In a message dated 8/25/2000 7:16:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time, blanksix@netpci.com writes: << Do any of you doing research in MO or else where have Harold Burton BLANKENSHIP -m- Bessie TACKER, Leonard BLANKENSHIP or William Lafayette BLANKESNHIP _m_ Jenny WHITE? Harold is my husband's grandfather, b.circa 1911 d.1978 Carthage, MO, so I'm guessing Leonard his brother was around the same age and that their father William would 've been born latter part of 1800's. tons of Williams and a few Lafayettes out there, just don't seem to be the right time period. Have seen other White/ Blankenship connections posted here and there I hope someone can help me connect this line. I'm open to suggestions. Thanks, Laura >> Hi Laura, I am not doing research for the Blankenship's in MO., but I do have a William L. Blankenship in my database. I am sending you the infor I have in hopes that it can help you. Check out # 6 in the chart below. Descendants of William Blankenship Generation No. 1 1. William6 Blankenship (Spencer Isham Sr.5, Isham Jr.4, Isham Sr.3, John B2, Ralph1 Blankship) was born 21 February 1807 in Bat Creek, Monroe, TN, and died 11 June 1882 in Polk, TN. He married Elizabeth Lee. Children of William Blankenship and Elizabeth Lee are: 2 i. Elizabeth E.7 Blankenship, died in Grief, TN. She married John Bivens. 3 ii. Malinda C. Blankenship, born 02 October 1830; died 03 November 1847. She married Sol Citrell. + 4 iii. Francis Asbury Blankenship, born 05 November 1833. + 5 iv. Hiram Blankenship, born 22 February 1837 in Conasauga, Polk, Tennessee; died 14 November 1868 in Greene, Missouri Cave Spr. Cemet, Greene, Missouri. 6 v. William L. Blankenship, born 10 February 1840; died 1903 in Thornfield, Missouri. 7 vi. Mary Ann Blankenship, born 18 May 1842; died 21 October 1847. + 8 vii. James A. Blankenship, born 12 April 1849.

If this is the same William L. BLANKENSHIP that I have in my records, then (via an e-mail from someone who at one time had this posted on this list by Sue) I have the following extra information on William L. : Descendants of William L. Blankenship (I do NOT have places for these folk) 1 William L. Blankenship b: February 10, 1840 d: 1903 in Thornfield, MO .. +Sarah Humbyrd ........2 Samuel Adden Blankenship ............ +Mattie Hester Hughes ...................3 Carl Eugene Blankenship ............................. 4 Carla Blankenship It should be in the file: archive/latest/1571 At 11:53 PM 8/25/2000 , you wrote: >Hi Laura, > > 6 v. William L. Blankenship, born 10 February 1840; died 1903 in >Thornfield, Missouri.