Earl Blankenship, Sr. was born March 28, 1894 in Marion, Illinois, the only son of Elijah and Cora (Chamness) Blankenship. He was raised on a farm with his sister, Nell, on West Main Street, the current site of the Veterans Administration Hospital. Continue reading
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If you mentioned meeting someone at the four way stop in Marion, Illinois anywhere between 1940 and 1970 there wouldn’t be much question about where that was. Continue reading