salmon, pp. 223-25. There is a lengthy review of a feud between the Witcher and Clement families which resulted in a gunfight at Dickinson's store 25, February 1860. "When the smoke cleared James and William Clement were dead, and Ralph Clement lay dying." I am not sure if this is what you are looking for. There is no mention of Carrie, but the incident was a major event in the history of Franklin County, VA. What is interesting Sue is that on page 222 just before the above is recorded, the assault in which Samuel Dillion charged that Barnett, Elijah, Elisha, Hezekiah, Isham (Jr.) and Isham (Sr.) and William Blankinship with "Swords, Clubs, Fists upon the said plaintiff . . . an assault did make and him did beat wound and ill treat so that his life was greatly despaired." This reference to a court record may be the only written proof on some of the siblings of Isham (Sr.). Bill Huntington Beach

Hey Researchers, The website below is for the Womack family. The researcher of this page has gone into great details about the family and who lived near the Womacks. In several places though out this website he refers to Hudson Blankenship and his son Henry Blankenship. This is one site I think all Blankenship researchers should read, then you can treat it as you see fit. According to this website Hudson Blankenship opened up the trade routes in VA between several cities. It seems that our Hudson had some of Henry Hudson nature for traveling in his blood. I have not wrote to the owner of this site yet and ask for any proof of any of this. http://hometown.aol.com/gideon1060/MyFamily.html This is some of the things I have cut and pasted from that site 1820: (Census) William Womack, Campbell County, VA., lived next door to Henry Blankenship, (son of Hudson Blankenship who had established the trade route ca., 1756 from Richmond, to Lynchburg, to Charlotteville, to areas in and around a village that had sprung up, now Bristal, Tennessee.) Hudson was a "Tinner" (trader) and builder. Francis Womock of Chesterfield Co. & Susannah his wife, to William Walthall of same Co. L 4: = 65 curr. 25 acres in Chesterfield Co. adjoining Richard Kennon, Womack Puckett and Thimothe Puckett, being part of a tract of 100 acres formerly belonging to John Puckett, May 2, 1755, D.B. 2, page 244. Ordered that John Blankinship, Joseph Blankinship, and Francis Womock summoned to appear at the next court to answer concerning a contempt by them late offered in suffering a prisoner of whom they were intrusted as Guards to escape out of prison to which he had been before only committed. Sept.1753. O. B. 1, page 391. Francis Womock, same as above to pay costs and a fine of 20 shillings each and sd. John Blankinship be discharged from any further attendance. Oct. 1753. 1 ibid p. 406. Larkin Womack, William D. Taylor and Charles H. Taylor, were all "Tinners" (Traders) just as Hudson Blankenship who established the route to and from Bristol and his son Henry Blankenship who lived next door to William and Catherine Womack 1820 in Campbell County, Virginia. Larkin (per tax records, paid taxes in Buckingham County, VA., thru 1856.) Larkin and Mary Taylor lived in Bristal Co., Tennessee. Real estate value $ 2400. His neighbor on one side was Rev., James C. King and wife whose daughter had married the banker Joseph R. Anderson. on the other side of Larkin was a hotel. Per deeds, after June 1860, Larkin purchased lots 46,64,and 66. which included the Exchange Hotel and this property included all between 4th Street and 6th Street (now Olive Street). http://hometown.aol.com/gideon1060/MyFamily.html http://search.hometown.aol.com/find.adp?cid=10000&resultOrder=1&queryToFlush=& query=Franklin%20Co%2e%2c%20VA%20Genealogy

Does anyone have access to sources for Laurel Co, Ky? I am looking for a Luther Blankenship and family who came to visit us in Hardin Co, Ky in the late 1930's or 1940's. I don't know his age then, but he visited my grandmother, Belle Blankenship Cruse and I want to use him as a clue to find more on the name. Janet Jensen

Hi Researchers, I am looking for a book about Franklin Co. (not sure of title). This book was written by Pat Wingfield and it goes into some of the history of Franklin Co. and mentions a lot of the families of that area. It tells about families and who was living where in Franklin Co. The one I am interested in is the Clemens (sp) family. I was told my family that there were several boys in the Clemens family and they were all shot to death over some land argument. This drove their sister Carrie in sane. Some in the area thought Carrie was a witch the way she acted. If any one knows where I can find this book please let me know. If you have any information on this family please let me know. Thanks Sue

Still trying to find the parents of John Peter who married Miriah Jane Hood 11/2/1842 in Franklin County VA. John Peter BLANKENSHIP was born in 1853 and died in 1863 Children, born in Bedford VA, are: John Peter 1847 m. Ann Eliza M. Stinnett (have marriage record) Thomas 1845 William 1849 m. Saluda Martin Martha 5/1852 Lucy * twin 1/31/1854 Miriah * twin 1/31/1854 Mary Elizabeth 11/14/1857 James O. 3/14/1860 Any help greatly appreciated! Also, just what exactly does "surety" mean in a marriage record? Happy Dign' Sonya in Maine Researching: In Campbell/Bedford/Franklin Co VA: BLANKENSHIP MATTOX/MADDOX LYNCH STINNETT In Montgomery/Floyd Co VA: BISHOP MARTIN ROOP _________________________________________________________________________ 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.

Hi Sue... No, I don't think these guys hook up with your bunch in any way. According to Gayle, John is the son of Cisley Blankenship who married Barnett Jones. I think she is correct. Cisley was a daughter of Peter and Cisley. Cisley was born about 1770, married Barnett Jones in Franklin Co. on October 23, 1795. John was born 1785 to 1790. Franklin Co. Sept. 1793 Court: "Overseers of the poor bind John Blankenship, bastard child of Cisley Blankenship to Dudley Lumsden". Married Mary Ann Dillion on February 7, 1804, Stokes Co., NC, daughter of Elizabeth Blankenship Dillion and Jesse Dillion. Children of John and Mary Ann: 1) Peter Blankenship, born about August 31, 1805. 2) William Moore Blankenship, born about 1807. Married 1st) August 28, 1827, Giles Co., Mary E. "Polly" Martin, daughter of John and Susannah Wagonner Martin., 2nd) July 8, 1846, Marion Co., Ohio, Rebecca McGee. 3) Elizabeth Blankenship, born around 1808, married March 30, 1827, Giles Co., to Jeremiah Shrewsbury (family names also found as Solesberry/Solesbury/Salisbury). 4) Thomas Rice Blankenship, born 1811. Married September 19, 1849, Patrick Co. VA, Ann T. Potter, daughter of William and Nancy Potter. 5) Arthur Mosley Blankenship, born 1810 to 1815. Married January 18, 1836, Botetourt Co. VA, Catharine Wertz. 6) Mary Ann Blankenship 7) Frances/Fannah "Fanny" Blankenship, born about 1815. Married 1st) Abraham Garrison (also found as Garretson), January 19, 1835. 2nd) St. Clair Abbott, Mercer Co. WV, October 1869. Hope this helps. Mikey -----Original Message----- From: MrsLady002@aol.com <MrsLady002@aol.com> To: BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, August 29, 2000 11:45 PM Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] John Blankenship & Mary Ann Dillion >In a message dated 8/29/2000 10:40:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time, >mblankenship@mindspring.com writes: > ><< Hi Sue, > > Exactly what do you want to know about John and Mary Ann? I can tell you > bunches. > > Mikey > >> > > >Hi Mikey, > >You know me, I want to know it all. Who was John's father? Who were the >children from the marrage? Is that a connection to my line of >Blankenship's?????? > >Sue > > >==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== >Do not forward virus hoaxes or chain letters to mailing lists. For more information, send email to the List Manager, BKAYMEL@aol.com >