John Lewis McCommons and Cleopatra Olive (Cleo) Blankenship
Husband John Lewis McCommons
Born: 12 Feb 1867 - Eldon, Miller County, MO Baptized: Died: 9 Sep 1951 - California, Moniteau County, MO Buried: - Gott Cemetery, Ulman, Miller County, MO Find A Grave ID: 45592827Marriage: 30 Nov 1940
Wife Cleopatra Olive (Cleo) Blankenship
Born: 21 Dec 1887 Baptized: Died: 14 Jan 1955 - Kansas City, Clay County, MO Buried: - Hawkins Cemetery, Brumley, Miller County, MO Find A Grave ID: 15486282
Father: William Thomas Blankenship {FGID: 64709458} Mother: Mary Cornelia Wolverton {FGID: 64709443}
Other Spouse: Harrison Otto Thompson {FGID: 45592994} - 28 Jul 1909 - Bagnell, Miller County, MO
Children
General Notes: Husband - John Lewis McCommons
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BIRTH 12 Feb 1867
Eldon, Miller County, Missouri, USA
DEATH 9 Sep 1951 (aged 84)
California, Moniteau County, Missouri, USA
BURIAL
Gott Cemetery
Ulman, Miller County, Missouri, USA
MEMORIAL ID 45592827
Unknown Publication, September 1951
Funeral services for John Lewis McCommons, prominent farmer of the Ulman community, were held at the Ulman Baptist Church Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. Merle Bandy, pastor, officiated at the service. Interment was made at Gott Cemetery with Phillips Funeral Home in charge. Pallbearers were W.C. McClain, Richard L. Wright, W.F. Clark, D.E. Kallenbach, B.H. Cantwell and D.O. Barron
Mr. McCommons, although in ill health for the past few years, was only critical for the last two weeks, being confined to the Latham Hospital at California, Mo., where he passed away at 1:05 p.m. Sunday, September 9, 1951, at the age of 84.
J.L., as he was well known to his many friends, was the son of Stanhope and Julia Ann Youngblood McCommons. He was born near Eldon, February 12, 1867. He comes from one of the pioneer families of Miller County. His father was a native of North Carolina, migrating to Tennessee where he married, later moving his family westward to Missouri in 1855, first to ST. Clair County, and later to Miller County in 1861.
On October 30, 1887, he was married to Margaret Emily Graham who preceded him in death on March 12, 1938. To this union 8 children were born, all surviving as follows: Julia Wright, Tuscumbia; Willard L. of Reinbeck, Iowa; Sadie Clark and Albert Reice of Ulman; Ina Kallenbach of Tuscumbia; Helen Cantwell of Eldon; Ruth Barron of Tuscumbia; and John Graham of the U.S. Navy, whose home is in Salinas, Calif. He is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Rosa Capps of Rolla, and 3 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
On November 30, 1940, he was married to Mrs. Cleo (Blankenship) Thompson who also survives.
Family Members
Parents
Stanhope McCommons 1822–1895
Julia Ann Youngblood McCommons 1829–1901
Spouses
Cleo Olive Blankenship Thompson 1887–1955 (m. 1940)
Margaret Emily Graham McCommons 1872–1938
Siblings
Martha Jane McCommons Bradlyford 1849–1927
Ella Hester McCommons McClain 1856–1929
Mary McCommons McComb 1856–1888
James F McCommons 1863–1882
Ida Rebecca McCommons Hauenstein 1865–1948
Rosa Lee McCommons Capps 1871–1956
Children
Julia Carolyn McCommons Wright 1888–1970
Willard L. McCommons 1891–1969
Sadie Brooks McCommons Clark 1893–1989
Albert Reice McCommons 1896–1963
Mary Ina McCommons Kallenbach 1899–1977
Helen McCommons Cantwell 1903–1997
Ruth McCommons Barron 1908–1974
John Glen McCommons 1913–1995
Created by: Nancy Arnold Thompson
Added: 18 Dec 2009
Find A Grave Memorial 45592827
memorial page for John Lewis McCommons (12 Feb 1867–9 Sep 1951), Find A Grave Memorial no. 45592827, citing Gott Cemetery, Ulman, Miller County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Nancy Arnold Thompson (contributor 47192413) .
General Notes: Wife - Cleopatra Olive (Cleo) Blankenship
FTM BIRT: RIN MH:IF10083
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BIRTH 21 Dec 1887
DEATH 14 Jan 1955 (aged 67)
BURIAL
Hawkins Cemetery
Brumley, Miller County, Missouri, USA
MEMORIAL ID 15486282
OBITUARY FOR CLEO OLIVE BLANKENSHIP
Former Ulman, MO resident died at Kansas City, MO. Mrs Cleo Olive McCommons 67 wife of J L McCommons of Ulman died at the home of a daughter
on January 14 in Kansas City, Mo. she was born Dec 21, 1887, the daughter of William and Cornelia Blankenship. On July 26, 1909, She was united in
marriage to Harrison Otto Thompson, who preceded her in death on Jan 18, 1926. To this union three children were born all of whom survive; Olive
Robinett of Latham, William Grant Thompson, of Kaiser, and Berneice Coates of Kansas City, Mo.
Later she was united in marriage to J. L McCommons, who preceded her in death. She became a member of the Baptist church early in life. In
addition to her children, she is survived by five grandchildren; Virginia and Robert Robinett, Phillip and Jonda Thompson and Louis Coates: 5
brothers Pearl, Austin, Joe, Charles, and Oliver Blankenship: and two sisters Beatrice Catron and Sylvia Mitchell.
Funeral Services were held at Ulman baptist Church at 2 pm Jan 17 by the Rev B F Dinwiddie. Internment was at the Hawkins Cemetery. Casket bearers were Mack Brown, Charles Stith, Stanley Phillips, Robert Hicks, Justin Bonnot and Roy McCubbins.
Family Members
Parents
William T Blankenship 1856–1928
Mary Cornellia Wolverton Blankenship 1861–1933
Spouses
Harrison Otto Thompson 1889–1926 (m. 1940)
John Lewis McCommons 1867–1951 (m. 1940)
Siblings
Adolphus O. Blankenship 1883–1948
Pearl Elmo Blankenship 1886–1962
Frank L. Blankenship 1889–1913
Austin Ray Blankenship 1890–1973
Flora C Blankenship Darr 1892–1925
Joseph Truman Blankenship 1894–1960
Beatrice E Blankenship Catron 1897–1984
Sylvia R Blankenship Mitchell 1904–1982
Children
Cornelia Olive Thompson Robinett 1915–2009
William Grant Thompson 1918–1965
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Juanita Sloan Lowrance
Added: 24 Aug 2006
Find A Grave Memorial 15486282
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 July 2019), memorial page for Cleo Olive Blankenship Thompson (21 Dec 1887–14 Jan 1955), Find A Grave Memorial no. 15486282, citing Hawkins Cemetery, Brumley, Miller County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) .
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Notes: Marriage
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