Benjamin F. Blankinship Sr. & Descendants
Generation 3

9. Tennie Blankinship (Benjamin Jr., Benjamin Sr.) born Sept 17, 1887 in Cherokee Co. TX and died June 27, 1980 in Smith Co. TX. She was married Jan. 9, 1910 in Cherokee Co. TX to Garrett Kidd Longmire son of Leroy K. Longmire & Elizabeth L. Tinsley. He was born Oct. 21 1883 in LA and died Oct. 25, 1962 in Cherokee Co. TX.

Notes about Tennie Blankinship

Her marriage is recorded in Bk. O-363 in Cherokee Co. TX.
I have a copy of her obituary.
She is buried in Meador Cemetery in Cherokee Co. TX.

Notes about Garrett Longmire

He is found in his father's household in the 1900 Cherokee Co. TX census.
He is found in the 1910, 1920 & 1930 Cherokee Co. TX census.
His death is recorded in Vol. 21 Cert. #474 in Cherokee Co. TX.
He is buried in Meador Cemetery in Cherokee Co. TX.

Children of Tennie Blankinship and Garrett Longmire.

i. Lucille Longmire born Oct. 26, 1911 in Cherokee Co. TX and died Jan. 31, 1961 in Cherokee Co. TX.

Notes about Lucille Longmire

She is found in her father' household in the 1920 & 1930 Cherokee Co. TX census.
Her death is recorded in Vol. 21 Cert. #35 in Cherokee Co. TX.
She is buried in Meador Cemetery in Cherokee Co. TX.

27. ii. Lorene Longmire born abt. 1914 in Cherokee Co. TX.
28. iii. Jessie Longmire born abt. 1915 in Cherokee Co. TX.
iv. Naomi Louise Longmire born Jan. 6, 1919 in Cherokee Co. TX and died Oct. 27, 1999.

Notes about Naomi Longmire

She is found in her father's household in the the 1920 & 1930 Cherokee Co. TX census.
She is buried in Meador Cemetery in Cherokee Co. TX.

10. Lora Blankinship
(Benjamin Jr., Benjamin Sr.)born May 7, 1893 in Cherokee Co. TX and died Sept. 5, 1987 in Cherokee Co. TX. She married Nov. 12, 1922 in Cherokee Co. TX to William Lethal Stadler son of Pearl A. Stadler. He was born May 27, 1885 in TX and died June 19, 1968 in Cherokee Co. TX.

Notes about Lora Blankinship

She is found in her father's household in the 1900 & 1910 Cherokee Co. TX census.
Her marriage is recorded in Bk. T-5 in Cherokee Co. TX. I have orginial certificate.
She is buried in Meador Cemetery in Cherokee Co. TX.

Notes about William Stadler

He is found in his mother's household in the 1910 & 1920 Cherokee Co. TX census.
He is found in the 1930 Cherokee Co. TX census.
He is buried in Meador Cemetery in Cherokee Co. TX.

11. Laura Lea Blankinship (Selah, Benjamin Sr.) born Sept. 28, 1878 in Cherokee Co. TX and died Dec. 21, 1933 in Cherokee Co. TX. She was married to William H. Talley son of Eliza Talley. He was born Mar. 16, 1871 and died Apr. 15, 1943.

Notes about Laura Blankinship

She is found in her grandfather Benjamin Blankinship's household in the 1880 Cherokee Co. TX
census.
Her death is recorded in Vol. 8 p. 203 in Cherokee Co. TX.
She is buried in Walker's Chapel in Cherokee Co. TX.

Notes about William Talley

He is found in the 1910 Cherokee Co. & 1920 Rusk Co. TX census.
He is buried in Walker's Chapel in Cherokee Co. TX.

Children of Laura Blankinship and William Talley.
29. i. Bessie L. Talley born abt. 1898 in TX.
30. ii. Mavis Talley born abt. 1901 in TX.
31. iii. Wylie Talley born abt. 1910 in TX.

12. Edgar McDonald (Martha M., Benjamin Sr.) born abt. 1890 in Cherokee Co. TX.

Notes about Edgar McDonald

He is found in his father's household in the 1900 & 1910 Cherokee Co. TX census.

13. Daniel Gordon McDonald
(Martha M., Benjmain Sr.) born Jan. 16, 1898 in Cherokee Co. TX and died Mar. 26, 1956. He married Dreba Singletary. She was born May 23, 1902 and died July 7, 1963 in Cherokee Co. TX.

Notes about Daniel McDonald

He is found in his father's household in the 1900 & 1910 Cheorkee Co. TX.
He is listed in 1930 Cherokee Co. TX census.
He is buried in Lowe's Chapel Cemetery in Cherokee Co. TX.

Notes about Dreba Singletary

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

14. Odie McDonald
(Martha M, Benjamin Sr.) born Sept. 7, 1902 in Cherokee Co. TX and died Dec. 6,1972 in Cherokee Co. TX.

Notes about Odie McDonald

She is found in her father's household in the 1910, 1920 & 1930 Cherokee Co. TX census.
She is buried at Lowe's Chapel Cemetery in Cherokee Co. TX.

15. Betty Gifford
(Mary, Benjamin) born Oct. 24 1881 in Cherokee Co. TX and died Jan. 20. 1957 in Cherokee Co. TX. She was married abt. 1904 to James Murphy Vaughn son of William A. Vaughn & Emily F. White. He was born Nov. 10, 1882 and died Feb. 17, 1958 in Cherokee Co. TX.

Notes about Betty Gifford

Her death is recorded in Vol. 19 Cert. #238 in Cherokee Co. TX.
She is buried in Jarratt Cemetery in Cherokee Co. TX.

Notes about James Vaughn

He is found in his father's household in the 1900 Cherokee Co. TX census.
He is found in the 1910 & 1920 Cherokee Co. TX census.
His death is recorded in Vol. 19 Cert. #502 in Cherokee Co. TX.
He is buried at Jarratt Cemetery in Cherokee Co. TX.

Children of Betty Gifford and Jamie Vaughn.
32. i. Olis Vaughn born Aug. 3, 1904 in Cherokee Co. TX and died Aug. 17, 1935 in Cherokee Co. TX.
33. ii. Ola Vaughn born Dec. 2, 1907 in Cherokee Co. TX and died July 26, 1971 in Cherokee Co. TX.

16. Kittie Belle Gifford
(Mary, Benjamin) born Dec. 12, 1883 in Cherokee Co. TX and died Jan. 1834 in Midland Midland Co. TX. She was married Mar. 24, 1903 in Gallitin Cherokee Co. TX to Benjamin Ike Shirey son of William Shirey & Mary Jane Martin. He was born Aug 22, 1880 in Cherokee Co. TX and died Jan 3, 1955 in Galveston Galveston Co. TX.

Notes about Katie Gifford

Her marriage is recorded in Bk. N-4 in Cherokee Co. TX.
I have a copy of her Obituary & Memorial Record.
She is buried in Jarratt Cemetery in Cherokee Co. TX.

Notes about Benjamin Shirey

He is found in the 1900, 1910, 1920 & 1930 Cherokee Co. TX census.
He was a member of the Sunset Baptist Church in Cherokee Co. TX.
I have a copy of his Obituary.
He is buried in Jarratt Cemetery in Cherokee Co. TX

Children of Katie Gifford and Benjamin Shirey.

i. Ila May Shirey born July 23, 1903 in Cherokee Co. TX and died bef 1920.

Notes about Ila Shirey

She is found in her father's household in 1920 Cherokee Co. TX census.

ii. William Henry Shirey born Sept. 14, 1905 in Cherokee Co. TX and died bef 1920.

Notes about William Shirey

He is found in her father's household in 1920 Cherokee Co. TX census.

34. iii. Lawrence Maurice Shirey born Jan. 12, 1907 in Cherokee Co. TX and died Oct 21, 1986 in Eustace
Henderson Co. TX.
35. iv. Monte Lenore Shirey born Nov. 27, 1908 in Rusk Cherokee Co. TX. and died Apr, 4 1985 in
Jacksonville Cherokee Co. TX.
36. v. Marvin Ike Shirey born Aug. 9, 1910 in Cherokee Co. TX and died Nov. 17, 1984 in Jacksonville
Cherokee Co. TX.
37. vi. Marshall Benjamin James Shirey born June 8, 1912 in Cherokee Co. TX and died Sept. 13, 1981 in
Cherokee Co. TX.
38. vii. Melvin Moore Shirey born July 11, 1917 in Cherokee Co. TX and died Mar. 29, 1984 in Livingston
Polk Co. TX.
39. viii. Margie Marie Shirey born Dec. 19, 1919 in Cherokee Co. TX and Oct. 8, 1993 in Jacksonville
Cherokee Co. TX.
40. ix. Milburn Edwin Shirey born Nov. 26, 1923 in Cherokee Co. TX and died Oct. 25, 1991 in Houston Harris
Co. TX.
41. x. J. B. Shirey born Mar. 3, 1923 in Cherokee Co. TX and died Aug. 21, 1977 in Waco McClennin Co.
TX.

17. Benjamin Gifford
(Mary, Benjamin) born in 1892 in Cherokee Co. TX and died 1949 in Jacksonville Cherokee Co. TX. He was married abt. 1925 to Zola Sue Scurlock daughter of James & Lillian Scurlock. She was born Oct. 17, 1906 and died Dec. 20, 1985 in Cherokee Co. TX.

Notes about Benjamin Gifford

He is found in his brother-in-law's Jamie Vaughn's household in the 1910 & 1920 Cherokee Co.
TX census.
He is found in the 1930 Cherokee Co. TX census.
He is buried in Jarrett Cemetery in Cherokee Co.TX

Notes about Zola Scurlock

She is found in her father's household in the 1910 & 1920 Cherokee Co. TX census.
She is buried in Jarrett Cemetery in Cherokee Co. TX.

Children of Benjamin Gifford & Zola Scurlock.
42. i. Barbara Evelyn Gifford born Aug. 29. 1925 in Cherokee Co. TX and died Nov. 13, 1988 in Pima Co. AZ.

ii. Mary Gifford born & died June 9, 1928 in Cherokee Co. TX.

Notes about Mary Gifford

She is buried in Jarrett Cemetery in Cherokee Co.TX
Her Death Certificate is found in Vol. 5 p 432 in Cherokee Co. TX.

Last updated Mar. 2, 2006


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