Thomas Dewitt Blankenship (1893 - 1955)

Born 18 Sep 1893 in Licking, Texas, Missouri, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Eula Mae (Gafford) Blankenship — married 27 Apr 1915 in Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho

Died 24 Sep 1955 at age 62 in Lane County, Oregon, USA

Biography

Timeline

• 1893 Sep 8 - Birth - Licking, Texas, Missouri^[1]

• 1900 United States Federal Census^[2] - Sherrill, Texas, Missouri - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son

• 1910 United States Federal Census^[3] - Sherrill, Texas, Missouri - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son

• 1915 Apr 27 - Marriage to Eulah M Gafford - Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho^[4]

• 1916 Sep 23 - Birth of Daughter Angie Irene Blankenship - Hollister, Twin Falls, Idaho^[5]

• 1917 Jun 15 - Twin Falls, Idaho - U.S., World War I Draft Registration^[1] - Occupation: Ditch Rider for Salmon River Canal Co; Dependents: Wife and Child

• 1919 Apr 6 - Birth of Daughter Magdaline Elizabeth Blankenship - Buhl, Idaho^[6]

• 1920 United States Federal Census^[7] - Deep Creek, Twin Falls, Idaho - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head; Occupation: Ditch Rider for Canal Co. - Children Listed: Irene 3, Elizabeth 8 mo

• 1921 Jan 3 - Birth of Son James Robert Blankenship - Idaho^[8]

• 1930 United States Federal Census^[9] - Lucerne, Twin Falls, Idaho - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head; Occupation: Farmer - Children Listed: Irean 13, Eliza 10, Robert 9

• 1940 United States Federal Census^[10] - Buhl, Twin Falls, Idaho - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head; Occupation: Farm Labor; Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year - Children Listed: Beth 21, Robert 19

• 1942 Feb 27 - Buhl. Twin Falls, Idaho - U.S., World War II Draft Registration^[11] - Occupation: Farming; Contact Person: Eulah Blankenship

• 1955 Sep 24 - Death - Lane County, Oregon^[12] — Burial: West End Cemetery, Buhl, Twin Falls County, Idaho^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8QD-3N7 : 31 December 2021), Thomas Dewitt Blankenship, 1917-1918.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3H8-R6X : 12 January 2022), Thomas T Blankenship in entry for James R Blankenship, 1900.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLM4-XDC : accessed 16 February 2022), Dewit Blankenship in household of James R Blankenship, Sherrill, Texas, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 112, sheet 1A, family 10, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 826; FHL microfilm 1,374,839.
4. ↑ "Idaho, Twin Falls County Records, 1906-1988", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPM7-8FPG : 2 March 2021), Thomas D Blankenship and Eula May Gofford, 1915. (Note: The groom's name is shown as William D Blankenship, which is in error. All other documentation (such as children's social security records) shows that Thomas D Blankenship married Eulah Gafford.)
5. ↑ Idaho, Birth Index, 1861-1912, Stillbirth Index, 1905-1962 - 1916 - 00039864-00042972 - $Ancestry Image
6. ↑ "Idaho, Southeast Counties Obituaries, 1864-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVSX-5MF6 : 26 July 2017), Thomas D Blankenship in entry for Elizabeth Rutledge, 1980; Idaho Falls Regional Family History Center, Idaho Falls; FHL microfilm 100,464,704.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZM-TG1 : 1 February 2021), Thomas D Blankenship, 1920.
8. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP24-F6L : 26 November 2014), James R Blankenship, 21 Aug 1969; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
9. ↑ ["United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH63-DPX : accessed 16 February 2022), Dewit T Blankenship, Twin Falls, Idaho, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll ; FHL microfilm .
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VY41-NSG : 24 December 2019), Thomas Blankenship, Buhl Election Precinct 4, Twin Falls, Idaho, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 42-10, sheet 61A, line 1, family 91, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 754.
11. ↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJT-V5KC : 10 March 2021), Thomes Dewit Blankenship, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
12. ↑ "Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZH2-DJ4 : 11 December 2014), Thomas D Blankenship, 24 Sep 1955; from "Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2000); citing Lane, Oregon, certificate number 10541, Oregon State Archives and Records Center, Salem.
13. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #49666297