Dear Don and Betty, I have a feeling you have talked to Lorene Blankenship Sherrill there in Sylacauga. She is my 2nd cousin and we started many years ago working on the Blankenships. We live in West Palm Beach, FL but I'm originally from Eclectic in Elmore County. We own the homeplace up there in Eclectic and go up often. I am descended from Reuben through his son John B. also but through his son William Henry, John Stevens (J.W.), James Silas, Ruby Inez, and me Ludd Anderson (Andy) Lanier, Jr. James Silas and Lorene's grandfather Benjamin Harrison were brothers. I was so involved with other things when the marker was placed on Reubens grave that I didn't come up for the ceremony. After being chastized by so many people up there for not coming that I resolved never to miss something that important again. I'm still kicking myself for this. Have you visited the log cabin there near Weogufka? We were there last June for another visit with Fred Blankenship from Alexander City and two other cousens who had never seen it. I'm sure you know Fred with his unbelievable data base on Blankenships of Alabama. We were supposed to spend two months up there back in the Fall but I got called out of retirement to straighten up the school where I retired as Principal in 2000 and my replacement had nearly ruined. We hope to get up in the Spring for two weeks rather than the two months we had planned. Would love to get together sometime in the future and shoot the breeze like only Blankenships can do, unless it's Laniers. Thanks for writing and I look forward to hearing from you again. Cousin Andy > Reuben an Elizabeth are buried at the Site of the OLD Poplar Springs church, > which is now on private property. It is just off US 231 on a hill top. There > are No Markers or tomb stones at the real location for them. My source > reference is the Coosa County Cemetery Book and direct communications with > the lady who had lots to do with getting the RWS marker placed at the NOW > Poplar Springs Cemetery. However I have not been able to obtain any document > that indicates they are in fact buried here other than stated above. > I have and continue to work to locate and photo all the Blankenship burial > sites in Coosa County and find proof of the burials of those that are not > marked. > I am a descendant of Reuben through his son John Buck, James Thomas, John > Allen and James Russell. I'll be glad to exchange data with Blankenship > descendants interested in this line. > Don Stockdale > Sylacauga AL > donaldstockdale@mindspring.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andy Lanier" <greyeagleorchis@earthlink.net> > To: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 9:10 PM > Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] Reuben Blankenship Al 1840 > > > > Reuben Blankenship of Coosa County, Al was my 4 greats grandfather. He was > > born in 1763 in Virginia and died October 27, 1850 and is buried in Poplar > > Springs Cemetery in Coosa County. I have copies of his Probate Record and > > his Revolutionary War Record taken when he applied for a pension which was > > granted. A few years ago a Revolutionary War Monument was placed on his > > grave. His wife Elizabeth was born in 1760 and died in 1853 in Coosa > County, > > being blind at her death. They had nine children whose descendants make up > a > > large part of the Blankenships in Central Alabama. His brother Daniel also > > was a Revolutionary War veteran who was born in February, 1761 in Virginia > > and died in Coosa County, Alabama June 29, 1849. I also have copies of his > > Probate Record and war record taken when he applied for a pension which > was > > granted. Most of the other Blankenships in Central Alabama are descended > > from him. I wouild be happy to share other information about these two > early > > settlers in Central Alabama. > > > > By the way, the log cabin built in 1847 by his Grandson and my gr gr > > grandfather William Henry Blankenship is still standing and my gr > > grandfather, my grandfather, and my mother were all born there. It's a > grand > > feeling to be in it and know that Reuben and Daniel had once been there. > If > > the walls could talk, what stories they could tell. > > > > Andy Lanier > > > > > > > > > > > Found Reuben Blankenship in Coosa Co., Alabama. Reuben is listed as > being > > a > > > Revolutionary War pensioner. As such his exact age of 77 is given as > > > compared to the normal which is age groups. Thus Reuben was born 1n 1762 > > or > > > 1763. > > > Earnie Breeding > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== 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. > > > > > > > > > ==== 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. > > > > > ==== 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.com >