1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1921); Page 109; WV Archives Website.
Walher (sic, Walker) Blankenship; age 23; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; farmer; living at Stacy,
VA; son of Burb and Rebecca; married on 29 Sep 1921 at Avondale, WV; Mary Estep; age 22; born
in McDowell Co, WV; daughter of Joe and Rebecca.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, Bradshaw, taken on 7 May 1910, Page 75B,
mage 22 of 28; Family #168/169.
Listed as Mary Estep, age 7, born in WV, in household of father, Joseph Estep.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1921); Page 109; WV Archives Website.
Walher (sic, Walker) Blankenship; age 23; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; farmer; living at Stacy,
VA; son of Burb and Rebecca; married on 29 Sep 1921 at Avondale, WV; Mary Estep; age 22; born
in McDowell Co, WV; daughter of Joe and Rebecca.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 29 Apr 1930; Page 218 B;
Family #288/289.
Listed as Mary Blankenship; age 23; born in WV; single (sic?); servant at home; in household of
grandfather, Thomas Lester, with son, Hassell Blankenship.
4. Tazewell Co, VA; Death Certificate # 89-036166; Ancestry.com Website.
Mary Blankenship; age 89; born 6 Apr 1900 in WV; widow of Walker Blankenship; 3rd grade
education; owns home; homemaker; living at Box 243, Jolo, WV; daughter of Joe and Becky (Lester)
Estep; died 14 Sep 1989 in Humana Hospital, Clinch Valley, Richlands, VA; due to cardio respiratory
arrest caused b y arterioscletotic heart disease with diabetes mellitus; buried in Tom Sparks
Cemetery, Paynesville, WV.
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Mary B Blankenship [Mary Blankenship] [Mary B Estep]
Gender Female
Race White
Birth Date 6 Apr 1903
Birth Place Paynesville, West Virginia
Death Date 14 Sep 1989
Father Joe Estep
Mother Becky Lester
SSN 233966300
Notes 01 Sep 1972: Name listed as MARY B BLANKENSHIP;
16 Dec 1985: Name listed as MARY BLANKENSHIP"
6. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 19 Jul 2018.
" Mary Blankenship
Birth 6 Apr 1900
Death 14 Sep 1989 (aged 89)
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191498397"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 29 Apr 1930; Page 218 B;
Family #288/289.
Listed as Hassel Blankenship; age 2; born in WV; in household of great grandfather, Thomas
Lester, with mother, Mary (Estep) Blankenship.
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card # W-577; 27 Mar 1946; Ancestry.com Website.
Hassel Blankenship; age 18; born 21 Mar 1928 in Paynesville, WV; unemployed; name of person
who will always know address, Mrs. Mary Blankenship, mother, Paynesville, WV; 5'6" tall; 132 lbs;
blue eyes; brown hair; ruddy complexion; scar on right arm and elbow; arm has been broken.
3, Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Hassiel Dufe Blankenship [H Blanke]
Gender Male
Race White
Birth Date 2 Aug 1928
Birth Place Paynesville, West Virginia
Death Date Feb 1993
Father Walker Blankenship
Mother Mary Estep
SSN 230323231
Notes Oct 1945: Name listed as HASSIEL DUFE BLANKENSHIP;
27 Mar 1993: Name listed as H BLANKE"
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 19 Jul 2018.
" Hasel Blankenship
Birth 2 Aug 1928
Death unknown
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191498414"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; Vol 1; McDowell County Historical Society; 1995;
Page 118; Michele "Mike" Chinsolo, Miner" Article; submitted by Carl Chinsolo, Welch, WV.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; E.D. 24-27; taken on 29 Apr 1940;
Page 565A; Image 39 of 44; Household #399.
Listed as Mary Lee? Fulp; age 9; born in WV; 2nd grade education; attending school; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Maurice H. Fulp.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Morse Hayden Fulp"; Article; Page 146; submitted by Jean Chinsalo,
Daughter, 43 Bland Street, Welch, WV 24801.
1. 1860 Census, Watauga Co, NC; Cove Creek District; PO Trade TN; taken 6 Aug 1860; Page 378 B;
Family #429/319.
Listed as John M. Mash; age 5; born in NC; in houseold of father Abraham Mash.
2. 1870 Census, Watauga Co, NC; Cove Creek Township; PO Sugar Grove; taken 15 Sep 1870;
Page 813 B; Family #159/159.
Listed as Martin J. Mash; age 15; born in NC; in household of father, Abraham Mash.
3. Ashe Co, NC; Death Certificate #67; Ancestry.com Website.
John M. Marsh; age 68 yrs, 2 mons, 29 days (calculates to birth date of 24 Nov 1855); born in Ashe
Co, NC; married; husband of Lydia Marsh; farmer; son of Abraham and Susannah (Norris) Marsh;
died 23 Feb 1924 in North Fork (of New River) Township, Ashe Co; due to Bright's Disease; buried
25 Feb 1924 in Family Graveyard; informant, Lydia Marsh, Creston.
1. 1850 Census, Ashe Co, NC; taken 3 Sep 1850; Page 270 A; Family #476/476.
Listed as Susannah Mash; age 25; born in NC; in household of husband, Abraham Mash.
2. 1860 Census, Watauga Co, NC; Cove Creek District; PO Trade TN; taken 6 Aug 1860; Page 378 B;
Family #429/319.
Listed as Susan C. Mash; age 36; born in NC; in houseold of husband, Abraham Mash.
3. 1870 Census, Watauga Co, NC; Cove Creek Township; PO Sugar Grove; taken 15 Sep 1870;
Page 813 B; Family #159/159.
Listed as Caroline Mash; age 49; born in NC; keeping house; in household of husband, Abraham
Mash.
4. 1880 Census, Johnson Co, TN; Third Civil District; taken 10 Jun 1880; Page 34 C; Family #128/130.
Listed as Susannah Mash; age 54; born in NC; married; in household of husband, Abraham Mash.
1. 1860 Census, Watauga Co, NC; Cove Creek District; PO Trade TN; taken 6 Aug 1860; Page 378 B;
Family #429/319.
Listed as Lee S. Mash; age 8; born in NC; in household of father, Abraham Mash.
2. "Bluefield Daily Telegraph", Bluefield, WV; Thursday, 1 Feb 1934; Page 3; Newspapers.com Website.
"Funeral Rites Today For Lee Sidney Marsh
"Funeral Services will be held at 9:30 o'clock this morning at Hawkins chapel for Lee Sidney
Marsh, 82, who died at 7:45 o'clock Tuesday night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. M.C. Wyatt, 410
Hoge street.
"The Rev. Ben S. Johnson, pastor of the First Christian church, will officiate at the services and
internment will be in a private cemetery at Falls Mills,
"Mr. Marsh's death was attributed to cancer and complications. He had been in failing health
for a number of years.
"He was a native of North Carolina but had been a resident of Bluefield for a number of years.
He is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Wyatt, and a son, J.R. Marsh, of Bristol."
3. Mercer Co, WV; Death Certificate #816; WV Archives Website.
Lee Sidney Marsh; age 82 yrs, 8 mons, 28 days; born 2 May 1851 in NC; widowed; husband of
Levida Jane Marsh; retired; son of Abraham and Susie (Wingler) Marsh; died 30 Jan 1934 at 410
Hoge St, Bluefield, WV (home of his daughter, Mrs. M.C. Wyatt, per obit); due to carcinoma of face;
buried 31 Jan 1934 at Falls Mills, VA; informant, Mrs. M.C. Wyatt, Bluefield, WV.
1. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Monroe Wyatt
Gender Male
Age 27
Birth Date 1882
Marriage Date 03 Mar 1909
Marriage Place Tazewell Co., Virginia
Father Walter
Mother Lydia
Spouse Mary C. Marsh
FHL Film Number 34214
Reference ID P193 L42"
1. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Mary C. Marsh
Gender Female
Age 26
Birth Date 1883
Marriage Date 03 Mar 1909
Marriage Place Tazewell Co., Virginia
Father Sidney
Mother Laiuina
Spouse Monroe Wyatt
FHL Film Number 34214
Reference ID P193 L42"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007: Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Mary Candes Wyatt [Mary Candes Marsh]
Gender Female
Race White
Birth Date 14 Mar 1884
Birth Place Mountain City, Tennessee [Mountain Cit]
Father Lee S Marsh
Mother Levina J Wiles
SSN 234121302
Notes Jun 1937: Name listed as MARY CANDES WYATT"
3. Princess Ann Co, VA; Death Certificate #2529; Ancestry.com Website.
Mary Candis Wyatt; age 75; born 14 Mar 1882 (sic, 1884) in Johnson Co, TN; factory seamstress;
widow of James Monroe Wyatt; living at 8017 Diggs Rd, Norfolk, VA; daughter of Lee Sidney and
Louvenie (Wilds, sic, Wiles) Morris (sic, Marsh); died 11 Jan 1958 in the Municipal Hospital, Norfolk
City Welfare Center, Kempsvill District, Princess Anne Co, VA; due to Cerebral thrombosis; buried
13 Jan 1958 in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, VA.
1. Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Elijah Noah Catron
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 90
Birth Date: 6 Jan 1882
Death Date: 5 Oct 1972
Death Place: Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 9 Oct 1972
Father: Jesse Catron
Mother: Mariah Brotherton
Spouse: Fonnie D Catron
Certificate Number: 1972030863"
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Steve Poole; 28 Feb 2009.
" Elijah N. Catron
Birth 6 Jan 1883
Death 5 Oct 1972 (aged 89)
Burial
Olive Branch Cemetery
Portsmouth, Portsmouth City, Virginia, USA
Plot M-180
Memorial ID 34277331"
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #79-055684; Ancestry.com Website.
Noah Blankenship, Jr; age 26; born 4 Dec 1953 in WV; this is his 1st marriage; 12th grade
education; living at Box 102, Bradshaw, WV; son of Noah and Madgie (Jones) Blankenship; married
on 4 Dec 1979 at Grundy, VA; Debra Ruth Davis; age 19; born 17 Sep 1960 in WV; this is her 1st
marriage; 9th grade education; living at Box 101, Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Lacy and Johnnie Mae
(Muncy) Davis.
2. North Carolina, U.S., Divorce Index, 1958-2004;Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Noah Blankenship Jr
Spouse Debra Blankenship
Marriage Date 4 Dec 1979
Marriage Place Virginia, USA
Divorce Date 17 Dec 1996
Divorce Place Randolph, North Carolina, USA
Residence Place Randolph, North Carolina, USA"
3. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Noah R Blankenship Jr [Noah Blankenship Jr] [Noah R Blankeship Jr]
Birth Date Dec 1953
Residence Date 1995-2007
Address 3838 Creekwood Rd
Residence Siler City, North Carolina, USA
Postal Code 27344
Second Residence Date 1996
Second Address 2379 Spring Garden CT
Second Residence Sophia, North Carolina, USA
Second Postal Code 27350
Third Residence Date 2001-2020
Third Address Po Box 934
Third Residence Iaeger, West Virginia, USA
Third Postal Code 24844
Fourth Residence Date 1996-2009
Fourth Address Po Box F
Fourth Residence Hanover, West Virginia, USA
Fourth Postal Code 24839"
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Noah Blankenship Jr [Jr] [Noah Blankenship Sr] [Noah Blankenship]
Gender Male
Race White
Birth Date 4 Dec 1953
Birth Place Iaeger McDow, West Virginia
Death Date 11 Jul 2005
SSN 236865401
Notes Mar 1969: Name listed as NOAH BLANKENSHIP; 20 Mar 1992: Name listed as NOAH BLANKENSHIP JR; 05 Apr 2004: Name listed as NOAH BLANKENSHIP SR"
5. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Noah Blankenship
Gender Male
Birth Date 4 Dec 1953
Death Date 11 Jul 2005
SSN 236865401
Enlistment Branch ARMY
Enlistment Date 30 Sep 1976
Discharge Date 28 Sep 1979
Page number 1"
6. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by David A. Swiger; 6 Oct 2012; maintained by Shelley Jo
Boitnott.
" Noah Blankenship Jr.
Birth 4 Dec 1953
Death 11 Jul 2005 (aged 51)
Hanover, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 98356416"'Inscription SP4 US ARMY"
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #79-055684; Ancestry.com Website.
Noah Blankenship, Jr; age 26; born 4 Dec 1953 in WV; this is his 1st marriage; 12th grade
education; living at Box 102, Bradshaw, WV; son of Noah and Madgie (Jones) Blankenship; married
on 4 Dec 1979 at Grundy, VA; Debra Ruth Davis; age 19; born 17 Sep 1960 in WV; this is her 1st
marriage; 9th grade education; living at Box 101, Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Lacy and Johnnie Mae
(Muncy) Davis.
2. North Carolina, U.S., Divorce Index, 1958-2004;Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Debra Blankenship
Spouse Noah Blankenship Jr
Marriage Date 4 Dec 1979
Marriage Place Virginia, USA
Divorce Date 17 Dec 1996
Divorce Place Randolph, North Carolina, USA
Residence Place Randolph, North Carolina, USA"
3. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Deborah Ruth Bean [Debbie Bean] [Deborah Ruth Blankenship] [Debra Davis Blankenship] [Debra R Blankenship] [Debra Ruth Bean]
Birth Date Sep 1960
Residence Date 1998-2020
Address 1073 Cannon Heights Dr
Residence Asheboro, North Carolina, USA
Postal Code 27205
Second Residence Date 1999-2019
Second Address 1062 Cannon Heights Dr
Second Residence Asheboro, North Carolina, USA
Second Postal Code 27205
Third Residence Date 1985-2018
Third Address 1532 Main St
Third Residence Ramseur, North Carolina, USA
Third Postal Code 27316
Fourth Residence Date 1989-2016
Fourth Address 1534 Main St
Fourth Residence Ramseur, North Carolina, USA
Fourth Postal Code 27316"