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Ruby Virginia Blevins

Female 1911 - 2000  (88 years)


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  1. 1.  Ruby Virginia Blevins was born 20 Nov 1911, Lawrence Co. KY (daughter of Daniel H. Blevins and Victoria Nannie Ward); died 18 Aug 2000, Boyd Co. KY; was buried , Rose Hill Burial Park and Mausoleum, Ashland, Boyd Co. KY.

    Notes:

    CENSUS RECORDS

    1920 Census
    Name: Ruby Blevins
    Age: 8
    Birth Year: abt 1912
    Birthplace: West Virginia
    Home in 1920: East Fork, Lawrence, Kentucky
    Street: East Fork Road
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Relation to Head of House: Daughter
    Marital Status: Single
    Father's name: Daniel H Blevins
    Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
    Mother's name: Victoria Blevins
    Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
    Native Tongue: English
    Able to Speak English: Yes
    Occupation: None
    Attended School: Yes
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Daniel H Blevins 51
    Victoria Blevins 49
    John M Blevins 11
    Ruby Blevins 8
    Daniel G Blevins 5 years 3 months
    Issac Lawson 24 [boarder]

    Birth:
    Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    Name: Ruby Blevins Cordle
    SSN: 403901705
    Gender: Female
    Race: White
    Birth Date: 20 Nov 1913
    Birth Place: Lawrence, Kentucky
    [Logan Logan, West Virginia]
    Father Name: Daniel H Blevens
    Mother Name: Nannie V Ward
    Death Date: 18 Aug 2000
    Type of Claim: Original SSN.
    Notes: 17 Oct 1972: Name listed as RUBY BLEVINS CORDLE; 05 Oct 1976: Name listed as RUBY VIRGINIA CORDLE; 30 Aug 2000: Name listed as RUBY V CORDLE

    Buried:
    Grave location:
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=78511241&ref=acom

    Died:
    Social Security Death Index
    Name: Ruby V. Cordle
    SSN: 403-90-1705
    Last Residence: 41168 Rush, Boyd, Kentucky
    BORN: 20 Nov 1911
    Died: 18 Aug 2000
    State (Year) SSN issued: Kentucky (1973)

    Ruby married Hugh Edgar Cordle. Hugh was born 29 Jan 1915, Blaine Co. KY; died 28 Dec 2001, Boyd Co. KY; was buried , Rose Hill Burial Park and Mausoleum, Ashland, Boyd Co. KY. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Daniel H. Blevins was born 08 Mar 1868, North Carolina; died 12 Jul 1936, Lawrence Co. KY.

    Daniel married Victoria Nannie Ward. Victoria (daughter of Mary Ward) was born Apr 1873, Virginia; died 03 Dec 1963, Lawrenceville, Brunswick Co. VA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Victoria Nannie Ward was born Apr 1873, Virginia (daughter of Mary Ward); died 03 Dec 1963, Lawrenceville, Brunswick Co. VA.

    Notes:

    CENSUS RECORDS

    1900 Census
    Name: Victoria Ward
    Age: 27
    Birth Date: Apr 1873
    Birthplace: Virginia
    Home in 1900: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Relation to Head of House: Granddaughter
    Marital Status: Single
    Father's Birthplace: Virginia
    Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
    Household Members:
    Zachariah Ward 67
    Nancy Ward 70
    Sallie Ward 47
    Victoria Ward 27
    Thos Short 5 [great grandson] He was Sallie's grandson, the son of Alifair Chambers and Everett Short.

    1910 Census
    Name: Nannie V Blevens
    Age in 1910: 36
    Birth Year: abt 1874
    Birthplace: Virginia
    Home in 1910: Whitman Creek, Logan, West Virginia
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Relation to Head of House: Wife
    Marital Status: Married
    Spouse's Name: Daniel H Blevens
    Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
    Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Daniel H Blevens 48
    Nannie V Blevens 36
    Major Blevens 13
    John M Blevens 1

    1920 Census
    Name: Victoria Blevins
    Age: 49
    Birth Year: abt 1871
    Birthplace: Virginia
    Home in 1920: East Fork, Lawrence, Kentucky
    Street: East Fork Road
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Relation to Head of House: Wife
    Marital Status: Married
    Spouse's Name: Daniel H Blevins
    Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
    Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
    Native Tongue: English
    Able to Speak English: Yes
    Occupation: None
    Attended School: No
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Daniel H Blevins 51
    Victoria Blevins 49
    John M Blevins 11
    Ruby Blevins 8
    Daniel G Blevins 5 years 3 months
    Issac Lawson 24 [boarder]

    1930 Census
    Name: Victoria Blevins
    Birth Year: abt 1873
    Gender: Female
    Race: White
    Birthplace: Virginia
    Marital Status: Married
    Relation to Head of House: Wife
    Homemaker: Yes
    Home in 1930: District 6, Lawrence, Kentucky
    Age at First Marriage: 33
    Attended School: No
    Able to Read and Write: Yes
    Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
    Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
    Able to Speak English: Yes
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Daniel H Blevins 62
    Victoria Blevins 57
    Marlie Blevins 21
    Ruby V Blevins 18
    Glen Blevins 15

    1940 Census
    Name: Victoria Blevins
    Age: 68
    Estimated birth year: abt 1872
    Gender: Female
    Race: White
    Birthplace: Virginia
    Marital Status: Widowed
    Relation to Head of House: Head
    Home in 1940: Lawrence, Kentucky
    Street: East Fork
    Farm: Yes
    Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Lawrence, Kentucky
    Residence in 1935: Rural, Lawrence, Kentucky
    Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
    House Owned or Rented: Owned
    Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $600
    Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 6th grade
    Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
    Income: 0
    Income Other Sources: No
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Victoria Blevins 68
    Marlon Blevins 30
    Glen Blevins 25

    Died:
    Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Divisision of Epidemiology and Health Planning. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present. Frankfort, KY, USA: Kentucky Department of Information Systems.

    Name: Nannie V Blevins
    Death Date: 3 Dec 1963
    Death Place: Lawrence
    Age: 90
    Residence: Lawrence
    Volume: 63
    Certificate: 31019

    Children:
    1. John Marlon Blevins was born 29 Mar 1908, Logan Co. WV; died 19 Mar 1945, Lawrence Co. KY.
    2. 1. Ruby Virginia Blevins was born 20 Nov 1911, Lawrence Co. KY; died 18 Aug 2000, Boyd Co. KY; was buried , Rose Hill Burial Park and Mausoleum, Ashland, Boyd Co. KY.
    3. Daniel Glen Blevins was born 11 Sep 1914, Lawrence Co. KY; died 12 Feb 2003, Boyd Co. KY; was buried , Rose Hill Burial Park and Mausoleum, Ashland, Boyd Co. KY.


Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Mary Ward was born ca 1852, Grayson Co. VA (daughter of Zachariah Ward and Nancy Billings); died Bef 1900, Virginia.

    Notes:

    CENSUS RECORDS

    1860 Census
    Name: Mary Ward
    Age: 8
    Birth Year: abt 1852
    Gender: Female
    Birth Place: Virginia
    Home in 1860: Grayson, Virginia
    Post Office: Bridle Creek
    Family Number: 1003
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Zachariah Ward 27
    Nancy Ward 30
    Mary Ward 8
    Sarah Ward 6
    Benjamin Ward 5
    Alford Ward 4
    Sumantha Ward 3
    Bobetha Ward 1

    1870 Census
    Name: Mary Ward
    Age in 1870: 18
    Birth Year: abt 1852
    Birthplace: Virginia
    Home in 1870: Wilson Creek, Grayson, Virginia
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Post Office: Mouth of Wilson
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Zachariah Ward 36
    Nancy Ward 39
    Mary Ward 18
    Sarah Ward 17
    Benjamin Ward 15
    Alfred Ward 13
    Samantha Ward 11
    Tobitha Ward 9
    Zachariah Ward 7
    Thos J S Ward 3
    John W Ward 11 months

    1880 Census
    Name: Mary A. Ward
    Age: 28
    Birth Year: abt 1852
    Birthplace: Virginia
    Home in 1880: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Relation to Head of House: Daughter (Child)
    Marital Status: Single
    Father's name: Zachariah Ward
    Father's Birthplace: Virginia
    Mother's name: Nancy Ward
    Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Zachariah Ward 48
    Nancy Ward 49
    Mary A. Ward 28
    Sarah Ward 26
    Benjamin Ward 25
    Alford Ward 23
    Samantha Ward 21
    Zachariah Ward 18
    Thomas J. Ward 13
    John Ward 11
    Laura Ward 7

    Notes:

    Unsure if she was married. Her children's death records are unclear. Minnie and Edward has no parents listed. James has her name Mary Ward and his father as George Ward.

    Children:
    1. 3. Victoria Nannie Ward was born Apr 1873, Virginia; died 03 Dec 1963, Lawrenceville, Brunswick Co. VA.
    2. Minnie Myrtle WARD was born 11 Feb 1879, Buchanan Co. VA; died 27 Jul 1965, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefied Tazewell Co. VA.
    3. James Thomas Ward was born 02 Jan 1881, Buchanan Co. VA; died 26 Jun 1951, Buchanan Co. VA; was buried , Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA.
    4. Edward Jesse Ward was born 11 Jan 1891, Buchanan Co. VA; died 26 Dec 1936, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Burke Family Cemetery, Jewell Ridge, Tazewell Co. VA.


Generation: 4

  1. 14.  Zachariah Ward was born 20 Jan 1833, Grayson Co. VA (son of Zachariah Ward and Tabitha Hash); died 28 Aug 1926, Jewell Ridge, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Laird Cemetery, Tazewell Co. VA.

    Notes:

    CENSUS RECORDS

    1850 Census
    Name: Zachariah Ward
    Age: 17
    Birth Year: abt 1833
    Birthplace: Virginia
    Home in 1850: District 19, Grayson, Virginia
    Gender: Male
    Family Number: 695
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Zachariah Ward 58
    Riley Ward 30
    Silas Ward 20
    Zachariah Ward 17
    Sally Richardson 40

    1860 Census
    Name: Zachariah Ward
    Age: 27
    Birth Year: abt 1833
    Gender: Male
    Birth Place: Virginia
    Home in 1860: Grayson, Virginia
    Post Office: Bridle Creek
    Family Number: 1003
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Zachariah Ward 27
    Nancy Ward 30
    Mary Ward 8
    Sarah Ward 6
    Benjamin Ward 5
    Alford Ward 4
    Sumantha Ward 3
    Bobetha Ward 1

    1870 Census
    Name: Zachariah Ward
    Age in 1870: 36
    Birth Year: abt 1834
    Birthplace: Virginia
    Home in 1870: Wilson Creek, Grayson, Virginia
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Post Office: Mouth of Wilson
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Zachariah Ward 36
    Nancy Ward 39
    Mary Ward 18
    Sarah Ward 17
    Benjamin Ward 15
    Alfred Ward 13
    Samantha Ward 11
    Tobitha Ward 9
    Zachariah Ward 7
    Thos J S Ward 3
    John W Ward 11 months

    1880 Census
    Name: Zachariah Ward
    Age: 48
    Birth Year: abt 1832
    Birthplace: Virginia
    Home in 1880: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
    Marital Status: Married
    Spouse's Name: Nancy Ward
    Father's Birthplace: Virginia
    Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
    Occupation: Farmer
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Zachariah Ward 48
    Nancy Ward 49
    Mary A. Ward 28
    Sarah Ward 26
    Benjamin Ward 25
    Alford Ward 23
    Samantha Ward 21
    Zachariah Ward 18
    Thomas J. Ward 13
    John Ward 11
    Laura Ward 7

    1900 Census
    Name: Zachariah Ward
    Age: 67
    Birth Date: Jan 1833
    Birthplace: Virginia
    Home in 1900: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Relation to Head of House: Head
    Marital Status: Married
    Spouse's Name: Nancy Ward
    Marriage Year: 1851
    Years Married: 49
    Father's Birthplace: Virginia
    Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Zachariah Ward 67
    Nancy Ward 70
    Sallie Ward 47 [daughter]
    Victoria Ward 27 [granddaughter]
    Thos Short 5 [great grandson, Sallie's grandson]

    1910 Census
    Name: Jack Ward [Zach Ward]
    Age in 1910: 77
    Birth Year: abt 1833
    Birthplace: Virginia
    Home in 1910: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Relation to Head of House: Head
    Marital Status: Married
    Spouse's Name: Nancy Ward
    Father's Birthplace: Virginia
    Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Jack Ward 77
    Nancy Ward 83
    Sallie Chambers 52
    Thomas Short 15

    1920 Census
    Name: Zachariah Ward
    Age: 87
    Birth Year: abt 1833
    Birthplace: Virginia
    Home in 1920: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
    Street: Bearwallow Ridge Road
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Relation to Head of House: Grandfather
    Marital Status: Widowed
    Father's Birthplace: Virginia
    Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
    Able to Speak English: Yes
    Able to Read: Yes
    Able to Write: Yes
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Chapman Chambers 45 [grandson]
    Ida Chambers 38
    Lilly Chambers 20
    Elizabeth Chambers 13
    Minnie Chambers 8
    Vista Chambers 5
    Zachariah Ward 87
    Sallie Ward 63 [daughter]

    MILITARY RECORDS

    National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online
    Name: Zach Ward
    Side: Confederate
    Regiment State/Origin: Virginia
    Regiment: 30th Battalion, Virginia Sharpshooters (Clarke's)
    Company: E
    Rank In: Private
    Rank Out: Musician [drummer]
    Film Number: M382 roll 58

    This battalion fought at the following battles while Zach was enlisted:

    16 Feb 1862 at Fort Donelson, TN.
    15 Aug 1862 at Roane County, WV.
    31 Aug 1862 at Lewisburg, TN.
    10 Sep 1862 at Fayetteville, WV.
    15 Nov 1862 at Elk River, TN.
    24 Apr 1863 at Raleigh, WV.
    16 Sep 1863 at Atheneum Prison, Wheeling, WV.
    18 Sep 1863 at Montgomery Hospl, VA.
    1 Oct 1863 at Knoxville, TN.
    12 Oct 1863 at Scott County, VA.
    15 Oct 1863 at Washington Co, VA.
    17 Dec 1863 at Craig County, VA.
    19 Dec 1863 at Roanoke County, VA.
    9 May 1864 at Cloyd's Mountain, VA.
    He was discharged May 11,1864 after the battle at Cloyd's Mountain.

    Buried:
    Grave location, biography, and photo of house:
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=83834033&ref=acom

    Died:
    Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
    Name: Zackariah Ward
    Gender: Male
    Race: White
    Age at Death: 93
    Birth Date: 20 Jan 1833
    Birth Place: Grayson Co. VA
    Death Date: 28 Aug 1926
    Death Place: Jewell Ridge, Tazewell, Virginia
    Registration Date: 30 Aug 1926
    Father: Zachariah Ward [born Maryland]
    Mother: Tabitha Hash [born Maryland]
    Spouse: Nancy Billings
    Informant: C. S. Chambers Chapman S. Chambers [grandson] Sarah Ward m. Thomas D. Chambers

    Zachariah married Nancy Billings 19 Oct 1850, Ashe Co. NC. Nancy (daughter of Richard Billings and Mary Moxley) was born 1830, Ashe Co. NC; died 1912, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Silas Ward Family Cemetery, Bridle Creek, Grayson Co. VA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 15.  Nancy Billings was born 1830, Ashe Co. NC (daughter of Richard Billings and Mary Moxley); died 1912, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Silas Ward Family Cemetery, Bridle Creek, Grayson Co. VA.

    Notes:

    CENSUS RECORDS

    1850 Census
    Name: Nancy Billings
    Age: 22
    Birth Year: abt 1828
    Birthplace: Virginia
    Home in 1850: District 19, Grayson, Virginia
    Gender: Female
    Family Number: 968
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Richard Billings 50
    Mary Billings 50
    Amanda Billings 20
    Alfred Billings 16
    Aley Billings 14
    John Billings 11
    William Billings 9
    Mahala Billings 4
    Nancy Billings 22

    1860 Census
    Name: Nancy Ward
    Age: 30
    Birth Year: abt 1830
    Gender: Female
    Birth Place: Virginia
    Home in 1860: Grayson, Virginia
    Post Office: Bridle Creek
    Family Number: 1003
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Zachariah Ward 27
    Nancy Ward 30
    Mary Ward 8
    Sarah Ward 6
    Benjamin Ward 5
    Alford Ward 4
    Sumantha Ward 3
    Bobetha Ward 1

    1870 Census
    Name: Nancy Ward
    Age in 1870: 39
    Birth Year: abt 1831
    Birthplace: Virginia
    Home in 1870: Wilson Creek, Grayson, Virginia
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Post Office: Mouth of Wilson
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Zachariah Ward 36
    Nancy Ward 39
    Mary Ward 18
    Sarah Ward 17
    Benjamin Ward 15
    Alfred Ward 13
    Samantha Ward 11
    Tobitha Ward 9
    Zachariah Ward 7
    Thos J S Ward 3
    John W Ward 11 months

    1880 Census
    Name: Nancy Ward
    Age: 49
    Birth Year: abt 1831
    Birthplace: Virginia
    Home in 1880: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Relation to Head of House: Wife
    Marital Status: Married
    Spouse's Name: Zachariah Ward
    Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
    Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
    Occupation: Keeping House
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Zachariah Ward 48
    Nancy Ward 49
    Mary A. Ward 28
    Sarah Ward 26
    Benjamin Ward 25
    Alford Ward 23
    Samantha Ward 21
    Zachariah Ward 18
    Thomas J. Ward 13
    John Ward 11
    Laura Ward 7

    1900 Census
    Name Nancy Ward
    Age 70
    Birth Date Jan 1830
    Birthplace Virginia
    Home in 1900 Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
    Race White
    Gender Female
    Relation to Head of House Wife
    Marital Status Married
    Spouse's Name Zachariah Ward
    Marriage Year 1851
    Years Married 49
    Father's Birthplace Virginia
    Mother's Birthplace Virginia
    Mother: number of living children 5
    Mother: How many children 11
    Household Members
    Name Age
    Zachariah Ward 67
    Nancy Ward 70
    Sallie Ward 47 [daughter]
    Victoria Ward 27 [granddaughter]
    Thos Short 5 [great grandson, Sallie's grandson]

    1910 Census
    Name Nancy Ward
    Age in 1910 83
    Birth Year abt 1827
    Birthplace North Carolina
    Home in 1910 Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
    Race White
    Gender Female
    Relation to Head of House Wife
    Marital Status Married
    Spouse's Name Jack Ward
    Father's Birthplace North Carolina
    Mother's Birthplace North Carolina
    Household Members
    Name Age
    Jack Ward 77 [Zach]
    Nancy Ward 83
    Sallie Chambers 52 [daughter]
    Thomas Short 15 [great grandson]



    Birth:
    Her brother's death record shows the family was originally from Ashe Co.

    Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853?1912 Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010.
    Name: Alfred Billings
    Birth Date: abt 1834
    Birth Place: Ash, North Carolina
    Death Date: 30 Jul 1857
    Death Place: Grayson, Carroll, Virginia
    Death Age: 23
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Father Name: Richard Billings
    Mother Name: Mary
    FHL Film Number: 2056981

    Buried:
    Grave location:
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=145603524

    Notes:

    Married:
    North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC.

    Name: Nancy Billings
    Gender: Female
    Marriage Date: 19 Oct 1850
    Marriage Place: Ashe, North Carolina
    Spouse: Zachariah Ward
    Spouse Gender: Male
    Event Type: Marriage

    Children:
    1. 7. Mary Ward was born ca 1852, Grayson Co. VA; died Bef 1900, Virginia.
    2. Sarah (Sallie) WARD was born 04 Apr 1856, Grayson Co. VA; died 04 Mar 1920, Tazewell Co. VA.
    3. Benjamin Franklin Ward was born 24 Nov 1855, Grayson Co. VA; died 18 Aug 1940, Pulaski Co., VA; was buried , Oakwood Cemetery, Pulaski, Pulaski Co. VA.
    4. Alfred Ward was born ca 1856, Grayson Co. VA.
    5. Samantha Ward was born 08 Oct 1857, Grayson Co. VA; died 22 Jan 1948, Bandy, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA.
    6. Tabitha Ward was born ca 1859, Grayson Co. VA; died Aft 1870, Grayson Co. VA.
    7. Zachariah Ward was born ca 1863, Grayson Co. VA.
    8. Thomas J. Ward was born ca 1866, Grayson Co. VA; died 27 Jun 1892, Tazewell Co. VA.
    9. John Ward was born ca 1869, Grayson Co. VA; died 29 Jun 1891, Tazewell Co. VA.
    10. Laura Ward was born 18 Jun 1873, Grayson Co. VA; died 26 Nov 1941, Buchanan Co. VA.
    11. Tabitha Ward was born 07 Dec 1876, Tazewell Co. VA; died 12 Dec 1876, Tazewell Co. VA.


  

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