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The Clifton Family has Cherokee
blood. |
Myrtle Ellen Clifton |
The only possible connection found to date is through Charlie
Clifton's wife, Susie Mae Blevins. Susie's great grandfather,
Samuel Looney was purported to be full-blood Cherokee. |
Melinda Blevins (Powers) submitted paperwork to the Dawes
Commision claiming the full Cherokee bloodline of her
grandfather, Samuel Looney. Melinda claims that Samuel was
removed to Oklahoma during the Cherokee relocation, but was
allowed to return to Tennessee. |
Melinda's application was denied, based on lack of evidence.
Samuel Looney's name was not found on the rolls of the relocated
Cherokees by the Dawes Commission. |
Unknown |
Search the early rolls of names from the "Trail of Tears"
relocation. Was Samuel Looney his real name? Did he have a
Cherokee name? |
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Blevins Family members are descendants
of Pocahontas. |
Gary L Blevins |
none |
This legend began, as far as I can tell, from the obituary of
Hugh Torbett Vernon Blevins, in Globe, AZ. The obit states that
HTV Blevins was a descendant of Pocahontas in the first
sentence. |
So far, no evidence, although I have not read any of the
well-documented books on the subject of Pocahontas descendants. |
Unknown |
Read, read, read. |
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Hugh Torbett Blevins was killed
the first day on the job as Constable. He was shot "through a
tree", while breaking-up a moonshine operation. |
Myrtle Ellen Clifton |
It is documented that Hugh was a Constable of Rhea county and
that he apparently died in the line of duty, at the age of 32. |
Hugh was a Constable in Rhea County in an area that became Meigs
County. His widow appeared before the Meigs County Court on
August 1, 1836 to begin the process of administering the estate. |
We have documentation that Hugh was a Constable in Rhea County
for some time, therefore he was not killed his first day on the
job as a Constable. It is possible that he was killed the first
day his jurisdiction became Meigs County, but we do not know the
exact date of death. As far as the claim that he was shot
"through a tree", we may never know. We can guess that the
moonshine still was located in a heavily wooded area. |
exaggeration of the truth? |
1. Find the exact date of
death. 2. Look for
accounts of the event. It must be documented somewhere. |
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There is a Blevins connection to
Davy Crockett, though not by blood. (friendship) |
Gary L Blevins |
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Handwritten note in the possession of Gary L. Blevins. |
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Carlos Recio saved the Bank of
Key West from failure. |
Jim Frank Davis |
The Bank of Key West existed from April, 1884, until 1891.
Carlos Recio was a prominent businessman during this time
period. |
Jim Davis is in possession, a silver pitcher, with the engraving
"The Bank of Key West Recio, Carlos" |
The rise and fall of the Bank of Key West is documented in a
book, "Key West: The Old and the New" by J. Browne, 1912. There
is no mention of Carlos Recio's role in supporting the bank. |
unknown |
Explain the existence of the silver pitcher! Did others receive
a pitcher as well, simply for being a large depositor? |
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John William Earles was a professional
gambler and won enough money on one trip to Shreveport, to build
"The Big House" in Texarkana. 1920 Magnolia St. |
Alice Iola Earl Lucy Kemper Earl |
This seems more than family legend, because the story is so
inbedded amoung family members. John built the house in the
late 1890s, and did not have the wealth or livelihood to support
such a project without a windfall of some kind. |
Lucy knew John William Earl (her father-in-law) and also had
her husband's knowledge of the events. (Matt Bassett Earl) The
house is listed on the National Historic Register as the
Earl-Rochelle House. |
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The Recio family has Calusa Indian
relatives in CUBA. |
Jim Frank Davis |
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