Margaret A Blankenship

Brief Life History of Margaret A

When Margaret A Blankenship was born on 8 December 1854, in Pike, Kentucky, United States, her father, James Riley Blankenship, was 37 and her mother, Nancy Lark, was 29. She married Daniel Hagar Dawson on 17 February 1876, in Morgan, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Precinct 8 River, Morgan, Kentucky, United States in 1910 and Portsmouth, Wayne Township, Scioto, Ohio, United States in 1930. She died in 1894, in Morgan, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in Dawson Cemetery, Owen, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Hagar Dawson
1850–1942
Margaret A Blankenship
1854–1894
Marriage: 17 February 1876
Henry Lee Dawson
1877–1940
Wallace Winfield Dawson
1878–1968
Nancy Jane Dawson
1883–1909
Elmer Hager Dawson
1885–1967
Morton P Dawson
1888–1935
Hattie Dawson
1891–
Ivra Dawson
1894–

Sources (26)

  • Margerate Dawson in household of D H Dawson, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Margarett Blankenship, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960"
  • Margaret Dawson, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1786-1965"

World Events (8)

1856

John W. Dawson BIRTH 1846 DEATH 1856 (aged 9–10) BURIAL Dawson Cemetery Owen County, Kentucky, USA MEMORIAL ID 63319467 · View Source

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

Name Meaning

English (northern): variant of Blenkinsop . See also Blankinship , compare Blakenship .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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