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William Harrison Blevins 1840–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 December 1840

Birth Location: Eye, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 19 Nov 1923

Death Location: Chilhowie, Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Rev Blevins

Mother: Catherine Hart

Spouse(s): Nancy Blevins

Children(s): James Blevins, Robert Blevins, Ambrose Blevins, Margaret Blevins, Meacy Blevins, William Blevins, John Blevins, Rachel Blevins, Wells Blevins, Dora Blevins, Nannie Brewer, Phoeba Pennington, Mary Blevins, Charley Blevins, Arthur Blevins, William Blevins, Jane Blevins

William Harrison Blevins was born in 1840 in Eye, North Carolina, USA, the child of Rev Armstrong Blevins And Catherine Hart. In 1870, William Harrison Blevins resided in Horse Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, USA. In 1880, William Harrison Blevins resided in Piney Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, USA. William Harrison Blevins married Nancy Jane Blevins, and had children including Ambrose A Blevins, Arthur Blevins, Charley Blevins, Dora E Blevins, James Franklin Blevins, Jane Blevins, John Henry Harrison Blevins, Margaret A Blevins, Mary J Blevins, Meacy C Blevins, Nannie Mae Brewer, Phoeba Jane Pennington, Rachel L Blevins, Robert Franklin Blevins, Wells R Blevins, William Blevins, William Lundy Blevins. William Harrison Blevins passed away in 1923 in Chilhowie, Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Harrison Blevins was born in 1840 in Eye, North Carolina, USA, the child of Rev Armstrong Blevins And Catherine Hart.
  • In 1870, William Harrison Blevins resided in Horse Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1880, William Harrison Blevins resided in Piney Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, USA.
  • William Harrison Blevins married Nancy Jane Blevins, and had children including Ambrose A Blevins, Arthur Blevins, Charley Blevins, Dora E Blevins, James Franklin Blevins, Jane Blevins, John Henry Harrison Blevins, Margaret A Blevins, Mary J Blevins, Meacy C Blevins, Nannie Mae Brewer, Phoeba Jane Pennington, Rachel L Blevins, Robert Franklin Blevins, Wells R Blevins, William Blevins, William Lundy Blevins.
  • William Harrison Blevins passed away in 1923 in Chilhowie, Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev Blevins
1815–1868
Birth Location: Prather Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
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Catherine Hart
1820–1898
Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Blevins
1844–1921
Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Children(s)

James Blevins
1863–1952
Birth Location: Elliott County, Kentucky, USA
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Robert Blevins
1887–1948
Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
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Ambrose Blevins
1872–1957
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Margaret Blevins
1867–1956
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Meacy Blevins
1869–1931
Birth Location: North Carolina
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William Blevins
1869–1958
Birth Location: North Carolina
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John Blevins
1874–1948
Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
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Rachel Blevins
1876–1937
Birth Location: Eye, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
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Wells Blevins
1879–1900
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Dora Blevins
1884–1974
Birth Location: Laurel Springs, Alleghany, North Carolina, USA
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Nannie Brewer
1888–1965
Birth Location: Ashe, North Carolina
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Phoeba Pennington
1862–1954
Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Mary Blevins
1885–
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Charley Blevins
1890–
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Arthur Blevins
1881–
Birth Location: Ashe, North Carolina, United States
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William Blevins
1894–1958
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Jane Blevins
1861–
Birth Location: Ashe Co, North Carolina, USA
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William Blevins's Ancestors

Self
William Blevins
1840–1923
Birth Place: Eye, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Rev Armstrong Blevins
1815–1868
Prather Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Catherine Hart
1820–1898
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James (B Blevins) Sr
1775–1820
Grayson, Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Lydia (Jane (Blevins) Sizemore Cherokee Indian) Princess
1775–1830
Ashe, North Carolina, United States
*Thomas (Washington Hart) (Native—Cherokee)
1800–1889
Ashe County, North Carolina
Elizabeth (Betsy) Blevins
1802–1880
Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Blevins
1737–1779
Elizabeth Ward
1742–1820
CHIEF #2558
1750–1822
James DNA
1765–1824
Catherine Sizemore
1770–1861
Rachel Osborn
1774–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James I
1708–1801
Sara Sutton
1719–1750
Wells Ward
1735–1821
Rebecca Osborne
1723–1810
Edward (Cherokee)
1725–1790
Benjamin HART
1732–1802
Nancy Morgan
1747–1840

William Blevins's Descendants

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William (Harrison) Blevins (27 December 1840–19 Nov 1923) m. Nancy (Jane) Blevins (18 Jun 1844–14 August 1921)
  1. 1. James (Franklin) Blevins 1863–1952 m. Sarah (Alice) Evans 1866–1958
    1. 1. James (Ison (son of James F)) Blevins 1890–1986 m. Olive ("Ollie") Blevins 1893–1935
      1. 1. Arbrie (O.) Blevins 1910–1979 m. Elvie (Zora) Conley 1913–1999 m. Gladys (M) Blevins 1915–2006
        1. 1. Donna (J) Blevins 1937–1982
      2. 2. Dorothy Blevins 1911–2005
      3. 3. James (E) Blevins 1913–1986 m. Julia (Elizabeth) Russell 1911–1996
        1. 1. Virgil (Elwood) Blevins 1943–2012
        2. 2. Wanda (Joyce) Blevins 1932–2013
        3. 3. Mary (Magdalene) Blevins 1940–2007 m. Roger (Freeman) Mackinnon 1947–2011
      4. 4. Mary (L) Blevins 1917–1997
      5. 5. Edward (Roscoe) Blevins 1917–2013 m. Irene Blevins 1920–2010
      6. 6. Ruby (Ellen (daug of James I)) Blevins 1919– m. Robert (Earl) Burns 1918–2000 m. Alton (Howard) Bauer 1919–
      7. 7. Opal (Mae) Blevins 1920–2008 m. Charles Brannigan 1916–1986
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Brannigan 1947–1948
        2. 2. Carl (David) Brannigan 1945–1990
        3. 3. James (Charles) Brannigan 1938–2010
      8. 8. Elmer (E) Blevins 1921–2015 m. Ruth (Jordan) Duvall 1924–2015
      9. 9. Raymond (Carl (son of James I)) Blevins 1928–1997
      10. 10. Charles (Henry) Blevins 1926–1999
      11. 11. Mabel (E) Blevins 1924–
    2. 2. Bertha (Elisa) Blevins 1887–1965
    3. 3. Margaret (Daisy “Daisy Mae”) Blevins 1891–1987
    4. 4. Ezra (Silas) Blevins 1888–1979 m. Ida (Ellen) Brown 1891–1974
      1. 1. Ezra (Theodore) Blevins 1911–1970
    5. 5. Frank Blevins 1906–
  2. 2. Robert (Franklin) Blevins 1887–1948
  3. 3. Ambrose (A) Blevins 1872–1957 m. Theodocia (E) Pennington 1892–1977
    1. 1. William (Basil) Blevins 1912–2003
    2. 2. Charmie Blevins 1914–
  4. 4. Margaret (A.) Blevins 1867–1956
  5. 5. Meacy (C.) Blevins 1869–1931
  6. 6. William (Lundy) Blevins 1869–1958 m. Sarah (Isabelle) Holloway 1868–1913 m. Mollie (Mary) Poe 1895–1989
    1. 1. Hattie (Defina) Blevins 1892–
    2. 2. George (R) Blevins 1890–
    3. 3. Carla (A) Blevins 1903–
    4. 4. Lewis (G) Blevins 1905–
    5. 5. Ola (M) Blevins 1909–
    6. 6. Robert (Louthan) Blevins 1919–1997
    7. 7. Oxa Blevins 1911–
    8. 8. Herbert (Carl) Blevins 1935–1998 m. Charlotte (B.) Blevins 1930–2000
    9. 9. Conrad Blevins –1958
    10. 10. Nannis (Ora Lee) Blevins 1927–1997
    11. 11. Mary (J) Blevins 1918–
    12. 12. Robert Blevins 1920–
    13. 13. James Blevins 1921–1988 m. Christine (L) Blevins 1926–1998
      1. 1. Joseph (W) Blevins 1947–2010
    14. 14. Ruth Blevins 1924–
    15. 15. Sadda Blevins 1925–
    16. 16. Thomas Blevins 1926–
  7. 7. John (Henry Harrison) Blevins 1874–1948
  8. 8. Rachel (L.) Blevins 1876–1937
  9. 9. Wells (R.) Blevins 1879–1900
  10. 10. Dora (E.) Blevins 1884–1974
  11. 11. Nannie (Mae) Brewer 1888–1965
  12. 12. Phoeba (Jane) Pennington 1862–1954
  13. 13. Mary (J) Blevins 1885–
  14. 14. Charley Blevins 1890–
  15. 15. Arthur Blevins 1881–
  16. 16. William Blevins 1894–1958
  17. 17. Jane Blevins 1861–

William Blevins's Timeline

9 Records

1840
27 December 1840
Birth of William Harrison Blevins in Eye, North Carolina, USA
Eye, North Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 30
William Harrison Blevins resided here in Horse Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Horse Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 40
William Harrison Blevins resided here in Piney Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Piney Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
1884
20 Mar 1884
Age 44
William Harrison Blevins resided here in Weasel, Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Weasel, Ashe, North Carolina, United States
1900
1900
Age 60
William Harrison Blevins resided here in Holston, Washington, Virginia, USA
Holston, Washington, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 70
William Harrison Blevins resided here in Holston, Washington, Virginia, USA
Holston, Washington, Virginia, USA
1912
21 Apr 1912
Age 72
William Harrison Blevins resided here in Smyth, Virginia
Smyth, Virginia
1920
1920
Age 80
William Harrison Blevins resided here in St Clair, Smyth, Virginia, USA
St Clair, Smyth, Virginia, USA
1923
19 Nov 1923
Age 83
Death of William Harrison Blevins in Chilhowie, Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America
Chilhowie, Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 December 1840
    Event Place: Eye, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Death Certificates, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
    [3] Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, Library of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows; Collection #: CP-5_154; Roll #: 154; Roll Description: Shenandoah County (surnames Se - Z) to Smyth County (surnames A - D)
    [4] U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Arkansas; Series Number: M317; Roll: 226
    [5] Virginia 1910 Census Miracode Index
    [6] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: St Clair, Smyth, Virginia; Roll: T625_1914; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 121
    [7] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Piney Creek, Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: 952; Page: 563A; Enumeration District: 019
    [8] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Horse Creek, Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1122; Page: 487B; Family History Library Film: 552621
    [9] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Holston, Washington, Virginia; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0115; FHL microfilm: 1241731
    [10] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Holston, Washington, Virginia; Roll: T624_1651; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0118; FHL microfilm: 1375664
    [11] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [12] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [13] U.S., Records Related to Enrollment of Eastern Cherokee by Guion Miller, 1908-1910

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Horse Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Horse Creek, Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1122; Page: 487B; Family History Library Film: 552621

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Piney Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Piney Creek, Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: 952; Page: 563A; Enumeration District: 019

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1884
    Event Place: Weasel, Ashe, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Holston, Washington, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Holston, Washington, Virginia; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0115; FHL microfilm: 1241731

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Holston, Washington, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia 1910 Census Miracode Index
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Holston, Washington, Virginia; Roll: T624_1651; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0118; FHL microfilm: 1375664

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1912
    Event Place: Smyth, Virginia
    Record Source: Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, Library of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows; Collection #: CP-5_154; Roll #: 154; Roll Description: Shenandoah County (surnames Se - Z) to Smyth County (surnames A - D)

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: St Clair, Smyth, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: St Clair, Smyth, Virginia; Roll: T625_1914; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 121

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1923
    Event Place: Chilhowie, Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chilhowie, Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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