Key Facts

Snapshot:	owned slaves
Parents:	unknown
Born:	between 1801 and 1810; perhaps circa 1802 Georgia
Died:	1840's presumably Twiggs County, Georgia
Buried:	unknown

102William Blount was born in Georgia sometime between 1801 and 1810.2,3 His wife was born in December 1804,4 so one might guess reasonably that 102William was born circa 1802.

The shopkeeper of a store in old Marion, Twiggs County, Georgia listed 102William as a customer on 6 January 1826,5 so he probably lived somewhere nearby.

102William married 103Morning Horne, although exactly when is unclear. Indeed, the marriage is proven only by the death certificate of their youngest daughter Roxy Ann; the relevant portion is copied below.1 Although the death certificate gives her name as "Mary," several other records made while she was still alive show her name as Morning or something similar.6-8

This excerpt from the death certificate of 102William's daughter Roxy Ann proves his marriage to 103Morning Horne. Full page.1

The 1830 and 1840 censuses show 102William's household.2,3 Both show that 102William owned a slave or two, even though three tax digests (from 1827, 1830, and 1833) suggest that he owned no land and was charged only minimal tax.9-11

102William's family in Twiggs County, Georgia. Full page.2

1830: 102William's slave. Full page.2

1840: 102William's family in militia district 326 (map), Twiggs County, Georgia. Full page.3

1840: 102William's slaves. Full page.3

102William seems to have died sometime in the 1840's, since his wife is listed as the head of household for the 1850 census.12 A fire destroyed Twiggs County's courthouse in 1901, so any probate records pertaining to 102William's estate are probably lost.

Sources Cited:

1: Dodge County, Georgia death certificate 9246 for Roxey Floyd, who died 29 April 1930. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3GW-DX82-6?i=611&cc=1385727&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AJN11-FJ7>, accessed 26 April 2020.

2: 1830 U.S. Federal Census. Twiggs County, Georgia. Page 70, William Blount household. NARA microfilm publication M19, roll 21. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYY1-DLH?i=21&cc=1803958> and <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YY1-DN4?i=22&cc=1803958>.

3: 1840 U.S. Federal Census. Militia district 326, Twiggs County, Georgia. Page 375, William Blount household. NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 51. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBW-GZ5?i=4&cc=1786457&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AXHB8-MBM> and <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBW-GLW?i=5&cc=1786457>.

4: A Horne family Bible described and abstracted in: Bess Vaughn Clark, Twiggs County, Georgia Records: A Reconstructed Heritage: A Collection from Newspapers, Deeds, Bible Records, Military Records, Wills, Personal Journals and Papers (Wolfe Publishing, 1999), pages 255-257.

5: Merchant's Day Book C (1826-1827) maintained by the storekeeper (traditionally believed to be Ira Peck) of a store in Old Marion, Twiggs County, Georgia. Abstracted in: Eleanor Davis McSwain, Abstracts of Some Documents of Twiggs County, Georgia, Beginning about 1809 and Ending about 1900 (Macon[?], Georgia, 1972), page 244 et seq. 102William is mentioned on pages 251, 254, and 271.

6: 1860 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Pulaski County, Georgia. Page 307, dwelling 455, family 448, Morine Blunt household. NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 134. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBY-WTP?i=59&cc=1473181&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMZMC-BX6>.

7: 1870 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). East of the river, Pulaski County, Georgia. Page 9, dwelling 78, family 78, Sarah Henderon household. NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 170. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DT7W-W6?i=8&cc=1438024&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMC32-CFW>.

8: 1880 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Militia district 386, Pulaski County, Georgia. Enumeration district 56, page 27 or 366C, dwelling 284, family 284, Stephen Blount household. NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 162. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBH-XWJ?cc=1417683&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AM8GG-KRK>.

9: Twiggs County, Georgia. Tax digest for 1826, n.p. Capt. Holliday's district, entry for William Blount. Ancestry.com ("Georgia Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892," Twiggs County, 1826, images 53 and 54 of 128), accessed 26 April 2020.

10: Twiggs County, Georgia. Tax digest for 1830, n.p. Capt. Carden's district, entry for William Blount. Ancestry.com ("Georgia Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892," Twiggs County, 1830, images 34 and 35 of 101), accessed 26 April 2020.

11: Twiggs County, Georgia. Tax digest for 1833, n.p. Capt. Herring's district, entry for William Blount. Ancestry.com ("Georgia Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892," Twiggs County, 1833, images 44 and 45 of 90), accessed 26 April 2020.

12: 1850 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). 84th division, Twiggs County, Georgia. Page 82 or 392 or 198B (The page has multiple numbering series.), dwelling 668, family 668, M. Blaunt household. NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 84. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6353-TFX?cc=1401638&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMZYD-H2X>.