Will County ILGenWeb Biographies..... Blount, Samuel J
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Author: History of Will County IL, 1878

Samuel J. BLOUNT, deceased, farmer, Sec. 11; was born in Richmond, N. Y., on July 6, 1815; 
he lived there with his parents till he was 21 years of age, engaged in farming, until his 
coming to this county (1836), when he first worked for William GOODING, on Sec. 3, and 
resided always in the neighborhood of "Gooding's Grove;" in 1845, he purchased the claim 
to the farm his widow now resides on, and lived there until his decease, Feb. 28, 1878; 
had been Postmaster at "Goodings Grove" many years, Justice of the Peace, School Trustee, 
Road Commissioner, Collector and Supervisor.  Married Mrs. Caroline A. BLISS (daughter of 
James GOODING, Jr., and widow of Philenzo P. BLISS), in Homer Township, Jan. 3, 1841; Mrs. 
BLOUNT had one child by Mr. BLISS - Philenzo P. Jr., born June 16, 1839, and eight children 
by Mr. BLOUNT - Rhoda, born Nov. 12, 1841; James, born in April, 1843, died in Nashville, 
Tenn., Dec. 11, 1862, from disease contracted in the army; George, born Nov. 17, 1844; Mary 
M., Dec. 5, 1846; Caroline, June 3, 1849; Elva Lucretia, Dec. 3,1851; Frank A., July 22, 
1854, and Azuba, Oct. 17, 1857.


Additional Comments:
HISTORY OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.

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