Penelope
Blankenship
formerly Vest
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Daughter of John L. Vest Vest
and Sarah Sally (Woodall) Vest
Sister of
George Washington Vest and Elizabeth Melvina (Vest) Glasscock
Wife of
Miles Green Blankenship
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
John B Blankenship, Sarah Blankenship, Robert Blankenship, Gephaniah Blankenship, William Jackson Blankenship, James Blankenship, Allen R Blankenship, Mark Blankenship and Nancy V Blankenship
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Mar 2015
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Biography
Penelope was born in 1812. Penelope Vest ... She passed away about 1829. [1]
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Census
Census 1850
Event Place: Coosa county, Coosa, Alabama, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 38
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1812
Birthplace: Georgia
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Miles G Blankenship M 48 Georgia
Penelope Blankenship F 38 Georgia
John Blankenship M 20 Alabama
Sarah Blankenship F 18 Alabama
Robert Blankenship M 16 Alabama
Gephernah Blankenship F 14 Alabama
William Blankenship M 10 Alabama
James Blankenship M 8 Alabama
Allen Blankenship M 5 Alabama
Mark Blankenship M 2 Alabama
Sarah Vest F 55 Georgia
[2]
Census 1880
Event Place: Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 69
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Occupation: At Home
Birth Year (Estimated): 1811
Birthplace: Georgia, United States
Father's Birthplace: Georgia, United States
Mother's Birthplace: Georgia, United States
Relationship to Head of Household: Mother
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Allen Blankenship Self M 32 Alabama, United States
John B Blankenship Brother M 52 Alabama, United States
Penelepie Blankenship Mother F 69 Georgia, United States
Sarah C Blankenship Wife F 25 Tennessee, United States
Nancy L Blankenship Daughter F 4 Kentucky, United States
Nancy V Blankenship Sister F 27 Alabama, United States
Josiah Blankenship Son M 2 Kentucky, United States
[3]
Sources
- ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Gerald Smith, Monday, March 16, 2015. Replace this citation if there is another source.
- ↑ Citing this Record "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHPB-61P : 4 April 2020), Penelope Blankenship in household of Miles G Blankenship, Coosa county, Coosa, Alabama, United States; citing family 181, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ Citing this Record "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCCZ-456 : 12 August 2017), Nancy V Blankenship in household of Allen Blankenship, Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district ED 13, sheet 236A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,409.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Penelope by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Penelope:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Penelope by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Penelope:
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~1.56%
Susan (Mccollister) Woodall
:
23andMe, GEDmatch JV905904C1 [compare], yourDNAportal SUSa5546702
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~1.56%
Amanda Collum :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member dimples7724
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~1.56%
Sonny Woodall :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
K Martin :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member KGrace2012
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.78%
Jimmy Turney :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TC7828185 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Jane (Tucker) Clark :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T326371 [compare], FTDNA kit #627703
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