Biographical Sketch of Isaac M. Blevins, Crawford County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Isaac M. Blevins, an enterprising farmer, was born in Sullivan County,
Tenn., in 1822, and of the six children born to Moses and Christenia
(Motton) Blevins he was the eldest.  His opportunities for acquiring
an education in early life were very limited, being only such as the 
country subscription schools afforded.  He immigrated to Missouri in
1837 with his parents, who settled in Gasconade County, where the
father followed agricultural pursuits.  Isaac M. Blevins was reared to
the occupation of his father, and purchased forty acres of unimproved
land, which he cultivated and sold at an advance; he now owns a farm 
of eighty acres, well improved and well stocked.  In 1853 Mr. Blevins
married Elizabeth J., daughter of Levy Lacey, and of the eight children
born to Mr. and Mrs. Blevins only four are living, viz.: John, Genetta
F., Columbus C. and Louis A.  In 1874 Mrs. Blevins departed this life,
and in 1879 Mr. Blevins was united in marriage with Sallie M., daughter
of Alpheus Mathews, a farmer of Gasconade County.  Two children blessed
this marriage, one of whom died in infancy, and Laura Bessie.  Mr.
Blevins took no active part in the late war, but was enrolled in the
Home Militia.  He has satisfactorily filled the office of justice of
the peace for the past seven years, and is the present incumbent of 
that office; he is a stanch Democrat, and his first presidential vote
was cast for Buchanan.  Mr. and Mrs. Blevins are consistent members of
the United Baptist Church.

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