Royalty to Rogues - Martha Jane Blankenship

Martha Jane Blankenship

F, b. between 2 June 1809 and 1 June 1820

Father

Joel H. Blankenship b. bt 2 Jun 1794 - 1 Jun 1795, d. 30 May 1870

Mother

Nancy Trent b. bt 2 Jun 1791 - 1 Jun 1798, d. a 1871

Martha Jane Blankenship|b. bt 2 Jun 1809 - 1 Jun 1820|p188.htm|Joel H. Blankenship|b. bt 2 Jun 1794 - 1 Jun 1795\nd. 30 May 1870|p184.htm|Nancy Trent|b. bt 2 Jun 1791 - 1 Jun 1798\nd. a 1871|p2164.htm|||||||Elijah Trent|b. b 1764|p2028.htm|Sarah Ratekin|b. s 1751|p1723.htm|

Charts

Blankenship, Joel H. - c. 1794-1870 - Descendants Chart

Last Edited

17 Aug 2008

Birth

Martha Jane Blankenship was born between 2 June 1809 and 1 June 1820 in Campbell County, Virginia.^1,2,3

She was the daughter of Joel H. Blankenship and Nancy Trent.

Marriage

Martha Jane Blankenship married Marshall Trent (Sr.), son of Henry Trent and Nancy L. Reynolds, on 27 September 1836 in Campbell County, Virginia.⁴

1850 Census

Jane Trent (given age 40) was listed as a family member living with Mushull Trent (given age 40) on the 1850 Census. Her place of birth was Virginia. She was able to read and write.¹

1860 Census

Martha J. Trent (given age 40) was listed as living with the family of Marshall Trent (given age 52) on the 1860 Census. Her place of birth was Campbell County, Virginia. She was not able to read or write.²

1880 Census

Martha Trent (given age 62) was listed as the mother-in-law of Joel Trent (given age 34) on the 1880 Census. She was not able to read or write. Her place of birth, as well as that of her father and mother, was Virginia.³

Family

Marshall Trent (Sr.) b. bt 2 Jun 1807 - 1 Jun 1810, d. 1 Sep 1876

Children

Nancy Ann Catherine Trent+^1,3,4 b. bt 2 Jun 1837 - 1 Jun 1840, d. a 14 Jun 1880
Booker F. Trent^1,2 b. bt 2 Jun 1839 - 1 Jun 1842, d. 3 Apr 1862
G. Washington Trent^1,2 b. bt 2 Jun 1841 - 1 Jun 1843
Marshall C. Trent^1,2 b. bt 2 Jun 1843 - 1 Jun 1844, d. Jun 1862
Martha J. Trent+^1,2 b. bt 2 Jun 1845 - 1 Jun 1848, d. 10 Jul 1877
Christina R. Trent² b. bt Jun 1850 - Dec 1850

Citations:

[S51] 1850 U.S. census, Campbell County, Virginia, population schedule, p. 187a-187b (stamped), 373-374 (penned), dwelling 880, family 880, Marshall Trent; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 August 2008); citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 938.
[S52] 1860 U.S. census, Charlotte County, Virginia, population schedule, p. 79-80 (penned), 261-262 (penned), dwelling 538, family 538, Marshall Trent; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 August 2008); citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 1340.
[S50] 1880 U.S. census, Charlotte County, Virginia, population schedule, West Division Roanoke Magisterial District, p. 330a (stamped), enumeration district (ED) 61, sheet 33-C, dwelling 305, family 305, Joel Trent; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 August 2008); citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 1360.
[S53] Scott Trent Jr., e-mail address, "Re: Trents in Va? Trents in NC?," GenForum: Trent Family Genealogy Forum, http://genforum.genealogy.com/trent/messages/6069.html, Online posting dated 22 May 2005 at 15:00:07 (Online: © 2005 MyFamily.com, Inc.), Printout dated 24 Jul 2005.