When Benjamin Franklin Blount was born on 14 September 1845, in Columbia, Columbia, Florida, United States, his father, Riley Readding Blount, was 21 and his mother, Jane Varn, was 21. He married Lydia Oregon Hendry on 1 February 1865, in Duplin, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Polk, Florida, United States in 1885 and Election Precinct 12 Winter Haven, Polk, Florida, United States in 1910. He registered for military service in 1922. He died on 30 October 1922, in Bartow, Polk, Florida, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Bartow, Polk, Florida, United States.
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