John Blankinship (cal 1798-1870)

Sarah Roark (cal 1808-1890)

Hiram Blankinship (1836-1905)

J. Melvina Henderson (1839-1910)

Denton Blankinship (1859-1887)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: 1. Mary Tamar Rathbun Martin Oliver Blankinship+ Harvey Denton Blankinship+ Mary Isabel Blankinship+ Marshall Hiram Blankinship Denton Blankinship 1 2 3 4 Born: 18 Jul 1859, , Macon, Tennessee, United States 3 4 5 Marriage (1): Mary Tamar Rathbun on 9 Feb 1879 in , Chautauqua, Kansas, United States 1 2 Died: 5 Dec 1887, Sedan, Chautauqua, Kansas, United States at age 28 1 3 Buried: After 5 Dec 1887, Hewins, Chautauqua, Kansas, United States 3    Another name for Denton was Denton Blankenship.2   General Notes: Early in 1876 the Hiram and Melvine (Henderson) Blankinship family ofMacon County, Tennessee moved to Chase County, Kansas, then to Chautauqua County near Hewins in 1898. Transcribed from Sedan Times-Star in April 1982. Furnished by Leona Hope Rathbun.   Noted events in his life were: • Residence, 16 Oct 1860, , Macon, Tennessee, United States. 4 • Residence, 1870, Lafayette, Macon, Tennessee, United States. 6 • Occupation: Farmer, 3 Jun 1880, Hendricks, Chautauqua, Kansas, United States. 5 • Residence, 3 Jun 1880, Hendricks, Chautauqua, Kansas, United States. 5 Denton married Mary Tamar Rathbun, daughter of George Marshall Rathbun and Tamar Ann Garinger, on 9 Feb 1879 in , Chautauqua, Kansas, United States.1 2 (Mary Tamar Rathbun was born on 1 Jan 1864 in Bluff Point, Jay, Indiana United States,1 7 8 9 10 died on 10 Aug 1944 in Cedar Vale, Chautauqua, Kansas, United States 1 7 9 and was buried after 10 Aug 1944 in Cedar Vale, Chautauqua, Kansas, United States 7 9.)

1 Newspaper Funeral Service notice for Mrs. Mary Hensley, 1944. Source Medium: Newspaper

2 Frank H. Rathbun, Editor and Publisher, The Rathbun-Rathbone-Rathburn Family Historian (Name: Published quarterly by the Rathbun Family Association;), Volume 15, Number 1, Page 18, Spring 1995. Source Medium: Magazine

3 Tomb stone, Burial: Ozro Falls Cemetery, Hewins, Chautauqua County, Kansas.

4 1860 U.S. census, Macon, Tennessee, population schedule, p. 74, dwelling 557, family 537, Blankinship family; NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 1263.

5 1880 U.S. census, Chautauqua, Kansas, population schedule, Hendricks, enumeration district (ED) 70, p. 3, dwelling 24, family 24, D. Blankenship; digital images (accessed 6 Jul 2011); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 375.

6 1870 U.S. census, Macon, Tennessee, population schedule, Civil District 5, p. 2, dwelling 9, family 9, Blankinship Family; digital images, Ancestry (Ancestry.com : accessed 11 Jan 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 1545.

7 Memorial Service Program for Mary T. Hensley (Name: Memorial Service Record;). Source Medium: Card
Source Quality: Origininal

8 1875 Kansas State Census, Howard, Kansas, population schedule, Sedan, p. 2, dwelling 5, family 10, line 26, M. T. Rathbun; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 Oct 2009); citing Ancestry.com.

9 Tomb stone, Burial: Cedar Vale Cemetery, Cedar Vale, Chautauqua County, Kansas.

10 1900 U.S. census, Chautauqua, Kansas, population schedule, Harrison, enumeration district (ED) 5, sheet 2, p. 2A, dwelling 23, family 23, Mc. C. Hensley family; digital images, Ancestry.com (accessed 14 Jan 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 473.