Blankenship, William Ransom

1916 - 1987  (71 years)

• Name	Blankenship, William Ransom  [1, 2]
  Birth	6 May 1916	Panther, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	13 Oct 1987	Cincinnati, Clermont, Ohio, USA
  Person ID	I54644	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Blankenship, Calaway,   b. 15 Apr 1888, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA d. 18 Oct 1955, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Deskins, Octavia Jane,   b. 15 Jan 1898, Iaeger, McDowell, West Virginia, USA d. 8 Mar 1983, Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	25 Mar 1915	McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
  	Bull Creek, McDowell Co, WV, owned by her father at the time.
  Family ID	F39418	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Peters, Velda Opal,   b. 27 Jan 1919, Pike County, Kentucky, USA d. May 1995, Roderfield, McDowell, West Virginia, USA (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	8 Mar 1939	Pike County, Kentucky, USA
  Children	1. Blankenship, B.C.   2. Blankenship, W.R.   3. Blankenship, Marvin Eugene,   b. 12 Nov 1938, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA d. 13 Jul 1980, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (Age 41 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Blankenship, H.T.
  Family ID	F39357	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	McCaskell, P.
  Children	1. Blankenship, M.K.   2. Blankenship, K.M.
  Family ID	F39367	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Harris, Frances,   b. Monticello, Wayne, Kentucky, USA d. Fort Walton, Okaloosa, Florida, USA
  Marriage	Not married
  Children	1. Blankenship, M.D.
  Family ID	F39419	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 May 1916 - Panther, McDowell, West Virginia, USA Marriage - 8 Mar 1939 - Pike County, Kentucky, USA Death - 13 Oct 1987 - Cincinnati, Clermont, Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  64. WILLIAM RANSOM8 BLANKENSHIP (OCTAVIA JANE7 DESKINS, MARY ELIZABETH6 ROBERTS, GORDON5, JOSEPH4, CORNELIUS3, JAMES2, CORNELIUS1) was born 06 May 1916 in Panther Wv, and died 13 Oct 1987 in Cincinnati Oh. He met (1) FRANCES HARRIS in Not Married. She was born in Monticello, Ky, and died in Ft. Walton Beach, Fl.. He married (2) VELDA OPAL PETERS 08 Mar 1938 in Pike Co Ky, daughter of CARL PETERS and ROSE KENNEDY. She was born 27 Jan 1919 in Panther Wv, and died May 1995 in Roderfield, Wv. He married (3) PATSY MC CASKELL 27 Mar 1954 in Cincinnati, Oh, daughter of JAMES MC CASKEEL and MARY SMITH. She was born 20 Mar 1935 in Mississippi. Notes for WILLIAM RANSOM BLANKENSHIP: Velda was the first wife, I messed up when putting it on the tree. Notes for VELDA OPAL PETERS: she 2nd md C. B. Hall Child of WILLIAM BLANKENSHIP and FRANCES HARRIS is: i.MICHAEL DAVID9 BLANKENSHIP, b. 11 Jan 1951, Cincinnati Oh. Children of WILLIAM BLANKENSHIP and VELDA PETERS are: ii.MARVIN EUGENE9 BLANKENSHIP, b. 12 Nov 1938, McDowell Co Wv; d. 13 Jul 1980, Barcelona Spain; m. (1) BARBARA BROWN, 05 Sep 1959, San Diego, Ca; b. Ca; m. (2) JOANN DUDIK, 21 Mar 1963, Elkton, Md; b. 15 Aug 1938, Little Falls, NY. Notes for MARVIN EUGENE BLANKENSHIP: Marvin & Barbara divorced 1 nov 1962 he was in the Navy 25 yrs. was killed by a would be robber in Spain his last tour of duty buried Jacksonville, Fl iii.WILLIAM RANSOM JR BLANKENSHIP, b. 15 Dec 1939, Fayette Co. Wv; m. (1) DENISE; m. (2) EILEEN VONBEULITZ, 02 Jul 1962, Rockville, Md. iv.BOBBY CHARLES BLANKENSHIP, b. 08 Sep 1941, McDowell Co Wv; m. (1) JANICE TROYDEN, 25 Jan 1969, Chicago, Ill.; b. Logan Co, Wv; m. (2) DELPHINE POWELL, 23 Feb 1980, Columbus, Oh; b. McDowell Co Wv. Notes for BOBBY CHARLES BLANKENSHIP: divorced Janice 1979 v.HERBERT THERYL BLANKENSHIP, b. 15 Oct 1943, McDowell Co Wv; m. (1) PAM, Tennessee; m. (2) LORETTA GRAY, 24 Dec 1962, McDowell Co Wv; b. Big Sandy, Wv; m. (3) MARY FRANTZ, 14 Mar 1970, McDowell Co Wv; b. Owensboro, Ky. Notes for HERBERT THERYL BLANKENSHIP: divorced Loretta Oct 26 1969 Cleveland. Oh Children of WILLIAM BLANKENSHIP and PATSY MC CASKELL are: vi.MARY KATHLEEN9 BLANKENSHIP, b. 29 Dec 1956, Florence Ky; Stepchild; m. DANIEL LOREN GREEN, 06 Oct 1979, Mt Healthy, Oh; b. 13 Nov 1953, Cincinnati, Ohio. Notes for MARY KATHLEEN BLANKENSHIP: she is a Real Estate Agent Notes for DANIEL LOREN GREEN: He is a enterpenauer vii.KAREN MARIE BLANKENSHIP, b. 25 Apr 1958, Florence Ky; Stepchild; m. (1) ROBERT CONNELLY; m. (2) JON THISTLEWOOD; m. (3) MATTHEW DAVIS, 07 Jan 1978, Mt. Healthy, Oh.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1351] June Green, e-mail: June Green. 20. OCTAVIA JANE7 DESKINS (MARY ELIZABETH6 ROBERTS, GORDON5, JOSEPH4, CORNELIUS3, JAMES2, CORNELIUS1) was born 15 Jan 1898 in Iaeger, Wv, and died 08 Mar 1983 in Beckley Wv. She married CALAWAY BLANKENSHIP 25 Mar 1915 in McDowell Co Wv, son of LARKIN BLANKENSHIP and POLLY BLANKENSHIP. He was born 15 Apr 1888 in Buchanan Co Va, and died 18 Oct 1955 in Huntington, Wv. Notes for OCTAVIA JANE DESKINS: Buried with Calaway at Lowe Cemetery Bull Creek, they were also married at this location, her father owned the place at the time of her marriage Children of OCTAVIA DESKINS and CALAWAY BLANKENSHIP are: 64.i. WILLIAM RANSOM8 BLANKENSHIP, b. 06 May 1916, Panther Wv; d. 13 Oct 1987, Cincinnati Oh. 65.ii. WALTER BLANKENSHIP, b. 14 Oct 1919, Panther Wv; d. 26 Mar 1957, Columbus Ohio. 66.iii. IDA NAOMI BLANKENSHIP, b. 25 Jan 1922, Panther Wv. iv. DOROTHY MARIE BLANKENSHIP, b. 25 Feb 1924, Panther Wv; d. 21 Dec 1926, Panther Wv. Notes for DOROTHY MARIE BLANKENSHIP: died of whooping cough. buried at Deskins cem Bull creek 67.v. JACK LEONARD BLANKENSHIP, b. 26 Oct 1927, Panther Wv; d. 26 Nov 1966, Cincinnati Oh. 68.vi. HATTIE LOUISE BLANKENSHIP, b. 14 Jan 1930, Panther Wv; d. 18 Apr 1999, Beckley Wv. vii. MARY ELIZABETH BLANKENSHIP, b. Aug 1932, Panther Wv; d. Aug 1932, Panther Wv. 69.viii. JUNE ELOISE BLANKENSHIP, b. 22 Sep 1933, Panther, Wv. [S1351] June Green, e-mail: June Green. 64.* WILLIAM RANSOM8 BLANKENSHIP (6) facts 20200107HAv- consolidate .................................. (24) (OCTAVIA JANE7 DESKINS, MARY ELIZABETH6 ROBERTS, GORDON5, JOSEPH4, CORNELIUS3, JAMES2, CORNELIUS1) was born 06 May 1916 in Panther Wv, and died 13 Oct 1987 in Cincinnati Oh. He met (1) FRANCES HARRIS in Not Married. She was born in Monticello, Ky, and died in Ft. Walton Beach, Fl.. He married (2) VELDA OPAL PETERS 08 Mar 1938 in Pike Co Ky, daughter of CARL PETERS and ROSE KENNEDY. She was born 27 Jan 1919 in Panther Wv, and died May 1995 in Roderfield, Wv. He married (3) PATSY MC CASKELL 27 Mar 1954 in Cincinnati, Oh, daughter of JAMES MC CASKEEL and MARY SMITH. She was born 20 Mar 1935 in Mississippi. Notes for WILLIAM RANSOM BLANKENSHIP: Velda was the first wife, I messed up when putting it on the tree. Notes for VELDA OPAL PETERS: she 2nd md C. B. Hall Child of WILLIAM BLANKENSHIP and FRANCES HARRIS is: i.MICHAEL DAVID9 BLANKENSHIP, b. 11 Jan 1951, Cincinnati Oh. Children of WILLIAM BLANKENSHIP and VELDA PETERS are: ii.MARVIN EUGENE9 BLANKENSHIP, b. 12 Nov 1938, McDowell Co Wv; d. 13 Jul 1980, Barcelona Spain; m. (1) BARBARA BROWN, 05 Sep 1959, San Diego, Ca; b. Ca; m. (2) JOANN DUDIK, 21 Mar 1963, Elkton, Md; b. 15 Aug 1938, Little Falls, NY. Notes for MARVIN EUGENE BLANKENSHIP: Marvin & Barbara divorced 1 nov 1962 he was in the Navy 25 yrs. was killed by a would be robber in Spain his last tour of duty buried Jacksonville, Fl iii.WILLIAM RANSOM JR BLANKENSHIP, b. 15 Dec 1939, Fayette Co. Wv; m. (1) DENISE; m. (2) EILEEN VONBEULITZ, 02 Jul 1962, Rockville, Md. iv.BOBBY CHARLES BLANKENSHIP, b. 08 Sep 1941, McDowell Co Wv; m. (1) JANICE TROYDEN, 25 Jan 1969, Chicago, Ill.; b. Logan Co, Wv; m. (2) DELPHINE POWELL, 23 Feb 1980, Columbus, Oh; b. McDowell Co Wv. Notes for BOBBY CHARLES BLANKENSHIP: divorced Janice 1979 v.HERBERT THERYL BLANKENSHIP, b. 15 Oct 1943, McDowell Co Wv; m. (1) cf. notes for Wm Ransom Blankenship for full reference for this contact:

  
  

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TNG ID: I54644