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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Ernest Wiley Blankenship was born 24 Sep 1874, Yancey County, North Carolina (son of Milton T. Blankenship and Cordelia Austin).

    Ernest — Lythia Elkins. Lythia was born 1877, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Milton T. Blankenship was born 1849, Yancey County, North Carolina (son of Barnett Blankenship and Ruth Koon).

    Milton married Cordelia Austin 23 Oct 1873, Yancey County, North Carolina. Cordelia was born 1857, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Cordelia Austin was born 1857, North Carolina.
    Children:
    1. 1. Ernest Wiley Blankenship was born 24 Sep 1874, Yancey County, North Carolina.
    2. Melvin Arsmus Blankenship was born 4 Nov 1875, Yancey County, North Carolina.
    3. Lula Jane Blankenship was born 1878, Yancey County, North Carolina.
    4. Dallas Moore Blankenship was born Sep 1879, Yancey County, North Carolina.
    5. Bessie Blankenship was born 8 Sep 1890, Yancey County, North Carolina; died 20 Feb 1973, Yancey County, North Carolina; was buried Blankenship Cemetery.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Barnett Blankenship was born 1811, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 1875, Yancey County, North Carolina.

    Barnett married Ruth Koon 30 Aug 1832, Rutherford County, North Carolina. Ruth (daughter of George Koon and Anester Ownbey) was born 1813, Rutherford County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Ruth Koon was born 1813, Rutherford County, North Carolina (daughter of George Koon and Anester Ownbey).
    Children:
    1. Jonas K. Blankenship was born 1834, Yancey County, North Carolina; died 26 Mar 1885, Yancey County, North Carolina.
    2. Govan M. Blankenship was born 6 Apr 1837, Yancey County, North Carolina; died 24 Mar 1898, Yancey County, North Carolina.
    3. Frances Blankenship was born 15 Jul 1839, Yancey County, North Carolina; died 1 Apr 1915, Mitchell County, North Carolina; was buried Rebels Creek Cemetery.
    4. Presley D. Blankenship was born 1842, Yancey County, North Carolina; died 2 Nov 1896, Marion, Arkansas.
    5. George A. Blankenship was born 1844, Yancey County, North Carolina.
    6. 2. Milton T. Blankenship was born 1849, Yancey County, North Carolina.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  George KoonGeorge Koon was born 1778 (son of Nicholas Koon and Mary DeWalt); died 19 Jul 1860; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.

    Notes:

    Settled in Rutherford County, North Carolina. 1850 census lists them living at Mountain Creek, Rutherford County, North Carolina
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    Reference:
    "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 4, 5.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 65.
    "Benedict Kuhn (Coon, Koon, Koone) Immigrant & His Descendants", Roger L. Gardner, D.C., 1 March 1998, p 3.

    George married Anester Ownbey 7 Nov 1804. Anester (daughter of James Ownby and Joanna Sims) was born 14 Nov 1785, , Tryon, North Carolina; died 9 Sep 1862, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]


  2. 11.  Anester OwnbeyAnester Ownbey was born 14 Nov 1785, , Tryon, North Carolina (daughter of James Ownby and Joanna Sims); died 9 Sep 1862, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.

    Notes:

    Settled in Rutherford County, North Carolina. 1850 census lists them living at
    Mountain Creek, Rutherford County, North Carolina
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    Reference:
    "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p
    4, 5.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 65.

    Notes:

    Bride: Annaster Ownby
    Groom: George Koon
    Bond Date: 07 Nov 1804
    County: Rutherford
    Record #: 01 176
    Bondsman: Porter Ownby
    Witness: Rd Lewis, Clerk of Court
    Bond #: 000134592

    North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868

    Children:
    1. John Koon was born 1808, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 8 Jul 1878, Forest Hill, Louisiana.
    2. Madison Koon was born 1 Jun 1810, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 31 Jan 1884, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Montford Cove Baptist Church Cemetery.
    3. 5. Ruth Koon was born 1813, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
    4. Almira Miram Koon was born 30 May 1815, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 10 Jun 1894.
    5. Demaris Koon was born 19 Jun 1818, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 1838, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Round Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
    6. Armintha Koon was born 1820, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Adair Family Cemetery.
    7. Dewalt Koon was born 15 Nov 1822, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 7 Feb 1914, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
    8. Mary Polly Koon was born 1825, Rutherford County, North Carolina.


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