Blankenship-Jones-King Cemetery

 

Locality: Roanoke County                  Temporal Period:                  20^th c.

Realty Map:          72.00-1-1                                Cultural Affiliation:              Euro-American

USGS Map:           Elliston                                   Landform:                              Ridge bench

Grid Locus:            H-5                                          Elevation:                              1680 feet

UTM Easting:       573910                                    Aspect:                                  Northeast

UTM Northing:    4118820

 

Site Dimensions:  130 by 75 by 110 by 75 feet

 

Survey Description:  Site consists of a family cemetery with approximately 45 graves.  Identified graves included 12 with inscribed rock markers, one with uninscribed granite block, five with uninscribed fieldstones, nine with uninscribed fieldstones and metal pipes, six with metal markers, one with cement brick and metal pipe, and four marked with metal pipes.  Also, seven unmarked graves were identified on the basis of ground surface depressions.  All observed graves were oriented to the southeast.  Cemetery is surrounded by a wood post and wire mesh fence.  Historic plantings included yucca.  Site was field inspected, photographed, and grave marker inscriptions were transcribed and compared to previous documentation.  Site size was estimated by pacing the horizontal extent of the surrounding fence lines.

 

Survey Date:         10/98

 

Field Notes:           _x_Yes   ___No

Photographs:        _x_Yes   ___No

 

References:           None

 

Additional Comments:        Assigned temporal period was based on the 1926 through 1976 range of death dates inscribed on observed headstones.  However, the presence of uninscribed markers and unmarked graves may reflect an earlier or later use of the site.  Cemetery features many graves marked with metal pipes painted red.  The cemetery is not marked on the USGS Glenvar map sheet or on local realty maps.

 

Marker Inscriptions:

 

Frank William                                                        Rebecca Julia                                        Joseph Lee King Jr.

Jones                                                                      Blankenship Jones                               Sept. 20, 1959

Nov. 12, 1914                                                        Sept. 16, 1889                                        Nov. 1, 1959

Dec. 27, 1971                                                         Feb. 16, 1975

Loving memories will                                           In loving memorie [sp] of mother.

Always be.                                                            We are hoping to meet you

A place that is vacant                                         In the sweet by and by

Can never be filled.                                              On that beautiful shore

Gone to be with Jesus                                         When the saints go

(footstone:  FW Jones)                                       Marching in

                                                                                (footstone:  Rebecca Jones)

Blankenship-Jones-King Cemetery (continued)

 

John Lewis                                                            Adelia D. Jones                                    In memory of

Jones                                                                      Died Dec. 16, 193?                                Willie Jones King

Dec. 5, 1892                                                           Aged 70 years                                      Nov. 5, 1900

May 2, 1926                                                           (metal marker with                                Sept. 2, 1945

We hope to meet you                                          paper text)                                             Placed by her children.

In glory in the

Sweet by and by

Wife and son.

 

James Harvey                                                       Ruby Mae                                             Infant Boy Linton

Blankenship                                                          Blankenship                                          1967        1967

July 7, 1874                                                            Aug. 1925                                              (metal marker &

Oct. 5, 1963                                                            Feb. 1927                                               fieldstone at head, (metal marker, metal pipe,                                                  (fieldstone and metal                           concrete brick &

at fieldstone markers)                                          pipe)                                                       pipe at foot of grave)

 

Wesley B. Blankenship                                       Roland J. Blankenship

Feb. 11  195?                                                         1883 – 1961

Age 81 years                                                         (metal marker)

(metal marker with paper text)

 

Elbert                                                                      Melvin                                                   William Allum King

Blankenship                                                          Blankenship                                          US Army

Born Jan. 14, 1939                                                Born July 29, 1916                                World War I

Died Feb. 18, 1939                                                Died Sept 7, 1929                  Nov 4 1894  Mar 1976

Rest in the arms                                                    Rest in the arms

Of Jesus                                                                 Of Jesus

(fieldstone and metal pipe                                  (fieldstone and metal pipe

at foot of grave)                                                   at foot of grave)

 

                Blankenship

Crockett T.            Minnie J.

Feb. 2, 1877           Feb. 9, 1897

Jan. 1, 1958            ____

Gone but not forgotten

 

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