Claude
Washington
Blankenship
Born in Lee, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Benjamin Franklin Blankenship
and Minnie Lee Burgin
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Marjorie Lee Walden
— married
about 1940 (to before 1950) [location unknown]
Husband of
Emma Ruth Brooks
— married
11 Jan 1950 in Indiana, United States
Father of
[private daughter (1940s - unknown)], [private daughter (1950s - unknown)], [private son (1950s - unknown)], [private son (1950s - unknown)] and [private daughter (1950s - unknown)]
Died
at age 74
in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
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Biography
Claude was born on 15 February 1912 in Lee County, Virginia. He was the son of Benjamin Blankenship and Minnie Burgin. He passed away on 4 January 1987 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. [1] [2]
In 1920 Claude is living with his parents and attending school in Corbin, Whitley County, Kentucky. [3]
In 1930 Claude is still living at home with his parents in Corbin, Kentucky. [4]
In 1940 Claude is married to Marjorie and is working as a truck driver in Corbin, Kentucky.[5]
Claude married Emma Ruth Brooks on 11 January 1950 in Indiana, he was living in Louisville, Kentucky. [6]
Sources
- ↑ Virginia, Birth Records, 1912-2014, Delayed Birth Records, 1854-1911
- ↑ Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 [1]
- ↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: South Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: T625_602; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 288; Image: 855 [2]
- ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: 781; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0011; Image: 754.0; FHL microfilm: 2340516 [3]
- ↑ Year: 1940; Census Place: Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1363; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 118-9 [4]
- ↑ Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Claude by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Claude:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Claude by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Claude:
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~6.25%
Gary Burgin
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch EG6936325 [compare], Ancestry member burgie66
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~1.56%
Jeremy Stone :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WS5641999 [compare]
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