Belinda
Blankenship
formerly Wilkerson
Born in Russell, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John D. Wilkerson
and Rebecca C (Kerns) Wilkerson
Sister of
Mary Ann (Wilkerson) Blankenship, Belinda Wilkerson Blankenship, Edna Wilkerson Wooldridge, William Nicholas Wilkerson, George Alfred Wilkerson, Fetnah Wilkerson and Julia Virginia Wilkerson
Wife of
Cornelius Blankenship
— married
30 Mar 1862 [location unknown]
Mother of
John Nicholas Blankenship, Martha Jane (Blankenship) Smith, Felix Blankenship, Aaron Blankenship, Fetnah (Blankenship) Wooldridge and Thomas Alexander Blankenship
Died
at age 90
in Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Jan 2022
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Biography
Belinda was born in 1835.
In the 1860 census Belinda was in Russell District, Russell, Kentucky living with her parents and siblings. She was 25 years old.[1]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| John D Wilkerson | M | 52 | V A | |
| Rebecca C Wilkerson | F | 50 | V A | |
| William N Wilkerson | M | 17 | Ky | |
| George A Wilkerson | M | 14 | Ky | |
| Fetnah Wilkerson | F | 10 | Ky | |
| Melinda Wilkerson | F | 25 | Ky | |
| Julia Wilkerson | F | 2 | Ky |
She married Cornelius Blankenship on 30 March 1862 at the home of John D. Wilkerson in Russell County, Kentucky. Witnesses to the wedding were William Blankenship and William N. Wilkerson. [2] She passed away in 1925.
Sources
- ↑
1860 Census:
"United States Census, 1860"
citing Page: 123; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005169976; FHL microfilm: 803394; Image number: 183; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01724-2
FamilySearch Record: MZBB-L6S (accessed 31 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9B9V-624
Entry for John D Wilkerson and Rebecca C Wilkerson, 1860. - ↑ Marriage Records. Kentucky Marriages. Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky.
- Find a Grave, Belinda Wilkerson Blankenship.
- "Blankenship", Belinda Wilkerson, "Belle PLaine News", Belle Plaine, Kansas, 5 Feb 1925, page 1.
- Kentucky Department For Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky; Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Microfilm (1852-1910); Roll: 994054
- "Blankenship", Cornelius Blankenship, "Belle Plaine News, Belle Plaine, Kansas, 24 Nov 1910, page 1.
- Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 3, Russell, Kentucky; Roll: M593_497; Page: 181A
- Year: 1880; Census Place: Jamestown, Russell, Kentucky; Roll: 441; Page: 475A; Enumeration District: 098
- Year: 1900; Census Place: Creelsboro, Russell, Kentucky; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0160; FHL microfilm: 1240550
- Year: 1920; Census Place: Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas; Roll: T625_553; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 164
- Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky.
- Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1905 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: ks1905_163; Line: 22
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Belinda 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 Belinda:
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~0.78%
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:
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~0.39%
Mary Sue Magee :
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