Historical And Biographical Record
Zachary T. Blankenship, A Native son of California and born in San Joaquin County December 11, 1854, Zachary T. Blankenship has spent his entire life on the frontier, and has been an interested and intelligent spectator of the rise from obscurity of the west. On both sides of his family he is of southern ancestry, his father, William Moore Blankenship, having been born in Virginia, and his mother, Rebecca Williams, in South Carolina. William M. Blankenship removed to Iowa from Virginia in early life, married there and made Iowa his home until making his first trip across the plains during the summer of 1850. He brought a band of stock with him, sold the same in the mining camps and engaged in mining at Mokelumne Hill until 1852. Returning to Iowa by way of the Isthmus, he again brought a herd of cattle across the plains during the summer of 1853. In 1855 he made another journey to Iowa by water, and crossed the plains for the third time with cattle in 1858. On these expeditions for securing stock for the ranch which he had purchased near Stockton, Mr. Blankenship took his family with him on his three trips to the east, and had his own crew of men for his prairie schooners and stock, and at times encountered the Indians under terribly dangerous circumstances. In the fall of 1859 he came to Tulare county and bought a half-section of land, of which his son Zachary T., still owns one hundred and fifty six acres, added to it as occasion required, and at the time of his death, in the fall of 1883, owned besides his farm of five hundred and sixty acres, a large amount of other property. Notwithstanding his large land ownership, Mr. Blankenship died comparatively poor, for his enterprises were conducted on a large scale, and with more or less loss on account of changes in climate. He died aged eighty-four years, and his wife died aged seventy-four. Of his children, one son and one daughter are deceased, leaving four sons to perpetuate his name and excellent qualities of mind and heart.
Although his educational opportunities were extremely limited, Zachary T. Blankenship had no cause to complain of his agricultural or stock training, for at a very early age he was taught to appreciate a good horse, cow or sheep, and in 1878 took a band of horses to eastern Oregon, engaging in the stock business there until 1884. Returning to his father's farm, he continued to raise stock, and at the present time devotes his energies to dairying, sheep, hogs and cattle raising. The Blankenship ranch presents an aspect of thrift and neatness, evidencing pronounced regard on the part of the owner for the niceties and comforts as well as profits of country life. Mr. Blankenship long voted the Democratic ticket, but owing to the attitude of his party toward the silver question, changed to the other side. He married into one of the pioneer families of the state, his wife being Hattie, daughter of John Bond, the latter a native Louisiana and a miner of 1849. Mr. Bond was living in Nevada when his daughter was born there, and after years spent in mining he became a farmer near Modesto, this state, where his death occurred at an advanced age. In the household of Mr. and Mrs. Blankenship are two children, Helen and Bond, both attending the Visalia school. Mr. Blankenship is a remarkably well informed man, being a constant reader and having an exceptional memory. He is highly respected by both his old and new friends, and is a man whom it is pleasant and profitable to meet.
Zachary T. Blankenship, A Native son of California and born in San Joaquin County December 11, 1854, Zachary T. Blankenship has spent his entire life on the frontier, and has been an interested and intelligent spectator of the rise from obscurity of the west. On both sides of his family he is of southern ancestry, his father, William Moore Blankenship, having been born in Virginia, and his mother, Rebecca Williams, in South Carolina. William M. Blankenship removed to Iowa from Virginia in early life, married there and made Iowa his home until making his first trip across the plains during the summer of 1850. He brought a band of stock with him, sold the same in the mining camps and engaged in mining at Mokelumne Hill until 1852. Returning to Iowa by way of the Isthmus, he again brought a herd of cattle across the plains during the summer of 1853. In 1855 he made another journey to Iowa by water, and crossed the plains for the third time with cattle in 1858. On these expeditions for securing stock for the ranch which he had purchased near Stockton, Mr. Blankenship took his family with him on his three trips to the east, and had his own crew of men for his prairie schooners and stock, and at times encountered the Indians under terribly dangerous circumstances. In the fall of 1859 he came to Tulare county and bought a half-section of land, of which his son Zachary T., still owns one hundred and fifty six acres, added to it as occasion required, and at the time of his death, in the fall of 1883, owned besides his farm of five hundred and sixty acres, a large amount of other property. Notwithstanding his large land ownership, Mr. Blankenship died comparatively poor, for his enterprises were conducted on a large scale, and with more or less loss on account of changes in climate. He died aged eighty-four years, and his wife died aged seventy-four. Of his children, one son and one daughter are deceased, leaving four sons to perpetuate his name and excellent qualities of mind and heart.
Although his educational opportunities were extremely limited, Zachary T. Blankenship had no cause to complain of his agricultural or stock training, for at a very early age he was taught to appreciate a good horse, cow or sheep, and in 1878 took a band of horses to eastern Oregon, engaging in the stock business there until 1884. Returning to his father's farm, he continued to raise stock, and at the present time devotes his energies to dairying, sheep, hogs and cattle raising. The Blankenship ranch presents an aspect of thrift and neatness, evidencing pronounced regard on the part of the owner for the niceties and comforts as well as profits of country life. Mr. Blankenship long voted the Democratic ticket, but owing to the attitude of his party toward the silver question, changed to the other side. He married into one of the pioneer families of the state, his wife being Hattie, daughter of John Bond, the latter a native Louisiana and a miner of 1849. Mr. Bond was living in Nevada when his daughter was born there, and after years spent in mining he became a farmer near Modesto, this state, where his death occurred at an advanced age. In the household of Mr. and Mrs. Blankenship are two children, Helen and Bond, both attending the Visalia school. Mr. Blankenship is a remarkably well informed man, being a constant reader and having an exceptional memory. He is highly respected by both his old and new friends, and is a man whom it is pleasant and profitable to meet.
Historical And Biographical Record
Zachary T. Blankenship, A Native son of California and born in San Joaquin County December 11, 1854, Zachary T. Blankenship has spent his entire life on the frontier, and has been an interested and intelligent spectator of the rise from obscurity of the west. On both sides of his family he is of southern ancestry, his father, William Moore Blankenship, having been born in Virginia, and his mother, Rebecca Williams, in South Carolina. William M. Blankenship removed to Iowa from Virginia in early life, married there and made Iowa his home until making his first trip across the plains during the summer of 1850. He brought a band of stock with him, sold the same in the mining camps and engaged in mining at Mokelumne Hill until 1852. Returning to Iowa by way of the Isthmus, he again brought a herd of cattle across the plains during the summer of 1853. In 1855 he made another journey to Iowa by water, and crossed the plains for the third time with cattle in 1858. On these expeditions for securing stock for the ranch which he had purchased near Stockton, Mr. Blankenship took his family with him on his three trips to the east, and had his own crew of men for his prairie schooners and stock, and at times encountered the Indians under terribly dangerous circumstances. In the fall of 1859 he came to Tulare county and bought a half-section of land, of which his son Zachary T., still owns one hundred and fifty six acres, added to it as occasion required, and at the time of his death, in the fall of 1883, owned besides his farm of five hundred and sixty acres, a large amount of other property. Notwithstanding his large land ownership, Mr. Blankenship died comparatively poor, for his enterprises were conducted on a large scale, and with more or less loss on account of changes in climate. He died aged eighty-four years, and his wife died aged seventy-four. Of his children, one son and one daughter are deceased, leaving four sons to perpetuate his name and excellent qualities of mind and heart.
Although his educational opportunities were extremely limited, Zachary T. Blankenship had no cause to complain of his agricultural or stock training, for at a very early age he was taught to appreciate a good horse, cow or sheep, and in 1878 took a band of horses to eastern Oregon, engaging in the stock business there until 1884. Returning to his father's farm, he continued to raise stock, and at the present time devotes his energies to dairying, sheep, hogs and cattle raising. The Blankenship ranch presents an aspect of thrift and neatness, evidencing pronounced regard on the part of the owner for the niceties and comforts as well as profits of country life. Mr. Blankenship long voted the Democratic ticket, but owing to the attitude of his party toward the silver question, changed to the other side. He married into one of the pioneer families of the state, his wife being Hattie, daughter of John Bond, the latter a native Louisiana and a miner of 1849. Mr. Bond was living in Nevada when his daughter was born there, and after years spent in mining he became a farmer near Modesto, this state, where his death occurred at an advanced age. In the household of Mr. and Mrs. Blankenship are two children, Helen and Bond, both attending the Visalia school. Mr. Blankenship is a remarkably well informed man, being a constant reader and having an exceptional memory. He is highly respected by both his old and new friends, and is a man whom it is pleasant and profitable to meet.
Zachary T. Blankenship, A Native son of California and born in San Joaquin County December 11, 1854, Zachary T. Blankenship has spent his entire life on the frontier, and has been an interested and intelligent spectator of the rise from obscurity of the west. On both sides of his family he is of southern ancestry, his father, William Moore Blankenship, having been born in Virginia, and his mother, Rebecca Williams, in South Carolina. William M. Blankenship removed to Iowa from Virginia in early life, married there and made Iowa his home until making his first trip across the plains during the summer of 1850. He brought a band of stock with him, sold the same in the mining camps and engaged in mining at Mokelumne Hill until 1852. Returning to Iowa by way of the Isthmus, he again brought a herd of cattle across the plains during the summer of 1853. In 1855 he made another journey to Iowa by water, and crossed the plains for the third time with cattle in 1858. On these expeditions for securing stock for the ranch which he had purchased near Stockton, Mr. Blankenship took his family with him on his three trips to the east, and had his own crew of men for his prairie schooners and stock, and at times encountered the Indians under terribly dangerous circumstances. In the fall of 1859 he came to Tulare county and bought a half-section of land, of which his son Zachary T., still owns one hundred and fifty six acres, added to it as occasion required, and at the time of his death, in the fall of 1883, owned besides his farm of five hundred and sixty acres, a large amount of other property. Notwithstanding his large land ownership, Mr. Blankenship died comparatively poor, for his enterprises were conducted on a large scale, and with more or less loss on account of changes in climate. He died aged eighty-four years, and his wife died aged seventy-four. Of his children, one son and one daughter are deceased, leaving four sons to perpetuate his name and excellent qualities of mind and heart.
Although his educational opportunities were extremely limited, Zachary T. Blankenship had no cause to complain of his agricultural or stock training, for at a very early age he was taught to appreciate a good horse, cow or sheep, and in 1878 took a band of horses to eastern Oregon, engaging in the stock business there until 1884. Returning to his father's farm, he continued to raise stock, and at the present time devotes his energies to dairying, sheep, hogs and cattle raising. The Blankenship ranch presents an aspect of thrift and neatness, evidencing pronounced regard on the part of the owner for the niceties and comforts as well as profits of country life. Mr. Blankenship long voted the Democratic ticket, but owing to the attitude of his party toward the silver question, changed to the other side. He married into one of the pioneer families of the state, his wife being Hattie, daughter of John Bond, the latter a native Louisiana and a miner of 1849. Mr. Bond was living in Nevada when his daughter was born there, and after years spent in mining he became a farmer near Modesto, this state, where his death occurred at an advanced age. In the household of Mr. and Mrs. Blankenship are two children, Helen and Bond, both attending the Visalia school. Mr. Blankenship is a remarkably well informed man, being a constant reader and having an exceptional memory. He is highly respected by both his old and new friends, and is a man whom it is pleasant and profitable to meet.
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