Daniel Robert Blankenship

Brief Life History of Daniel Robert

When Daniel Robert Blankenship was born on 26 November 1878, in Piper, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States, his father, Joshua S Blankenship, was 43 and his mother, Rebecca Evelyn Johnson, was 41. He married Zella Anna Harper on 12 June 1901, in Buchanan, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Delaware Township, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States for about 20 years. He died on 28 October 1936, in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Robert Blankenship
1878–1936
Zella Anna Harper
1883–1959
Marriage: 12 June 1901
Blankenship
1902–
Lillian Ann Blankenship
1905–1987
William Earle Blankenship
1909–1996
Zella Roberta Blankenship
1917–

Sources (21)

  • Daniel R Blankenship in household of John S Larkins, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Daniel R Blankenship, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • Daniel Robert Blankenship, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1888

Historical Boundaries: 1888: Wyandotte, Kansas, United States

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

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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