James Washington Blevins b. 11 FEB 1859 Arkansas d. 24 APR 1954 Pasadena, California: Yatesville History & Genealogy

1859 - 1954

Personal Information | Media | Notes | All | PDF

Birth	11 Feb 1859	Arkansas
Gender	Male
_UID	56E3159CD7C65846A08BACB7C9561F998AA0
Died	24 Apr 1954	Pasadena, California
Person ID	I4508	A_rey
Last Modified	02 Jul 2009

Father	William Henry Blevins, b. 18 Feb 1824, Washington Co., TN , d. 7 Oct 1875, Cleburne Co., AR
Mother	Mary Boone Grisham, b. 17 Jul 1830, Buffalo Ridge, Washington Co., TN , d. 13 Apr 1887, Cleburne Co., AR
Married	16 Jan 1851	Washington Co., TN
_STAT	MARRIED
_UID	14C5DA72E7AFBF43B82613F9E39F0F0D4558
Family ID	F1752	Group Sheet

Family 1 Lula Lee Price, b. Abt 1863, Arkansas , d. Abt 1891, White Co., AR

Married 13 Mar 1879 White Co, AR

_STAT MARRIED

_UID 30545C72CA7B304185746AF01A17F4830340

Children

	1. Zola Catherine Blevins, b. 17 Dec 1880, White Co., Arkansas , d. 18 Jul 1978, White Co., Arkansas
	2. Henry Everett Blevins, b. 27 Sep 1882, Heber Springs, Cleburne Co, AR , d. 21 Apr 1947, Pulaski Co, AR
	3. Hazel Blevins, b. 16 Nov 1895, White Co., AR , d. 21 Jul 1899, White Co., AR

Family ID F1750 Group Sheet

Family 2 Nancy Joann "Nannie" Donaghey, b. 22 Jan 1863, AL , d. 30 Mar 1940, Los Angeles, CA

Married 1892 White Co., AR

_STAT MARRIED

_UID 3A4A2CC322BF524DA9754C823D9430806058

Children

	1. Helen Gould Blevins, b. 30 Sep 1895, Searcy White Co, AR , d. 22 Nov 1979, Los Angeles County, CA
	2. Hope Carolyn Blevins, b. 18 Jul 1910, White Co, AR , d. 2 Aug 1987, Los Angeles County, CA

Family ID F1708 Group Sheet

Photos		Fondren_2008-004b.jpg
		Blevins Livery Searcy, White Co., AR circa 1905 From Left to Right: Mr. Ellis in the hack, James Washington Blevins with crutches, his son Henry Everett Blevins, Samuel W. Donaghey then Mr. Ron Ray. The source for these names is Ms. Zola Blevins Fondren. The "Sam" is Samuel W. Donaghey. Sam is the bother of JW Blevins's 2nd wife Nannie Donaghey. Sam and the 3rd Donaghey sibling lived with JW Blevins in 1900. Sam was also referred to and apparently known around town as "Uncle Nunk".
		Blevins Men Searcy, AR.
		James W. Blevins

Histories

Gresham/Grisham Story circa 1913
By: Alexander Taylor Strange annotated by James Price Fondren 1904 - 1999

Notes

Arkansas Marriages, 1851-1900 about LULA L. PRICE Name: J. W. BLEVINS Spouse: LULA L. PRICE Marriage Date: 13 Mar 1879 County: White State: AR

1900 United States Federal Census Name: Salina E Donaghey Home in 1900: Searcy, White, Arkansas Age: 70 Birth Date: Dec 1829 Birthplace: Alabama Race: White Ethnicity: American Gender: Female Relationship to Head of House: Mother-in-law Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Georgia Mother: number of living children: 4 Mother: How many children: 4 Marital Status: Widowed Residence : Searcy City, White, Arkansas James W Blevins 46 Nannie C Blevins 31 Everette H Blevins 16
Helen Blevins 6 Salina E Donaghey 70 Sam W Donaghey 34 Estelle Donaghey 29

From the 1910 Census, Gray Township, Arkansas: Birth about 1859 in Arkansas. His father was born in Virginia, his mother was born in Tennesee. Lists his second wife, Nannie, and daughters Helen, age 16, and Hope, age 10.

1910 United States Federal Census Home in 1910: Searcy Ward 2, White, Arkansas Household Members: Name Age J W Blevins 51 Nannie Blevins 49 Helen Blevins 16 Hope Blevins 10

1920 United States Federal Census Home in 1920: Pasadena, Los Angeles, California Age: 19 years Household Members: Name Age James W Blevins 59 Nancy J Blevins 57 Helen G Blevins 24 Hope C Blevins 19

California Death Index, 1940-1997 about James Washington Blevins Name: James Washington Blevins Social Security #: 0 Sex: MALE Birth Date: 11 Feb 1859 Birthplace: Arkansas Death Date: 24 Apr 1954 Death Place: Los Angeles Mother's Maiden Name: Gresham FATHER'S SURNAME: Blevins