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Blankenship, Bathsheba

Personal Information
Last Name Blankenship
First Name Bathsheba
Middle Name
Maiden Name Hodges
Death Date 7/21/1880
Birth Date 1/1/1825
Obituary Source Martinsville Republican, July 22, 1880
Source Information Cemetery index
Cemetery Hilldale
Family Information
Spouse Perry M. Blankenship (died March 11, 1880)
Survived By
Other A Sad Affair -- Mrs. Bethesda (sic) Blankenship, widow of the late Eld. P.M. Blankenship, committed self destruction yesterday morning by hanging herself. She had been watched by her family members but she slipped away and was found suspended on an apple tree, by a towel. She was the daughter of Uncle Phillip Hodges of Ray Township and sister of County Clerk H.C. Hodges. She was 54 years old. [Morgan Co. Marriage Records index gives her name as Bethsheba Hodges.] Married Mr. Blankenship on May 18, 1843.
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