Benjamin Franklin Blount

Brief Life History of Benjamin Franklin

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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Family Time Line

Benjamin Franklin Blount
1845–1922
Lydia Oregon Hendry
1847–1933
Marriage: 1 February 1865
Bertha A Blount
1866–1870
Emma C Blount
1868–1949
Jane Blount
1870–1870
Gertrude Oregon Blount
1871–1936
Hendry Benjamin Blount
1873–1925
Charles E Blount
1875–1878
Walter Wallace Blount
1877–1959
Katherine Blount
1879–1960
Marvin Blount
1884–1899

Sources (22)

  • Benjamine Blount, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Benjamin L. Blount, "Florida, County Marriages, 1830-1957"
  • Benjerman Franklin Blout, "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1859

Oldest grave seen in the memorials list.

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

Name Meaning

English (Midlands): variant of Blunt .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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