Mary "Polly" Jones was born April 30, 1808 in Virginia and died December 12,1879. She married Lewis Blankenship on February 23, 1833 in Giles county, Virginia. He was born March 1, 1812 in Virginia and died June 5, 1898. They had 9 children.
3. Rebecca Susan Blankenship was born 1839 in Virginia and died January ,1899.
5. Frances Elizabeth Blankenship was born August 26, 1842 in Virginia and died August 11, 1898 in West Virginia. She married James Holdren on February 1, 1866.(Census)
7. Robert McNutt Blankenship was born June 7, 1845 in Virginia and died March 10,1935 in Mercer county, West Virginia. He married Cyntha Jane Massie on December 29, 1869 in Mercer county, West Virginia.
8. Reuben Garrison Blankenship was born 1846 in Mercer county, Virginia. He married twice. Hester Martin and Martha Wiley.
9. Rhoda Ardella Blankenship was born 1851 in Mercer county, Virginia. She married Jack White.
Census 1850, 1860 and 1870
Lewis listed 1880 with Francis