General Blankenship Cemetery
Coon Branch, VA Buchanan County
Survey done by Betty West-Tiedman and Nell West
Take Rt. 83 from Grundy, VA east toward the WV state line. Turn left on Rd. 643 toward Hurley. Turn Right on rd. 653 to Coon Branch. Follow the road until it ends, at the very top of the mountain past the Harland Blankenship cemetery. Suggest using a 4x4. The road is very narrow and steep, and becomes rutted the higher you travel up the mountain. Names appear as they are on the headstones. FS: stands for footstone.
First two graves inside the gate are marked with rocks with no names. They are said to be that of:
Roger Dale Blankenship and J.D. Blankenship, children of Lottie Blankenship.
LE Blankenship Nancy Blankenship
5-20-1943 5-16-1887
9-12-1944 2-5-1960
FS: mother
wife to Linco
Rock,
No name
Said to be Bill Junior Blankenship 3 large graves marked with rocks. These are said to be the
Son of Willie and Sarah Blankenship graves of General Blankenship and his wife Pattie. The 3rd
Grave is unknown.
Cynthia Blankenship
1893-1957 Leonard Blankenship
“At rest forever” 12-19-1929
FS: mother 2-23-1981
Rock, Don Blankenship
Said to be the grave of two twins 10-14-1945
Buried together, named Cleve and death unreadable
Nancy Blankenship children of Sarah
And Willie Blankenship. May Blankenship
11-17-1910
Rock, 4-2-1982
No name mother of Don
Della Blankenship Jim Blankenship
7-21-1938 9-5-1905
7-21-1938 3-29-1982
daughter of a second set of twins
belonging to Sarah and Willie
Blankenship.
Baby Blankenship
No dates.
3 more graves unreadable
Linco Blankenship
8-20-1883
10-30-25
“Here is one sleeping in faith..etc”
FS: father
Son of General Blankenship