hmtl5 Joseph Speed Blankenship b. 21 Feb 1894 Junction City, Boyle County, Kentucky d. 27 Aug 1978 Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky: Hedges Genealogy
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Joseph Speed Blankenship

Male 1894 - 1978  (84 years)


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  • Name Joseph Speed Blankenship 
    Born 21 Feb 1894  Junction City, Boyle County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930  Wilmore, Jessamine County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Wilmore, Jessamine County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 27 Aug 1978  Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    Buried Blue Grass Memorial Gardens, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Person ID I1436  Hedges
    Last Modified 31 Aug 2023 

    Family Nela Inez Moody,   b. 4 Dec 1893, Farmers, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 1972, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 30 Nov 1916  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Josephine Blankenship,   b. 8 Jul 1921, Wilmore, Jessamine County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Feb 2016  (Age 94 years)
     2. Virginia Blankenship,   b. 12 Apr 1925, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 2002, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     3. Roberta Jean Blankenship,   b. 6 Apr 1928, Wilmore, Jessamine County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 2004, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    Last Modified 12 Oct 2021 
    Family ID F788  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Feb 1894 - Junction City, Boyle County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Wilmore, Jessamine County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Wilmore, Jessamine County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Aug 1978 - Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Blue Grass Memorial Gardens, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Blankenship
      Joseph Speed Blankenship, 84, 1201 Cresant Avenue, formerly of Dayton Beach, Fla., husband of Inez Monroe Blankenship, died at St. Joseph’s Hospital Sunday following an extended illness. He had been employed by Ky. Utilities for 28 years and at the time of his retirement in 1959 he was district manager in Versailles. He was a native of Junction City, son of the late William G. and Susie Hocker Blankenship and a member of the Methodist Church. He was president of the Woodford Co. Chamber of Commerce, 1958, life member of the Lodge No.822, F.&A.M. and a life member of the Order of the Eastern Star No.535, Wilmore. Other survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Paul Price, Mrs. Keller Wells, Mrs. George Grosser, all of Lexington; three sisters, Mrs. Lee Barber, Ark.; Mrs. Stanley Hillard, Mrs. Mary Young, both of Lexington; three brothers, Shannon Blankenship, Garrard Co.; Ben Blankenship, Nicholasville; Clarence (Buck) Blankenship, Harrodsburg; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services will be conducted 3 p.m. today at the W.R. Milward Mortuary-Southland by Rev. Charles W. Bertrand. Burial in Bluegrass Memorial Gardens. Contributions may be made to the local chapter of the American Heart Fund, 125 Barbary Lane, Lexington, Ky. 40503.
      Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky. Monday, 28 August 1978.
      [4, 5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S14] Social Security Death Index.

    4. [S9] Obituary.

    5. [S87] Newspaper article.


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