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Joel S. BLANKENSHIP ‎(I2792)‎

Given Names: Joel S.
Surname: BLANKENSHIP

Gender: Male Male

Birth: 10 April 1812

23 -- Giles County, Virginia, USA
Death: 17 December 1883 ‎(Age 71)‎ -- Harrison Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA

Personal Facts and Details

	Events of close relatives
Birth	10 April 1812 22 23 Giles County, Virginia, USA
Marriage	Scholastique DESJARDIN - ‎[View Family ‎(F967)‎‎] 5 November 1835 ‎(Age 23)‎ Gallia County, Ohio, USA Shared Note: - By Silas Herrington Vol. 1-262
Birth of a child #1	circa 1846 ‎(Age 33)‎ Ohio, USA Daughter: Rowena BLANKENSHIP (I3684)
Death of spouse	1870 ‎(Age 57)‎ Gallia County, Ohio, USA Spouse: Scholastique DESJARDIN (I2793) ‎(Age 54)‎
Marriage	Elizabeth C. ‎(unknown)‎ - ‎[View Family ‎(F968)‎‎] after 1870 ‎(Age 57)‎ Gallia County, Ohio, USA
Residence	Note: Eureka, Gallia County, was his postal address, although in the 1860 census it was "South North Castle." In 1860 he and Scholastique had four children at home: William 23, Louisa 20, Armenia 18 and Rowena 14.
Biographical Notes	Note: Joel was undoubtedly related to this family, but may not have been a son of Andrew and Hannah. I hesitate to delete them as yet because there are so many interesting connections, including the wonderful name of his wife Scholastique Desjardin, and the connection to James Sherman Porter.
Military Service	Note: In the Civil War he served in the 91st Ohio Volunteer Infantry Company B.
Death	17 December 1883 ‎(Age 71)‎ Harrison Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA
Burial	Blankenship Cemetery, Gallia County, Ohio, USA
Last Change	25 November 2007 - 15:54

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Parents Family (F649)
Father Parents ‎((not given)‎)	Andrew BLANKENSHIP 1790 - 1870
Mother Parents ‎((not given)‎)	Hannah RANKIN 1789 -
	Joel S. BLANKENSHIP 1812 - 1883
Brother Family ‎(None)‎	James Madison BLANKENSHIP 1815 -
Sister Family Lewis NIDA Comfort Jane NIDAY William M. NIDAY Franklin Dempsey NIDAY Hannah Samantha NIDAY Hester Ann B. NIDAY John Robert NIDA Elizabeth F. NIDAY Chapman Jerome NIDAY Asel NIDAY Sarah D. NIDAY Oliver C. NIDAY Arcansis Eveline NIDAY	Jane BLANKENSHIP 1819 - 1860
Sister Family Allen DRUMMOND Ladocia A. DRUMMOND	Mary Anna BLANKENSHIP 1822 - 1868
Sister Family ‎(None)‎	Ida BLANKENSHIP 1826 -
Brother Family ‎(None)‎	Andrew Jackson BLANKENSHIP 1828 -

Immediate Family (F967)
Wife Parents Jean DESJARDIN ‎‎(unknown)‎‎ UNKNOWN	Scholastique DESJARDIN 1816 - 1870
Daughter Family Ira W. BOOTON Rowena Viola BOOTON	Rowena BLANKENSHIP 1846 -

Immediate Family (F968)
Wife Parents ‎((not given)‎)	Elizabeth C. ‎(unknown)‎ -