Armstrong Blevins (abt. 1818 - 1868)

Born about 1818 in Prathers Creek Township, Alleghany, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Hart) Blevins — married about 1835 in Ashe County, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 14 Jun 1868 at about age 50 in Mud Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Armstrong born on Prathers Creek in Ashe County North Carolina (now Alleghany). His parents settled there in 1801 on land grant 522. According to Eastern Cherokee Applications submitted to Guion Miller, special commissioner US Court of claims, by 31 Aug 1907, the grandchildren were to be given a share of the more than one million dollars to compensate all Cherokee descent. Family history has it that Lydia was a daughter of a full blooded Cherokee but this is a fact that has not been able to be proven. As a matter of fact it is not likely that she or her Father were full blooded. Armstrong and Catharine moved ca. 1840 to Weasel, North Carolina where he bought a farm on what is now road 1358. In 1847 he received a N.C. land grant #4449 for 100 acres on this road adjacent his own land, the Roops and the Virginia Line, and in Jul 1852 land grant #3305 adjoining his land and Calvin Perkins and Edward Blevins, Armstrong was a Baptist minister, a history in in J.F. Flecther's HISTORY OF ASHE CO. CHURCHES, photocopy of article #97 and #86 in file.

Buried Mud Creek, Ashe Co, NC.

Census: 1850 Ashe county, Ashe, North Carolina, USA. Age: About 31-32. 1860 South Eastern Dist, Ashe, North Carolina, USA. Age: About 41-42.

Based on 1850 census Armstrong was a farmer. Armstrong born on Prathers Creek in Ashe County North Carolina (now Alleghany). His parents settled there in 1801 on land grant 522.According to Eastern Cherokee Applications submitted to Guion Miller, special commissioner US Court of claims, by 31 Aug 1907, the grandchildren were to be given a share of the more than one million dollars to compensate all Cherokee descent. Family history has it that Lydia was a daughter of a full blooded Cherokee but this is a fact that has not been able to be proven. As a matter of fact it is not likely that she or her Father were full blooded. Armstrong and Catharine moved ca. 1840 to Weasel, North Carolina where he bought a farm on what is now road 1358. In 1847 he received a N.C. land grant #4449 for 100 acres on this road adjacent his own land, the Roops and the Virginia Line, and in Jul 1852 land grant #3305 adjoining his land and Calvin Perkins and Edward Blevins, Armstrong was a Baptist minister, a history in in J.F. Flecther's HISTORY OF ASHE CO. CHURCHES, photocopy of article #97 and #86 in file.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BQ-TVW : 12 April 2016), Armstrong Blevins, Ashe county, Ashe, North Carolina, United States; citing family 602, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• Amanda Steinhardt Steinhardt Web Site MyHeritage family tree Family site: Steinhardt Web Site Family tree: 255499151-2 Smart Matching Media: 255499151-2 [1] Certainty: 3 Added by confirming a Smart Match
• Geni World Family Tree Publication. Collection Media: [2] Certainty: 4 Armstrong BlevinsGender: MaleBirth: 1815 - Ashe, North Carolina, United StatesMarriage: Spouse: Catherine Blevins (born Hart) - 1835Death: June 14 1868 - Ashe, North Carolina, United States Burial: Allegahany, North Carolina, USA Father: <a>James B. Blevins, Jr.</a>Mother: <a>Lydia Blevins (born Sizemore)</a>Wife: <a>Catherine Blevins (born Hart)</a>Children: <a>William Harrison "Hack" Harrison Blevins</a>, <a>Edward Armstrong Blevins</a>, <a>Charity Blevins</a>, <a>Mercy Blevins</a>, <a>Milly Blevins</a>, <a>Olivia Blevins</a>, <a>Eli W. Blevins</a>, <a>Elijah Blevins</a>, <a>Hannah Naomi Blevins</a>, <a>Mary Elizabeth Blevins</a>, <a>Almeda Blevins</a>, <a>Sarah Jane Blevins</a>, <a>Benjamin F. Blevins</a>, <a>Ida Effingham Blevins</a>, <a>Eliza Blevins</a>, <a>Hezekiah Blevins</a>, <a>Lydia Blevins</a>, <a>Eugene Blevins</a>, <a>William H. Blevins</a>Siblings: <a>Wells Blevins</a>, <a>Mary Thompson (born Blevins)</a>, <a>Elizabeth Clark (born Blevins)</a>, <a>Eli Blevins</a>, <a>George Blevins</a>, <a>Andrew Blevins</a>, <a>James Blevins</a>, <a>Melinda Lewis (born Blevins)</a>, <a>Hester Ann Pennington (born Blevins)</a>, <a>Daniel Blevins</a>, <a>Edward Blevins</a> Event: Record Role: 40000:93330714:
• 1850 United States Federal Census Publication [3]
• 1860 United States Federal Census Publication: Collection Media: [4]
• family oral history
• Bonnie Hicks, Researcher
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96911006/armstrong-blevins: accessed 16 November 2022), memorial page for Rev Armstrong Blevins (1818–12 Jun 1868), Find a Grave Memorial ID 96911006, ; Maintained by Patricia Brigham & Timothy Brigham (contributor 46868978) Burial Details Unknown.