Levi Blalock

Brief Life History of Levi

When Levi Blalock was born on 2 September 1813, in North Carolina, United States, his father, William Burch Blaylock Sr, was 44 and his mother, Mary J Cash, was 38. He married Rutha Ann Holifield about 1836, in Hickman, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 22 April 1857, in Pryorsburg, Graves, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in Bethel Cemetery, Wingo, Graves, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Levi Blalock
1813–1857
Rutha Ann Holifield
1811–1903
Marriage: about 1836
Jasper Holifield
1830–1861
Mary Jane Blalock
1845–1901
Little Berry Blalock
1837–1920
Frances Blalock
1839–1872
Sarah A Blalock
1843–1901
Clara Ann Blalock
1843–1902
Martha J Blalock
1844–1877
Levi Blalock Jr
1847–1918
John B Blalock
1849–1920
Annie Elizabeth Blalock
1852–1901
Ealie Ann Blalock
1854–1923

Sources (5)

  • L Blaylock, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Levi Blalock Senior - Individual or family possessions: birth: 2 September 1813; North Carolina, United States
  • Levi Blalock, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1818 · Jackson Purchase

The western part of Kentucky purchased by Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818. It became known as the Jackson Purchase. This included land that wasn't originally part of Kentucky when it became a state.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1830 · Trail of Tears

In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Blacklock .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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