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657. Nancy Bedwell711,714 was born on 25 Nov 1817 in Ohio.65 She died on 28 Apr 1894 in Indiana.65

History of Henry County, Indiana : together with sketches of its cities, villages and towns, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens : also a condensed history of Indiana, embodying accounts of pre-historic races, aborigines, Winnebago and Black Hawk wars, and a brief review of its civil and political history., Chicago: Inter-State Pub. Co., 1884, 944 pgs.:

"Warren Blount, the subject of our sketch, was born in Wayne County, Ind., in 1817. He spent his early life with his parents, receiving only a limited education. He was married in 1835 to NANCY BEDWELL. He rented a farm in Henry County a year, and then bought forty acres of Government land, a part of the farm where he now lives. He has made additions from time to time till he now owns 556 acres, all well improved. He and his wife have been members of the Methodist Episcopal Church thirty years. They have had eleven children, but six now living -- Melinda, Andrew R., Jonathan, John W., Thomas J. and Emma. Those deceased are -- Fanny, Sarah A., Elizabeth, Jerome and an infant. Politically Mr. Blount is a Republican."

• 1850 Census for Stony Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana, taken 19 Oct 1850, shows Warner Blount, 33, a farmer born in Indiana who owns real estate valued at $2000, as head of household with: Nancy, 32, born in Ohio; Malinda, 15; Fanny, 13; Andrew B., 11; Jonathan B., 5; John W, 3; and Thomas J., 6/12.

• 1860 Census for Stony Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana, taken 7 Jun 1860, shows Warren Blount, 43, a farmer born in Indiana who owns real estate valued at $10,000 and assets of $1800, as head of household containing: Nancy, 42, born in Ohio; Fanny, 23; Andrew, 20; Jonathan, 15; John, 13; Thomas, 10; Jerome, 8; Arminta, 2; and Warren, 17, a farmer.

• 1870 Census for Stony Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana, taken 22 Jun 1870, shows Warren Blunt, 53, a farmer born in Indiana who owns real estate valued at $20,000 and assets of $3500, as head of household including: Nancy, 52, born in Ohio; John, 22, a farm worker; Thomas, 20; and Arminda, 13.

• 1880 Census for Stony Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana, taken 7 Jun 1880, shows Warren Blunt, 63, a farmer, as head of household consisting of: wife Nancy, 62; son Jont, 34, a farmer; son J. Wes, 32, a farmer; daughter Emma, 20, a housekeeper; and daughter Fanny, 20, a "Lady".

• Blountsville Cemetery website has these notes for this couple:
Nancy (Bedwell) Blount, died Apr 28, 1894, 76Y,5M,3D
on the same stone as Warren
Parents: Jonathan and Keturah Bedwell

Warren Blount, died Apr 14, 1894, 77Y,1M,28D
on the same stone as Nancy
Parents: Andrew and Sarah (Warren) Blount

Nancy Bedwell and Warren Blount were married in 1835 in Indiana.719 Warren Blount714,719 (son of Andrew Blount and Sarah Warren) was born on 17 Feb 1817 in Wayne County, Indiana.714,719 Nancy Bedwell and Warren Blount had the following children:

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Melinda Blount.

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Fanny L. Blount.

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Andrew Jackson Blount.

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Jonathan Blount719 was born about 1845 in Henry County, Indiana.249

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John Wesley Blount.

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Thomas Jay Blount.

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Jarome T. Blount714,719 was born in May 1852 in Henry County, Indiana.714,720 He died on 20 Jun 1876 in Henry County, Indiana.714,719

• From the Blountsville Cemetery website:
Jarome T. Blount June 20, 1876 24Y, 21D Son of Warren and Nancy

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Sarah Ann Blount714,719 was born on 5 Jul 1853 in Henry County, Indiana.714 She died on 27 Jul 1856 in Henry County, Indiana.714,719

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Mary Elizabeth Blount714,719 was born on 11 Dec 1855 in Henry County, Indiana.714 She died on 19 Jun 1863 in Henry County, Indiana.714,719

• From Blountsville Cemetery website:
Mary E. Blount June 19, 1863 7Y,6M,8D daughter of Warren and Nancy

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Arminta (Emma) Blount719 was born about 1857 in Henry County, Indiana.721

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Infant Blount719 died before 1884.719