Sorry for the delay... Andrew j is said to have been born in Logan co, ( holden wv 1828,, this info, was handed down by his son James M Blankenship my gr, father...they were farmers (crops and livestock and loggers.) andrew j came back to Holden for a few months and then whent back to Ohio leaving his wife and 2 smallist boys in Holden,, names are JAMES M // AND JOHN B. .. .................................... John b was for a short time married to a ROSE LILLY OF MUD FORK WV,............... ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Ron