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Roland Blankenship

Roland Blankenship

Male 1784 - 1883  (99 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Roland BlankenshipRoland Blankenship was born in 1784 in Virginia, USA; died in 1883 in Campbell County, Virginia, USA.

    Roland married Jane Couch on 20 Dec 1815 in Knox County, Tennessee, USA. Jane was born in 1800 in North Carolina, USA; died in 1880 in White County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Granville C Blankenship  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Oct 1825 in Madison County, Alabama, USA; died on 12 Jul 1914 in Walling, White, Tennessee, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Granville C Blankenship Descendancy chart to this point (1.Roland1) was born on 11 Oct 1825 in Madison County, Alabama, USA; died on 12 Jul 1914 in Walling, White, Tennessee, USA.

    Granville married Tabitha G Moss on 11 Jun 1849 in White County, Tennessee, USA. Tabitha (daughter of James M Moss and Mary Elizabeth Qualls) was born in 1833 in Tennessee, USA; died in 1860 in White County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. James Rowland Blankenship, MD  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Sep 1850 in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA; died on 11 Jan 1921 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in New Union Baptist Church Cemetery, De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  James Rowland Blankenship, MD Descendancy chart to this point (2.Granville2, 1.Roland1) was born on 7 Sep 1850 in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA; died on 11 Jan 1921 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in New Union Baptist Church Cemetery, De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA.

    James married Susan Necrotia Gribble on 30 Apr 1911 in Warren County, Tennessee, USA. Susan (daughter of George Washington 'Buck' Gribble and Sarah Malissa Hankins) was born on 18 Nov 1866 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA; died on 8 Jan 1946 in Warren County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Webb Cemetery, Dibrell, Warren, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    James married Amanda Angeline Gribble on 16 Jul 1889 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA. Amanda (daughter of George Washington 'Buck' Gribble and Sarah Malissa Hankins) was born on 1 Jul 1869 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA; died in Mar 1904 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in New Union Baptist Church Cemetery, De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Walter Brantley Blankenship  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Mar 1899 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA; died on 19 May 1945 in Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, USA.
    2. 5. Olivia Arvezina 'Olive' Blankenship  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 May 1890 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA; died on 10 Apr 1973 in McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Keltonburg Methodist Church Cemetery, De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA.
    3. 6. Ova Ola Blankenship  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Apr 1894 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA; died on 18 Sep 1981 in Chickasha, Grady, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Chickasha, Grady, Oklahoma, USA.

    James married Susan 'Sallie' Fisher on 2 Feb 1874 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA. Susan (daughter of William Dooley Fisher and Sarah Sallie Roberts) was born on 15 Aug 1854 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA; died on 30 Jul 1880 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Maurice C Blankenship  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Feb 1880 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA; died on 26 Jun 1893.
    2. 8. William Granville Blankenship  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Feb 1877 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA; died on 31 Dec 1961 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.
    3. 9. Edward Caswell Blankenship  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Jan 1875 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA; died on 24 Jun 1962 in Warren County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Webb Cemetery, Dibrell, Warren, Tennessee, USA.

    James married Martha E Fisher on 28 Dec 1871 in White County, Tennessee, USA. Martha (daughter of James Madison Fisher and Susannah S 'Susie' Hutson) was born about 1850 in White County, Tennessee, USA; died on 28 Dec 1871 in White County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 4.  Walter Brantley Blankenship Descendancy chart to this point (3.James3, 2.Granville2, 1.Roland1) was born on 22 Mar 1899 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA; died on 19 May 1945 in Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, USA.

  2. 5.  Olivia Arvezina 'Olive' Blankenship Descendancy chart to this point (3.James3, 2.Granville2, 1.Roland1) was born on 18 May 1890 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA; died on 10 Apr 1973 in McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Keltonburg Methodist Church Cemetery, De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Oliver Thurman Cantrell. Oliver was born in 1886 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA; died on 18 Oct 1964 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Keltonburg Methodist Church Cemetery, De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Walter Cantrell  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1912 in Tennessee, USA.
    2. 11. Leffie Lorene Cantrell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Aug 1908 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA; died on 13 Dec 2007 in Ooltewah, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Gardens of Memory Cemetery, Smartt, Warren, Tennessee, USA.

  3. 6.  Ova Ola BlankenshipOva Ola Blankenship Descendancy chart to this point (3.James3, 2.Granville2, 1.Roland1) was born on 7 Apr 1894 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA; died on 18 Sep 1981 in Chickasha, Grady, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Chickasha, Grady, Oklahoma, USA.

    Family/Spouse: James Frum Kell. James was born on 22 Nov 1887 in Tennessee, USA; died on 28 Sep 1943 in Grady County, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Chickasha, Grady, Oklahoma, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Edith Kell  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1920 in Oklahoma, USA.
    2. 13. Othelia Kell  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1913 in Tennessee, USA.
    3. 14. James Dillard Kell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Dec 1910 in McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA; died on 15 Nov 1994; was buried in Cheyenne Memorial Gardens, Cheyenne, Laramie, Wyoming, USA.
    4. 15. John R 'JR' Kell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Dec 1917 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA; died on 21 Oct 1988 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA; was buried in Laurel Land Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA.
    5. 16. Helen Ruth Kell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Feb 1922 in Verden, Grady, Oklahoma, USA; died on 27 Aug 1993 in Chickasha, Grady, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in Fairlawn Cemetery, Chickasha, Grady, Oklahoma, USA.

  4. 7.  Maurice C Blankenship Descendancy chart to this point (3.James3, 2.Granville2, 1.Roland1) was born on 22 Feb 1880 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA; died on 26 Jun 1893.

  5. 8.  William Granville Blankenship Descendancy chart to this point (3.James3, 2.Granville2, 1.Roland1) was born on 7 Feb 1877 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA; died on 31 Dec 1961 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Annie Mae Draper. Annie was born on 15 May 1876 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; died in 1946 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 9.  Edward Caswell Blankenship Descendancy chart to this point (3.James3, 2.Granville2, 1.Roland1) was born on 22 Jan 1875 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA; died on 24 Jun 1962 in Warren County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Webb Cemetery, Dibrell, Warren, Tennessee, USA.

    Edward married Mary Eldridge Gribble on 1 Jun 1898 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA. Mary (daughter of George Washington 'Buck' Gribble and Sarah Malissa Hankins) was born on 17 Nov 1873 in Tennessee, USA; died on 21 Dec 1952 in Warren County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Webb Cemetery, Dibrell, Warren, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Ivie A Blankenship  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1893 in Tennessee, USA.
    2. 18. Dewey Blankenship  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1903 in Tennessee, USA.
    3. 19. Cecil Blankenship  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1910 in Tennessee, USA.
    4. 20. Lula Blankenship  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1908 in Tennessee, USA.
    5. 21. Lillie Blankenship  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1906 in Tennessee, USA.
    6. 22. Arthur Bernard Blankenship  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Feb 1899 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA; died on 27 Jul 1958 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Webb Cemetery, Dibrell, Warren, Tennessee, USA.
    7. 23. James Bertland Blankenship  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Jun 1905 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA; died in Mar 1986 in Rock Island, Warren, Tennessee, USA.


Generation: 5

  1. 10.  Walter Cantrell Descendancy chart to this point (5.Olivia4, 3.James3, 2.Granville2, 1.Roland1) was born in 1912 in Tennessee, USA.

  2. 11.  Leffie Lorene Cantrell Descendancy chart to this point (5.Olivia4, 3.James3, 2.Granville2, 1.Roland1) was born on 14 Aug 1908 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA; died on 13 Dec 2007 in Ooltewah, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Gardens of Memory Cemetery, Smartt, Warren, Tennessee, USA.

    Leffie married Leonard Clyde Cantrell on 25 Apr 1925 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA. Leonard was born on 16 Nov 1906 in Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA; died on 27 Dec 1993 in Ooltewah, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Gardens of Memory Cemetery, Smartt, Warren, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 12.  Edith Kell Descendancy chart to this point (6.Ova4, 3.James3, 2.Granville2, 1.Roland1) was born about 1920 in Oklahoma, USA.

  4. 13.  Othelia Kell Descendancy chart to this point (6.Ova4, 3.James3, 2.Granville2, 1.Roland1) was born about 1913 in Tennessee, USA.

  5. 14.  James Dillard Kell Descendancy chart to this point (6.Ova4, 3.James3, 2.Granville2, 1.Roland1) was born on 12 Dec 1910 in McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA; died on 15 Nov 1994; was buried in Cheyenne Memorial Gardens, Cheyenne, Laramie, Wyoming, USA.

    James married Leta Evelyn Williams on 13 Dec 1947 in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA. Leta was born about 1923 in Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 15.  John R 'JR' KellJohn R 'JR' Kell Descendancy chart to this point (6.Ova4, 3.James3, 2.Granville2, 1.Roland1) was born on 1 Dec 1917 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA; died on 21 Oct 1988 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA; was buried in Laurel Land Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA.

    John married Sara Virginia Smith on 14 Oct 1944 in Carter County, Oklahoma, USA. Sara was born on 2 Nov 1921 in Batesville, Panola, Mississippi, USA; died on 27 Jan 2013 in Johnson County, Texas, USA; was buried in Laurel Land Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 16.  Helen Ruth KellHelen Ruth Kell Descendancy chart to this point (6.Ova4, 3.James3, 2.Granville2, 1.Roland1) was born on 2 Feb 1922 in Verden, Grady, Oklahoma, USA; died on 27 Aug 1993 in Chickasha, Grady, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in Fairlawn Cemetery, Chickasha, Grady, Oklahoma, USA.

    Helen married Jake Gilford Standridge on 22 Jun 1940 in Oklahoma, USA. Jake was born on 28 Oct 1920 in Grady County, Oklahoma, USA; died on 15 Jul 2009 in Chickasha, Grady, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in Fairlawn Cemetery, Chickasha, Grady, Oklahoma, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 17.  Ivie A Blankenship Descendancy chart to this point (9.Edward4, 3.James3, 2.Granville2, 1.Roland1) was born about 1893 in Tennessee, USA.

  9. 18.  Dewey Blankenship Descendancy chart to this point (9.Edward4, 3.James3, 2.Granville2, 1.Roland1) was born about 1903 in Tennessee, USA.

  10. 19.  Cecil Blankenship Descendancy chart to this point (9.Edward4, 3.James3, 2.Granville2, 1.Roland1) was born about 1910 in Tennessee, USA.

  11. 20.  Lula Blankenship Descendancy chart to this point (9.Edward4, 3.James3, 2.Granville2, 1.Roland1) was born about 1908 in Tennessee, USA.

  12. 21.  Lillie Blankenship Descendancy chart to this point (9.Edward4, 3.James3, 2.Granville2, 1.Roland1) was born about 1906 in Tennessee, USA.

  13. 22.  Arthur Bernard Blankenship Descendancy chart to this point (9.Edward4, 3.James3, 2.Granville2, 1.Roland1) was born on 22 Feb 1899 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA; died on 27 Jul 1958 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Webb Cemetery, Dibrell, Warren, Tennessee, USA.

    Arthur married Lera Martin Parker on 11 Jul 1920 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA. Lera (daughter of Morgan Parker and Ellen Columbus Smith) was born on 18 Jul 1902 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA; died on 18 Jun 1988 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Whorton Springs Cemetery, Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Mary Darlene Blankenship  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Apr 1925 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA; died on 16 Feb 1990 in Nokomis, Sarasota, Florida, USA; was buried .
    2. 26. Anna Ruth Blankenship  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Jun 1921 in Tennessee, USA; died on 8 Jun 2010 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.
    3. 27. E C Morgan Blankenship  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Apr 1923 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA; died on 27 Sep 1999 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

  14. 23.  James Bertland Blankenship Descendancy chart to this point (9.Edward4, 3.James3, 2.Granville2, 1.Roland1) was born on 28 Jun 1905 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA; died in Mar 1986 in Rock Island, Warren, Tennessee, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Willie A Rhea. Willie was born on 8 Feb 1909 in Tennessee, USA; died on 5 Oct 1937 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 6

  1. 24.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (15.John5, 6.Ova4, 3.James3, 2.Granville2, 1.Roland1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 25.  Mary Darlene Blankenship Descendancy chart to this point (22.Arthur5, 9.Edward4, 3.James3, 2.Granville2, 1.Roland1) was born on 26 Apr 1925 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA; died on 16 Feb 1990 in Nokomis, Sarasota, Florida, USA; was buried .

  3. 26.  Anna Ruth BlankenshipAnna Ruth Blankenship Descendancy chart to this point (22.Arthur5, 9.Edward4, 3.James3, 2.Granville2, 1.Roland1) was born on 7 Jun 1921 in Tennessee, USA; died on 8 Jun 2010 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Albert Raymond Cartwright. Albert was born on 7 Dec 1918 in Tennessee, USA; died on 22 Jul 2008 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 28. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 29. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 27.  E C Morgan BlankenshipE C Morgan Blankenship Descendancy chart to this point (22.Arthur5, 9.Edward4, 3.James3, 2.Granville2, 1.Roland1) was born on 29 Apr 1923 in De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA; died on 27 Sep 1999 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

    E married Janice Lavonne Lund on 3 Jul 1953 in Methodist Church, Springfield, Robertson, Tennessee, USA. Janice (daughter of Anton Frederick 'Tony' Lund and Doris Arlene Annis) was born on 5 Sep 1927 in Plainfield, Bremer, Iowa, USA; died on 9 Feb 2014 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 31. Living  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 7

  1. 28.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (26.Anna6, 22.Arthur5, 9.Edward4, 3.James3, 2.Granville2, 1.Roland1)

  2. 29.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (26.Anna6, 22.Arthur5, 9.Edward4, 3.James3, 2.Granville2, 1.Roland1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 30.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (27.E6, 22.Arthur5, 9.Edward4, 3.James3, 2.Granville2, 1.Roland1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 32. Kristin Poppe  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 33. Katy Poppe  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 31.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (27.E6, 22.Arthur5, 9.Edward4, 3.James3, 2.Granville2, 1.Roland1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Living  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 8

  1. 32.  Kristin Poppe Descendancy chart to this point (30.Living7, 27.E6, 22.Arthur5, 9.Edward4, 3.James3, 2.Granville2, 1.Roland1)

  2. 33.  Katy Poppe Descendancy chart to this point (30.Living7, 27.E6, 22.Arthur5, 9.Edward4, 3.James3, 2.Granville2, 1.Roland1)

  3. 34.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (31.Living7, 27.E6, 22.Arthur5, 9.Edward4, 3.James3, 2.Granville2, 1.Roland1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 35. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 36. Living  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 9

  1. 35.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (34.Living8, 31.Living7, 27.E6, 22.Arthur5, 9.Edward4, 3.James3, 2.Granville2, 1.Roland1)

  2. 36.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (34.Living8, 31.Living7, 27.E6, 22.Arthur5, 9.Edward4, 3.James3, 2.Granville2, 1.Roland1)


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