Blankenships were early pioneers to Andrew Co., coming from Cumberland Co. KY around 1840. Bought land first in Rochester Twp., later Nodaway and Jefferson Twps. Covered wagon trip from KY included three generations of Blankenships, along with KY neighbors: Foster, Jackman, Carroll, Merrit, Tindle & McClaren. William Blankenship b. VA bet. 1754-1760. Moved to Iredell Co., NC c. 1798, to Cumberland Co., KY 1805. First wife Patsey died in KY. 2nd wife, Mary Ann, buried with him in Greenwick Cem. According to tombstone, he was 105 when he died Dec 1859, 4 months after Mary Ann. Coleman Hargrove Blankenship, son of William, was b. c. 1803 in NC. First wife in KY had three children who came to MO: Granville (1826, moved to AR), Louise (1827) m. Charles Weibling, Thompson H (1828) in Civil War. He farmed in Andrew Co. and Doniphan Co., KS and m. Viania [sic] Carroll in 1855. Thompson d. 1908 >From second m., Margaret Regal or Ragle, Coleman had 12 children: Adeline (28 Aug 1834) m. 1 Preston Merrit 1850, he d. cholera; m2. John Warner, 23 Nov 1852. Silvester (1838) m. Sarah E. McLaine. Patsey, (c. 1840) m1. William McClaren, m2. Dr. John T. Lewis of Columbus KS; she died 1901 William Calvin (1843, Civil War vet) m. Priscilla Burnside Lemuel (1844) Rowan E. (1845) Rachel (1846) Nancy (1847) Major McDonald (1848) m. Esther Baggett, moved Benton Co. AR, d. 1894 Albrady (1849) m. Jacob Miller in Wathena KS Coleman Jr. (1850) m. Polly Long Shelby (1851) After 1880, Coleman went to live with son Thompson in Doniphan Co., KS, but wife was on 1900 Andrew Co. census.