An American Family History

Elizabeth Ricketts Larew Blankenship was born on January 18, 1801, probably in Mason County, Kentucky. She was the daughter of Robert Ricketts and Susannah Wilson.

She married her first husband, Garret Larew, on April 17, 1817 when she was only 16 years old.

Their children included:
Esther Larew Miller (1818, married John H. Miller),
Reuben Larew (1819),
Abraham Larew (1822),
Nancy Larew Vaughn (1824, married Thompson Vaughn),
Elizabeth Larew (1836),
Garret Larew (1838, married Amanda Denny and Eliza Jane Drake) and
Mary Jane Larew Zerface (1840, married Martin Zerface).

Esther, Reuben and Elizabeth died young.

Garret, Sr. died on September 25, 1840 in Montgomery County, Indiana. He was buried in Potts Cemetery, Elmdale, Montgomery County.

She married her second husband, John W. Blankenship, on September 16, 1846. John was born September 7, 1804 in Lincoln, Kentucky. His parents were Noel and Amy Blankenship. He had been married before to Elizabeth Hinds and had a daughter, Amy J. Blankenship Utterback (1829, married Henry Utterback).

At the time of the 1850 and 1860 censuses they were in Wayne, Montgomery County, Indiana. In 1859 John was a juror in the famous murder trial of Jonathan Owen.

Elizabeth died on July 14, 1865 in Montgomery County, Indiana and was buried in Potts Cemetery, Elmdale, Montgomery County, Indiana.

After Elizabeth died, John W. married Susan K. Nicholson.

Children of Robert Ricketts and Susannah Wilson John Ricketts Phoebe Ricketts Sheridan Hannah Ricketts Buchanan William Ricketts Susannah Ricketts Moulton Robert Ricketts Isaac Ricketts Edward M. Ricketts Elizabeth Ricketts Larew Blankenship Rebecca Ricketts Winings Margaret Ricketts Kelso Sarah Ricketts Winings Vienna Louise Ricketts Moulton