Family Group Sheet
NameMr. Blankenship
SpouseIvory Ara Nickell
Birth3 Apr 1919, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death24 Sep 1996, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherWilliam Fowler Nickell (1874-1949)
MotherWinona Scaggs (1880-1959)
Other spousesClellie D. Sparkman
Notes for Ivory Ara Nickell
As a child she mostly went by Ara, but as an adult she reversed the order of her given names and went by Ivory.
The Kentucky birth index lists Jonathan I. Nickell, born 3 April 1919 in Rowan Co., mother’s maiden name Ona Scaggs.
It would be interesting to view the actual birth certificate to see how a daughter named Ara Ivory gets indexed as Jonathan I.!
The SSDI lists Ivory A. Blankenship, born 3 Apr 1919, died 24 Sep 1996, last residence Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky.
She is, quite unusually for a married woman, buried under a double stone with her brother Arthur, inscribed “Ivory Nickell Blankinship, Apr 3, 1919 - Sep 24, 1996, Sister” and “Arthur Nickell, June 14, 1916 - Oct 27, 1940, Brother”. Since their dates of death are so far apart, most likely this stone was installed at the time of Ivory’s death, and replaced an earlier one for Arthur.
The Kentucky birth index lists Jonathan I. Nickell, born 3 April 1919 in Rowan Co., mother’s maiden name Ona Scaggs.
It would be interesting to view the actual birth certificate to see how a daughter named Ara Ivory gets indexed as Jonathan I.!
The SSDI lists Ivory A. Blankenship, born 3 Apr 1919, died 24 Sep 1996, last residence Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky.
She is, quite unusually for a married woman, buried under a double stone with her brother Arthur, inscribed “Ivory Nickell Blankinship, Apr 3, 1919 - Sep 24, 1996, Sister” and “Arthur Nickell, June 14, 1916 - Oct 27, 1940, Brother”. Since their dates of death are so far apart, most likely this stone was installed at the time of Ivory’s death, and replaced an earlier one for Arthur.
