Cherry Borden Blankenship
BIRTH: 1806
Tennessee, USA
DEATH
1831 (aged 24–25)
Lawrence County, Alabama, USA
BURIAL
Blankenship Cemetery
Lawrence County, Alabama, USA
Cherry was one of seven children born to Christopher Borden. Her mother was a full blooded Cherokee Indian.
The other children were: David, Zachariah, Christina, Jessie L., Phillip and Malinda.
She was the first wife of Hudson Blankenship. They had one son, Hezekiah, who they named after his grandfather, Hezekiah Blankenship.
According to their family records, Hudson was 3/8 Cherokee and Cherry was 1/2 Cherokee Indian.
Source: WARRIOR MOUNTAINS FOLKLORE
By Rickey Butch Walker
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