Percy Alfred Blount1,2
M, b. 24 March 1894, d. 24 April 1976
Percy Alfred Blount was born on 24 March 1894 at Wahpeton, Richland, North Dakota, USA.3,4,2
Percy Alfred Blount married Joyce Taylor, daughter of Thomas B. Taylor and Cora Barber, circa 1916 at Wisconsin (probably), USA.1,4
Percy Alfred Blount was registered for the draft on 5 June 1917; Percy is described as a farmer, married, 3 years', service in the Wisconsin National Guard, medium height, medium weight, light gray eyes, red hair, not bald.2
Percy Alfred Blount died on 24 April 1976 at Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA, at age 82.5,6
Percy's obituary was published in the [Appleton] Post-Crescent on 26 April 1976 at Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA.6 His obituary states
"Percy A. Blount
1223 N. Harriman
Age 82, died 2:30 p.m. Saturday. He was born March 24, 1894 in Wahpeton, N. D. and had been an Appleton resident most of his life. He owned and operated the Blount Grocery Store on Wisconsin Ave., Appleton. The survivors include his wife, Clarinda Main Blount; three sons: Percy A. Blount Jr., Appleton; Thomas, Omaha, Nebraska; Glenn, Milwaukee; a brother, Howard, Oshkosh; a sister, Mrs. Floy Jones, Beaverton, Oregon; 11 grandchildren, and a great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Joyce Taylor Blount in 1947. The complete funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Wichmann Funeral Home with Dr. John E. Felible officiating. Interment will be in Highland Memorial Park. Friends may call at the Wchmann Funeral Home from 4 until 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday until the hour of service. A memorial fund has been established for the First Congregational Church."7
Percy Alfred Blount married Joyce Taylor, daughter of Thomas B. Taylor and Cora Barber, circa 1916 at Wisconsin (probably), USA.1,4
Percy Alfred Blount was registered for the draft on 5 June 1917; Percy is described as a farmer, married, 3 years', service in the Wisconsin National Guard, medium height, medium weight, light gray eyes, red hair, not bald.2
Percy Alfred Blount died on 24 April 1976 at Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA, at age 82.5,6
Percy's obituary was published in the [Appleton] Post-Crescent on 26 April 1976 at Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA.6 His obituary states
"Percy A. Blount
1223 N. Harriman
Age 82, died 2:30 p.m. Saturday. He was born March 24, 1894 in Wahpeton, N. D. and had been an Appleton resident most of his life. He owned and operated the Blount Grocery Store on Wisconsin Ave., Appleton. The survivors include his wife, Clarinda Main Blount; three sons: Percy A. Blount Jr., Appleton; Thomas, Omaha, Nebraska; Glenn, Milwaukee; a brother, Howard, Oshkosh; a sister, Mrs. Floy Jones, Beaverton, Oregon; 11 grandchildren, and a great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Joyce Taylor Blount in 1947. The complete funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Wichmann Funeral Home with Dr. John E. Felible officiating. Interment will be in Highland Memorial Park. Friends may call at the Wchmann Funeral Home from 4 until 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday until the hour of service. A memorial fund has been established for the First Congregational Church."7
Children of Percy Alfred Blount and Joyce Taylor
- Thomas Brice Blount4,3 b. 15 Jun 1919, d. 5 Dec 2005
- Glenn A. Blount4 b. 25 May 1924, d. 1 Jan 1979
- Percy A. Blount8
Last Edited=12 Dec 2020
Citations
- [S2] "Personal knowledge", by B. Zanzig. Collection of Barbara Zanzig (Bothell, King, Washington, USA), Informant: Charles E. Zanzig, June 2006. "Joyce Taylor married Percy Blount and had 3 kids: Percy Jr. owns a heating, ventilation and air conditioning company in Appleton, Thomas moved to Omaha, and Glen Blount who died young and might have been killed in an accident."
- [S31] "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database and images, National Archives and Records Administration. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm, Ancestry.com, URL http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6482: 2005, Percy Alfred Blount, form 48-3-14A, no. 53, roll 1674880, draft board 1, citing Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 United States.
- [S243] 1920 US Census WI, Outagamie 2009, Outagamie Co., Wisconsin, population schedule, Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com), Percy Blount household, Grand Chute Township, ED 208, sheet 4A (stamped 59) (Anc. image 7/30), dwelling 73, family 73, accessed 5 Oct 2019; citing Roll T625_2009.
- [S114] 1930 US Census WI, Outagamie 2603, Outagamie Co., Wisconsin, population schedule, Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com), Percey Blount household (variously indexed), 5th ward, Appleton, ED 44-11, sheet 25A (stamped 185) (Anc. image 49/65), dwelling 555, family 628, accessed 3 Oct 2019; citing Roll T626_2603.
- [S15] "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014", index, Social Security Administration, Ancestry.com, URL http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3693: 2011, Percy Blount, b. 24 Mar 1894, citing Master File Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index.
- [S1181] "Percy A. Blount (Obituary)," Appleton (WI) Post-Crescent 1976 04 26 (26 Apr 1976).
- [S1181] "Percy A. Blount (Obituary)", Percy A. Blount.
- [S180] "U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1", index, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Ancestry.com, URL https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/… 2010, Percy Alfred Blount, Appleton, WI, citing Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings Voter Registration Lists.