James Henry Blankenship

1891 - 1975  (84 years)   Has 14 ancestors and 22 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	James Henry Blankenship
  Birth	20 Mar 1891	Yancey Co, NC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	7CD5CF56AD1CD711BD1100E09877E1C48944
  Death	30 Dec 1975	Henderson Co, NC
  Burial	Forest Lawn Cem, Buncombe Co, NC
  Person ID	I48986	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	14 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Samuel Bryson Blankenship,   b. 27 Jan 1870, Washington Co, TN (now Unicoi Co, TN) d. 30 Oct 1938, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Martha Jane Baxter,   b. 16 Jun 1871, Yancey Co, NC d. 11 May 1945, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	1893/1894	Yancey Co, NC
  _UID	439C27D793456F4B828DB36A6EF66795FB61
  Family ID	F17348	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Delannie Jane Edmonds,   b. May 1884, Buncombe Co, NC d. Aft 1930, Buncombe Co, NC (Age > 47 years)
  Marriage	1907/1908	Buncombe Co, NC
  _UID	111F54B1AA344E41B57F896C857CC3079687
  Children	1. William Clayton Blankenship,   b. 9 Aug 1910, Buncombe Co, NC d. 8 May 1961, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 50 years)   2. Arthur Lee Blankenship,   b. 30 Jan 1912, Buncombe Co, NC d. 4 Dec 1991, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 79 years)   3. Velda D Blankenship,   b. 4 Apr 1914, Buncombe Co, NC d. 23 Jun 2002, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 88 years)   4. Rosa Lee Blankenship,   b. 8 Jun 1915, Buncombe Co, NC d. 28 Apr 1997, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 81 years)   5. James F Blankenship,   b. 25 Nov 1916, Buncombe Co, NC d. 14 Jan 1995, Gaston Co, NC (Age 78 years)   6. Hilliard Henry Blankenship,   b. 22 Aug 1917, Buncombe Co, NC d. 16 Oct 2002, Henderson Co, NC (Age 85 years)   7. Howard Nelson Blankenship,   b. 28 Jun 1920, Buncombe Co, NC d. 22 Sep 2000, Henderson Co, NC (Age 80 years)   8. Clarence Blankenship,   b. 14 Apr 1922, Buncombe Co, NC d. 12 Dec 1997, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F1109	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Effie Ledford
  Marriage	Aft 1930
  _UID	399921A35787E942BD8B04CACD258882B1DD
  Family ID	F17347	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/ !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 Lower Hominy pg 13B # 250/252 James BLANKENSHIP, 29 Lanie, wife 32 Willam, son 9 Arther, son 7 Velda, dau 6 Rosa Lee dau 5 James, son 3 Hilliard, son 2; !CENSUS:1930 Buncombe Co, NC Fairview pg 9B # 154/161 James H. BLANKENSHIP, HD 39, M 17 Lonie J. wf 40 M 18 William C. son 19 Arthur L. son 18 Velda D. dau 17 Rosa L. dau 15 James F. son 14 Hilliard H. son 12 Howard N. son 9 Clarance, son 7;