Benjamin F. Blankinship Sr. & Descendants
Generation 2

7. James Lawrence Blankinship (Benjamin) born Feb. 9, 1862 in Cherokee Co. TX and died Apr. 21, 1936 in Cherokee Co. TX. He was married Apr. 13, 1898 in Cherokee Co. TX to Ola Tippie Richey daughter of George Washington Richey and Missouria Preuitt. She was born July 10, 1871 in TX and died Dec. 8, 1914 in Cherokee Co. TX.

Notes about James Blankinship

His marriage is recorded in Bk. L-461 in Cherokee Co. TX. I have a copy of his marriage certificate.
He is found in his father's household in the 1870 & 1880 Cherokee Co. TX census.
He is found in the 1900, 1910, 1920 & 1930 Cherokee Co. TX census.
His death is recorded in Vol. 9 p. 168 in Cherokee Co. TX.
He is buried in Lowe's Chapel Cemetery in Cherokee Co. TX.

Notes about Ola Richey

She is found in her father's household in the 1880 Cherokee Co. TX census.
She is buried in Lowe's Chapel Cemetery in Cherokee Co. TX.

Children of James Blankinship & Ola Richey.

i. Finn Blankinship born Jan. 25. 1899 in Cherokee Co. TX and died Jan. 25, 1899 in Cherokee Co. TX.

Notes about Finn Blankinship

He is buried in Lowe's Chapel Cemetery in Cherokee Co. TX.

20. ii. Horace Clinton Blankinship born July 13, 1900 in Cherokee Co. TX. and died Dec. 1, 1963 in
Cherokee Co. TX.
21. iii. George Earl Blankinship born June 17, 1903 in Cheokee Co. TX and died Aug. 1, 1989 in Cherokee
Co. TX.
22. iv. Elizabeth Missouri Blankinship born Jan. 5, 1907 in Cherokee Co. TX and died Apr. 21, 1974 in Cherokee
Co. TX.
23. v. James Mosely Blankinship born Aug. 11, 1909 in Cherokee Co. TX and died Jan. 26, 1989 in
Cherokee Co. TX.
24. vi. Robert Cletus Blankinship born Jan. 13, 1912 in Cherokee Co. TX and died Jan. 30, 1975 in
Houston Harris Co. TX.

8. John K. Blankinship (Benjamin) born May 1, 1864 in Cherokee Co. TX and died Aug. 28, 1904 In Cherokee Co. TX. He was married Mar. 5, 1899 in Cherokee Co. TX to Sarah E. Bowling daughter of John & Eliza Bowling. She was born May 1880 in TX.

Notes about John Blankinship

His marriage is listed in Bk. M-51 in Cherokee Co. TX. I have his marriage certificate.
He is found in his father's household in the 1870 & 1880 Cherokee Co. TX census.
He is found in the 1900 Cherokee Co. TX census.
I have a copy of his Death Certificate.
He is buried in Lowe's Chapel Cemetery in Cherokee Co. TX.

Notes about Sarah Bowling

She is found in her father's household in 1880 Cherokee Co. TX.
She is found in her father's household in the 1910 Cherokee Co. TX census as a widow.
After John's death she married Albert B. Holcomb.

Children of John Blankinship & Sarah Bowling.
25. i. Edna Blankinship born in Jan. 1900 in Cherokee Co. TX.
26. ii. John R. Blankinship born abt. 1904 in Cherokee Co. TX.

Last updated Nov. 10, 2007


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