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Ida Sullivan Blankenship

Birth: 1857
Wayne County, West Virginia, USA
Death: 1887 (aged 29–30)
Wayne County, West Virginia, USA
Burial: Bowen Cemetery

Bowen, Wayne County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 114490355 View Source

Ida Sullivan was born 1857/1859 at Price's Creek in Wayne County, WV. She was the daughter of Lewis P. and Lavina Smith Sullivan. She had several siblings; however, during the Civil War they died. Their father, Lewis P. Sullivan, left the battle at Point Pleasant to travel home but found only Ida still alive and returned to the battlefront. Her parents divorced shortly afterwards. Ida married Jefferson Bud Blankenship 30 December 1875 in Wayne County, WV. They had four daughters: Lenora (Nora), Evalena, Almeda, and Ida. Lenora married George Morris and Ida married William S. Crawford. Ida died between 12 December 1881 (the birth of her daughter Ida) and 22 May 1887 (the date of Jefferson's second marriage). Ida Sullivan Blankenship was originally buried in the Sam Blankenship Cemetery; however, this cemetery was moved to Bowen when the Beech Fork Dam was built.

Ida Sullivan was born 1857/1859 at Price's Creek in Wayne County, WV. She was the daughter of Lewis P. and Lavina Smith Sullivan. She had several siblings; however, during the Civil War they died. Their father, Lewis P. Sullivan, left the battle at Point Pleasant to travel home but found only Ida still alive and returned to the battlefront. Her parents divorced shortly afterwards. Ida married Jefferson Bud Blankenship 30 December 1875 in Wayne County, WV. They had four daughters: Lenora (Nora), Evalena, Almeda, and Ida. Lenora married George Morris and Ida married William S. Crawford. Ida died between 12 December 1881 (the birth of her daughter Ida) and 22 May 1887 (the date of Jefferson's second marriage). Ida Sullivan Blankenship was originally buried in the Sam Blankenship Cemetery; however, this cemetery was moved to Bowen when the Beech Fork Dam was built.

Family Members

Parents

Lewis P. Sullivan

1836–1907

Spouse

Jefferson Bonaparte "Bud" Blankenship

1853–1925

Siblings

Children

Evalena Blankenship

1878 – unknown

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Created by: Mondra Fazely
Added: Jul 27, 2013
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114490355/ida-blankenship: accessed ), memorial page for Ida Sullivan Blankenship (1857–1887), Find a Grave Memorial ID 114490355, citing Bowen Cemetery, Bowen, Wayne County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Mondra Fazely (contributor 46860046).

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