Mahala
Elizabeth
Blankenship
formerly Davis
Born in Williamson, Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Green Davis
and Rhoda Jane (Armstrong) Davis
Sister of
Fisher Armstrong Davis and Francis (Davis) Stafford
Wife of
Sylvanius Bascom Blankenship
— married
2 Jan 1879 in Cottage Home, Illinois
Descendants 
Mother of
William Hill Blankenship, Thomas Richard Blankenship, Rhoda Jane Blankenship, Robert Asa Blankenship and Susan Blankenship
Died
at age 78
in Williamson, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Mar 2021
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Biography
Mahala Elizabeth Davis, daughter of Thomas Green Davis and Rhoda Jane (Armstrong) Davis,[1] was born on 24 May 1860 in Missouri.[2] She lived in Dupo, St. Clair County, Illinois on 01 Jul 1938. She died on 01 Jul 1938. She was buried in Gentry Cemetery on 04 Jul 1938 in Williamson County, Illinois.[3]
Sources
- ↑ "US Census, 1860", Township 10 S Range 1 E, Williamson, Illinois; Page: 1041; Family History Library Film: 803239; Williamson County, family #1866 in Grassy Twp.
- ↑ Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
- ↑ Gravestone of Mahala E. Blankenship, Gentry Cemetery, Carterville, Williamson County, Illinois.
Notes
- Mahla E. Davis is listed in the same household as Thomas G. Davis in 1860 Census: Township 10 S Range 1 E, Williamson, Illinois; Page: 1041; Family History Library Film: 803239; Williamson County, family #1866 in Grassy Twp. He was listed as a farmer. He was 28 years of age and born in AL. Also named: Rhoda J. - 27y (F) IL, Mary Ann – 6y (F) IL, Robert A. – 5y (M) IL, Mahala E. – 1m (F) IL.
- Elizabeth Davis is listed in the household of Greene Davis (40) in the 1870 Census: Township 10 Range 1, Williamson, Illinois; Roll: M593_293; Page: 40B; Family History Library Film: 545792. He was born in Alabama and worked as a farmer. Also listed are Roda Davis (40), Mary Davis (16), Ada Davis (15), Jasper Davis (13), Elizabeth Davis (10), Fisher Davis (4), Francis Davis (2), and Griffin (1/12).
- Bascome Blankenship (24) is listed in the 1880; Census Place: Grassy, Williamson, Illinois; Roll: 259; Page: 467A; Enumeration District: 163. He was born in Illinois and worked as a laborer. His father was born in Illinois and his mother in Tennessee. Also listed is his spouse Mahalla Blankenship (20). Her father was born in Alabama and her mother in Illinois.
- Names of children from correspondence from Juanita Pauline Wright on May 18, 1988 regarding Blankenship family. Transcribed from family bible.
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