There are two Blankenships in Marshall, Clark Co.,IL. You might contact either of them to see if there is a relationship. One is Omar Blankenship, a retired pharmacist, at R,R,3, Marshall, Il 62441. The other one, who I am not familiar with is Charles Blankenship, 11849 N 1700th St., Marshall, Il ----- Original Message ----- From: <RuABlankenship@aol.com> To: <ILCHAMPA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 11:38 PM Subject: [ILCHAMPA-L] Blankenship > Hello Everyone, > > This is my first post to the list, and it isnt a very good one. The > reason being is that I am looking for my Calvin BLANKENSHIP without much to > go on. I am sending this to the Illinois lists because I am thinking that > since his wife was born in IL and her parents in TN, that maybe the > Blankenship's moved from TN to IL, then to MO. Unfortunately I do not have > last names for the women born in IL, but I figure that if I start shooting in > the dark long enough, I will hit something. I estimate the Blankenship's > migrating to IL after 1825. > I found Calvin BLANKENSHIP married to DELIAH on the 1850 Texas County, MO > census. Living next door to Calvin is WILLIAM BLANKENSHIP and his wife, > PAMELA JANE. Since Calvin was only a couple of years older than William, I > have to assume they are related, if not brothers, because they were the only > Blankenships in TExas County at this time and they were both born in TN and > both of their wives in IL (just thought that was interesting). SInce Calvin > Died during the civil war (there is no record on him except a muster roll, > since he was a confederate), > he wasnt around when the government started asking where their parents were > born. I followed Deiliah until 1880. I estimate her time of death between > 1881-1883. I followed William, and he lists his parents as also being born in > TN ..... although its a shot in the dark, is there anyone out there that has > a link to a BLANKENSHIP's that had a son named Calvin, (who was born abt > 1820-25) and/or William (b. abt.1823-1826). I do not have Calvin's parents > names or their wives maiden names. I am hoping to connect them to someone who > might be able to shed some light on this for me .... > Thank you in advance!!!! >