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William Alonzo Blount 1924–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 MAY 1924

Birth Location: Shelby County, Texas, United States

Death Date: 26 MAY 1986

Death Location: Joaquin, Shelby, Texas, United States

Father: Julius Blount

Mother: Velma McGee

Spouse(s): Dorothy McKnight

Children(s): Carolyn Blount, Margaret Blount

William Alonzo Blount was born in 1924 in Shelby County, Texas, United States, the child of Julius Levert Blount And Velma Bernice Mcgee. In 1930, William Alonzo Blount was recorded in the census in Police Jury Ward 3, Bossier, Louisiana, United Sta. In 1940, William Alonzo Blount was recorded in the census in Shelby County, Texas, United States. William Alonzo Blount married Dorothy Christine Mcknight, and had children including Carolyn Ruth Blount, Dorothey Elaine Blount, Grady Larmie Blount, Julie Lorine Blount, Margaret Ann Blount. William Alonzo Blount passed away in 1986 in Joaquin, Shelby, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • William Alonzo Blount was born in 1924 in Shelby County, Texas, United States, the child of Julius Levert Blount And Velma Bernice Mcgee.
  • In 1930, William Alonzo Blount was recorded in the census in Police Jury Ward 3, Bossier, Louisiana, United Sta.
  • In 1940, William Alonzo Blount was recorded in the census in Shelby County, Texas, United States.
  • William Alonzo Blount married Dorothy Christine Mcknight, and had children including Carolyn Ruth Blount, Dorothey Elaine Blount, Grady Larmie Blount, Julie Lorine Blount, Margaret Ann Blount.
  • William Alonzo Blount passed away in 1986 in Joaquin, Shelby, Texas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Blount's Ancestors

Self
William Blount
1924–1986
Birth Place: Shelby County, Texas, United States
Parents
Julius Levert Blount
1899–1956
Shelby County, Texas, United States
Velma (Bernice) McGee
1901–1980
Texas, United States
Grandparents
Marion (M) Blount
1858–1929
Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States
Polly (Mamie) Hill
1865–1938
Alabama, United States
William (Brashfield) McGee
1876–1918
Louisiana
Lola (Inona) Haight
1876–1962
Shelby County, Texas, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Blount
1793–1860
Christiana Hight
1816–1880
William Hill
1830–
Elizabeth Sharp
1832–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse Blount
1752–1835
Rebekah Bartlett
1769–1797

William Blount's Descendants

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William (Alonzo) Blount (14 MAY 1924–26 MAY 1986) m. Dorothy (Christine) McKnight (29 OCT 1924–5 NOV 2011)
  1. 1. Carolyn (Ruth) Blount 1944–1944
  2. 2. Margaret (Ann) Blount 1946–1946

William Blount's Timeline

4 Records

1924
14 MAY 1924
Birth of William Alonzo Blount in Shelby County, Texas, United States
Shelby County, Texas, United States
1930
1930
Age 6
William Alonzo Blount appeared in census in Police Jury Ward 3, Bossier, Louisiana, United States
Police Jury Ward 3, Bossier, Louisiana, United States
1940
1940
Age 16
William Alonzo Blount appeared in census in Shelby County, Texas, United States
Shelby County, Texas, United States
1986
26 MAY 1986
Age 62
Death of William Alonzo Blount in Tyler, Smith, Texas, United States
Tyler, Smith, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 MAY 1924
    Event Place: Shelby County, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Police Jury Ward 3, Bossier, Louisiana, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Shelby County, Texas, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 MAY 1986
    Event Place: Tyler, Smith, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Joaquin, Shelby, Texas, United States
    Record Source: Findagrave.com

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