My Grandfather, Benjamin C. Blankenship, Sr. was born in Oklahoma in 1891, and always described himself as "Black Dutch" and his son said he was of Creek descendancy. Benjamin's father was fluent in Creek and taught school on the reservation. They evidently up and left the reservation in the middle of the night and went to Missouri where the family contracted influenza and all but my grandfather and his brother, Aurthur, who was staying with his grandfather, died. My grandfather was raised by his grandfather in Missouri and Kansas. What I'm trying to do is find out what the Native American connection is for my grandfather. Descendants of RALPH BLANKENSHIP 1 RALPH BLANKENSHIP .... +MARTHA ......... 2 William Blankenship 1688 - ......... 2 Ralph Blankenship 1690 - ......... 2 John Blankenship 1692 - ......... 2 James Blankenship 1695 - ......... 2 JOHN B. BLANKENSHIP 1695 - 1751 ............... +ELIZABETH HUDSON 1695 - .................... 3 NORVELL (NOEL) BLANKENSHIP 1734 - 1794 .......................... +MARY ............................... 4 ABEL BLANKENSHIP 1765 - 1820 ...................................... +FRANCES (FANNY) WORSHAM 1761 - ........................................... 5 DAVID BLANKENSHIP - 1863 ................................................. +MARGARET McLAUGHLIN 1808 - ...................................................... 6 DANIEL BLANKENSHIP 1835 - ............................................................ +SARAH JANE STANTON 1838 - ................................................................. 7 WILLIAM BLANKENSHIP 1857 - 1900 ....................................................................... +MARY STONER 1857 - ............................................................................ 8 Ella Crawford Blankenship 1882 - ............................................................................ 8 Ida Crawford Blankenship 1883 - ............................................................................ 8 Arthur Alton Blankenship 1885 - ............................................................................ 8 Flora Blankenship 1888 - ............................................................................ 8 BENJAMIN CECIL BLANKENSHIP, SR. 1891 - 1975 ................................................................................... +HAZEL MAE HEMME 1898 - 1980 ........................................................................................ 9 BENJAMIN CECIL BLANKENSHIP, JR. 1925 - 1995 .............................................................................................. +Maxine Davis ................................................................................................... 10 Dennis Cecil Romines 1943 - ................................................................................................... 10 Jeannette Marie Blankenship 1945 - ........................................................................................ *2nd Wife of BENJAMIN CECIL BLANKENSHIP, JR.: .............................................................................................. +LENA JEANETTE BLAIR 1919 - 2001 ........................................................................................ 9 Warner Ruldolph Blankenship 1918 - .............................................................................................. +Corita Silvestri ........................................................................................ 9 Eulalia Mae Blankenship 1927 - .............................................................................................. +Floyd E. Bleau ........................................................................................ 9 Marvin Leroy Blankenship 1934 - .............................................................................................. +Pat ........................................................................................ 9 IdaMae Jean Blankenship 1937 - ........................................................................................ 9 William Lovell Blankenship 1939 - .............................................................................................. +Nancy Lindquist ............................................................................ 8 Mckinley Blankenship 1897 - ................................................................. 7 George Blankenship 1862 - ................................................................. 7 Sidney Blankenship 1865 - ................................................................. 7 Rubin Blankenship 1874 - ................................................................. 7 Margaret Blankenship ................................................................. 7 Julie Blankenship 1868 - ................................................................. 7 Nancy Ellen Blankenship 1870 - ................................................................. 7 Dora Blankenship 1879 - ................................................................. 7 Lucy Jane Blankenship 1874 - ................................................................. 7 Mary M. Blankenship 1859 - ...................................................... 6 David Blankenship ...................................................... 6 Jane Underwood Blankenship ...................................................... 6 Sally Lindle Blankenship ...................................................... 6 Dolly Bunch Blankenship ...................................................... 6 Soloman Blankenship 1832 - ...................................................... 6 Harrison Blankenship 1838 - ...................................................... 6 George W. Blankenship 1839 - ........................................... 5 Thomas Blankenship 1813 - ........................................... 5 Joel Blankenship ........................................... 5 Drury Blankenship ........................................... 5 Nancy Blankenship ........................................... 5 Henry Blankenship ........................................... 5 Daniel Blankenship ........................................... 5 Fanny Blankenship ........................................... 5 Noel Blankenship ........................................... 5 Ephraim Blankenship ............................... 4 Noel Blankenship ............................... 4 Arthur Blankenship .................... 3 William Blankenship 1730 - .................... 3 Joseph Blankenship 1735 - .................... 3 Isham Blankenship 1740 - .................... 3 Hudson Blankenship 1742 - .................... 3 Henry Blankenship 1744 - .................... 3 Mathew Blankenship 1748 - .................... 3 Amy Blankenship 1750 - .................... 3 Elizabeth Blankenship 1752 - .................... 3 Elisha Blankenship ......... 2 Ralph Blankenship 1700 - ......... 2 Ann Blankenship 1702 -