1. | Jasper Blankenship was born on 12 Aug 1850 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee (son of Presley A. Blankenship and Sarah Banks); died on 2 Feb 1893 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Flag Pond, , Unicoi County, Tennessee. Jasper married Mary M. "Polly" Runnion about 1870 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Thomas L. Runnion and Elizabeth Hensley) was born on 7 Jun 1849 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 19 Apr 1915 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Flag Pond, , Unicoi County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Thomas M. Blankenship was born on 13 Nov 1870 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; died on 21 Dec 1925 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Sams Cemetery 2, , Unicoi County, Tennessee.
- Lewis Taylor Blankenship was born on 16 May 1873 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; died on 28 Jan 1955 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Martins Creek Cemetery, , Unicoi County, Tennessee.
- William Presley "Press" Blankenship was born on 23 Nov 1875 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; died on 6 Feb 1967 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, , Unicoi County, Tennessee.
- Sarah Catherine Blankenship was born on 7 Jun 1877 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; died on 9 Jul 1940 in Buncombe County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Brigman McPeters Cemetery, , Madison County, North Carolina.
- Cling Blankenship was born in May 1885 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee.
- Oscar Blankenship was born on 21 Dec 1887 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; died on 12 Apr 1963 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, , Unicoi County, Tennessee.
- Leota Blankenship was born on 24 May 1889 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; died on 4 Jul 1956 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, , Unicoi County, Tennessee.
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