Martha Jane Baxter

1871 - 1945  (73 years)   Has 6 ancestors and 32 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Martha Jane Baxter
  Birth	16 Jun 1871	Yancey Co, NC
  Gender	Female
  _UID	FE01A4CA9BBA50478A6E3A9AA2CABFA3F3C1
  Death	11 May 1945	Buncombe Co, NC
  Burial	Alexander Chapel, Buncombe Co, NC
  Person ID	I62326	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	John N Baxter,   b. 1848/1849, McDowell Co, NC d. 1880/1900, Madison Co, NC (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Rhodica Allen,   b. 4 Jan 1842, Yancey Co, NC d. 21 Jul 1921, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	1869/1870	Yancey Co, NC
  _UID	21791AB33F1E874DA957AF01AD0B4AC913DD
  Family ID	F19801	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Samuel Bryson Blankenship,   b. 27 Jan 1870, Washington Co, TN (now Unicoi Co, TN) d. 30 Oct 1938, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	1893/1894	Yancey Co, NC
  _UID	439C27D793456F4B828DB36A6EF66795FB61
  Children	1. James Henry Blankenship,   b. 20 Mar 1891, Yancey Co, NC d. 30 Dec 1975, Henderson Co, NC (Age 84 years)   2. Lizzie L Blankenship,   b. Mar 1895, Yancey Co, NC d. Aft 1910, Buncombe Co, NC (Age > 16 years)   3. Tilford Troy Blankenship,   b. 6 Jun 1898, Yancey Co, NC d. 9 Aug 1917, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 19 years)   4. Florence F Blankenship,   b. 1901/1902, Yancey Co, NC d. 8 Feb 1922, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 20 years)   5. Zettia Blankenship,   b. 21 Nov 1906, Buncombe Co, NC d. 3 Jul 1936, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 29 years)   6. John Blankenship,   b. 15 Jun 1907, Buncombe Co, NC d. 19 Sep 1988, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 81 years)   7. Gilbert G Blankenship,   b. 15 Nov 1910, Buncombe Co, NC d. 25 Sep 1981, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F17348	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:I (Marty Grant) am not related to this person as far as I'm aware. (1) This person is an ancestor of my aunt Doris Blankenship. !REFERENCE: http://www.martygrant.com/ http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/ !NOTES:Maiden name BAXTER per D/C of dau Florence & son James; !CENSUS:1880 Madison Co., NC Bull Creek # 358/363 John N. Baxter 30 Farmer NC-NC-NC Rhodica 35 wife Martha J. 8 dau Sarah E. 6 dau William B. 4 son Benjamin F. 5/12 Jan, son Martha Shehan, 26 sister, widowed James W. 4 nephew; !CENSUS:1900 Yancey Co., NC Burnsville # 174/175 Samuel B. Blankenship Jan 1870 30 M 6 TN-NC-NC Martha J. wife Oct 1870 29 M 6 4-3 NC-TN-NC James H. son Mar 1891 9 Lizzie L. dau Mar 1895 5 TN-TN-NC Tilford T. Son Jul 1896 3; !CENSUS:1910 Buncombe Co., NC Asheville, Beaver Dam Precinct # 47/48 Bryson Blankenship 40 M2 15 NC-NC-NC Martha J. wife 38 M1 15 7-6 Dorson? son 18 Lizzie dau 15 ???? son 12 Florence F. dau 8 Zettie dau 4 John son 2 Rhodia B. mother-in-law 64 widowed 4-4 Same house, family # 49: James Blankenship, 19 M1 1 NC-NC-NC Lanie, wife 25 M1 1 0-0 Wesley Edmonds, brother-law 21; !CENSUS:1920 Buncombe Co., NC Asheville Township, Beaverdam # 136/136 Samuel B. Blankenship 50 M NC-NC-NC Martha J. wife 50 Zettia dau 14 TN-NC-NC Johnnie son 13 Gill son 9 NC-NC-NC Lizzie Rumbough step-dau 25 M TN-NC-NC Lucius son-in-law 25 NC-NC-NC Ida gr-dau 5 Edith gr-dau 2 8/12; !CENSUS:1930 Buncombe Co., NC Asheville Township, West Asheville City # 121/124 190 Michigan Ave S. Bryson Blankenship, Head, 59 married age 15 (or 18) NC-NC-NC Martha, wife 59 married age 15 Henry Rumbough, gr-son 7;