Yancey County, NC - Blankenship (Govan M.) Cemetery

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BLANKENSHIP (Govan M.) CEMETERY:  Directions:  In the Pensacola area continue 
on 197S onto Ewart Wilson Road, turn onto Bear Path Trail and follow this road 
about 1/2 mile.  You will pass two log houses, then look for road to the right,  
Follow this road  about 1/4 mile to a creek.  There will be a road to the right, 
cross the creek and walk a short distance to the cemetery.

Condition:  Good

SURNAMES:  BLANKENSHIP, HARRISON, MCCLURD, MOORE, RENFRO, WILSON,

1.	Edna Eva Harrison, 10-21-  ???8  -  7-13-19??
2.	Michael Boyd Moore, 11-27-1952 – 4-21-1957  “Our Darling, gone so soon” 
       (S/o Boyd & Eleanor Wilson)
3.	Wayne G. Blankenship, Sr. 3-5-1905 – 8-27-1979
4.	Mills H. Blankenship, 8-13-1870 – 11-2-1949, (S/o Govan & Sarah Blankenship)
5.	Ralph Leonard Renfro, TENN S SGT US AIR FORCE, KOREA, 3-20-1928 – 
        11-25-1961
6.	Infant Daughter of J.W. and A. McClurd, 9-5-1887 – 9-22-1887
7.	Sarah S.(Sallie) Blankenship, 6-6-1840 – 6-1-1923, “A tender Mother and 
        Faithful Friend” 2nd  W/o Govan Blankenship – Married 9-8-1867) (D/o 
        Pleasant and Elizabeth  Wilson Blankenship)
8.	Govan M. Blankenship 4-6-1837 – 3-24-1898 “He Lived a Loyal Christian Life” 
        (S/o Barnett & Ruth Koone Blankenship)
9.	Eliza Ray Blankenship,  3-4-1840 – 11-25-1865,  “Gone But Not Forgotten” 
        ( 1st wife of Govan Blankenship – married 10-12-1856)
10.	Mc.W.  Died Oct. 18,  (unreadable)  A 1Y 8M 27D
11.	GMB (This appears to be a foot stone moved from another grave to mark this 
        little grave)
12.	Alice L. Ray Wilson, 7-7-1865 -  5-21-1947, W?o Rich (D/o Sam & Margaret 
        Allen Ray)
13.	Rich S. Wilson, 8-13-1858 – 4-2-1936 (S/o Thomas & Niagara Ray Wilson)
                   7 Graves marked with fieldstones
         (Info in parentheses is from death records or other sources)

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