The Blevins men were among the Overmountain Men from Pittsylvania, Henry County, Virginia to settle the Holston in Sullivan County, Tennessee. As with all information there are still many differences in agreement on the Blevins family line. This is the best approximation on my part and my sources. Thank you!

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Monday, May 30, 2011

The Blevins name and why I chose this blog layout...

Hello! My name is Michele. I am the daughter of Mary E. Smalling-Watson, granddaughter of Pearl Blevins-Smalling, a descendant of The Overmountain Men who settled the Holston in Sullivan County, Tennessee, and the great-great-great-granddaughter of Looney Blevins born 1820 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee.

As I reflect on the Blevins family history, there are two attributes that especially come to mind. The Blevins were hard-working, honorable, and proud people. My grandma and great-uncles worked in textile factories and/or lumber mills as that was mostly the only work in the area in those days. Secondly they love to laugh and sing. Whenever my family gets together then and today the laughter never stops. My great-uncles would sing on the porches of their homes. There is a special place in my heart for my family and for Stoney Creek, TN. I am very proud to be from the Blevins line...not for the settling of the Holston, but because of their inner strength and gumption to always work hard and get the job done.

The blog background conveyed to me what our Blevins family core was. The overall scene in this blog relates to me. The sun reminds me of the hard work my relatives always did from sunrise to sundown. The wood fence is reminiscent of Stoney Creek. Of course the man on the horse make me think of my ancestors forging their way from Pittsylvania, Henry County, Virginia to make a life for themselves here. And of course I would like to think beyond that wood fence is Stoney Creek. The Blevins were truly pioneering, hard-working people. I love my family! :)


Thank you for your time!

Friday, May 27, 2011

My Blevins Line

Researching Blevins family history and information others have found, there has been one constant agreement. Everything is an estimation from 1743 John Jack Blevins and previous to him. John Jack Blevins has been linked to the Overmountain Men who discovered the Holston Mountain area of Sullivan County. However the difficulty lies in no one knowing where exactly he is placed within the Blevins family during that time. Most seem to believe he was the father of Dillion. So I have placed him in this list accordingly.


913 Owain Ap Hywel
942 Iestyn Ap Owain
985 Rhyderch Ap Iestyn
1042 Caradog Ap Gruffudd
1075 Owain Ap Caradog
1126 Owain Ap Iowerth or Lorwerth Ap Owain
1160 Dyfnwal Ap Lorwerth
1200 Bleddyn Ap Dyruwal
1240 Meorig Ap Bleddyn
1280 Gruffydd Ap Meorig
1320 Bleddyn Ap Gruffydd
1360 Thomas Bleddyn
1400 Morgan Bleddyn
1450 John Bleddyn
1521 Gruffydd Bleddyn
1546 William Blethen
1572 William Blethyn
1602 James Bleddyn
1653 Henry Bleddyn
1670 William Blevin
1690 William Blevin
1735 William Blevin
1743 John Jack Blevins
1773 Dillion Blevins
1820 Looney Blevins
1849 Isaac Blevins
1882 Dillard Blevins
1916 Pearl Blevins (married Robert Wright "Jack" Smalling)
1934 Mary E Smalling-Watson
1968 Michele Watson

913 OWAIN AP HYWEL

Born: 913 in Llandyfeisant, Carmarthenshire County, Wales, England at Dynevor Castle Llandilo
Military Service: n/a
Died: 987 in Llandyfeisant, Carmarthenshire County, Wales,
England at Dynevor Castle Llandilo

Married: Angharad Verch Llenelyn in 932 in Llandilo, Wales, England at Dynevor Castle
Angharad was born in 918 in unknown place and died in 1002 in unknown place.

Children:
Einion Ap Owain
Born: 933 in Deheubarth, Monmouthshire County, Wales, England
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

Cadwallon Ap Owain
Born: 935 in Llandyfeisant, Carmarthenshire County, Wales, England at Dynevor Castle
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

Maredy Ap Owain
Born: 938 in Llandyfeisant, Carmarthenshire County, Wales, England at Dynevor Castle
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

IESTYN AP OWAIN

Born: 942 in Llandyfeisant, Carmarthenshire County, Wales, England at Dynevor Castle
Died: 1033 in unknown place

Llywarch Ap Owain
Born: 942 in Deheubarth, Monmouthshire County, Wales, England
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

Siwuana Verch Owain
Born: 944 in Deheubarth, Monmouthshire County, Wales, England
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

Llewku Verch Owain
Born: 946 in Deheubarth, Monmouthshire County, Wales, England
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

Ardden Verch Owain
Born: 948 in Deheubarth, Monmouthshire County, Wales, England
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

Marred Verch Owain
Born: 950 in Deheubarth, Monmouthshire County, Wales, England
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

Gweafyl Verch Owain
Born: 964 in Deheubarth, Monmouthshire County, Wales, England
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

942 IESTYN AP OWAIN

Born: 942 in Llandyfeisant, Carmenthanshire County, Wales, England at Dynevor Castle
Military Service: n/a
Died: 1033 in unknown place

Married:
Unknown person on unknown date in unknown place

Children:
RHYDDERCH AP IESTYN
Born: 985 in Deheubarth, Monmouthshire County, Wales, England
Died: 1033 in Deheubarth, Monmouthshire County, Wales, England

985 RHYDERCH AP IESTYN

Born: 985 in Deheubarth, Monmouthshire County, Wales, England
Military Service: n/a
Died: 1033 (Note: ? Rhydderch’s death year is the same as his father’s. So there is a discrepancy in my source’s info.)

Married:
Unknown person on unknown date in unknown place

Children:
GRUFFUDD AP RHYDDERCH
Born: 1015 in Caerleon, Llangattock, Monmouthshire County, England
Died: 1056 in Caerleon, Llangattock, Monmouthshire County, England

1042 CARADOG AP GRUFFUDD

Born: 1042 in Caerleon, Llangattock, Monmouthshire County, England
Military Service: n/a
Died: 1081 in Mynydd Carn, Monmouthshire County, Wales, England

Married:
Gwenllian Verch Bleddyn in 1074 at Monmouthshire County, Wales, England
Gwenllian Verch Bleddyn was born in 1056 in Montgomeryshire County, Wales, England

Children:
OWAIN AP CARADOG
Born: 1075 in Castell Arnallt, Monmouthshire County, Wales, England
Died: Unknown date in Caerleon, Llangattock, Monmouthshire County, England

1075 OWAIN AP CARADOG

Born: 1075 in Castell Arnallt, Monmouthshire County, England
Military Service: n/a
Died: Unknown date in Castell Arnallt, Monmouthshire County, England

Married:
Unknown person on unknown date in unknown place

Children:
OWAIN AP IORWERTH
Born: 1126 in Edeligion, Monmouthshire County, England
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

1126 IORWERTH AP OWAIN

Born: 1126 in Edeligion, Monmouthshire County, England
Military Service: n/a
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

Married:
Unknown person in approximately 1139 in Llandaff, Cardiff, Glamouthshire County, England

Children:
DYFNWAL AP LORWERTH
Born: 1160 in Edeligion, Monmouthshire County, England
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

1160 DYFNWAL AP LORWERTH

Born: 1160 in Edeligion, Monmouthshire County, England
Military Service: n/a
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

Married:
Angharad Verch Uchdrud on unknown date at Llandaff, Cardiff, Glamouthshire County, England
Angharad was born 1125 in Llandaff, Cardiff, Glamouthshire County, England and died unknown date.

Children:
BLEDDYN AP DYRUWAL
Born: 1200 in Edeligion, Monmouthshire County, England
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

1200 BLEDDYN AP DYRUWAL

Born: 1200 in Edeligion, Monmouthshire County, England
Military Service: n/a
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

Married:
Unknown person on unknown date in unknown place

Children:
MEORIG AP BLEDDYN
Born: 1240 in unknown place
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

1240 MEORIG AP BLEDDYN

Born: 1240 in unknown place
Military Service: n/a
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

Married:
Unknown person on unknown date in unknown place

Children:
GRUFFYDD AP MEORIG
Born: 1280 in unknown place
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

1280 GRUFFYDD AP MEORIG

Born: 1280 in unknown place
Military Service: n/a
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

Married:
Unknown person on unknown date in unknown place

Children:
BLEDDYN AP GRUFFYDD
Born: 1320 in unknown place
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

1320 BLEDDYN AP GRUFFYDD

Born: 1320 in unknown place
Military Service: n/a
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

Married:
Unknown person on unknown date in unknown place

Children:
THOMAS BLEDDYN
Born: 1360 in unknown place
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

1360 THOMAS BLEDDYN

Born: 1360 in unknown place.
Military Service: n/a
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

Married:
Unknown person on unknown date in unknown place

Children:
MORGAN BLEDDYN
Born: 1400 in unknown place
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

1400 MORGAN BLEDDYN

Born: 1400 in unknown place
Military Service: n/a
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

Married:
Unknown person on unknown date in unknown place

Children:
JOHN BLEDDYN
Born: 1450 in unknown place
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

1450 JOHN BLEDDYN

Born: 1450 in unknown place
Military Service: n/a
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

Married:
Unknown person on unknown date in unknown place

Children:
GRUFFYDD BLEDDYN
Born: 1521 in Llandaff, Morgannwg, Cymru
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

1521 GRUFFYDD BLEDDYN

Born: 1521 in Llandaff, Morgannwg, Cymru
Military Service: n/a
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

Married:
Unknown person on unknown date in unknown place

Children:
WILLIAM BLEDDYN
Born: 1546 in Llandaff, Morgannwg, Cymru
Died: 1590 in Mathern, Cymru, Gwent, England

1546 WILLIAM BLETHEN

Born: 1546 in Llandaff, Morgannwg, Cymru
Military Service: n/a
Died: 1590 in Mathern, Cymru, Gwent, England

Married:
Elizabeth Frech Thomas on unknown date in unknown place
Elizabeth Frech Thomas was born unknown date in unknown place.

Children:
WILLIAM BLETHYN
Born: 1572 in Mathern, Cymru, Gwent, England
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

1572 WILLIAM BLETHYN

Born: 1572 in Mathern, Cymru, Gwent, England
Military Service: n/a
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

Married:
Anne Young in 1618 at Machen, Monmouthshire County, England
Anne Young was born 1550 in Pembroke Cymru and died on unknown date in unknown place.

Children:
JAMES BLEDDYN
Born: 1602 in Llansas, Flintshire County, England
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

1602 JAMES BLEDDYN

Born: 1602 in Llansas, Flintshire County, England
Military Service: n/a
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

Married:
Elizabeth Morgan on January 12, 1629 in Machen, Monmouthshire County, England
Elizabeth Morgan was born in 1572 in Machen, Monmouthshire County, England and died in Machen, Monmouthshire County, England.

Children:
HENRY BLEDDYN
Born: 1653 in North Meols (or Meons), Lancashire County, England
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

1643 HENRY BLEDDYN

Born: 1643 in North Meols (or Meons), Lancashire County, England
Military Service: n/a
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

Married:
Anne Browne on unknown date
Anne Browne was born on unknown date in Llansas, Flintshire County, England and died on unknown date in unknown place.

Children:
WILLIAM BLEVINS
Born: 1670
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

1670 WILLIAM BLEVINS

Born: 1670
Military Service: n/a
Died: Unknown date in unknown place


Married:
Unknown person, unknown date, unknown place

Children:
WILLIAM BLEVINS
Born: 1690 in Formby, Lancashire County, England
Died: 1732 in Virginia, USA

1690 WILLIAM BLEVINS

Born: 1690 in Fromby, Lancashire County, England
Military Service: n/a
Died: 1732 in Virginia, USA

Married:
Ann Bunch in 1709 at Prince George’s County, Maryland, USA
Ann Bunch was born in 1690 at Cohansey, Salem County, New Jersey, USA and died in 1735 at Maryland, USA.

Children:
Mary Blevins
Born: 1710 in Prince George’s County, Maryland, USA
Died: After 1757 in unknown place

WILLIAM BLEVINS
Born: 1735 in Prince George’s County, Maryland, USA
Died: 1825 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA

John Blevins
Born: Unknown date in Prince George’s County, Maryland, USA
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

James Blevins
Born: Unknown date in Prince George’s County, Maryland, USA
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

Daniel Blevins
Born: Unknown date in Prince George’s County, Maryland, USA
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

Sarah Blevins
Born: Unknown date in unknown place
Died: Unknown date in unknown place


1735 WILLIAM BLEVINS

Born: 1735 in Westerley, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
Military Service: n/a
Died: 1825 in Emmett, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA

Married:
Agnes Walling in 1759 at Henry, Virginia, USA
Agnes Walling was born in 1740 in Henry, Virginia, USA and died in 1818 in Emmett, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA

Children:
JOHN “JACK” BLEVINS
Born: March 1743 in Henry, Virginia, USA
Died: August 10, 1816 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA

Dillon Blevins
Born: 1745 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Died: April 1836 in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, USA

James Blevins
Born: 1747 in unknown place
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

Catherine Blevins
Born: 1750 in unknown place
Died: 1824 in unknown place

Margaret Blevins
Born: 1754 in unknown place
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

James Blevins
Born: December 25, 1761 in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
Died: November 28, 1843 in Martin, Indiana, USA




Reading material regarding William Blevins:
The Blevins Men of the Holston, by Robert P. Blevins
http://www.librarything.com/work/9677957

Early History Pre1800 Virginia
http://www.all-my-stuff.com/gene/Localities/Virginia/early_history_pre1800.htm

The Long Hunters, Volume 3
http://crossedbrushstudio.com/windowsintoourpast/Volume3.htm

The Overmountain Men, by Pat Alderman, online pages 12 and 16
http://books.google.com/books?id=jMU0U3KqzQQC&printsec=frontcover&dq=overmountain+men&hl=en&ei=dWbkTZ-UD8bb0QHxyu2pBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=book-thumbnail&resnum=1&ved=0CCwQ6wEwAA#v=onepage&q=william%20blevins&f=false

1743 JOHN JACK BLEVINS

Born: March 1743 in Henry, Virginia, USA
Military Service: n/a
Died: August 10, 1816 in Emmett, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA

Married:
Agatha Armstrong in November 12, 1770 at Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Agatha Armstrong was born in May 21, 1750 at Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA and died in 1811 at Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA.

Children:
Matthew Blevins
Born: Unknown date in unknown place.
Died: Unknown date in unknown place.

DILLON BLEVINS
Born: 1773 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Died: September 17, 1834 in Carter County, Tennessee,USA

Joseph Josiah Blevins
Born: 1780 in Valley, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Died: July 15, 1859 in Morgan, Alabama, USA

William Blevins
Born: January 16, 1792 in Tennessee, USA
Died: June 16, 1847 in Dallas, Alabama, USA

John Faulkner Blevins
Born: July 1, 1795 in Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Died: February 24, 1851 in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, USA

Reading material regarding John Jack Blevins:
The Blevins Men of the Holston, by Robert P. Blevins
http://www.librarything.com/work/9677957

Early History Pre1800 Virginia
http://www.all-my-stuff.com/gene/Localities/Virginia/early_history_pre1800.htm

The Long Hunters, Volume 3
http://crossedbrushstudio.com/windowsintoourpast/Volume3.htm

The Overmountain Men, by Pat Alderman, online pages 12 and 16
http://books.google.com/books?id=jMU0U3KqzQQC&printsec=frontcover&dq=overmountain+men&hl=en&ei=V5nkTcvHCePz0gGO5cWUBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=book-thumbnail&resnum=1&ved=0CCwQ6wEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

1773 DILLON BLEVINS

Born: 1773 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Military Service: n/a
Died: September 17, 1834 in Carter County, Tennesse, USA

Married:
Nancy Williams in 1817 at Virginia, USA
Nancy Williams was born 1788 in Virginia, USA and died unknown date in unknown place.

Children:
Clark Blevins
Born: 1820 in Tennessee, USA
Died: 1900 in Tennessee, USA

LOONEY BLEVINS
Born: 1820 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Died: April 6, 1893 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee, USA

Allen B. Blevins
Born: May 10, 1824 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Died: March 4, 1910 in Carter County, Tennessee, USA

Mary Lucinda Blevins
Born: November 17, 1833 in Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Died: 1874 in Macon City, Macon County, Missouri, USA

Catherine A. Blevins
Born: 1834 in Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

Louisa Blevins
Born: 1834 in Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

Landon Blevins
Born: 1836 in Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

Samuel Blevins
Born: 1841 in Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Died: Unknown date in unknown place


Reading material regarding Dillon Blevins:
Early History Pre1800 Virginia
http://www.all-my-stuff.com/gene/Localities/Virginia/early_history_pre1800.htm

The Blevins Men of the Holston, by Robert P. Blevins
http://www.librarything.com/work/9677957

The Long Hunters, Volume 3
http://crossedbrushstudio.com/windowsintoourpast/Volume3.htm

1820 LOONEY BLEVINS

My great-great-great-grandfather
Looney Blevins' tombstone


























LOONEY BLEVINS
Born: 1820 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Military Service: Civil War (Union) Pvt. H. Co. 4th TN. Infantry from Putnam County, Tennessee
Died: April 6, 1893 in Stoney Creek, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA

Married:
Martha Patsy Garland in August 9, 1843 at Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Patsy Garland was born 1819 in Tennessee, USA and died in 1897 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee, USA.
My great-great-great-grandmother Martha Patsy Garland-Blevins




Children:
James C. Blevins
Born: 1844 in Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Died: September 24, 1898 in Carter County, Tennessee, USA

Eliza Jane Blevins
Born: 1846 in Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Died: February 9, 1914 in Carter County, Tennessee, USA

Nancy Ann Blevins
Born: 1848 in Tennessee, USA
Died: October 26, 1920 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee, USA

ISAAC BLEVINS
Born: January 1849 in Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Died: 1907 in Carter County, Tennessee, USA

Catherine Kitty Blevins
Born: 1853 in Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Died: March 3, 1889 in Johnson County, Tennessee, USA

Lucretia "Creasy" "Cress" Blevins
Born: March 15, 1854 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Died: April 2, 1939 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee, USA

William Allen or Allen B. Blevins
Born: June 1856 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Died: December 24, 1934 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee, USA

Lausa Blevins
Born: 1858 in Tennessee, USA
Died: Unknown date in unknown place

Mary Blevins
Born: August 1864 in Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Died: January 6, 1919 in Carter County, Tennessee, USA


Source:
1880 United States Federal Census
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&indiv=try&h=9380214
Name: Luna Blevins
Home in 1880: Stoney Creek, Carter, Tennessee
Age: 60
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1820
Birthplace: Tennessee
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Spouse's Name: Martha Blevins
Father's birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's birthplace: Virginia
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Cannot read/write:

Blind:

Deaf and dumb:

Otherwise disabled:

Idiotic or insane: View image
Household Members: Name Age
Luna Blevins 60
Martha Blevins 61
James Blevins 37
Isaac Blevins 31
Lucretia Blevins 26
Lausa Blevins 22
Mary Blevins 18
Allen Blevins 24

The Pennsylvania should be Pittsylvania (as in Pittsylvania, Henry County, Virginia, USA.) Often the census takers misunderstood what the person in the household was saying.

Historysites.com
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs53x/tncwmb/webbbs_config.pl?noframes;read=7400

Looney appears as "Luna" in some census reports.

1849 ISAAC BLEVINS

My great-great-grandmother Nancy Fletcher-Blevins,
unknown child, and my great-great-grandfather Isaac Blevins


Great-great-grandfather Isaac Blevins' grave


ISAAC BLEVINS
Born: January 1849 in Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Military Service: n/a
Died: August 19, 1907 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee, USA

Married:
Nancy Fletcher on October 28, 1882 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Nancy Fletcher was born on May 15, 1866 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee, USA and died May 6, 1943 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee, USA.

Children:
DILLARD BLEVINS
Born: July 1882 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Died: September 9, 1923 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee, USA

David Blevins
Born: January 1887 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Died: March 16, 1914 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee, USA

Luny Blevins
Born: February 1890 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Died: September 28, 1930 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee, USA

Josephine “Josie” Blevins
Born: February 29, 1894 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Died: June 29, 1979 in Elizabethton, Carter County, Tennessee, USA

My great-great-aunt Josie Blevins



James Blevins
Born: February 11, 1897 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Died: November 8,1976 in Elizabethton, Carter County, Tennessee, USA

William Blevins
Born: May 20, 1895 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Died: July 3, 1959 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee, USA

John Henry Blevins
Born: July 2, 1899 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Died: June 27, 1989 in unknown place

Janie Pearl Blevins
Born: April 8, 1907 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Died: March 1958 in unknown place

Source:
1900 United States Federal Census
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&indiv=try&h=60071277
1900 United States Federal Census
about Isaac Blevins Name: Isaac Blevins
Home in 1900: Civil District 12, Carter, Tennessee
[Carter, Tennessee]
Age: 51
Birth Date: Jan 1849
Birthplace: Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Spouse's Name: Nancy Blevins
Marriage year: 1882
Marital Status: Married
Years married: 18
Occupation: View on Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Isaac Blevins 51
Nancy Blevins 36
Dillard Blevins 17
David Blevins 13
Luny Blevins 10
Josy Blevins 6
James Blevins 3
Johnie Blevins 11/12

1900 United States Federal Census
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&indiv=try&h=60071278
Name: Nancy Blevins
Home in 1900: Civil District 12, Carter, Tennessee
[Carter, Tennessee]
Age: 36
Birth Date: Dec 1863
Birthplace: Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relationship to head-of-house: Wife
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother: number of living children: 7
Mother: How many children: 8
Spouse's Name: Isaac Blevins
Marriage year: 1882
Marital Status: Married
Years married: 18
Occupation: View on Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Isaac Blevins 51
Nancy Blevins 36
Dillard Blevins 17
David Blevins 13
Luny Blevins 10
Josy Blevins 6
James Blevins 3
Johnie Blevins 11/12

Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=tnstatemarriages&h=443842&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t18989172_p740886570_kpidz0q3d740886570z0q26aidz0q3d10946158895z0q26pgz0q3d32771z0q26pgPLz0q3dpidz0q257caid Name: Isaac Blevins
Spouse: Nancy Miller
Marriage Date: 28 Oct 1881
Marriage County: Carter
Marriage State: Tennessee

I found that Nancy Fletcher would often show up as Nancy Miller in the census reports. This is again probably due to confusion on the part of the census taker. Nancy's mother was Minerva Miller prior to becoming Minerva Fletcher.

1882 DILLARD BLEVINS

My great-grandmother Lizzie Pritchard-Blevins
and my great-grandfather Dillard Blevins

DILLARD BLEVINS
Born: July 1882 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Military Service: n/a
Died: September 9, 1923 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee, USA

Married:
Elizabeth “Lizzie” Pritchard Hodge on June 4, 1904 at
Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
“Lizzie” Pritchard was born September 1888 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee, USA.

Children:
Jessie “Jess” Blevins
Born: February 2, 1905 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Died: November 1991 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee, USA

Isaac “Ike” Blevins
Born: October 13, 1907 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Died: February 12, 1984 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee, USA

Henry Blevins
Born: January 20, 1909 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Died: December 10, 1996 in Elizabethton, Carter County, Tennessee, USA

Daniel “Dan” Blevins
Born: September 12, 1912 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Died: July 11, 1990 in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, USA

PEARL BLEVINS
Born: August 20, 1916 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Died: May 28, 1976 in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, USA

Lula Blevins
Born: 1920 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Died: June 23, 1946 in unknown place.

Amanda “Mandy” Blevins
Born: July 8, 1922 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Died: July 19, 1970 in unknown place.


Source:
1920 United States Federal Census
My great aunt Mandy is not listed on the census, because she had not been born yet. There is no 1930 census for Dillard.
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=dillard&gsfn_x=1&gsln=blevins&gsln_x=1&cpxt=0&catBucket=rt&uidh=pf6&cp=0&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=112739013&db=1920usfedcen&indiv=1
Name: Dillard Blevins
Home in 1920: Civil District 12, Carter, Tennessee
Age: 36
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884
Birthplace: Tennessee
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
[Head]
Spouse's Name: Lizzie Blevins
Father's Birth Place: Tennessee
Mother's Birth Place: Tennessee
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Rent
Able to read: No
Able to Write: No
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Dillard Blevins 36
Lizzie Blevins 31
Jesse Blevins 14
Isaac Blevins 12
Henry Blevins 8
Daniel Blevins 4
[4 1/12]
Pearl Blevins 3
[3 4/12]

1916 PEARL BLEVINS-SMALLING

My loving grandma Pearl Blevins-Smalling


In photo left to right: My great-uncle Henry Blevins,
my grandma Pearl Blevins, my great-uncle Ike Blevins,
my great-uncle Jess Blevins, and my great-uncle Dan Blevins




















PEARL BLEVINS-SMALLING
Born: August 20, 1916 in Stoney Creek, Carter County, Tennessee
Military Service: n/a
Died: May 28, 1976 in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, USA

Married:
Robert Wright “Jack” Smalling on January 1935 in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Jack Smalling was born August 30, 1912 in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, USA and died on February 8, 1953 in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, USA.

Children:
MARY ELIZABETH “BETTY” SMALLING
Born: 1934 in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Died: Living

Margaret Etta Smalling
Born: December 26, 1935 in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Died: Living

Bobbie Jo Smalling
Born: December 26, 1938 in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Died: September 24, 2001 in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, USA

James “Jimmy” Paul Smalling
Born: February 19, 1941 in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Died: March 24, 1947 in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, USA

Jack Donald Smalling
Born: April 9, 1943 in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Died: Living

Pamela Jean Smalling
Born: April 9, 1947 in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Died: Living

Earl Wayne Smalling
Born: March 15, 1949 in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Died: Living

Patricia Ann “Sissy” Smalling
Born: September 20, 1953 in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Died: Living


Source:
Social Security Death Index re Pearl B. Smalling
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=pearl&gsfn_x=1&gsln=smalling&gsln_x=1&cpxt=0&catBucket=rt&uidh=pf6&cp=0&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=57777082&recoff=14+15&db=ssdi&indiv=1
Social Security Death Index Social Security Death Index
Name: Pearl B. Smalling
SSN: ***-**-**74
Last Residence: 37601 Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, United States of America
Born: 20 Aug 1916
Died: 1 May 1976
State (Year) SSN issued: Tennessee (Before 1951)

Records after 1934 when Mary E. Smalling (my mom) was born are very hard to find. I will post below an obituary from my aunt Bobbie Jo Smalling-Phipps passing with my relatives mentioned.
http://archives.starhq.com/html/obituaries/obituaries%20archive/01/091530.html

1934 MARY SMALLING

Born: 1934 in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Military Service: n/a
Died: Living

Married: Gerald W. Watson on July 3, 1951 in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, USA.
Gerald Watson was born on September 7, 1921 in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, USA and died on April 1, 2009 in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, USA.

Children:
Kay Watson
Born: 1953 in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Died: Living

Steve Watson
Born: 1954 in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Died: Living

MICHELE WATSON
Born: 1968 in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Died: Living