This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Blankenship, Guthrie Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AY.2ADE/1138.1 Message Board Post: Not sure why you're posting to the San Joaquin board when the family appears to be in Tulare county.... According to the 1880 US Census William BLANKENSHIP Household Male Birth Year <1830> Birthplace VA Age 50 Occupation Farmer Marital Status M <Married> Race W <White> Head of Household William BLANKENSHIP Relation Self Father's Birthplace VA Mother's Birthplace VA Source Information: Census Place Tule River, Tulare, California Family History Library Film 1254085 NA Film Number T9-0085 Page Number 121C Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace William BLANKENSHIP Self M Male W 50 VA Farmer VA VA Malicia E. BLANKENSHIP Wife M Female W 46 OH Keeping House GA VA William F. BLANKENSHIP Son S Male W 16 CA At Home VA OH John A. BLANKENSHIP Son S Male W 14 CA At Home VA OH Leander G. BLANKENSHIP Son S Male W 6 CA At Home VA OH Della C. BLANKENSHIP Dau S Female W 3 CA At Home VA OH also found in the CA death index: William Blankenship, spouse ME, age 90, died Tulare (county 54), Oct. 30, 1920, cert #41256 did not find Melissa or Malicia BLANKENSHIP BERT GUTHRIE 08/07/1873 mother GUTHRIE BLANKENSHIP M CALIFORNIA ALAMEDA(01) 02/15/1941 67 yrs Add and here's Della SMITH DELLA G 12/21/1876 GUTHRIE F CALIFORNIA ALAMEDA(60) 01/03/1969 92 yrs Add