William
Preble
Blankenship
Born in Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Ralph Blankenship
and Mary Ellen (Adkins) Elkins
Brother of
Eliza Ann (Miller) Ross [half], Mariah Louise (Miller) Elkins [half] and Elizabeth (Blankenship) Elkins
Husband of
Mary Jane (Adkins) Blankenship
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Irvin Blankenship, Melvin Blankenship, Mariah Ann Blankenship, Eliza Blankenship, Ralph Linton Blankenship and Elizabeth Blankenship
Died
at age 67
in Wayne County, West Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Mar 2011
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Biography
William was born in August 1828 in Virginia. He was the son of Ralph Blankenship and Mary Ellen (Adkins) Elkins.[1]
On 22 March 1861 William (age 32) was living in Wayne County, Virginia (now West Virginia).[1]
William died at the age of 67 on 24 April 1896 in Wayne County, West Virginia.[2]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Residence: Hardesty's Lorenzo Dow Hobbs. (accessed before 28 March 2011)
- ↑ Will: William P. Blankenship's 4/24/1896 Death Entry. (accessed before 28 March 2011)
Acknowledgments
- This profile was created through the import of AdamsFamily4.GED on 28 March 2011.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~3.12%
Duane Estep
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A195393 [compare]
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~1.56%
Veona Galbraith :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Richard Carter :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LY2305578 [compare], Ancestry member rsc421
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~1.56%
Shane Estep :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A592280 [compare]
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Randy Lusher :
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AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Aria Burrell :
23andMe, GEDmatch ZP1262053 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CU1864797 [compare], Ancestry member litui
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~0.78%
Susan (Kimes) Burgess :
23andMe, GEDmatch JC6906407 [compare], yourDNAportal SUSb28f34ee
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~0.78%
Douglas Bates :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member dougbates
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #MK76107
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