I show Elisha as the son of Isham Blankenship & Sarah Wilkinson. B ca 1754. Earnie MrsLady002@aol.com wrote: Hi All, I am up to my ear lobes in Blankenships from Bedford and Franklin Counties and I am having a blast trying to figure them all out. (Not really, this is a pain) Can any one tell me if this two name are the same person and if John B. Blankenship was Elisha's father?????????? s. Elisha Chesterfield Co>Bedford Co>NC>TN 1. Elisha1 Blankenship was born Abt. 1760 in VA, and died 20 June 1844 in VA. He married Elizabeth Ross. She died 30 December 1839. Child of Elisha Blankenship and Elizabeth Ross is: 2 i. John2 Blankenship, born Abt. 1794 in Franklin, Virginia. ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== If you have copies of BLANKENSHIP documents - birth, marriage, military, baptism, death records, etc., please consider sharing a copy with Listowner for the compilation of a central source of BLANKENSHIP documents to be offered to list members in the near future. Contact BKAYMEL@aol.com for more information. --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere!