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? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee® > > Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 > > > > > > ==== KYMONROE Mailing List ==== > > KYMONROE-L is the Rootsweb mailing list focusing on the history and >genealogy of Monroe County, Kentucky. > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > >==== KYMONROE Mailing List ==== >KYMONROE-L is the Rootsweb mailing list focusing on the history and >genealogy of Monroe County, Kentucky. > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ Dont just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/