James Rowland Blankenship, MD

1850 - 1921  (70 years)

• Name	James Rowland Blankenship  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Suffix	MD
  Birth	7 Sep 1850	Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	White County, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	District 4
  Census	1870	White County, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	District 4
  Census	1880	De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA   [2, 4]
  Census	1900	De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 4]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Census	1910	De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA   [2, 4]
  	Civil District 6
  Census	1920	De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA   [3, 4]
  	Civil District 6
  Death	11 Jan 1921	De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  	(Catlen's Mills)
  Burial	New Union Baptist Church Cemetery, De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA
  Person ID	I11604	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Granville C Blankenship,   b. 11 Oct 1825, Madison County, Alabama, USA d. 12 Jul 1914, Walling, White, Tennessee, USA (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Tabitha G Moss,   b. 1833, Tennessee, USA d. 1860, White County, Tennessee, USA (Age 27 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	11 Jun 1849	White County, Tennessee, USA
  Family ID	F3625	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Susan Necrotia Gribble,   b. 18 Nov 1866, De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA d. 8 Jan 1946, Warren County, Tennessee, USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	30 Apr 1911	Warren County, Tennessee, USA
  Family ID	F4177	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Amanda Angeline Gribble,   b. 1 Jul 1869, De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA d. Mar 1904, De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	16 Jul 1889	De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Walter Brantley Blankenship,   b. 22 Mar 1899, De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA d. 19 May 1945, Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, USA (Age 46 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Olivia Arvezina 'Olive' Blankenship,   b. 18 May 1890, De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA d. 10 Apr 1973, McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Ova Ola Blankenship,   b. 7 Apr 1894, De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA d. 18 Sep 1981, Chickasha, Grady, Oklahoma, USA (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4178	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Susan 'Sallie' Fisher,   b. 15 Aug 1854, De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA d. 30 Jul 1880, De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA (Age 25 years)
  Marriage	2 Feb 1874	De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA   [2, 3]
  Children	1. Maurice C Blankenship,   b. 22 Feb 1880, De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA d. 26 Jun 1893 (Age 13 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. William Granville Blankenship,   b. 7 Feb 1877, De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA d. 31 Dec 1961, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Edward Caswell Blankenship,   b. 22 Jan 1875, De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA d. 24 Jun 1962, Warren County, Tennessee, USA (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4179	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 4	Martha E Fisher,   b. Abt 1850, White County, Tennessee, USA d. 28 Dec 1871, White County, Tennessee, USA (Age 21 years)
  Marriage	28 Dec 1871	White County, Tennessee, USA
  Family ID	F4180	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Sep 1850 - Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA Census - District 4 - 1860 - White County, Tennessee, USA Census - District 4 - 1870 - White County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 28 Dec 1871 - White County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 2 Feb 1874 - De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA Census - 1880 - De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 16 Jul 1889 - De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1900 - De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA Census - Civil District 6 - 1910 - De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 30 Apr 1911 - Warren County, Tennessee, USA Census - Civil District 6 - 1920 - De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA Death - 11 Jan 1921 - De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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