In a message dated 2/9/2003 4:49:55 PM Central Standard Time, donaldstockdale@mindspring.com writes: > Hanover Coosa County Hanover where? Catherine

In a message dated 2/9/2003 1:39:52 PM Central Standard Time, Janet@eastex.net writes: > Woodville, TX. Mercy me, Janet .. I have been to Woodville many times while we lived in Beaumont! I would love to come back there and see all this! Don't count me out just yet.Have some health problems but this all sounds like something my husband and I could do. I live in Wetumpka, AL, just north east of Montgomery, AL. I wonder if you or someone knows of a lady with the maiden name of Smith. This is probably the relative that my cousin Luther Smith went to see. All this relating about Blankenships is such fun. Thanks so much for you info. As I said .. don't count me out just yet!! Catherine

I have then marrying c1728 based mainly on the births of their children. Ralph ----- Original Message ----- From: Graingerjm@aol.com To: BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 5:03 PM Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] Re: [VAFRANKL] Blankenship, John 1727-xxxx VA In a message dated 2/8/03 12:14:31 PM, jblank@ihpc.net writes: << 2 John Blankenship b: Bet. 1690 - 1697 d: April 09, 1751 ............. +Mary Elizabeth Hudson b: July 16, 1704 m: Abt. 1715 >> She married at age 11?????? Martha ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== Don't forget to check out the BLANKENSHIP list archives at www.rootsweb.com!

Yea, I'll disagree. I would add Joseph as another son of Ralph and Martha Blankenship. There is no direct evidence that Joseph was a son but he was in the area and of the right age. There is more support for Joseph being a son than Ann being a daughter. Ralph ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert & Janice Blankenship To: BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 1:16 PM Subject: RE: [BLANKENSHIP] Re: [VAFRANKL] Blankenship, John 1727-xxxx VA Thanks very much. wonder if anyone disagrees (Always someone! but that's how we sort things out) Bob -----Original Message----- From: BKAYMEL@aol.com [mailto:BKAYMEL@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 7:29 AM To: BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] Re: [VAFRANKL] Blankenship, John 1727-xxxx VA In a message dated 2/7/2003 9:17:51 PM Central Standard Time, jblank@ihpc.net writes: > all the Children of Ralph and Martha Bob - not sure it's right, but here's what I've got: Descendants of Ralph Blankenship/Blankinship 1 Ralph Blankenship/Blankinship b: Bet. 1660 - 1665 d: 1714 . +Martha? b: Abt. 1660 m: Abt. 1690 ......... 2 Richard Blankenship b: Bef. 1693 d: Aft. 1768 ............. +Martha Hudson Stanley m: 1735 ......... 2 William Blankenship b: Abt. 1693 d: 1745 ............. +Mary ? ......... 2 John Blankenship b: Bet. 1690 - 1697 d: April 09, 1751 ............. +Mary Elizabeth Hudson b: July 16, 1704 m: Abt. 1715 d: 1789 ......... 2 James Blankenship b: Abt. 1698 d: 1749 ............. +Mary Eanes ......... 2 Ralph Blankenship II b: Abt. 1700 d: November 1754 ............. +[1] Elizabeth LNU b: Abt. 1700 m: 1735 ......... *2nd Wife of Ralph Blankenship II: ............. +[1] Elizabeth LNU b: Abt. 1700 m: 1735 ......... 2 Ann Blankenship b: 1702 d: Abt. 1763 ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== Any complaints or problems with another subscriber should be addressed directly to the List Admin at BKAYMEL@aol.com. No flaming of other subscribers will be tolerated on the list. ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== If you have copies of BLANKENSHIP documents - birth, marriage, military, baptism, death records, etc., please consider sharing a copy with List Admin for the compilation of a central source of BLANKENSHIP documents to be offered to BLANKENSHIP Researchers in the near future. Contact BKAYMEL@aol.com for more information.

I believe many of the dates are incorrect and at best a guess. I have some of Reuben's children as born in Green County GA or Cherokee Nation indicating he was there for a period of time, so there may have been another wife. I've seen Cherokee census records indicating hundreds of Cherokee's married to whites and whites married to Cherokee's. John Buck married Milly there and must have returned to settle the estate of her mother, by Cherokee law, John included Milly's sisters in his will thus the confusion occurred in the 1850 Hatchett Creek Census record note transcription by Wanda Craft. And many still list them as his children. I have this census as a .txt document and still have not identified all the Blankenship's there in. Don ----- Original Message ----- From: <BKAYMEL@aol.com> To: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 12:18 AM Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] Blankenship, Reuben Descendants > In a message dated 2/9/2003 8:02:15 PM Central Standard Time, > greyeagleorchis@earthlink.net writes: > > > If the birthdate given for Reuben's wife Elizabeth, which I > > have as 1760 is correct > > hmm ... I have their date of marriage as 1784 - she would have been an old > lady at 24 to be getting married LOL ... wonder if there isn't a 1st husband > in the picture somewhere we are missing? Or possibly a 2nd wife that these > kids belong to? The dates of birth for the children - from 1790 to 1807 - > would put her having children over a 20-year span, also a bit unusual ... and > for a woman that age back then? I think we're missing a piece here ... > > > ==== 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. >

In a message dated 2/9/2003 8:02:15 PM Central Standard Time, greyeagleorchis@earthlink.net writes: > If the birthdate given for Reuben's wife Elizabeth, which I > have as 1760 is correct hmm ... I have their date of marriage as 1784 - she would have been an old lady at 24 to be getting married LOL ... wonder if there isn't a 1st husband in the picture somewhere we are missing? Or possibly a 2nd wife that these kids belong to? The dates of birth for the children - from 1790 to 1807 - would put her having children over a 20-year span, also a bit unusual ... and for a woman that age back then? I think we're missing a piece here ...

So Janet - you live really near Kounze? Why didn't you say so LOL? My bro-in-law is from Kounze - he's a THOMPSON ... I keep telling to get cracking on his family tree so we can tie in his Thompson's to my Blankenship's and harass my sister for marrying a cousin ROFLMAO ...

Was the same NANCY ANDERSON married to both Beverly and William Pleasant BLANKENSHIP? What is William P's date of birth? I show between 1800 and 1810 but show their date of marriage as 1813 - obviously while they were known to marry quite young, I've never heard of a 3 yr old married (and producing children LOL) - also, I show Nancy's DOB as 1770-75, a rather large gap there. I show Nancy and Beverly had the following children: Rhoda, Gracey, Lockey, Sandel, Stacy and Tony. I show Nancy and Wm P had the following children: William, Lawson, Thomas, and Ann Elizabeth and these children's DOBs as "aft. 1813" So was Wm P marriage No. 1??? Have no DOBS for Beverly's children ... Kay

I thought it was because of the location and the child's name. I gave up on dates as the family tree maker program tells me most of the older ones are not possible, and I've saw seven to ten year errors in the census records. I'll go photo these first chance I get and see if any was missed. Don ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Lanier" <greyeagleorchis@earthlink.net> To: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 7:59 PM Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] Blankenship, Reuben Descendants > Those could be. Knowing how bad their spelling was, I can see Rhoda > becoming Rhonda. It's very difinitely Rhoda in the original copy of > Rueben's Probate. I am having a little problem with the birthdate of 1807 > for Rhoda. If the birthdate given for Reuben's wife Elizabeth, which I > have as 1760 is correct, she would have been 47 when Rhoda was born. I know > this can happen but , unusually late in life to be having children. > > Andy > > > > > Daughter of Reuben Blankenship, Rhonda (Ann) born abt 1807 married Silas > Brewer abt 1830 born abt 1805, a child Phenelope b abt 1836. > > Andrews Chapel Cemetery, Hanover Coosa County has, Brewer Rhonda Ann, no > dates and Pnelph no dates, > > This just about has to be them, any one have any better data ? > > Don > > > > > > ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== > > If you have copies of BLANKENSHIP documents - birth, marriage, military, > baptism, death records, etc., please consider sharing a copy with List Admin > for the compilation of a central source of BLANKENSHIP documents to be > offered to BLANKENSHIP Researchers in the near future. Contact > BKAYMEL@aol.com for more information. > > > > > ==== 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. >

Those could be. Knowing how bad their spelling was, I can see Rhoda becoming Rhonda. It's very difinitely Rhoda in the original copy of Rueben's Probate. I am having a little problem with the birthdate of 1807 for Rhoda. If the birthdate given for Reuben's wife Elizabeth, which I have as 1760 is correct, she would have been 47 when Rhoda was born. I know this can happen but , unusually late in life to be having children. Andy > Daughter of Reuben Blankenship, Rhonda (Ann) born abt 1807 married Silas Brewer abt 1830 born abt 1805, a child Phenelope b abt 1836. > Andrews Chapel Cemetery, Hanover Coosa County has, Brewer Rhonda Ann, no dates and Pnelph no dates, > This just about has to be them, any one have any better data ? > Don > > > ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== > If you have copies of BLANKENSHIP documents - birth, marriage, military, baptism, death records, etc., please consider sharing a copy with List Admin for the compilation of a central source of BLANKENSHIP documents to be offered to BLANKENSHIP Researchers in the near future. Contact BKAYMEL@aol.com for more information. >

Yeah, did sound dumb huh? hah And like a big dummy...the will was for Samuel ?? and it was Barnett's wife. ugh. duh.....CRS TT ----- Original Message ----- From: BKAYMEL@aol.com Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 10:27 PM To: BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] Re:Hezekiah In a message dated 2/8/2003 6:06:08 PM Central Standard Time, tblankus@msn.com writes: > in the archives should be a will that states that Hezekiah and his wife were > from Franklin County, and that he was dead, LOL - his will states he is dead? hehehehe T - just hit me as funny :-) ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== Do not forward virus hoaxes or chain letters to mailing lists. For more information, send email to the List Admin, BKAYMEL@aol.comGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

Daughter of Reuben Blankenship, Rhonda (Ann) born abt 1807 married Silas Brewer abt 1830 born abt 1805, a child Phenelope b abt 1836. Andrews Chapel Cemetery, Hanover Coosa County has, Brewer Rhonda Ann, no dates and Pnelph no dates, This just about has to be them, any one have any better data ? Don

Catherine, when Reuben brought his family down from Hill County, they settled in the woods near a community called Blue Water. That is where most of them are buried. There was another little community named Menard Chapal that had a church and school. They are about equi distance between both. But for some reason, most are buried at Blue Water cemetary. Some of his granddaughters are buried with their husbands at Menard Chapel. Not far from were Reuben and Mattie and John Henry and Mary Eliz lived now is a little post office store, farming community called Segno, TX. Then in the census, it was all Livingston, and they lived on the Liv to Kounze Rd. Now it is a farm to market. What you would do is come to Livingston, TX. Then you travel from Livingston out Hwy 146 approximately 10-12 miles and turn right onto a farm to market to Segno. Before you ever get to Segno, on the right, you will see a road and sign that says Blue Water Cemetary. The cemetary is on the left immediately off of the road. You won't be able to miss it. If you don't turn right to Blue Wtr, you will turn left and go until you see a sign that says Menard Chapel Cemetary. You will turn left again. This cemetary is back in the woods on Menard Creek. What you turned off of is the old road. So if you don't turn left into Menard but continue down that road, you will come to old house places. One is where Reuben's granddaughter, Maude and Jasper Collins lived. Their daughter lives in a mobile home on the property. Further down, is a brick house on the left on the land where Reuben and all lived. His grandson, Bennie Samuel, lived there until 1989 when he passed away. There are other houses along the way where his grandchildren have lived. It is all in the country. The newer road by passed them all to take out the curves in the road. Uncle Bennie was never happy after that cause the county took some of his land for the new road. Ha. He cussed stock laws and county govs until he died. One of the last conversations, we had on a Sun afternoon sitting on his little front porch involved that subject. He farmed and ran cattle. Until he died he had chickens and my sister and I took him his chicken feed, cleaned his house and made his dinner every two weeks. In return, we got to drink coffee while he ate and listen to wonderful things that you can't find on the census. Tales abt his grandfather, etc. I miss him so much. Bennie's brother, my grandfather, Wm. Arthur and is family are buried at CampRuby Cemetary which is 12 miles out of Livingston on Hwy 190 E towards Woodville, TX. You will see a sign that turns right to Camp Ruby, Dallardsville, Big Sandy. A few miles down you will find Camp Ruby Cemetary. This was a logging town where my family worked until the war. My dad worked in the shipyards at Beaumont until after the war. Then he and my mom moved into Livingston. That is where me and my two sisters were born and raised. Where do you live? They have a large Escapee ecampment outside Livingston on Hwy 146 toward Libery, tX. Let me know when you plan to visit. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: <CBW1940@aol.com> To: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 1:26 AM Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] Reuben comes to Texas > In a message dated 2/8/2003 4:50:02 PM Central Standard Time, > Janet@eastex.net writes: > > > It's inland from there 70 miles or so. > > > > Got a name of an area or town! We have a travel trailer and do go for weekend > deals. > > Catherine > > > ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== > Submit your family lines to the BLANKENSHIP master files - contact list admin at BKAYMEL@aol.com for more info ... >

In a message dated 2/8/2003 4:50:02 PM Central Standard Time, Janet@eastex.net writes: > It's inland from there 70 miles or so. > Got a name of an area or town! We have a travel trailer and do go for weekend deals. Catherine

In a message dated 2/8/2003 4:28:26 PM Central Standard Time, BKAYMEL@aol.com writes: > That's out towards the Tx-LA border around Orange etc? Or am I in the wrong > > place lol? > > Mercy, this is a hop skip and a jump from where we were!! Catherine

In a message dated 2/8/2003 4:27:37 PM Central Standard Time, BKAYMEL@aol.com writes: > > Hope this helps and gives you at least an idea of how to get organized. > > Kay > > I appreciate this advise myself. Being new I have copies all over this room! Bought some plastic filing drawers on sale at Office Depot and hope this works. I do like the use of color folders in a folder type idea. Right now I just have stacks of emails!!!! Catherine

In a message dated 2/8/2003 1:13:21 PM Central Standard Time, Graingerjm@aol.com writes: > hope that helps! <G> > Knew LOL but <G> is a new one for me! Thanks <G>s Catherine

In a message dated 2/8/2003 11:03:47 AM Central Standard Time, Janet@eastex.net writes: > > > Kay, it is in South East Tx also known as the Piney Woods. Come on down > and > I'll take you on a tour to where they lived and the 3 local cemetaries > where > most of them are buried. Janet > Better watch out .. you may have more coming than just one!!!!!!!!!!! hehehehe Catherine

In a message dated 2/8/2003 11:01:25 AM Central Standard Time, Janet@eastex.net writes: > Polk County, TX. Where is Polk County? Jim and I just may have to go back this way one day. We lived in Beaumont for five years 1995-2000. I just wrote Andy an email about a cousin of my Dad's that came through Montgomery for a brief visit on his way to visit his kin in TX. This cousin was Luther Smith. How he fits in with the Perry Lee bunch is still a mystery but will find how one of these days. Had NO idea that so many Blankenship went to TX. Jim and I really loved TX also. Catherine

Thanks Kay, Andy > greyeagleorchis@earthlink.net writes: > In a message dated 2/8/2003 8:16:25 PM Central Standard Time, > > > ...Mary Doss wife of William Doss, ... > > > > ... > > > ...Someone had a Polly listed as a daughter of Reuben. It seems that I have > > seen this myself before but if she was his daughter, she must have died > > early without marrying. > > > > I show this Mary in my files as Mary "Polly" so possibly this is the Polly > some are referring to - the Polly being a common nickname for girls named > Mary? (Still can't figure that one out! LOL) Also, I had her husband's name > as DROSS? > > kAY > > > ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== > Submit your family lines to the BLANKENSHIP master files - contact list admin at BKAYMEL@aol.com for more info ... >