Barack OBAMA, 44th President of the United States
descendant of Johann Pieter STRAUB, 1733 immigrant to Philadelphia, PA
"We are and always will be the United States of America." (4 Nov 2008, Grant Park, Chicago, IL)
Edwin BLOUNT
Esther GUEST
Husband:  Edwin "Ted" BLOUNT
Birth:  ca. Oct 1853, Spoonley Gate, Rudge Heath, SAL
Baptism:  23 Oct 1853, St. Chads [Anglican], Pattingham, STS
Death:  3 Mar 1924, Monks Coppenhall, Crewe, CHS
Disposition:  6 Mar 1924, Uplands Cemetery, Smethwick, STS
Occupations:  coal miner, tube drawer
Religion:  Anglican > Baptist
Father:  John BLUNT/BLOUNT
Mother:  Ann WYNN
Marriage:  3 May 1874, St. Thomas [Anglican], Dudley, WOR
Wife:  Esther GUEST
Birth:  7 Apr 1853, Woodsetton, Sedgley, STS
Baptism (as adult):  ca. 1887, Baptist Church, West Bromwich, STS
Death:  1 Apr 1922, 31 John Street, Smethwick, STS
Disposition:  6 Apr 1922, Uplands Cemetery, Smethwick, STS
Occupations:  wardrobe dealer; shop keeper (general store); homemaker
Religion:  Anglican > Baptist
Father:  James GUEST (1822-1864)
Mother:  Eliza Amelia EVANS (1826-1895)
Children:
— born Coppice, Sedgley, STS:
1.  James Edwin BLOUNT, b. 29 Oct 1874; bap(adult). 3 Jul 1895, Regent Street Baptist Church, Smethwick, STS; d. ca. Nov 1964, Brisbane, QLD; m. 26 Sep 1898, Register Office, Birmingham, WAR, Emma READ
2.  Agnes Ann BLOUNT, b. 23 Jun 1876; d. 9 Apr 1922, Smethwick, STS; m. 26 Jul 1902, Regent Street Baptist Church, Smethwick, STS, William John GILBERT
3.  Abraham BLOUNT, b. 5 Apr 1878

— born West Bromwich, STS:
4.  Enoch BLOUNT, b. 21 Mar 1880; bap(adult). 6 Dec 1896, Regent Street Baptist Church, Smethwick, STS; d. 6 Jun 1927, Mildura, VIC; m. 8 Sep 1906, High Street Baptist Church, West Bromwich, STS, Edith Rose MILFORD
5.  Joseph Henry BLOUNT, b. 3 Feb 1882; d. 2 Sep 1915, Bethune, Alsace, France (WWI)
6.  Alice Maud BLOUNT, b. 25 Mar 1884; d. 10 Jan 1977, Smethwick, STS; m1(banns): 18 Nov 1906, Holy Trinity, West Bromwich, STS, Archibald Ainslie READ; m2. ca. Dec 1921, Kings, Norton, STS, Albert Edward FORD
7.  Arthur BLOUNT, b. 10 Jun 1888; d. 29 Mar 1967, Mildura, VIC; m. 7 Jan 1920, VIC, Lillias Olive May HUNTER
8.  Martha Beulah BLOUNT, b. 24 Feb 1892; d. 28 Nov 1950, Peacehaven, SSX; m. 20 Sep 1919, Carrs Lane Chapel, Birmingham, WAR, Sydney Harris HIPKINS

— born in Smethwick, STS:
9.  Lily BLOUNT, b. 11 Jul 1893; d. 20 Jun 1964, Healesville, VIC; m1. 29 Jun 1914, Melbourne, VIC, Guiseppi PACE; m2. 12 Aug 1922, Carlton Register Office, VIC, James SUMNER 
Keywords for search engines:  Australia, QLD = Queensland, VIC = Victoria; UK, United Kingdom, England, CHS = Cheshire, SAL = Shropshire, SSX = Sussex, STS = Staffordshire, WAR = Warwickshire, WOR = Worcestershire
Source:

1.  Participant in the BLOUNT Y-chromosome DNA Surname Project at FamilyTreeDNA.

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