This may be the connection I have been looking for also. Do your Blankenships tie into the ones from Craighead Co., AR and the ones in Lauderdale and other northwestern counties in TN? Kaye At 01:27 PM 11/26/2000 Sunday, you wrote: >Hi > >I just resubscribed to the Blankenship List, having been gone for almost a >year. Before that, I was on this List for about year, too. In that time, >although it is a very informative List, I never connected to anyone with my >Blankenship line. > >Guess what? > >The first post that I see is this one regarding Jerusha Blankenship. Willa, >I can help you with this line, as it directly connects to my own. > >Jerusha was my grandmother's cousin. My grandmother's name was Nancy Emma >Blankinship (1892-1974), who was born in Melbourne, Izard Co., Arkansas. > >Can't wait to hear from you, > >Bernie Moore-Knowles >Phoenix, Arizona >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Tammy Blankenship" <copperheadroad@dellnet.com> >To: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2000 7:55 AM >Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] RE: BLANKENSHIP-D Digest V00 #386 > > >> Do you know any of her brother & sisters? There are several Blankenship >> families on the Izard Co. Ark. 1850 Census. It is online through >> USGenweb.com, then go to Ark. then to Izard, search that database. The >> families are not in order, but by neighbors.......look at that too. Keep >in >> touch...TT >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <Willastree50@aol.com> >> To: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 10:00 PM >> Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] RE: BLANKENSHIP-D Digest V00 #386 >> >> >> > My Blankenships, so far, are in TX, >> > I have my grandmother's death certificate and my Dad's >> > delayed birth certificate and his death certificate. >> > This is what I have learned from it. >> > >> > Grandmother's name was Jarusha Anise Blankenship. She is listed as >white. >> > She was known as Jerusie and in one paper clipping as Emma. >> > She was born 11-24-1875, somewhere in AR. >> > >> > Her dad is listed as Eliza (maybe it should be Elijah). He was born in >TN. >> > He married a ???Snow. >> > >> > Jarusha Blankenship married Adolphus Andrew (or Anders) Loven >> > 11-6-1895 No idea where. >> > Adolphus was born 3-4-1873 in TN. >> > >> > Jarusha and Adophus's first child (my dad) was born in Red River County, >> > Clarksville, TX. Dad was born 9-1-1896 as Adolphard Chester Loven. >> > Later he went by A. Dolphard Chester or ADC Loven. Family and friends >> > knew him as Chester. >> > >> > Second child was Vera Nely (later, Wiley) born 9-8-1898 >> > Don't know where she was born. >> > >> > The 1900 census shows Jershie (Blankenship), Adophus, and 2 children >> > ages 2 and 4. Vera and Chester. >> > >> > They had 8 children in all. No information on where they were born. >> > One child, David Harrson (maybe Harrison) Loven died 8-10-1921, >> > A relative has said he may have died when they were near Hamlin, TX. >> > >> > Adolphus died 12-8-1914. Don't know where. >> > >> > Grandma Jerusie lived many years in Breckenridge, TX. >> > She died there 8-5-1942 and is buried in the Hill Cemetery there. >> > >> > Would love to know were she married and where she was born. >> > Would love to know about her parents. Names, dates and places. >> > Then, of course I'd like to be able to go generations back from there. >> > Hard to get started. Appreciate any help. >> > >> > Willa R. (Loven) Davis >> > Crabtree, OR. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== >> > http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/p/i/c/Elva-M-Picklesimer/ Here you >> can find descendants of Rachel BLANKENSHIP. >> > >> >> >> ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== >> Checkout the Blankenship webring at www.webring.com and Jacque Reynold's >Genealogy Homepage at >http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/r/e/y/Jacque-P-Reynolds/index.html - >Nice job! >> > > >==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== >Check out Jack Woodward's wesite: http://members.tripod.com/jdwoodward Show me first the graveyards of a country and I will tell you the true character of the people. --Benjamin Franklin

Hey, you might all think I'm nuts, but look at Jerusha's birthday! I have found a lot of my ancestors the last few months on thier birthday too! May the ghosts be with you......TT ----- Original Message ----- From: Larry & Kaye Wallace <lrwallac@inet-direct.com> To: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2000 6:27 PM Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] Jerusha Blakenship - Willa > This may be the connection I have been looking for also. Do your Blankenships tie into the ones from Craighead Co., AR and the ones in Lauderdale and other northwestern counties in TN? > Kaye > > > At 01:27 PM 11/26/2000 Sunday, you wrote: > >Hi > > > >I just resubscribed to the Blankenship List, having been gone for almost a > >year. Before that, I was on this List for about year, too. In that time, > >although it is a very informative List, I never connected to anyone with my > >Blankenship line. > > > >Guess what? > > > >The first post that I see is this one regarding Jerusha Blankenship. Willa, > >I can help you with this line, as it directly connects to my own. > > > >Jerusha was my grandmother's cousin. My grandmother's name was Nancy Emma > >Blankinship (1892-1974), who was born in Melbourne, Izard Co., Arkansas. > > > >Can't wait to hear from you, > > > >Bernie Moore-Knowles > >Phoenix, Arizona > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Tammy Blankenship" <copperheadroad@dellnet.com> > >To: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2000 7:55 AM > >Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] RE: BLANKENSHIP-D Digest V00 #386 > > > > > >> Do you know any of her brother & sisters? There are several Blankenship > >> families on the Izard Co. Ark. 1850 Census. It is online through > >> USGenweb.com, then go to Ark. then to Izard, search that database. The > >> families are not in order, but by neighbors.......look at that too. Keep > >in > >> touch...TT > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: <Willastree50@aol.com> > >> To: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> > >> Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 10:00 PM > >> Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] RE: BLANKENSHIP-D Digest V00 #386 > >> > >> > >> > My Blankenships, so far, are in TX, > >> > I have my grandmother's death certificate and my Dad's > >> > delayed birth certificate and his death certificate. > >> > This is what I have learned from it. > >> > > >> > Grandmother's name was Jarusha Anise Blankenship. She is listed as > >white. > >> > She was known as Jerusie and in one paper clipping as Emma. > >> > She was born 11-24-1875, somewhere in AR. > >> > > >> > Her dad is listed as Eliza (maybe it should be Elijah). He was born in > >TN. > >> > He married a ???Snow. > >> > > >> > Jarusha Blankenship married Adolphus Andrew (or Anders) Loven > >> > 11-6-1895 No idea where. > >> > Adolphus was born 3-4-1873 in TN. > >> > > >> > Jarusha and Adophus's first child (my dad) was born in Red River County, > >> > Clarksville, TX. Dad was born 9-1-1896 as Adolphard Chester Loven. > >> > Later he went by A. Dolphard Chester or ADC Loven. Family and friends > >> > knew him as Chester. > >> > > >> > Second child was Vera Nely (later, Wiley) born 9-8-1898 > >> > Don't know where she was born. > >> > > >> > The 1900 census shows Jershie (Blankenship), Adophus, and 2 children > >> > ages 2 and 4. Vera and Chester. > >> > > >> > They had 8 children in all. No information on where they were born. > >> > One child, David Harrson (maybe Harrison) Loven died 8-10-1921, > >> > A relative has said he may have died when they were near Hamlin, TX. > >> > > >> > Adolphus died 12-8-1914. Don't know where. > >> > > >> > Grandma Jerusie lived many years in Breckenridge, TX. > >> > She died there 8-5-1942 and is buried in the Hill Cemetery there. > >> > > >> > Would love to know were she married and where she was born. > >> > Would love to know about her parents. Names, dates and places. > >> > Then, of course I'd like to be able to go generations back from there. > >> > Hard to get started. Appreciate any help. > >> > > >> > Willa R. (Loven) Davis > >> > Crabtree, OR. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== > >> > http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/p/i/c/Elva-M-Picklesimer/ Here you > >> can find descendants of Rachel BLANKENSHIP. > >> > > >> > >> > >> ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== > >> Checkout the Blankenship webring at www.webring.com and Jacque Reynold's > >Genealogy Homepage at > >http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/r/e/y/Jacque-P-Reynolds/index.html - > >Nice job! > >> > > > > > >==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== > >Check out Jack Woodward's wesite: http://members.tripod.com/jdwoodward > > Show me first the graveyards of a country > and I will tell you the true character of the people. > --Benjamin Franklin > > > ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== > Check out Jack Woodward's wesite: http://members.tripod.com/jdwoodward >