Willis
Blankenship
Born about in Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
William Raymond Blankenship, Elijah Blankenship, Raleigh Blankenship, Ruth (Blankenship) Deel, Hezekiah Blankenship, Rebecca Blankenship, Daniel David Blankenship, Mary Polly Blankenship, Obedian Blankenship, Mary (Blankenship) Workman, Conley B. Blankenship Jr., Rebecca (Blankenship) Stacy, Obadiah Blankenship and Presley Blankenship
Husband of
Mary Jane (Smyth) Kerr
— married
5 Dec 1847 in Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 23
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Oct 2014
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Biography
Willis was born about 1827. He is the son of Conley Blankenship and Martha Lester. He married Mary Jane Smith/Smyth in Tazewell Virginia in 1847 [1]. Willis and Mary Jane had at least one child, Alafar R. "Allie" Blankenship (1850-1899) [2].
Willis was still living at the time of the 1850 census, but passed away later that year [3].
- Fact: Residence (1850) Tazewell county, part of, Tazewell , Virginia
Born ABT 1827. Virginia
Residence 1850 Tazewell, Virginia.
Marriage Husband Willis Blankenship. Wife Mary Jane Smyth. Marriage 5 DEC 1847. Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia.
Sources
- ↑ Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. [1]
- ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: 979; Page: 287a. [2]
- ↑ Geneanet Community Trees Index. Paris, France: Geneanet. [3]
- ↑ Source: #S1704 Year: 1850; Census Place: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: , M432_979; Page: 287A; Image: ., Birth date: abt 1827Birth place: VirginiaResidence date: , 1850Residence place: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia, @N05248@
- ↑ Source: #S1697 Ancestry Family Trees, h, t, t, p, :, /, /, t, rees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=11200667&pid=-508343974, @N05249@
See also:
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 29 September 2017, 01:12), entry for Willis Blankenship(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LW3Q-2D8); contributed by various users.
- Source: S1704 Census 1850 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com 31 JUL 2012
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Willis by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Willis by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Frank Blankenship
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-FT48099, FTDNA kit #810240, MitoYDNA ID T16065 [compare] +
Y-Chromosome Test, MitoYDNA ID T16065 [compare] - Bruce Blankenship :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #821799
- Sherry (Wolford) Bell :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup I4a, FTDNA kit #B14716
-
~3.12%
~6.25%
Myrtle (Boyd) Street :
23andMe, GEDmatch WR5548552 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WR5548552 [compare], Ancestry member Myrtle_Street
-
~3.12%
Nell (Payne) Byrd :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZH9760713 [compare], Ancestry member nowarur26
-
~2.73%
~6.25%
Deborah (Gehlert) Roesler :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch DX2996140 [compare], yourDNAportal DEB31b28cbd, Ancestry member droesler120
-
~2.34%
~6.25%
Ed Street :
23andMe, GEDmatch RY7211974 [compare], yourDNAportal EDD71d4d1cb
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PA3505962 [compare], Ancestry member estreet98
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B686038
-
~1.56%
Trisha Boyd :
23andMe, GEDmatch SL1181151 [compare]
-
~1.56%
~6.25%
Regina (Deel) Lewis :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
+
MyHeritage DNA
-
~1.56%
Wanda (Payne) Clough :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PW5259227 [compare], Ancestry member nowarur26
-
~1.56%
Jennifer Jackson :
AncestryDNA
-
~1.37%
~3.12%
Tara (Roesler) Cote :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Jack Wheeler :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A715934 [compare], Ancestry member Jackbflyin
-
~0.78%
~3.12%
Sheila McCoy :
23andMe, GEDmatch MS8507514 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Tiffany Deel :
23andMe, GEDmatch xh7473874 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Mandy (Gills) Schraibman :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A954695 [compare], Ancestry member amandaschraibman
-
~0.78%
P. A. Anderson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A752665 [compare], Ancestry member nowarur26
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A752665 [compare], FTDNA kit #B371796
-
~0.78%
Amber Wendt :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch Yq9005823 [compare], Ancestry member the_simply_golden1
-
~0.78%
~6.25%
John Grose :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Elizabeth Lester :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PB3535226 [compare], Ancestry member ealester
-
~0.78%
John Roberts :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T007315 [compare], FTDNA kit #100137
-
~0.78%
Moris Roberts :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F266987 [compare], FTDNA kit #266987
-
~0.39%
Greg Roberts :
23andMe, GEDmatch M222750 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A163698 [compare], Ancestry member cjroberts
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T910661 [compare], FTDNA kit #B1955
-
~0.39%
Pamela (X) Jessie :
23andMe, GEDmatch M275414 [compare]
-
~0.39%
David Hall :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Chasing_Ghosts
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Blankenship-2147 and Blankenship-1231 appear to represent the same person because: These two appear to be duplicated profiles. Please merge.
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