Hugh Titus Blankenship (1889 - 1937)

Hugh was born in 1889, the son of James Blankenship and Alice Hickman. No record has surfaced showing that he ever married. Hugh was an Army vet who served as a private in the Medical Department. He fought in WW I, became a career soldier, and was honorably discharged May 23 1935. Hugh passed away in 1937 at 48 years old.

Timeline with Sources

• 1889 Jan 10 - Birth - Missouri - U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

• 1900 United States Federal Census - Sherrill, Texas, Missouri [1] Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son

• 1917 - Texas, Missouri - U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [2]

• 1918 May 10 - Departure from New York, New York - U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939[3]
  • Residence - Sherrill, Missouri
  • Mother Mrs. J R Blankenship
  • Ship Ryndam
  • Military Unit MD
  • Rank Private
  • Notes: Fort Riley, Medical April Replacement Draft

• 1920 United States Federal Census[4] p2 line 32 - Overseas Military, Germany, Military and Naval Forces, USA - Residence Marital Status: Single

• 1930 US Federal Census[5] - Fort Davis, Cristobal District, Panama Canal Zone - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Soldier

• 1932 Oct 25 - Departure: Panama - U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939[6]

• 1932 Nov 4 - Arrival: New York, New York - Ship: Grant - Rank: Private - Branch: M.C. - Transported for Discharge

• 1935 May 23 - Honorable Discharge

• 1937 Mar 19 - Death - U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962 [7]

• 1937 Mar 22 - Burial - Soldiers Home National Cemetery D.C., Grave #9782 - Find A Grave: Memorial #20888017 -- U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 [8]