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William Riley Blevins 1833–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jul 1833

Birth Location: Bath, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 25 Apr 1912

Death Location: Elliott, Kentucky, USA

Father: Daniel Blevins

Mother: Sarah Corey

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Rucker

Children(s): Delila Blevins, John Blevins, Elihu Blevins, Basel Blevins, America Blevins, Sarah Blevins, Thomas Blevins, Lounada Blevins, Sibena Blevins

In 1833, William Riley Blevins entered the world in Bath, Kentucky, USA, born to Daniel James Blevins And Sarah Corey. In 1850, William Riley Blevins resided in Lawrence, Kentucky, USA. William Riley Blevins married Elizabeth Rucker, and had children including America Blevins, Basel Blevins, Delila Frances Blevins, Elihu B Blevins, John Daniel Blevins, Lounada Blevins, Sarah Blevins, Sibena Blevins, Thomas W Blevins. William Riley Blevins passed away in 1912 in Elliott, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1833, William Riley Blevins entered the world in Bath, Kentucky, USA, born to Daniel James Blevins And Sarah Corey.
  • In 1850, William Riley Blevins resided in Lawrence, Kentucky, USA.
  • William Riley Blevins married Elizabeth Rucker, and had children including America Blevins, Basel Blevins, Delila Frances Blevins, Elihu B Blevins, John Daniel Blevins, Lounada Blevins, Sarah Blevins, Sibena Blevins, Thomas W Blevins.
  • William Riley Blevins passed away in 1912 in Elliott, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Blevins
1812–1880
Birth Location: Scott, Lee, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Corey
1816–1860
Birth Location: Bath County, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Rucker
1833–1918
Birth Location: Greenup County, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Delila Blevins
1856–1920
Birth Location: Little Fork, Carter County, Kentucky, USA
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John Blevins
1861–1944
Birth Location: Carter, Kentucky, USA
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Elihu Blevins
1866–1961
Birth Location: Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
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Basel Blevins
1861–1906
Birth Location: Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
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America Blevins
1867–
Birth Location: Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
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Sarah Blevins
1859–1905
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Thomas Blevins
1856–1940
Birth Location: Little Fork, Carter, Kentucky, USA
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Lounada Blevins
1853–1943
Birth Location: Carter, Carter, Kentucky, United States
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Sibena Blevins
1856–
Birth Location: Lawrence, Kentucky, United States
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William Blevins's Ancestors

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William Blevins
1833–1912
Birth Place: Bath, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Daniel James Blevins
1812–1880
Scott, Lee, Virginia, USA
Sarah Corey
1816–1860
Bath County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
James Blevins
1751–1843
Cumberland, Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
Hannah (Osborne) Lyons
1760–1866
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Blevins
1712–1771
Sarah Blevins
1729–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Blevins's Descendants

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William (Riley) Blevins (Jul 1833–25 Apr 1912) m. Elizabeth Rucker (Sep 1833–3 Dec 1918)
  1. 1. Delila (Frances) Blevins 1856–1920 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Caudill 1863–1935
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Lizzie) Caudill 1890–1960 m. Brascue Salyers 1887–1923 m. Louis Salyers 1895–1952
      1. 1. Pearlie (Mae) Salyers 1911–2002 m. Lewis (Edward) Blevins 1911–2000
        1. 1. Rebecca (Gail) Blevins 1951–2013
        2. 2. Lowell (Edward) Blevins 1933–2003 m. Cora (Edna) Baldwin 1935–2017
        3. 3. Infant Blevins 1942–1942
        4. 4. Ronald (Eugene) Blevins 1936–2011
      2. 2. Virgil Salyers 1913–1997 m. Maudie Adams 1916–
      3. 3. Elihue Salyers 1915–2002
      4. 4. Charles Salyers 1918–1975
      5. 5. William (Riley) Salyers 1920–1991
      6. 6. Brascue (Salyers) Jr 1923–1923
    2. 2. Lennord Caudill 1878–
    3. 3. Easter (E) Caudell 1883–
    4. 4. William (J) Caudell 1887–
    5. 5. John (R) Caudell 1892–
  2. 2. John (Daniel) Blevins 1861–1944
  3. 3. Elihu (B.) Blevins 1866–1961
  4. 4. Basel Blevins 1861–1906
  5. 5. America Blevins 1867–
  6. 6. Sarah Blevins 1859–1905
  7. 7. Thomas (W) Blevins 1856–1940
  8. 8. Lounada Blevins 1853–1943 m. Calvin Triplett 1847–1919
  9. 9. Sibena Blevins 1856–

William Blevins's Timeline

10 Records

1833
Jul 1833
Birth of William Riley Blevins in Bath, Kentucky, USA
Bath, Kentucky, USA
1850
1850
Age 17
William Riley Blevins resided here in Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
1853
13 Jan 1853
Age 20
William Riley Blevins was married in Carter, Kentucky
Carter, Kentucky
1860
1860
Age 27
William Riley Blevins resided here in Carter, Kentucky, USA
Carter, Kentucky, USA
1863
1 July 1863
Age 30
William Riley Blevins resided here in Sub District, Kentucky, United States
Sub District, Kentucky, United States
1870
1870
Age 37
William Riley Blevins resided here in Precinct 4, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
Precinct 4, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 47
William Riley Blevins resided here in Little Fork, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
Little Fork, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
1900
1900
Age 67
William Riley Blevins resided here in Little Fork, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
Little Fork, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 77
William Riley Blevins resided here in Little Fork, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
Little Fork, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
1912
25 Apr 1912
Age 79
Death of William Riley Blevins in Elliott, Kentucky, USA
Elliott, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 1833
    Event Place: Bath, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky Marriage Records
    [2] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [3] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [4] U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha
    [5] Kentucky Death Index
    [6] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Little Fork, Elliott, Kentucky; Roll: 412; Family History Film: 1254412; Page: 614A; Enumeration District: 022; Image: 0111
    [7] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 4, Elliott, Kentucky; Roll: M593_459; Page: 472A; Family History Library Film: 545958
    [8] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Little Fork, Elliott, Kentucky; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 1240518
    [9] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Carter, Kentucky; Roll: M653_361; Page: 315; Family History Library Film: 803361
    [10] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Little Fork, Elliott, Kentucky; Roll: T624_473; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0037; FHL microfilm: 1374486
    [11] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Lawrence, Kentucky; Roll: M432_209; Page: 69B; Image: 423

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1853
    Event Place: Carter, Kentucky
    Record Source: Kentucky Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Lawrence, Kentucky; Roll: M432_209; Page: 69B; Image: 423

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Carter, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Carter, Kentucky; Roll: M653_361; Page: 315; Family History Library Film: 803361

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Sub District, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Precinct 4, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 4, Elliott, Kentucky; Roll: M593_459; Page: 472A; Family History Library Film: 545958

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Little Fork, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Little Fork, Elliott, Kentucky; Roll: 412; Family History Film: 1254412; Page: 614A; Enumeration District: 022; Image: 0111

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Little Fork, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Little Fork, Elliott, Kentucky; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 1240518

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Little Fork, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Little Fork, Elliott, Kentucky; Roll: T624_473; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0037; FHL microfilm: 1374486

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Carter
    Record Source: Kentucky Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lawrence
    Record Source: Kentucky Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1912
    Event Place: Elliott, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] Kentucky Death Index
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