Ollie (Hagler) Blankenship (1891 - 1986)

Born 23 Jun 1891 in Makanda, Jackson, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Asa Blankenship — married 26 Sep 1909 in Makanda, Jackson, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Jul 1986 at age 95 in Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Ollie M. Hagler, daughter of Jefferson Hagler (1852-1936) and Sarah Elizabeth (Grammer) Hagler (1855-1938), was born on 23 Jun 1891 in Makanda, Jackson, Illinois.^[1] She married Robert Asa Blankenship (1888-1940) on 26 Sep 1909 in Makanda, Jackson County, Illinois.^[2] Ollie M. Hagler lived in Carbondale, Williamson County, Illinois in 1910.^[3] She lived in East Marion, Williamson, Illinois in 1920.^[4] Between 1930 and 1940 she lived in Herrin, Williamson County, Illinois.^[5] She was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois. Ollie was a charter member of the Union Gospel Mission in Herrin, Illinois. Ollie enjoyed quilting and crocheting. She died on 11 Jul 1986 in Herrin, Williamson County, Illinois.

Sources

1. ↑ Certificate of Birth for Ollie Hagler, Jackson County, Illinois.
2. ↑ Certificate of Marriage for Robert Asa Blankenship and Ollie Hagler, Marriage Return #4, Marriage Record #E, Page B, Jackson County, Illinois.
3. ↑ "US Census, 1910", database online. Carbondale Ward 4, Jackson, Illinois; Page: 17B, family 408, lines 86-87; May 13, 1910; Roll: T624_293.
4. ↑ "US Census, 1920", database online. East Marion, Williamson, Illinois; Page: 12B, family 266, lines 60-64; 1920; Roll: T625_418.
5. ↑ "US Census, 1930", database online. Herrin, Williamson, Illinois; Page: 9B, family 214, lines 58-63; April 10, 1930; FHL microfilm: 2340305.

Notes

Ollie Blankenship (22) is listed as the spouse of Robert Blankenship (22) in the 1910 Census: Carbondale Ward 4, Jackson, Illinois; Roll: T624_293; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0046; FHL microfilm: 1374306. He was born in Illinois and worked as a salesperson in a grocery store.

Ollia Blankenship (28) is listed as the spouse of Robert Blankenship (31) in the 1920 Census: East Marion, Williamson, Illinois; Roll: T625_418; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 166. He was born in Illinois and worked as a coal miner. Also listed: son Richard Blankenship (9), daughter Pauline Blankenship (7), and daughter Opal Blankenship (4).

Cellie Blankenship (38) is listed as the spouse of Robert Blankenship (41) is listed in the 1930 Census: Herrin, Williamson, Illinois; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 2340305. He worked as a coal loader in the coal mines. Also listed are: son Richard Blankenship (19), daughter Pauline Blankenship (19), daughter Marie Blankenship (14), Genevieve Blankenship (9).

Find A Grave, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 24 May 2020), memorial page for Ollie Hagler Blankenship (23 Jun 1891-11 Jul 1986), Find a Grave Memorial no. 9441766, citing Oakland Cemetery, Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois

Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security D, Number: 349-14-2925; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951

OLLIE BLANKENSHIP OBITUARY Southern Illinoisan 13 Jul 1986 Page 10

"HERRIN - Services for Ollie Blankenship, 95, of 208 N. 19th St., will be at 1 p.m. Monday in the Johnson-Hughs Funeral Home in Herrin, with burial in the Oakland Cemetery in Carbondale. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mrs. Blankenship died at 11:10 p.m. Friday, July 11, 1986, in Herrin Hospital. She was a homemaker and had been one of two surviving charter members of the Union Gospel Mission in Herrin. Born June 23, 1891, in Jackson County, Mrs. Blankenship was the daughter of Jefferson and Sarah E. Grammer Hagler. She was married to Robert A. Blankenship in September 1908 in Carbondale. He preceded her in death on Dec. 7, 1940. Survivors include one son, Richard Blankenship, Lincoln City, Ore.; three daughters, Pauline Wright and Marie Vick, both of Herrin, and Genevieve Childers, St. Louis; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Four sisters and two brothers also preceded her in death."