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William Calvin Blevins 1845–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Mar 1845

Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 18 Jan 1914

Death Location: Ashe County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Wilburn Blevins

Mother: Rosamond Farmer

Spouse(s): Ludemia McGrady, Easter Pennington

Children(s): Jerome Sr, Ira Blevins, Eugene Blevins, Claudis Blevins, Rebecca Blevins, Nora McGrady, Lutishia Blevins, Charles Blevins, James Blevins, George Blevins

The story of William Calvin Blevins began in 1845 in Ashe County, North Carolina, USA. In 1850, William Calvin Blevins resided in Ashe, North Carolina, USA. In 1860, William Calvin Blevins resided in North Eastern District, Ashe, North Carolina. William Calvin Blevins married Easter Pennington, Ludemia Dean E Mcgrady, and had children including Charles Eugene Blevins, Claudis Wilson Blevins, Eugene C Blevins, George W Blevins, Ira David Huston Blevins, James Blevins, Jerome Cleveland Blevins Sr, Lutishia Blevins, Nora Mellissa Mcgrady, Rebecca Cleo Blevins. William Calvin Blevins passed away in 1914 in Ashe County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Calvin Blevins began in 1845 in Ashe County, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1850, William Calvin Blevins resided in Ashe, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1860, William Calvin Blevins resided in North Eastern District, Ashe, North Carolina.
  • William Calvin Blevins married Easter Pennington, Ludemia Dean E Mcgrady, and had children including Charles Eugene Blevins, Claudis Wilson Blevins, Eugene C Blevins, George W Blevins, Ira David Huston Blevins, James Blevins, Jerome Cleveland Blevins Sr, Lutishia Blevins, Nora Mellissa Mcgrady, Rebecca Cleo Blevins.
  • William Calvin Blevins passed away in 1914 in Ashe County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wilburn Blevins
1825–1875
Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
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Rosamond Farmer
1827–1878
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ludemia McGrady
1849–1927
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
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Easter Pennington
1840–1878
Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Jerome Sr
1892–1956
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
JS
Ira Blevins
1887–1963
Birth Location: Mouth of Wilson, Grayson, Virginia, USA
IB
Eugene Blevins
1884–
Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
EB
Claudis Blevins
1887–1913
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Rebecca Blevins
1889–
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
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Nora McGrady
1878–1965
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Lutishia Blevins
1876–1956
Birth Location: Chesnut Hill, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
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Charles Blevins
1881–1954
Birth Location: Jefferson, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
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James Blevins
1869–
Birth Location: North Carolina
JB
George Blevins
1876–
Birth Location: North Carolina
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William Blevins's Ancestors

Self
William Blevins
1845–1914
Birth Place: Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Wilburn Blevins
1825–1875
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Rosamond (Jane) Farmer
1827–1878
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Washington Hart
1800–1889
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (“Betsy”) Blevins
1802–1880
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
David (Farmer) Sr
1788–1862
Virginia, USA
Catherine Edwards
1797–1894
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Jr
1765–1824
Catherine Sizemore
1765–1824
Elisha Sr
1771–1839
Rachel Osborne
1770–1860
David Farmer
1755–1830
Jane Gent
1742–1830
Isaac Edwards
1747–1825
Catherine Boone
1755–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain Hart
1740–1802
Nancy Hart
1735–1830
Edward Sizemore
1725–1790
Elizabeth Jackson
1748–
James Jr
1740–1779
Elizabeth Ward
1742–1829
Jonathan Osborne
1753–1834
Nancy Howell
1753–1796
Henry Farmer
1718–1787
Agnes Burton
1717–1797
Obadiah Gent
1722–
Obadiah Gent
1722–1804
Hannuel Edwards
1706–1768
Eleanor Scaife
1710–1768
Joseph Sr
1704–1776
Elizabeth Warren
1726–1783

William Blevins's Descendants

1.
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William (Calvin) Blevins (25 Mar 1845–18 Jan 1914) m. Ludemia (“Dean” E) McGrady (May 1849–21 Sep 1927) m. Easter Pennington (1840–1878)
  1. 1. Jerome (Cleveland Blevins) Sr 1892–1956 m. Ollie (Elizabeth) Sadler 1900–1989
    1. 1. Jerome (Cleveland Blevins) Jr 1938–2020 m. Bonnie (Gay) Blevins 1941–2025
    2. 2. Jessie (James) Blevins 1920–2001 m. Hazel (Marie) Rufini 1922–2019
      1. 1. Jessie (James Blevins) Jr 1943–1975
    3. 3. Nellie (Romaine) Blevins 1941–2000 m. James (Olef Marrs) Sr 1941–1986
    4. 4. Annie (Louise) Blevins 1926–1996 m. Thomas (Bud) Miles 1926–1981 m. Dewey (Willard) Wimmer 1933–2000
      1. 1. Donald (Lee) Blevins 1945–1996
    5. 5. Robert (Cleveland) Blevins 1921–1960 m. Annie (May) Tessa 1923–1991
      1. 1. Robert (Andrew) Blevins 1942–
      2. 2. Carl (Eugene) Blevins 1943–1998
    6. 6. Ethel (Laura) Blevins 1925–1952 m. William (Henry) Jones 1914– m. James (Lester) Sanders 1916–1988
    7. 7. Gracie (Jane) Blevins 1932–2024 m. Robert (Eugene) Lester 1931–2003 m. John (Clarence) Kinney 1928–1987 m. Troy (Wilson) Poff 1921–2017
    8. 8. Florence (Louetta “Tootsie”) Blevins 1929–2011 m. Ira (Lee Miller) Jr 1923–2008
      1. 1. Charles (Lee) Miller 1950–1994
    9. 9. Billy Blevins 1935–2002 m. Frances (Marie) Beagle 1940–2011
    10. 10. Dorothy (Mae) Blevins 1942–1942
  2. 2. Ira (David Huston) Blevins 1887–1963 m. Cora (Lee) Privett 1893–1981
    1. 1. Ira (Daniel) Blevins 1933–2011 m. Corrine (Elsie) Hall 1931–1995
    2. 2. Wilburn (Eugene) Blevins 1927–1952
    3. 3. Gina (Luetta) Blevins 1913–
    4. 4. George (W) Blevins 1920–1920
    5. 5. Cecil Blevins 1918–2011 m. Evelyn (Minnie) Perkins 1925–
    6. 6. Arthur (Andrew) Blevins 1921–1992 m. Martha (Elizabeth) Altice 1935–2004 m. Alleen (Irene) Comer 1934–1993
    7. 7. Helen (Mae) Blevins 1917–2005 m. Silas (Garfield) Wright 1914–1985
    8. 8. Opal (Mildred) Blevins 1925–2011 m. Avon (Augustus) Graham 1926–2013
    9. 9. Lester (E) Blevins 1930–2014 m. Doris (Janet) Lee 1935–2013
    10. 10. Jessie (Willard) Blevins 1923–1983 m. Judith (Gray) Canipe 1931–2013
    11. 11. Chester Blevins 1930–1954
  3. 3. Eugene (C) Blevins 1884– m. Maggie Smith 1883–
  4. 4. Claudis (Wilson) Blevins 1887–1913
  5. 5. Rebecca (Cleo) Blevins 1889– m. James (Wesley) Kegley 1843–1927
    1. 1. Clara (Lee) Kegley 1918–2006
    2. 2. Cora (Malissa) Kegley 1917–
  6. 6. Nora (Mellissa) McGrady 1878–1965 m. David (Augustus) Henderson 1875–1944
    1. 1. Dell (Bradley) Henderson 1915–1970 m. Grace (Dexter) Atwell 1918–1995
    2. 2. Victor (Lee) Henderson 1900–1963
    3. 3. Nancy (Emma) Blevins 1897–1988
    4. 4. Greer (Rufus) Henderson 1908–1990 m. Beulah (Belle) Pruitt 1913–1999
      1. 1. David (Ambrose) Henderson 1935–1997 m. Marian (Ellen Greenwood) Feazell 1935–2006
    5. 5. Clyde Henderson 1901–
    6. 6. Darrell Handerson 1920–
  7. 7. Lutishia Blevins 1876–1956 m. Julian (Roby) Ball 1871–1949
    1. 1. Orley (Denton) Ball 1896–1972 m. Lela (Hazel) Quillen 1903–1991
    2. 2. Wanda (Blanche) Ball 1899–1988 m. John (Weiss) Mikel 1892–1989
      1. 1. Mildred (Itaska) Mikel 1916–2014 m. Howard (Lewis) Caywood 1921–1994
      2. 2. Tracy (Wilson) Mikel 1919–2013 m. Loeta (Mae) Cross 1922–
      3. 3. Margie (Wave) Mikel 1922–2001
    3. 3. Edison (Calvin) Ball 1905–1961
  8. 8. Charles (Eugene) Blevins 1881–1954 m. Maggie (Mae) Smith 1881–1951
    1. 1. Isaac (Walter) Blevins 1920–1986 m. Mary (Ellen) Burton 1924–1993
      1. 1. Freddy (Jackson Blevins) Sr 1942–2003 m. Mary (Maydell) Cales 1944–1985
  9. 9. James Blevins 1869–
  10. 10. George (W) Blevins 1876–

William Blevins's Timeline

9 Records

1845
25 Mar 1845
Birth of William Calvin Blevins in Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 5
William Calvin Blevins resided here in Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Ashe, North Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 15
William Calvin Blevins resided here in North Eastern District, Ashe, North Carolina
North Eastern District, Ashe, North Carolina
1870
1870
Age 25
William Calvin Blevins resided here in Helton, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Helton, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 35
William Calvin Blevins resided here in Chestnut Hill, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Chestnut Hill, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 55
William Calvin Blevins resided here in Wilson, Grayson, Virginia, USA
Wilson, Grayson, Virginia, USA
1905
1 Jul 1905
Age 60
William Calvin Blevins resided here in Mouth of Wilson, Grayson, Virginia, USA
Mouth of Wilson, Grayson, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 65
William Calvin Blevins resided here in Wilson Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA
Wilson Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA
1914
18 Jan 1914
Age 69
Death of William Calvin Blevins in Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1845
    Event Place: Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Chestnut Hill, Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: 952; Family History Film: 1254952; Page: 544C; Enumeration District: 017
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Helton, Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1122; Page: 478A; Family History Library Film: 552621
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Helton, Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1122; Page: 474B; Family History Library Film: 552621
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wilson, Grayson, Virginia; Roll: 1711; Page: 26B; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 1241711
    [6] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: North Eastern District, Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: M653_887; Page: 356; Family History Library Film: 803887
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Wilson Creek, Grayson, Virginia; Roll: T624_1630; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1375643
    [8] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: M432_620; Page: 303B; Image: 137
    [9] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [10] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Ashe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: M432_620; Page: 303B; Image: 137

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: North Eastern District, Ashe, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: North Eastern District, Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: M653_887; Page: 356; Family History Library Film: 803887

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Helton, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Helton, Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1122; Page: 478A; Family History Library Film: 552621
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Helton, Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1122; Page: 474B; Family History Library Film: 552621

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Chestnut Hill, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Chestnut Hill, Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: 952; Family History Film: 1254952; Page: 544C; Enumeration District: 017

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Wilson, Grayson, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wilson, Grayson, Virginia; Roll: 1711; Page: 26B; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 1241711

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1905
    Event Place: Mouth of Wilson, Grayson, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Wilson Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Wilson Creek, Grayson, Virginia; Roll: T624_1630; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1375643

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1914
    Event Place: Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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