Thank you for the information. I too have the 1880, 1870 and 1860 census of my 2nd Great Grandparents in Putnam Co. TN. On my copy of the 1880 census, it looks like M. Blankenship was listed as the father-in-law and that is why I could never figure out why people thought Nancy's father was named Bennett since this census showed the name as M. Blankenship. Do you have a copy of the census that says, Mother-in-law? I also have Nancy Blankenship's death certificate and her son, William Cumby gave the information. He must have known who her parents were, but he said unknown. I have been in touch with one of my distant cousins who descended from William Cumby and he hasn't been able to confirm Nancy's parents either. My great grandfather, Hardy Dee Cumby, the youngest of the children, claimed we had Indian heritage and after checking with the Indian Nation in Oklahoma, they did confirm that some Blankenships were Choctaw. Maybe one day I will find more. Paula Warren ----- Original Message ----- From: "M Carter" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 10:00 AM Subject: [KYMONROE] Blankenship, Putnam Co., Tn. > I see from the 1880 Putnam County, Tennessee census that M. Blankenship, b. > 1805 Vir. was the mother-in-law to Richard Cumby. All the Cumby children > in the family at that time were born in Tennessee, starting with John, age > 20. > > In 1870, the family was in Putnam County, the oldest was 17 year old > Quilla/Quiller M (Male), also born in Tennessee. I found no Blankenships in > 1870 Putnam County. There were a number of other Cumbys. > > In 1860 Richard was listed as Richard Cumbia. Seventeen year old James, and > 15 year old William were born in Virginia; 14 year old Mary was born in > Tennessee. Quilla, evidently, was actually named Aquilla. This gives > their passage into Tennessee around 1845, so they should be found in > Virginia 1840. > > I found one Blankenship family in 1860 Putnam County. William Blankenship > was born about 1801 in Virginia; his wife, "S," around 1811. They lived in > Winfield; Richard and family lived at Falling Water. > > In 1850, the "Cumbey" family was in White County, Tennessee. > Interestinghly, there were Stones living nearby. I also found a several > Stones by the family in 1870 Putnam Co. Of course, White is next to Putnam > Co. Next door to the Cumbey's lived a Joshua R. Stone, having a John > Blankenship living with him. John was 22, Joshua Stone 33, and they both > were born in Virginia. > > Searching for Blankenships in 1850 White County, Tennessee who were born in > Virginia, I found several, but could identify none who would fit Richard > Cumby's mother-in-law. > .................................................................................................................................. > Certificate: #183 > Deceased: William Cumby > Birth: 1844 > Birth Place: VA > Death: 21 Oct 1915 > Father: Dick Cumby > Birth Place: VA > Mother: Nancy Blankenship > Birth Place: VA > Cemetery: Salem Cemetery > ........................................................................................................................................... > Certificate: #566 > Deceased: Mrs. Nancy Cumby > Birth: 8 Aug 1821 > Birth Place: TN > Death: 20 Aug 1918 > Father: Unknown > Birth Place: Unknown > Mother: Unknown > Birth Place: Unknown > ....................................................................................................................................... > John Blankenship may possibly be a lead to the parents of Nancy. In 1860, > there was a Bennet Blankenship, born in Virginia about 1800, in White > County. His wife, however, was Catherine. > Unhappily, I could not find William Blankinship a second time. > > > There was a Bennett Blankenship found in 1840 Halifax Virgina. He was 40-50 > years of age. There were also a couple of Cumbys. > > I personally have no information on these people. > > > > > > > > >From: "Dickie Warren" <[email protected]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [KYMONROE] Surnames > >Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 19:26:35 -0500 > > > >I have a Nancy Blankenship in Cookeville, Tennessee which is Putnam Co. Do > >not know much more than the fact that she married Richard H. Cumby and had > >several children. She and Richard were both born in VA. The oldest was a > >William Cumby and the youngest was Hardy Dee Cumby. Rumor has it that her > >dad may have been Bennett Blankenship, but I can't find anything more. > >Paula Warren > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "M Carter" <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 5:31 PM > >Subject: [KYMONROE] Surnames > > > > > > > Blankenship, Brandon, Butrum, Carter, Gregory, Poe, Roark, Ryherd, Shaw > > > (Mushaw),Steenbergen, Swindle, others...Monroe, Barren and Allen > >Counties > >in > > > Kentucky, Macon County in Tennessee. > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Is your PC infected? 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