YANCEY COUNTY, NC - CEMETERIES - Blankenship Cemetery ============================================================================ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the North Carolina USGenWeb Archives by: Gwen Bodford gbodford@yahoo.com ============================================================================ BLANKENSHIP CEMETERY Location: 5 miles west of Burnsville turn left onto Possom Trot Road. Go about 3 miles, turn left on first road above Pleasant Valley Church. About .5 mile turn left onto 2nd gravel road, follow this road to the cemetery. Condition: Good SURNAMES; BLANKENSHIP, MANEY, MCPETERS, RAY 1. Earl Blankenship, 03-27-1925 - ??? 2. Marie R. Blankenship, 07-31-1926 - 06-12-1999 3. Roy L. Maney, 08-28-1922 - 01-31-1998 (S2 US Navy) 4. Thelma B. Maney, 1916 - 1998 5. Jack Clyde Blankenship, 02-03-1930 - 04-27-1993 6. Judi M. Maney, 09-13-1946 - 09-17-1946 7. Dewit M. Blankenship, 1928 - 1931 8. Zeb G. Blankenship, 1887 - 1964, S/o Jim & Annie L. Maney Blankenship 9. Geneva R. Blankenship, 1891 - 1946, Wife of # 8, D/o 10 & 11 10. Rupert F. Ray, 10-05-1858 - 12-14-1940, S/o Backus & Margaret Pickens Ray 11. Julia Ann W. Ray, 06-09-1869 - 07-20-1954, wife of # 10, D/o Gilbert & Cinda Ray Wilson 12. Lida K. Ray, 12-06-1915 - 08-09-1978, S/o 14 & 15 13. Edna P. Ray, wife of # 12 14. Bacus Ernest Ray, 10-10-1889 - 10-10-1979, S/o 10 & 11 15. Celia Metcalf Ray, 11-30-1891 - 01-07-1983, wife of # 14, D/o Elbert & Melissa Ray Metcalf 16. James F. Ray (Uncle Jim), 09-15-1895 - 10-29-1979, S/o 10 & 11 17. Samie W. McPeters, 11-04-1904- 09-20-1986 18. Lena R. McPeters, 02-16-1909 - 04-04-1988, Wife of # 17 There are 4 unidentified