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Richard Alexander Blount 1869–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1869

Birth Location: Prentiss, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 23 Nov 1933

Death Location: Alsip, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Wash Blunt

Mother: Eliza (slave)

Spouse(s): Venus Loflen, Lizer Blount

Children(s): Petter Blount, Versie Bouyer, Roann Blount, Mellinda Blount, Jerome Blount, Hiram Blaunt, Elizabeth Blaunt, Richard Blount, Taro Blaunt, I Blount

In 1869, Richard Alexander Blount entered the world in Prentiss, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, USA, born to Wash Blunt And Eliza Jones Blunt Slave. In 1870, Richard Alexander Blount resided in Hollidays Creek, Covington, Mississippi, USA. Richard Alexander Blount married Lizer J Blount, Venus Loflen, and had children including Elizabeth Blaunt, Hiram Blaunt, I G Blount, Jerome Blount, Mellinda Blount, Petter L Blount, Richard Blount, Roann Blount, Taro Blaunt, Versie Bernice Bouyer. Richard Alexander Blount passed away in 1933 in Alsip, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1869, Richard Alexander Blount entered the world in Prentiss, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, USA, born to Wash Blunt And Eliza Jones Blunt Slave.
  • In 1870, Richard Alexander Blount resided in Hollidays Creek, Covington, Mississippi, USA.
  • Richard Alexander Blount married Lizer J Blount, Venus Loflen, and had children including Elizabeth Blaunt, Hiram Blaunt, I G Blount, Jerome Blount, Mellinda Blount, Petter L Blount, Richard Blount, Roann Blount, Taro Blaunt, Versie Bernice Bouyer.
  • Richard Alexander Blount passed away in 1933 in Alsip, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wash Blunt
1850–1901
Birth Location: Mississippi
WB
Eliza (slave)
1832–1917
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Spouses(s)

Venus Loflen
1892–
Birth Location: Mississippi
VL
Lizer Blount
1875–
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
LB

Children(s)

Petter Blount
1913–
Birth Location: Mississippi
PB
Versie Bouyer
1914–1995
Birth Location: Mississippi
VB
Roann Blount
1916–
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Mellinda Blount
1917–
Birth Location: Mississippi
MB
Jerome Blount
1915–
Birth Location: Mississippi
JB
Hiram Blaunt
1901–
Birth Location: Mississippi
HB
Elizabeth Blaunt
1904–
Birth Location: Mississippi
EB
Richard Blount
1920–
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
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Taro Blaunt
1899–
Birth Location: Mississippi
TB
I Blount
1913–
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Richard Blount's Ancestors

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Richard Blount
1869–1933
Birth Place: Prentiss, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Wash Blunt
1850–1901
Mississippi
Eliza (Jones Blunt) (slave)
1832–1917
Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Wash (Blount) SR
1828–1870
Mississippi, USA
Jefferson Jones
1820–1870
Virginia
Rachel Jones
1820–1900
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Blount's Descendants

1.
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Richard (Alexander) Blount (1869–23 Nov 1933) m. Venus Loflen (abt 1892–) m. Lizer (J) Blount (Jul 1875–)
  1. 1. Petter (L) Blount 1913– m. Clarice Blount 1917–
  2. 2. Versie (Bernice) Bouyer 1914–1995
  3. 3. Roann Blount 1916–
  4. 4. Mellinda Blount 1917–
  5. 5. Jerome Blount 1915–
  6. 6. Hiram Blaunt 1901–
  7. 7. Elizabeth Blaunt 1904– m. Reed Hall 1900–
    1. 1. Henry Hall 1924–
  8. 8. Richard Blount 1920–
  9. 9. Taro Blaunt 1899–
  10. 10. I (G) Blount 1913–

Richard Blount's Timeline

13 Records

1869
1869
Birth of Richard Alexander Blount in Prentiss, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, USA
Prentiss, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, USA
1870
about 1870
Age 1
Birth of Richard Alexander Blount in Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, USA
1870
1870
Age 1
Richard Alexander Blount resided here in Hollidays Creek, Covington, Mississippi, USA
Hollidays Creek, Covington, Mississippi, USA
1880
1880
Age 11
Richard Alexander Blount resided here in Beat 4, Lawrence, Mississippi, USA
Beat 4, Lawrence, Mississippi, USA
1898
1898
Age 29
Richard Alexander Blount resided here in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 31
Richard Alexander Blount resided here in Beat 4, Lawrence, Mississippi, USA
Beat 4, Lawrence, Mississippi, USA
1910
1910
Age 41
Richard Alexander Blount resided here in Beat 4, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, USA
Beat 4, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 48
Richard Alexander Blount resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 51
Richard Alexander Blount resided here in Chicago Ward 2, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA
Chicago Ward 2, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 61
Richard Alexander Blount resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1933
Nov 17, 1933
Age 64
Death of Richard Alexander Blount in Illinois, USA
Illinois, USA
1933
17 November 1933
Age 64
Death of Richard Alexander Blount in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1933
23 Nov 1933
Age 64
Burial of Richard Alexander Blount in Alsip, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
Alsip, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1870
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
    [2] Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 2, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_307; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 114
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 2420; FHL microfilm: 2340154
    [5] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Illinois; Registration County: Cook
    [6] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 4, Lawrence, Mississippi; Roll: 653; Page: 293D; Enumeration District: 121
    [7] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Hollidays Creek, Covington, Mississippi; Roll: M593_727; Page: 363A; Family History Library Film: 552226
    [8] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 4, Lawrence, Mississippi; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1240815
    [9] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 4, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi; Roll: T624_745; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1374758
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1869
    Event Place: Prentiss, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Hollidays Creek, Covington, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Hollidays Creek, Covington, Mississippi; Roll: M593_727; Page: 363A; Family History Library Film: 552226

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Beat 4, Lawrence, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 4, Lawrence, Mississippi; Roll: 653; Page: 293D; Enumeration District: 121

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1898
    Event Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Beat 4, Lawrence, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 4, Lawrence, Mississippi; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1240815

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 4, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 4, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi; Roll: T624_745; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1374758

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Illinois; Registration County: Cook

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Chicago Ward 2, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 2, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_307; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 114

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 2420; FHL microfilm: 2340154

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Ill
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 17, 1933
    Event Place: Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988
    [2] Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 November 1933
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1933
    Event Place: Alsip, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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