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Obit For Jacob Elihu Blankenship
Headline PIONEER RESIDENT DIES
Son Of Early Miller At Cassville and Corsicana
Text Monett, Mo.- J. E. Blankenship, 85, father of L. H. Blankenship of Monett, died Wednesday evening, August 26, at 8:30 of uremic poisoning. Mr. Blankenship was born May 17, 1857, in Gadfly, Missouri (now Corsicana), son of one of the pioneer families of this section of the county. His father L. Jackson Blankenship, came to Missouri from Tennessee more than a 100 years ago, founded and operated one of the few carding machines and flour mills in Southwest Missouri. At that time Gadfly and Cassville were the only towns in Barry County. He also served on the committee which located and superintended the building of the first court house in Barry County.

One of the ten children, Mr. Blankenship succeeded his father in business and was a prominent miller and stock farmer until the time of his retirement. Mrs. Blankenship preceded her husband in death by 20 years. Since her death in 1922, Mr. Blankenship had made his home in Purdy, Mo., until six months ago when he came to Monett.

He is survived by two sons, L. H. Blankenship, Monett and E. H. Blankenship, Kansas City; two daughters, Mrs. Ethel Hagan, Enid, Okla., and Mrs. Myrtle Russell, Cassville, Mo., one brother Grant Blankenship, Adrian, Mo., one sister, Mrs. P.E. Horine, Cassville, Mo., eleven grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Friday at 2:30 p.m. at the Christian church at Purdy, conducted by Rev. Ora Carney, pastor of the Christian church of Monett. Burial was in the old family cemetery at Corsicana.
Research Notes: born 17 May 1857, died 26 Aug 1942; Parents: Lorenzo Jackson and Martha An Blankenship; spouse Frances Amelia Turner married 1 Feb 1883 (daughter of Miles Harrison Turner and Adeline Suttles Turner)
Newspaper or Funeral Home Cassville Republican
Date September 3, 1942
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Submitted by Jack Fly