Wetzel Ancestry - A Tree of Life
| Name | Blankenship, Elizabeth | |
| Birth | 13 Jun 1857 | Pike County, Kentucky, USA [1, 2] |
| Gender | Female | |
| Residence | 1860 | Pike County, Kentucky, USA [1, 2] |
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| murder | 24 Dec 1878 | Knox Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA |
| A terrible accident happened on Knox creek, Pike county, December, 24. A girl by the name of Elizabeth Blankenship, who is insane, killed her mother by cutting her throat with a knife. . She is now in the county jail and is adjudged to be a lunatic. | ||
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| Blankenship, Eliz murders mom News_WeeklyMaysvilleEagle18790212_1 20250614Chicago- Elizabeth Blankenship, insane, cut her mother's throat with a knife 24 Dec 1878 in Knox creek, Pike The Weekly Maysville Eagle Maysville, Kentucky • Wed, Feb 12, 1879 p1 The Weekly Maysville Eagle CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 14 June 2025 •Greenup Independent: A terrible accident happened on Knox creek, Pike county, December, 24.… |
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| Hospital | 1880 | Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA |
| asylum. epilepsy & mania, commenced at age 12(?) | ||
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| census 1880 USA KY Fayette Lexington asylum _10B-11A Eliz Blankenship 20250614GHLn- Susan Nye Ferrell originally shared this on 17 Jul 2023 ELizabethBlankenship2.Image (1) Linked to Elizabeth Blankenship, #18 epilepsy & mania census 1880 KY Fayette County Lexington Asylum The Eastern Lunatic Asylum in Lexington, KY, was under the charge of Dr. Whitney in 1870. The asylum had a list of deaths, including R.C.… |
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| FSID | K8P7-KWY | |
| Name | Bettie | |
| Name | Bettie Elizabeth Blankenship [2] | |
| Name | Elizabeth Bettie Blankenship [1] | |
| Death | 9 Jan 1902 | Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA [1] |
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| census 1880 USA KY Fayette Lexington asylum _10B-11A Eliz Blankenship 20250614GHLn- Susan Nye Ferrell originally shared this on 17 Jul 2023 ELizabethBlankenship2.Image (1) Linked to Elizabeth Blankenship, #18 epilepsy & mania census 1880 KY Fayette County Lexington Asylum The Eastern Lunatic Asylum in Lexington, KY, was under the charge of Dr. Whitney in 1870. The asylum had a list of deaths, including R.C.… |
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| Person ID | I59908 | WETZEL-SPRING |
| Father | Blankenship, John Tazwell, b. 27 Apr 1820, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA d. 8 Dec 1863, Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA (Age 43 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Prater, Amelia, b. 1818, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA d. 31 Dec 1878, Stopover, Pike, Kentucky, USA (Age 60 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Marriage | 1837 | Pike County, Kentucky, USA [1, 2] |
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| FTDNA jt | John Roberts McCoy Y-DNA111 FMS FF R1b1a2a1a1b4 T1a-T152C! x x x x x x x x 5th Cousin - Remote Cousin [3] | |
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| Family ID | F40992 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Photos | census 1880 USA KY Fayette Lexington asylum _10B-11A Eliz Blankenship 20250614GHLn- Susan Nye Ferrell originally shared this on 17 Jul 2023 ELizabethBlankenship2.Image (1) Linked to Elizabeth Blankenship, #18 epilepsy & mania census 1880 KY Fayette County Lexington Asylum The Eastern Lunatic Asylum in Lexington, KY, was under the charge of Dr. Whitney in 1870. The asylum had a list of deaths, including R.C.… | |
| Blankenship, Eliz murders mom News_WeeklyMaysvilleEagle18790212_1 20250614Chicago- Elizabeth Blankenship, insane, cut her mother's throat with a knife 24 Dec 1878 in Knox creek, Pike The Weekly Maysville Eagle Maysville, Kentucky • Wed, Feb 12, 1879 p1 The Weekly Maysville Eagle CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 14 June 2025 •Greenup Independent: A terrible accident happened on Knox creek, Pike county, December, 24.… |
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