In a message dated 8/18/2000 3:29:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time, dignupbonz@hotmail.com writes: << BLANKENSHIP, John J (white male) d. 4 Nov 1862 Franklin Co of small pox, aged 45 yr, s/o Abram Blankenship, b. Franklin Co >> This is John Jago Blankenship that married Christina Plymale. John's father was Abraham Blankenship JR. and his grandfather was Abraham Blankenship Sr. It is this researchers opinion that the Abram name was put on JR to tell the father and son apart. Sue