Son of William E. and Ava Collins Blevins. He and Nancy Jane Osborn were married Feb. 13, 1847 in Johnson Co., KY.

WILLIAM DANIEL BLEVINS
The son of William and Ava Blevins. was born in Johnson County Kentucky ,
September 22 1828 and Passed away in Muskogee County Oklahoma in 1919 .
Daniel was a Mason, a member of Kof H and a lifelong
Democrat. Old timers remember him as a colorful primitive Baptist preacher.
1855 Deed Dan'l Blevins of Johnson County, Kentucky sold to Edward Osburn of
Johnson County, in consideration of a contract of parternership contract,
conveyed 75, acres adjacent to David Pennington's field, corner of sd Edwin
Osburn, running to fork of Paint Creek between Pelfrey Fork and Caboose Lick
bridge, beginning in Johnson County on Mud Lick of Paint Creek.
Deed Book C. pge 485
1860 Daniel joined the Primitive Baptist Church of Johnson County, Kentucky and
began preaching in two years.
1861-1865 Daniel Blevins was in military service. Served as Chaplain with rank
of Captain with 5 th Kentucky Infantry CSA
1861 October 25, Captain Daniel Blevins enlisted in Co. B. 5 th Inf from
Prestonburg, Kentucky Floyd County, Kentucky.
Company B disbanded Capt Blevins became Chaplain and remained with the company
throughout remainder of Civil War.
1862 Captain Blevins was captured by Union soldiers, help prisoner for 6 days,
then recaptured. 5 th Kentucky Inf gradually made its way south through
Tennessee to Chickamaunga in North Georgia. After the Battle of Chickamaua,
Kentucky 5 th. the took part in all operations engaged in by Tennessee's Orphan
Brigade. Saturday May 6, 1865 5 th Kentucky surrendered at Washington, Wilkes
County, Georgia.
1866 Dan Blevins moved his family and his parents to NW Arkansas
He was preceded in death by daughter , Elizabeth Blevins Patrick , in 1884
along with his children who passed away in infancy. Daniel was buried at Greenleaf
Cemetery in Cherokee County , Oklahoma.
∼*Daniel Blevens
can be spelled Blevins

Son of

Married

NOTES FROM
History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas, The Goodspeed Pub. Co., Chicago, 1889. Page 1081. (transcript)

Rev. Daniel Blevens, Primitive Baptist minister, and justice of the peace of Valley Township, was born in Lawrence County, Ky., September 22, 1831,

his parents being William and Ava (Collins Blevens, natives of Tennessee
and Virginia, respectively.
They were married in Lee County, Va., and
immigrated to Lawrence County, Ky., at the early settling of that State, or in about 1822.
They resided in this State until about 1866, when they moved to Arkansas, locating in Madison County, and here the father died in 1872 at
the age of ninety-four years.
The mother died in Missouri in 1875, at the
age of eighty-four, and while on a visit to her son in that State.
She was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church for many years, and he was a member
of the Christian Church for a long time.
He was a farmer by occupation, and
a life-long Democrat.

They were the parents of nine children, six now
living:
Rev. Daniel Blevens is the only child of this family living in Madison County, Ark.;
Malinda is the widow of David Pennington, and is now residing in Lawrence County, Ky.;
Eli is a farmer of Morgan County, Ky.;
Nancy is now Mrs. James Tackett;
Malina is the wife of Edmond Osborn, a
merchant in Washington County, Ark.;
Daniel;
Rosana, wife of Henry Jenkins,
a Primitive Baptist minister and farmer,
Hiram.
Those deceased are
Wiley
Minerva.

Daniel Blevens began farming at the age of eighteen, and has since continued this occupation.
He left Kentucky in 1866 and moved to
Madison County, Ark., where he has resided ever since.

In 1862 he enlisted in Company A, Fifth Kentucky Infantry, Confederate Army, and served fourteen
months.
He was then elected orderly-sergeant, and after serving a short
time was promoted to the rank of captain of Company K, and remained with
that company until the regiment was disbanded.

He was made a prisoner, and
retained as such for six days, when he was retaken.
He was in a number of
battles, and was a brave and gallant officer.

February 12, 1869, he married
Miss Nancy Osborn, a daughter of Edmond Osborn, and a native of Johnson
County, Ky., born September 23, 1832.

The fruits of this union are thirteen
children, viz.:
Malinda, wife of W.L. Evans, a farmer of Crawford County,
Ark.;
ngeline, wife of Henry LaMasters, a farmer of Washington County,
Ark.;
Ellen, wife of James Hight, a farmer of Madison County, Ark.;
Elizabeth, deceased, died at the age of twenty-five, and was the wife of
James Patrick;
Ava Jane, wife of Robert Forbush, of Madison County, Ark.;
Nancy Jane, wife of Solan Hendrickson, farmer, of Madison County, Ark.;
John
H., farmer;
Louisa, died at the age of two years;
Niatelda, died at the age
of one year;
Thomas H., died in infancy;
Albert J. also died in infancy,
the rest were infants that died unnamed.

In 1860 Mr. Blevens joined the
Primitive Baptist Church, and in 1862 he began preaching, which he has since
continued.
He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, a member of the K. of
H., and is a Democrat in politics.
In 1878 he was elected justice of the
peace of Valley Township, and has served five consecutive terms, or ten
years.
Mrs. Blevens joined the Primitive Baptist Church in 1858.