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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Friday, May 27, 2011

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.