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William French “Buzz” Blankenship

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William French “Buzz” Blankenship

Birth
North Spring, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death
19 May 1964 (aged 69)
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Matheny, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Son of Lane Blankenship (1860-1938) & Roxie Delaney Morgan-Blankenship (1873-1910).

Brother of Alice P. Blankenship-Harless (1892-1911), Lake Erie Blankenship-Harless (1893-Deceased), Merlie B. Blankenship (1897-Deceased), Fred Price Blankenship (1899-1956), Tressie Blankenship (1901-Deceased), John Duff Blankenship (1903-Deceased), Roxie V. Blankenship (1905-Deceased), & Macy M. Blankenship (1907-Deceased).

Married to Ethel M. Shannon-Ritz-Blankenship (1898-1998) on Dec. 25, 1919 in Guyan, Wyoming County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, Wyoming County, WV, 1919, Page 93, Application Date: December 22, 1919).

Father of Gladys Blankenship-Browning (1921-1966), Curtis Blankenship (1922-2005), Betty Jane Blankenship (1924-1938), & Anna Mae Blankenship-Laxton (1927-1993).

Buzz Blankenship served as a PFC in World War I. After the war, he worked as a Forest Ranger/Fire Warden at Camp Wyoming. He died at age 69 from a stroke (per WV Register of Deaths, McDowell County, WV, 1964).
Son of Lane Blankenship (1860-1938) & Roxie Delaney Morgan-Blankenship (1873-1910).

Brother of Alice P. Blankenship-Harless (1892-1911), Lake Erie Blankenship-Harless (1893-Deceased), Merlie B. Blankenship (1897-Deceased), Fred Price Blankenship (1899-1956), Tressie Blankenship (1901-Deceased), John Duff Blankenship (1903-Deceased), Roxie V. Blankenship (1905-Deceased), & Macy M. Blankenship (1907-Deceased).

Married to Ethel M. Shannon-Ritz-Blankenship (1898-1998) on Dec. 25, 1919 in Guyan, Wyoming County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, Wyoming County, WV, 1919, Page 93, Application Date: December 22, 1919).

Father of Gladys Blankenship-Browning (1921-1966), Curtis Blankenship (1922-2005), Betty Jane Blankenship (1924-1938), & Anna Mae Blankenship-Laxton (1927-1993).

Buzz Blankenship served as a PFC in World War I. After the war, he worked as a Forest Ranger/Fire Warden at Camp Wyoming. He died at age 69 from a stroke (per WV Register of Deaths, McDowell County, WV, 1964).


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