Brief Life History of Charles Smith
When Charles Smith Blankenship was born on 20 August 1870, in Macon, Tennessee, United States, his father, Joel W Blankenship, was 38 and his mother, Sarah Frances Law, was 28. He married Matilda Fannie Napier in 1893, in Macon, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Civil District 2, Jackson, Tennessee, United States in 1880 and Civil District 2, Macon, Tennessee, United States for about 20 years. He died on 11 July 1935, in Macon, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Mount Union United Methodist Church Cemetery, Adolphus, Allen, Kentucky, United States.
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- Carlien S Blankinship, "United States Census, 1900"
- C S Blankenship, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Charlie Smith Blankinship, "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963"
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1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1878 · Yellow Fever Epidemic
When a man that had escaped a quarantined steamboat with yellow fever went to a restaurant he infected Kate Bionda the owner. This was the start of the yellow fever epidemic in Memphis, Tennessee. By the end of the epidemic 5,200 of the residence would die.
1888
Historical Boundaries: 1888: Allen, Kentucky, United States
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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