Elisha Blankenship b) 1800 according to the 1850 Franklin Co. Mo. cenus He was married to Elizabeth b) 1805 Listed with Elisha and Elizabeth in the 1850 census were Charles H. , Nancy, William, Isaiah, Elizabeth, Martha, and Mary. Mary is the only one born in Mo. in 1848. The others were listed as being born in Va. Elisha bought land in Franklin Co. Mo in 1848. There are several family stories that I have been trying to prove or disprove. 1. That Elisha was adopted having been brought to the Blankenships in the middle of the night by some man. That he was brought to Mo. as a boy and grew up in Mo. 2. That Elisha married widow Elizabeth Emory and the children of her first husband took the name of Blankenship except William who left his name Emory and went to Nebraska. This has not been confirmed yet. 3.That it was Charles that was adopted by Elisha. 4. That it was Elisha who was an "Emory/Emery" before being adopted. Elisha's children as listed in 1850 census ---- Nancy b) 1829 nothing else known - she may have married and remained in Va. Wm. married Angeline Parks in 1859 Isaiah married Sophia Cromer in 1859 Elizabeth married Wm. Parks in 1859? Martha married Heinrich "Henry" Tieman in 1861 Mary no information known may have died young Charles children are easier to follow except for Sarah Ann who married James L. Terry and moved to Texas. Although the family has a picture of her in her later years not much else is known about her. Charles married first in Mo. Catherine Johnson in 1849. Their children were Sarah Ann, Mary E., Sedonia Jane, Thomas Wm. , Elisha Alfonzo, Charles Price, Nora Alice by his second wife Sophia Cromer Blankenship, widow of his younger brother. Charles' daughter Mary E. married Ben Terry in 1870. Sedonia Jane married S. Schults in 1880. Thomas W. married Rachel Bailey in 1883. Elisha Alfonzo married Sally Jameison in 1882 Charles Price married Mamie Jameison in 1882 Nora Alice married Rufus Eoff in 1889 If anyone information about this Elisha Blankenship I would appreciate the help. Muriel