Emberson Blevins, born in Tarrant County on July 17, 1890, was the sixth child of Gains Taylor Blevins and Mary Caroline Matilda (Bird).
He was married on December 17, 1913, to teenage Esther L. White, born on January 29, 1897, the daughter of John Bishop White and his wife Isabella (Wise). Their ceremony was performed at the farm home of Rev. R. K. Grimes, east of Keller.
Six children born to this union are Maxine, Maurine, Lloyd R., Leslie C., Louise and
Joe M. The first three of these children were born in Tarrant County while Emberson and Esther lived on the Blevins family farm southeast of Keller.
After boll weevils did severe damage to his cotton crop, Emberson decided to move to Foard County, where his friends and relatives had reported producing bumper crops of cotton and maize. In 1923, he took his family by train to a farming area near the small town of Margaret.
During this residence in Foard County, the three younger children were born. They are Leslie C., Louise and Joe M.
In December of 1938, the family returned to Keller, to the farm that had been Emberson’s childhood home.
In 1946, he began working with Tarrant County Commissioner, Mark Hovenkamp. He retired in 1952 and spent his remaining years at 118 West Olive Street in Keller. He died on August 30, 1979 and was buried in Bourland Cemetery.
Statistics and information of the family of Emberson and Esther Blevins:
1) Maxine, born October 10, 1915, was married to B.K. Lindsay. Their children are Joan and Van.
2) Maurine, born on June 19, 1918, was married first to E.C. Wheeler. Their daughter is Frances Lee. Maurine’s second marriage was to Ray Whitted. Their daughter is Beverly.
3) Lloyd R., born on January 20, 1920, was married to Eula Mae Criss. Their children are Ronnie, Vicki and Randy Joe.
4) Leslie C., born on March 19, 1923, was married to Iris Hebert. Their children are Michael, Ricky, Debbie and Dale.
5) Louise, born on February 3, 1925, was married first to Floyd Goodale. Their son is Billy Don. Louise’s second marriage was to Raymond Rutledge. Their daughter was Barbara Ann who died at the age of twelve on December 10, 1963 and was buried in Bourland Cemetery.
6) Joe M., born on October 30, 1930, was married to Dorothy Idleman. Their children are Dana Jo, Robin and Lee Ann.
