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Blankenship, Perry Magnus

Personal Information
Last Name Blankenship
First Name Perry
Middle Name Magnus
Maiden Name
Death Date 3/11/1880
Birth Date 12/6/1811
Obituary Source Martinsville Republican, March 18, 1880
Source Information Morgan Co. Civil War Veterans/Cemetery index
Cemetery Hilldale
Family Information
Spouse 1) Matilda Bonnar; 2) Bathsheba Hodges
Survived By Several children.
Other Age 68. Born in Jennings Co.; died at Paragon, Ind. Married Matilda Bonnar of Vernon, Ind., who died in 1834. Married Bathsheba Hodges on May 18, 1843. Had nine children with his second wife. He built the Morgan County Courthouse, 1857-1859. Civil War veteran: Chaplain of the 59th Indiana Volunteers, and later Major, 79th Indiana Regt.
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