He was married twice. No known children from either marriage.
Married Mary Hensley in West Virginia in 1916 [3][4].
Married Nellie America Hurley at an unknown date [5]
He passed away in 1971 [6] and was laid to rest in the Tom Lester Cemetery in McDowell County, West Virginia [7].
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRXG-41K : 12 March 2018), Green Blankenship, 10 Jul 1891; citing Panther, McDowell, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,992,466.
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPN1-JG3 : accessed 13 January 2023), William J Blankenship in household of John W Blankenship, Panther, McDowell, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 94, sheet 2B, family 33, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1687; FHL microfilm 1,375,700.
↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FTR7-C9V : 11 February 2018), Green Blankenship and Mary Hensley, 1916; citing Mcdowell, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 806,436.
↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMWB-45M : 7 December 2018), Green Blankenship, 01 Dec 1971; citing McDowell, West Virginia, County Records, 18450, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 2,114,525.
↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRZ2-D4D : 8 January 2021), Green Blankenship, Dec 1971; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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