Individual Details

Solomon Blankenship

(1804 - 1883)



1830 Census. Henry Co, GA
Solomon Blankenship: 1m under 5, 1m 5-10, 1m 30-40. 1f under 5, 1f 20-30.

Property Tax, 1837, Capt Miller's Dist, Henry Co GA
Solomon Blankinship, 202 acres Land

1850 Census. Henry Co, GA
Solomon Blankenship, 53, Farmer
L. , female, 27. (Lucinda)
E., female, 20. S., female, 18. W., male, 15 (Washington). J., male 12 (James L.). A., male, 8. F., female, 6 (Mary Frances).
J. P., male, age 3 (James P.). M., female age 1 (Martha).

7 Apr 1856. Solomon Blankenship received a final distribution of $105.00 from the estate of his father, Daniel Blankenship.

1860 Census. Henry Co, GA, P.O. McDonough, Hh 945
S. Blankenship, 62
Lucinda, 37
Mary, 15. James, 13. Martha, 11, William, 10. Laney, 8. Edmond, 6

1870 Census. Newton Co, GA, Hh 188
Solomon Blankenship, 74, b. GA
Margaret, 42, b. NC
Martha M., 21,
Lania D., 18, farm worker, male
Edmond, 15
Sarah M., 14
Ferdinan L., 12
Levi H., 10
Ewel, 7
Daniel, E., 4

Possible children from Ancestry tree attachment:
Solomon Blankenship had 13 children from the first 2 wives: 1st wife - Frankie Kilgore: Richard James Blankenship, Elijah J. Blankenship, S. Blankenship, Henry Washington Blankenship, James I. Blankenship, A. Blankenship, Mary Blankenship (Doesn't agree very well with the 1850 census...)
2nd wife - Lucinda McCoy - James P. Blankenship - Martha Blankenship - William Blankenship - Laney Blankenship - Edmond Blankenship - Daniel Blankenship
The 1870 census, suggests a third wife.

Buried Old Zion Bapt Cemetery, Covington, Newton, GA (Mostly field stone markers)
Also believed buried there:
Lucinda McCoy, b. March 1824, NC, died 1910 in Georgia
Mary Ann Frances Elizabeth Blankenship Hammons, b. 1845, Henry Co, GA, d. 1900, Henry Co., married to Benjamin Hammons.

Edmond F. Blankenship, b. 1855, Henry Co GA, d. 1931 Henrcy Co. Buried Turner UMC Cemetery, McDonough, Henry, GA. Wife was Lucy Buckalew.

Events

Birth1804
Marriage25 May 1822Hancock County, Georgia - Frances Kilgore
Marriage29 Nov 1846Henry County, Georgia - Lucinda Vaughn McCoy
Death1883Henry County, Georgia

Families

SpouseFrances Kilgore (1805 - 1845)
SpouseLucinda Vaughn McCoy (1824 - 1911)
ChildSarah Ann Blankenship (1856 - 1930)
FatherDaniel Blankenship (1761 - 1849)
MotherPhoebe Fourney ( - 1849)
SiblingEdmond Blankenship (1794 - )
SiblingMary Ann Blankenship (1802 - )
SiblingLouisa Blankenship (1803 - )
SiblingHenry Blankenship (1806 - )
SiblingFrances "Fanny" Blankenship (1808 - )