Sergeant-Detective James Blevins

1877 - 1948  (71 years)

• Name	James Blevins
  Prefix	Sergeant-Detective
  Born	31 Mar 1877	, Armagh Co., Ireland   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Sergeant-Detective Police Force
  Residence	1948	58 Betzner Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-116624
  Died	2 Apr 1948	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Person ID	I116624	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Martha Ann Brown,   b. 8 Mar 1878, Luther Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1958  (Age 79 years)
  Married	31 Mar 1903
  Children	1. Leonard Willbert Blevins,   b. 1 Dec 1903, , Dufferin Co., Ontario ,   d. 1959, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)   2. Grace Amanda Blevins,   b. 15 Jun 1907, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 May 1999, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)   3. Lelean W. Blevins,   b. 1912,   d. 1978  (Age 66 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F29377	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Police Chiefs In the eighties, Joe Atkinson was the police chief, but was let out in 1887 because he did not keep order when the Salvation Army came in. He was succeeded by Chief Henry Winterhalt, who served for twenty-five years. Mr. Winterhalt tactfully kept the peace as the only policeman in a town of about ten thousand inhabitants. Chief George O'Neil was appointed in 1902 and served the city for thirty years. Mr. O'Neil was a born leader of men, cool and courageous. As the population mounted, he gradually formed a police staff, with the sanction of the Police Commission. One of his stand-bys was Sergeant-Detective James Blevins, who is still a member of the force. The present chief is William J. Hodgson. A History of Kitchener, W. V. (Ben) Uttley, Kitchener, Ontario 1937

  
  

• Sources

  [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . Large stone] Blevins [A] James Blevins/ 1877-1948 [B] Martha Ann Brown/ 1878-1958/ Wife of/ James Blevins/ - / [C] Lelean W. Blevins/ 1912-1978 [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name:James Blevins Gender:Male Race:Irish Age:71 Birth Date:31 Mar 1877 Birth Place:Ireland Death Date:2 Apr 1948 Death Place:Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada Father: William Blevins Mother:Sarah Ann Blevins Spouse:Nee Martha Ann Brown Occ: inspector of detectives Res: 68 Betzner St., Kitchener, [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169767762/james-blevins.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 31 Mar 1877 - , Armagh Co., Ireland Occupation - Sergeant-Detective Police Force - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 2 Apr 1948 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth