Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pass and Whitt Pass

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Whitt Pass and Brasier Girls

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Bessie Stone

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Blevins Cemetery which began in 1875 with the burial of Amanda Ruble Taylor on family land and her widower, Rev. Isaac Taylor deeded land for the cemetery to Methodist  Episcopal Church, South, in 1879.   It received a Texas Historical Marker in a dedication service on October 24, 1993

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At Dedication of Historical Marker in 1993. Looking toward road from inside Blevins Cemetery.

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Sisters of Charley Stone

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Robert Pass
1922

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J. Young Caldwell was the son-in-law of Daniel and Aurillia Bowers. He had been married to Mattie Bowers Caldwell until her death. She is buried in Bell Co., Texas and he is buried at the Blevins Cemetery, Falls Co., Texas.

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Russell Bowers and Vonnie Sewell

Russell Bowers was son of James Calvin and Louella (Gooch) Bowers.

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Maxine Stone and Etna Belle Tidwell

Summer of 1929

Written on the back of picture: "My cousin and I".

Made at Lake Mineral Wells. Maxine Stone with hat on.

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Additional info from Leon Wilson and Lena Stone Criswell

R. E. L. "Bob" Pass and his wife are identified here as going fishing. They are traveling in a wagon and it appears that they are crossing a bridge.

Odessa Pass Baylor Collection

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Witt Pass and Carrie standing on some Railroad Tracks

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Harvey Hairston, Bennie Litteral and Witt Pass, all residents of Blevins Community. Notice the horse to the left appears to be hitched to a buggy. The tip of the buggy can be seen over the left shoulder of the Harvey Hairston.

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Left to Right:
Susie (Parham) Pass, Carolin(e)(a) Harris, Amy Cameron, and Bertha Cameron.

Seated L to R:
Witt R. Pass, Grandma Judy Ann Pass and C. B. Cameron.

Background - a picket fence and just beyond the fence "a surrey with the fringe on top". This appears to have been a two-seater (two seats) with large spoke wheels.

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Left to Right:
Octavia Bruce, Carrie (Bruce) Pass and Odessa (Pass) Baylor

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Blevins Cemetery
At the grave of Daniel Bowers

Left to right:
Betty Parham Duty, June Parham, B. R. Parham Jr., Heidie Duty, Anthony Duty(w/hat), Patsy Duty, Jane Gates (w/rain bonnet), "Unknown", Ruth Duty Bowers, "Unknown", Dorothy Parham Stephenson, Vermel Gates Bland, Mildred Parham Gates.

Kneeling:
Kenneth Gates, Greg Nodine, Michael Nodine, Clint Bowers & Wes Bowers.

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Hog killing at Blevins

Witt Pass, Robert Pass & Chum Parham

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Daughter of Visa Ann Ruble and William Thomas Whatley.

Wife of Lon Bowers.

Calvin Whatley

Daniel L. (Lon) Bowers, son of Daniel Bowers. First married Josie Whatley. Second married Frankie Jones of Moorville.

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Daniel L. (Lon) Bowers, son of Daniel Bowers. First married Josie Whatley. Second married Frankie Jones of Moorville.

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Bruce Standridge

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Lannie Standridge, son of Mary Caroline Whatley Standridge

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Minnie Mae Standridge, daughter of John Wesley & Catherine Whatley. Wife of Albert Edward Battle & mother of Luna May Battle Pace.

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Hester Ann Caledonia "Dony" (Taylor) Stone. She was the daughter of Isaac and Amanda Frances E. (Ruble) Taylor.

She is the Grandmother of Lena Stone Criswell.

Submitted by Calvin Whatley

Info given by Lena Stone Criswell

Don Spivey & Mattie P. Whatley, married September 4, 1898

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Ruth Taylor, daughter of Benjamin Louis Landrum and Cora Ella Bowers Taylor.

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C. A. Whatley clowning with girls.

He taught at Blevins school, 1902 - 1903.

If you know any names of these girls, please let  know.

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Merrill Spivey was a cousin to C. A. Whatley.

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Merrill Spivey, born Blevins, Falls Co., Texas. He died in Oklahoma City & is buried there.

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Young sons of Abner Miller and Dony (Taylor) Stone left to right:

Oscar Wesley, Herbert Lafayette and Charley David Stone, sons of Abner Miller and Hester Ann Caledonia "Dony" (Taylor) Stone, grandsons of Isaac and Amanda (Ruble) Taylor of Blevins and grandsons of David and Mary (Johnson) Stone of Scott Co., MS.

Submittted by Calvin Whatley

ID by Lena Stone Criswell.

A copy  of this picture is in possession of the H. L. Stone family with identification on the back of the picture.

Unknown Whatley

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Gladys Hay, born December 4, 1900

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Fielding Ruble (Fielden) b. January 8, 1803 Frederick County, Va. d. January 15, 1888 & buried Blevins Cemetery. He came to Texas 1828 - Austin Colony and was in Texas Revolution at Anahuac in 1832.

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Georgia Standridge Bowers, daughter of John Wesley & Mary Caroline Wharley Standridge.

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Amanda Frances Ruble Taylor

She was the first burial in the Blevins Cemetery.

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Blevins Cemetery Historical Marker
October 24, 1993

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Two men and two ladies.

The couple on the right is Annie Standridge McCain with her husband, Jack McCain.

If you know any names of the other couple, please let  know.

Submitted by Calvin Whatley

ID for the known couple by Lena Stone Criswell

Blevins Cemetery after it's restoration in 1991.

Julia Whatley

Written on back of picture is Navy Post World War II, Newman

Newman Bowers, son of James "Jim" Calvin and Louella (Gooch) Bowers

Submitted by Ken Gates

ID by Lena Stone Criswell

This is a special photo process used back then and cannot get it to scan better without the black reflecting.

Identified: Man on right in picture appears to be Daniel L. "Lon" Bowers, son of Daniel and Aurillia (King) Bowers.

If anyone can ID any either one of the othe two, please let  know.

Submitted by Ken Gates

ID by Lena Stone Criswell

Jewel Walthall & Russell Bowers. Jewel was a sister to Drew Walthall who married Luna Bowers.

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Additional from Lena Stone Criswell

Clois Stone, Lena Bowers and Rillie Bowers (Lena Bowers married Louis Concilio and Rillie Bowers married Elige Broome)

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Blevins Gin probably prior to 1910

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Aurilla (King) Bowers Grave. That is the Abner Miller Stone homeplace upper left of the picture. The Cemetery could be seen from the Stone home.

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Additional from Lena Stone Criswell

Whitt Pass and lady friend riding in a horse and buggy

If you can ID this lady, please let  know.

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Sibling of Ron Litteral who married Edd Hairston.

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Don & Odessa (Pass) Baylor

The collectors of many of the Blevins which appear on the Blevins pages.

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Submitted by Ken Gates

Witt Pass plowing his fields
1920

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Eunice Bowers & Sister

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Threshing 1915

If you can ID anyone, please let  know.

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Submitted by Ken Gates

Threshing 1915

If you can ID anyone, please let  know.

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Flemmons boy, Rosa McCain Pratt, 3 Flemmons girls, & Ross Johnson.

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Lucille Miller & Clara Johnson Standing By Threshing Machine

Abt. 1915

This is the thrashing part of the set up which connects by belts to the other part where the motor was located.

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Lucille Miller standing by Thrashing Machine

Abt. 1915

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Submitted by Ken Gates

Carrie Bruce & Lucille Miller

Abt. 1915

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Submitted by Ken Gates