Life History

Notes

• "Juleyan's daughter Peggy married a Willie Smith, I believe.  Mary married Lonnie England. Minolevia 'innie' married Willie Cordell.  My records show that Minnie and Willie had two daughters, Mary and Martha.  I have Mary marrying someone named 'Clemons' and Martha marrying a 'Freeman.'"
  --  "highonart," Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 4 October 2015
  
  Alabama, Select Marriages, 1816-1957
  Mary C Blevins
  Marriage 18 Sep 1891 Cullman County, Alabama
  Spouse Richard E England
  p 374 No. 84-1260
  
  The name Lonnie from family sources would be a nickname for Richard's middle name Elonzo.
  
  One genealogy reports that Mary died on 22 Jun 1940 in Hanceville, Cullman, Alabama, but provides no doucmentation.  No genealogy reports any spouse for her.  Most report only an approximate birth date, from a census.  But one has an exact birth date, again with no documentation, 25 Mar 1874, Cullman, Cullman, Alabama.  This date and place is consistent with other documented family information.  No genealogy has borth this birth date and the death date reported by the other genealogy cited here.
  
  1880 Federal Census, Blount County, Alabama, 16 June, District 13, page 11, Hse/Fam #61
  Blevins, Arm.  W M 30 Husband Farming AL AL AL b abt 1850]
  Blevins, Julia  W F 29 Wife Keeping House AL AL AL [abt 1851]
  Blevins, Peggie W F 9 Dau AL AL AL [abt 1871]
  Blevins, Jackson W M 7 Son AL AL AL [abt 1873]
  Blevins, Mary W F 5 Dau AL AL AL [abt 1875]
  Blevins, Benjaman [sic] W M 4 Son AL AL AL [abt 1876]
  Blevins, Merrenia  W F 3 Dau AL AL AL [abt 1877]
  Blevins, John W M 2 Son AL AL AL [abt 1878]
  Blevins, Byard W M 1 Son AL AL AL [abt 1879]
  
  From the name in the 1880 census, it appears Mary may be a nickname for Merrenia.  One private genealogy, in fact, reports that Mary was a nickname.
  
  Merrenia "Mary" C Blevins (1874 - 1940)
  Headstone Photo Cullman, Alabama
  Attached To  Merrenia "Mary " C Blevins (born 1874)
  --  Ancestry.com, Private Genealogy reference in Ancestry
  
  With her birth and death dates, and her married name from my first source above, I was able to find her burial informaitn on Find a Grave.  The name on her grave is Mary C, and her husband's name is Richard Elonzo, both matching the marriage record referenced above.  The middle name Elonzo on his burial memorial explains the name Lonnie, which has not been found in any records.
  
  Mary C Blevins England
  Birth Mar. 25, 1874 Cullman, Cullman County, Alabama
  Death Jun. 22, 1940 Hanceville, Cullman County, Alabama
  Parents:
  Armstead Elza Blevins (1844 - 1924)
  Juleyan Campbell Blevins (1844 - 1921)
  Spouse Richard Elonzo England (1871 - 1946)
  Daughter Mary Jo England Hancock (1919 - 2014)
  Burial Hopewell Cemetery, Hanceville, Cullman County, Alabama
  Created by paul & teresa (martin) Feb 01, 2014
  Find A Grave Memorial# 124442859, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=124442859

Sources

• 1. 1880 Federal Census, Blount County, Alabama
  • 16 June, District 13, page 11, Hse/Fam #61
• 2. Ancestry Trees
• 3. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 4. Ancestry Messaging
• 5. Alabama, Select Marriages, 1816-1957