John
W.
Blankenship
Sr.
Born about in Floyd, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Obediah Blankenship
and Mary (McCoy) Blankenship
Brother of
Hiram James Blankenship, Hiram Blankenship [half], Ezekial Blankenship, James Riley Blankenship, Presley Blankenship, William Blankenship and Elizabeth (Blankenship) McCoy
Husband of
Ameline (Prater) Blankenship
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah (Blankenship) Sansom, Mary (Blankenship) Phillips, Ezekiel Blankenship, Nancy (Blankenship) Dotson and Abraham Blankenship
Died
at about age 43
in Camp Nelson, Jessamine, Kentucky, United States
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John Blankenship Sr. was born in Appalachia, in Kentucky.
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Biography
John was born in 1811. He was the son of Obediah Blankenship and Mary McCoy. He passed away in 1854.
- Fact: Burial Camp Nelson National Cemetery, Nicholasville, Jessamine, Kentucky, United States
John W Blankenship. Given Name: John W. Surname: Blankenship.
Died Y. 1864 Pike County, KY. Age: 43-44. Cause: Civil War.
Buried 1864 Camp Nelson National Cemetery, Nicholasville, Jessamine, Kentucky.
Census: 1850 Pike County, Pike, Kentucky. Age: 29-30.
John was born in 1814. He passed away in 1864.[1]
John Blankenship Sr. served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: October 1, 1863
Mustered out: December 8, 1863
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 47th Kentucky Infantry
Enlisted: October 1, 1863
Mustered out: December 8, 1863
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 47th Kentucky Infantry
John was a 2nd Corporal in Company E, 47th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry, UA in the Great War of Rebelion (aka the American Civil War).
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Sources
- ↑ Entered by Dave McNally, Monday May 7, 2018
- https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LR1Q-6YL
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 16 November 2017, 17:44), entry for John Blankenship SR(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LR1Q-6YL); contributed by various users.
Name John Blankenship 1850 United States Federal Census 1860 United States Federal Census
Gender Male
Birth Abt. 1820 Floyd County, Kentucky, USA 1850 United States Federal Census 1860 United States Federal Census 1880 United States Federal Census
Marriage 1837 (Age: 17) Pike County, Kentucky to Amelia Prater
Residence 1850 (Age: 30) Pike County, Kentucky, USA 1850 United States Federal Census
Property 04 Sep 1851 (Age: 31) Turkey Creek, Pike County, Kentucky Kentucky Land Grants 27 Nov 1857 (Age: 37) Turkey Creek, Pike County, Kentucky Kentucky Land Grants
Residence 1860 (Age: 40) District 1, Pike County, Kentucky, USA
- Source: S12 Carl Kerby Kerby Web Site
MyHeritage family tree
Family site: Kerby Web Site
Family tree: 476820221-1 Smart Matching Media: 476820221-1 https://www.myheritage.com/person-1500218_464372261_464372261/john-w-blankenship Certainty: 3 Added by confirming a Smart Match
- Listed as father on his daughter Sarah's Find A Grave: Memorial #141849220
- Find A Grave: Memorial #148595802
Footnotes
Acknowledgments
Thanks to Dave McNally for adding sources to Blankenship-1207.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
- 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
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~12.50%
John Roberts :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T007315 [compare], FTDNA kit #100137
-
~12.50%
Moris Roberts :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F266987 [compare], FTDNA kit #266987
-
~6.25%
Greg Roberts :
23andMe, GEDmatch M222750 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A163698 [compare], Ancestry member cjroberts
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T910661 [compare], FTDNA kit #B1955
-
~3.12%
~12.50%
Pamela (X) Jessie :
23andMe, GEDmatch M275414 [compare]
-
~1.56%
~6.25%
Emily (Cole) Ledford :
23andMe, GEDmatch JL1906768 [compare]
-
~1.56%
Tina Trimble :
AncestryDNA
-
~1.56%
Lisa (James) Fournier :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YB2788499 [compare], Ancestry member lisafournier_1
-
~1.17%
Deborah (Gehlert) Roesler :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch DX2996140 [compare], yourDNAportal DEB31b28cbd, Ancestry member droesler120
-
~0.78%
Kylee Howard :
23andMe, GEDmatch a044755 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member okiegal63
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #b12822
-
~0.78%
~12.50%
Darrell Stanley :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A693158 [compare], Ancestry member fordstan007
-
~0.78%
Michelle McCoy :
23andMe, GEDmatch TN4606526 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A935208 [compare], Ancestry member kbcmmom98
-
~0.78%
David Hall :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Chasing_Ghosts
-
~0.78%
John Blair :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T296771 [compare], FTDNA kit #11521
-
~0.78%
Dody McCoy :
MyHeritage DNA
-
~0.39%
Myrtle (Boyd) Street :
23andMe, GEDmatch WR5548552 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WR5548552 [compare], Ancestry member Myrtle_Street
-
~0.39%
Nell (Payne) Byrd :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZH9760713 [compare], Ancestry member nowarur26
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Emily (Cole) Ledford
Blankenship-1207 and Blankenship-2866 appear to represent the same person because: Same dates and similar locations and same name!
posted
on Blankenship-2866 (merged)
by Emily (Cole) Ledford
Dave McNally
Should probably be merged with Blankenship-2866.
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by Dave McNally
Rejected matches › John Patton Blankenship (abt.1811-)
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Categories: Camp Nelson National Cemetery, Nicholasville, Kentucky | Kentucky Appalachians | Died in Military Service, United States of America, United States Civil War | Floyd County, Kentucky | Jessamine County, Kentucky | 47th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry, United States Civil War