I don't usually respond to much and just look, but I use to go to High School in Newark Illinois with a Steve Blakenship. I do not know if there is any connection to your family or not, but there are a few Blakenship's there. They are farmers and had some pretty large farms. I know Steve's family had lived there for quite a long time. I lived there in 1966. It might be worth checking it out. Carole ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 9:40 PM Subject: [ILHENRY-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!!!! > > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > --------------------- ILHENRY-L Mailing List --------------------- > Submit your Henry County obits, wills and other transcribed > data to [email protected] for inclusion in the USGenWeb Project Archives > for inclusion in the ILGenWeb Project Archives!! > >