Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" BLANKENSHIP

HAIRSTON.org ID#609, b. 20 February 1880, d. 16 March 1923
Father*John BLANKENSHIP1 b. a 1862
Mother*Sena HIGDON2 b. a 1855
Birth*Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" BLANKENSHIP was born on 20 February 1880 in Louisiana. Cemetery marker and death certificate indicate 1881 as birth date. But, she is listed in 1880 census dated 1 June 1880.3,4 
She was the daughter of John BLANKENSHIP and Sena HIGDON.1,2 
Census 1880Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" BLANKENSHIP appeared on the 1880 census of John BLANKENSHIP on 1 June 1880 in Ward 5, Union, Louisiana; John Blankenship 18 (parents born in Alabama), wife Sena 25 (she had been married to a Mr. Taylor and had 4 sons; Benjamin Taylor 8, Allen Taylor 6, Travis Taylor 4 and Robert Taylor 3) and John and Sena Blankenship's new daughter Mary, born in February 1880.2

Marriage*Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" BLANKENSHIP married Augustus G. SMITH, son of James Kesiah SMITH and Charlotte Ruth GRISHAM, on 6 February 1896 in Ouachita, Louisiana.3,5
Census 1900Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" BLANKENSHIP appeared on the 1900 census of Augustus G. SMITH on 23 June 1900 in District 92, West Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana; G A Smith 28 (a carpenter), Mary E Smith 20 wife (married for 4 years), Stacy B Smith 2 daughter, Ora M Smith 12 daughter.3

Census 1910Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" BLANKENSHIP appeared on the 1910 census of Augustus G. SMITH on 16 April 1910 in Ward 6, District 56, Houston, Harris, Texas; Augustus Smith 39 hardware proprietor, Mary Smith 30, Stacie Smith 12, Ora Smith 10, Verbenia Smith 5 and Augustus's brother-in-law Joe Blankenship.6

Residence*Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" BLANKENSHIP lived on 16 February 1922 in 160 Forrest Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia. 
Death*She died on 16 March 1923 in Baptist Hospital, Ft. Worth, Tarrant, Texas, at age 43.1,4
Burial*She was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee. Birth date is incorrect, should be 1880.7

 

Family

Augustus G. SMITH b. 20 Aug 1871
Children

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S51] Death Certificate.
  2. [S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  3. [S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  4. [S3234] Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982, Ancestry.com.
  5. [S3110] Louisiana Marriages Records, 1851-1900, Provo Utah, Ancestry.com.
  6. [S1910] 1910 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  7. [S256] Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.
Last Edited8 Jan 2025