He was born July 9, 1880, Mt. Vernon, Ill. In 1890 he came to Lake Wenatchee with his parents, the first group of people to arrive there. On Sept. 21, 1904, he married Bertha Mae Vest at Wenatchee. They lived in Leavenworth unitl 1911 when they moved to Winton. In 1917, Mr. Blankenship went to work for the Great Northern Railway in Leavenworth and when the Round House was moved five years later, he came to Wenatchee. He was employed as a carman until his retirement in 1949.
He is a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles 204 and the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America Local 296.
He is survived by his wife; one son, Willis Blankenship, Wenatchee; three daughters, Mrs. Warren Harper, Mrs. Edward Francis, and Mrs. W. R. DeGrasse, all of Wenatchee; seven grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Estella Reardon of Seattle, and Mrs. Mae Herscher, Long Beach, Calif.; and one brother, Harry Blankenship, Quincy.
Betts Funeral Home is in charge.
Washington Death Certificate
Name:Fred Ernest Blankenship
Death Date:16 Mar 1960
Death Place:Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington
Gender:Male
Age at Death:79 years
Estimated Birth Year:1881
Father's Name:William Blankenship
Mother's Name:Sarah Marlow
Film Number:2034029
Digital GS Number:4224580
Image Number:1753
Volume/Page/Certificate Number:4520
He was born July 9, 1880, Mt. Vernon, Ill. In 1890 he came to Lake Wenatchee with his parents, the first group of people to arrive there. On Sept. 21, 1904, he married Bertha Mae Vest at Wenatchee. They lived in Leavenworth unitl 1911 when they moved to Winton. In 1917, Mr. Blankenship went to work for the Great Northern Railway in Leavenworth and when the Round House was moved five years later, he came to Wenatchee. He was employed as a carman until his retirement in 1949.
He is a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles 204 and the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America Local 296.
He is survived by his wife; one son, Willis Blankenship, Wenatchee; three daughters, Mrs. Warren Harper, Mrs. Edward Francis, and Mrs. W. R. DeGrasse, all of Wenatchee; seven grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Estella Reardon of Seattle, and Mrs. Mae Herscher, Long Beach, Calif.; and one brother, Harry Blankenship, Quincy.
Betts Funeral Home is in charge.
Washington Death Certificate
Name:Fred Ernest Blankenship
Death Date:16 Mar 1960
Death Place:Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington
Gender:Male
Age at Death:79 years
Estimated Birth Year:1881
Father's Name:William Blankenship
Mother's Name:Sarah Marlow
Film Number:2034029
Digital GS Number:4224580
Image Number:1753
Volume/Page/Certificate Number:4520
Family Members
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Spencer Allen Blankenship Sr
1873–1940
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Edward Oscar "Jack" Blankenship
1875–1949
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Mae Marlow Blankenship Herscher
1883–1971
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Earl Floyd Blankenship Sr
1885–1957
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Henry Claude Blankenship
1887–1915
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Harry Clyde Blankenship
1887–1966
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Estella Jane Blankenship Rairdon
1890–1988
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Howard Marlow Blankenship
1898–1963
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