William BLOUNT & Hester SHANKLAND & Lucinda WEST

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William BLOUNT
Hester SHANKLAND
Lucinda WEST

Husband: William BLOUNT
Birth: 1800/1801 or 9 Aug 1802, Bourbon Co., KY
Death: 23 Apr 1877, Nicholas Co., KY
Occupation: farmer
Father: Reading BLOUNT, Jr.
Mother: Athaliah ROBERTS

Marriage-1: 26 Dec 1821, Nicholas Co., KY

Wife-1: Hester "Hessy / Hetty" SHANKLAND / SHANKLIN
Birth: 1790-1800
Death: 1830-31, Nicholas Co., KY
Occupation: homemaker
Father: John SHANKLAND (1762- )
Mother: Sarah "Sally" HARNEY (1765-1847)

Marriage-2: 18 Apr 1831, Nicholas Co., KY

Wife-2: Lucinda WEST
Birth: 1810/1, KY
Occupation: homemaker

Children with Hester SHANKLAND — born in Nicholas Co., KY:

1. Andrew "Andy" BLOUNT, b. 18 Jan 1824
2. Elizabeth S. BLOUNT, b. 1820-25
3. Nancy Ann BLOUNT, b. 1826/7
4. John R. BLOUNT, b. 24 Oct 1827 or 1828/9
5. William H. BLOUNT, b. 1828/9

Children with Lucinda WEST — born in Nicholas Co., KY:

6. Henley W. BLOUNT, b. 1832/3
7. Amanda J. BLOUNT, b. 1835
8. Azariah BLOUNT, b. 1835/6
9. Margaret BLOUNT, b. 1837/8
10. Martin Van Buren BLOUNT, b. 1839/40
11. Philip BLOUNT, b. 1841/2
12. Alfred A. BLOUNT, b. 1844/5
13. Athaliah "Atha" H. BLOUNT, b. 1846/7
14. Francis M. BLOUNT, b. 1847/8

Sources:

1. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1993. Kentucky Marriages: Early to 1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229):

Blunt, William Shankland, Hessy 26 Dec 1821 Nicholas Co.

Blunt, William West, Lucinda 18 Apr 1831 Nicholas Co.

William's sister, Abigail, was also married on 26 Dec 1821.

2. Message #365 in the Blount Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com) in which it states that the marriage bond of Delila BLOUNT and James ROBERTS was attested to "by James H. Shankland with Athalia Blount." The connection between Athalia BLOUNT and James SHANKLAND supports her connection to the SHANKLANDs and to our subject, William BLOUNT, as her son. In the 1820 Census, Athaliah (ROBERTS) BLOUNT, her children, and her grandchildren were the only BLOUNTs living in Nicholas Co., KY.

3. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #11 of 94 — list was roughly alphabetized; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1830 KY Nicholas Co. Roll M19_40 p. 183 Ln. 10 Wm Blount 210 010 - 110 001 no slaves

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 male 4 or under 1825-1830 = William (b. 1828/9)
= John R. (b. 1827-29)

1 male 5-9 1820-1825 = Andrew (b. 1824)

1 male 20-29 1800-1810 = William (b. 1802)

1 female 4 or under 1825-1830 = Nancy (b. 1826/7)

1 female 5-9 1820-1825 = Elizabeth

1 female 30-39 1790-1800 = Hessy?

Given that the adult female is older than William, she may not be William's wife, Hessy, but other kin or hired help living in to care for the children.

4. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #1-2 of 87; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840 KY Nicholas Co. Roll M704_121 pp. 57B-58A Ln. 21 William Blunt 211 100 100 - 201 110 000 0/11/00000 no slaves

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 males 4 or under 1835-1840 = Martin (b. 1839/40)
= Azariah (b. 1835/6)

1 male 5-9 1830-1835 = Henley (b. 1832/3)

1 male 10-14 1825-1830 = John R. (b. 1828/9)

1 male 15-19 1820-1825 = Andrew (b. 1822/3)

1 male 40-49 1790-1800 = William (b. 1800/1)

2 females 4 or under 1835-1840 = Margaret (b. 1837/8)
= Amanda (b. 1835)

1 female 10-14 1825-1830 = Daughter B

1 female 15-19 1820-1825 = Daughter A

1 female 20-29 1810-1820 = Lucinda (b. 1810/1)

"11" persons employed in agriculture

This enumerator obviouly didn't understand how to use the Occupation columns because gave everyone in every family an occupation.

5a. 1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #81 of 100): District No. 1, Nicholas Co., KY, p. 487A, 579/581, enumerated 6 Sep 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

William Blount 49 M Farmer 4000 Ky

Lucinda 39 F Ky

Henley W 17 M F Ky

Amanda J 15 F Ky

Azariah 14 M Ky

Margaret I?/S? 12 F Ky

Martin V-B 10 M Ky

Philip S? 8 M Ky

Alfred A 5 M Ky

Atha H 3 F Ky

Francis M 2 M Ky

On one side, listed next to son, Andrew BLOUNT, who is listed next to son, John R. BLOUNT.

5b. 1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #30 of 100): District No. 1, Nicholas Co., KY, p. 461B, 200/200, enumerated 13 Aug 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

William N Hartley 26 M Farmer Ky

Nancy A 24 F Ky

William T 2 M Ky

Henrietta 1 F Ky

Drury Nicks 35 M Ky

William H Blount 21 M Ky

6. 1860

7. 1870

8. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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