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Blevins Family Moves to Texas

Posted on November 5, 2011 by

John Henry Blevins (1855-1929), the youngest child of John Torbett Blevins and his wife, Florence Elizabeth (Pass) Blevins (1864-1915), moved their family from Spring City, Rhea, TN to Lake Creek, Lamar, TX in the late1890s. John was a farmer. His … Continue reading →

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Taylor Family Bible

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

TAYLOR FAMILY BIBLE of Dayton, Rhea County, Tennessee Submitted by: Marla Dooley James Osburn Taylor had two Bibles, one large and another small. Both are started in his handwriting. The only additional name was grand-daughter Rosebud Aileen Taylor, which was … Continue reading →

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Goodspeed Biography of Robert C. M. Cunnyngham

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

Robert C. M. Cunnyngham, a prominent attorney of Spring City, Rhea Co., Tenn., was born in that county, February 25, 1848, and is the son of Wiley H. and Elvina (Locke) Cunnyngham.  The father died in Rhea County, Tenn., in … Continue reading →

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Goodspeed Biography of William F. Blevins

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

William F. Blevins, a well-known, enterprising merchant of Darwin Station, Rhea County, was born in Meigs County, October 27, 1835, and is a son of James and Ruth (Rockhold) Blevins. [For further particulars of parents see sketch of A. C. … Continue reading →

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Goodspeed Biography of Alfred C. Blevins

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

Alfred C. Blevins, M. D., a well-known and practicing physician of Dayton, Rhea County, is a native of East Tennessee, born in what was then Rhea (but now Meigs) County, May 27, 1831. His parents, James Blevins and Ruth (Rockhold) … Continue reading →

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