M. Blankenship1

HAIRSTON.org ID#9156, b. about 1858
Father*F. Lafayette Blankenship1 b. a 1836
Mother*Caroline E. Higdon1 b. a 1839
Birth*M. Blankenship was born about 1858 in Alabama.1 
She was the daughter of F. Lafayette Blankenship and Caroline E. Higdon.1 
Census 1870M. Blankenship appeared on the 1870 census of Robert Daniel Higdon on 14 June 1870 in Ward 2, Jackson, Louisiana; R D (Robert Daniel) Higdon 56, L M 56, A A 13 Female, E Blankenship 31 Female (born Georgia - this is Caroline from 1850 census), M. Blankenship (12 female born Alabama), J. Blankenship (8 male born Alabama, may be the 18 year old John Blankenship that married Sena Higdon in 1879). T.H. Higdon and J. M. Higdon are listed next to R. D. Higdon - FSL #004269415 60/206.1
NOTE*M. Blankenship does not appear in the 1860 census of Lafayette and Caroline Higdon. 

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
Last Edited22 Jul 2026