Roswell M. Blankenbeckler1

b. 9 June 1894, d. 6 January 1978
FatherJohn L. Blankenbeckler2 b. Oct 1866, d. bef 1910
MotherAnnie E. (?)2 b. Oct 1872
Birth9 Jun 1894 Roswell M. Blankenbeckler was born on 9 Jun 1894 in Texas.2,1 
Childhood  Roswell spent his childhood in Jones County, Texas. In 1900 his father was enumerated as the head of the household, but he appears to have been deceased by 1910. Besides his mother the household that year included Roswell's younger brother and an uncle, Hugh Blankenbeckler. Roswell worked as a cashier in a dry goods store.2,3 
Cens-192031 Jan 1920 By 1920 he had moved further west. In January he was recorded living in Calexico, Imperial County, California. He was lodging with a family and working as a cotton buyer.4 
Death6 Jan 1978 Roswell died on 6 Jan 1978 in Fresno, California, at age 83.1 
ChartsDescendants of John Edmondson and Martha Moore
Last Edited21 Nov 2008

Citations

  1. [S1333] "California Death Index 1940-1997", Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com). Roswell McMurry Blankenbeckler data abstract, viewed March 2007.
  2. [S1653] J.L. Blankenbeckler [partially overwritten] household, 1900 U.S. cens., Jones Co., Ohio, pop. sched., precinct 5, ED 101, sheet 15A (p. 214 stamped), dwelling 231, family 236, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2007. Household includes J.L. Blankenbeckler [partially overwritten], 33, b. Oct. 1866, marr 9 yrs, b. VA, parents b. VA, grain and cotton agent; A.E., wife, 27, b. Oct. 1872, marr 9 yrs, mother of 2 children, both living, b. TX, father b. TX, mother b. Arkansas; F.A., son, 7, b. Sept. 1892, TX; R.M., son, 5, b. June 1884, TX; C. _, brother, 29, b. __ 1871 VA, parents b. VA farm laborer.
  3. [S1696] Annie E. Blankenbeckler household, 1910 U.S. cens., Jones Co., Ohio, pop. sched., Stanford, ED 137, sheet 4A (p. 105 stamped), dwelling 62, family 65, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2007, image 7 of 42. Enumeration includes: Annie E. Blankenbeckler, 36, wid, mother of 2 children, both living, b. TX, father b. TX, mother b. Ark, sewing at home; Frank A., son, 17, sgl, b. TX, father b. VA, mother b. TX, clerk at Express office; Rosewell M., son, 15, b. TX, father b. VA, mother b. TX, cashier dry goods; Hugh C., nephew, 34, sgl, b. TN, parents b. VA, cattle buyer.
  4. [S1697] E__ Parish household, 1920 U.S. cens., Imperial Co., California, pop. sched., Calexico, ED 7, sheet 18A (p. 62 stamped), dwelling 144, family 170, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2007, image includes 35 of 72. Household includes: Roswell Blankenbeckler, lodger, 25, b. TX, father b. VA, mother b. TX, cotton buyer.