Stephen W. Blount

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Stephen William Blount (born February 13, 1808 in Burke County , Georgia , † February 7, 1890 in San Augustine , Texas ) was an American settler, officer and politician .

Career

Stephen William Blount, son of Elizabeth Winn and Stephen William Blount, was born in Georgia in 1808 and grew up there. His childhood was overshadowed by the British-American War . Blount served first as the deputy sheriff and then as sheriff in Burke County for four years . From 1832 to 1834 he was aide-de-camp of Brigadier General Robert Tootle and Major General David Taylor. Blount was in 1833 to Colonel in the 8th  Regiment of the Georgia Militia selected. In August 1835 he moved to Texas and settled in the settlement of San Augustine in what is now San Augustine County . He represented as one of three deputies San Augustine in the Convention of 1836 in Washington , where he Declaration of Independence of Texas co-signed. He returned to San Augustine on March 17, 1836, when the convention was adjourned. Blount entered the Texas Army in the company of William D. Ratcliff . He reached San Jacinto the day after the battle that took place there . In the following years he returned to the United States and settled in Alabama . There he married after February 1, 1838 the widow Mary Landon Lacy (1812-1891), daughter of Polly Crooks (1779-1829) and David Landon (1763-1837). The couple had eight children, including: Thomas W. Blount (1839–1934), James Jones Blount (1843–1844), Eliza Frances Blount (1847–1848), Edward Augustus Blount (1849–1914) and Stephen William Blount ( 1854-1928). Blount moved to the Republic of Texas with his wife in 1839 .

He was the first county clerk in San Augustine County. From 1846 to 1849 he served as postmaster in San Augustine. Blount took 1850 as a delegate to the Democratic State Convention in part and in 1856 at the Democratic National Convention in Cincinnati ( Ohio ). He bought 60,000 acres of land on which he grew cotton . During the Civil War he was a bond trustee for the Confederate States of America . He was a founding member of Redland Lodge No. 3 in San Augustine and was a member of the Episcopal Church . At the time of his death in 1890, he was Vice President of the United Confederate Veterans. He was buried in the city cemetery in San Augustine.

Honors

An oil painting by Blount by Stephen Seymour Thomas was given to the Dallas Historical Society and presented at the Hall of State exhibition in 1950 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Mary Landon Blount in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  2. ↑ Thomas W. Blount in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  3. ↑ James Jones Blount in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  4. ↑ Eliza Frances Blount in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  5. ^ Edward Augustus Blount Sr. in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  6. ↑ Stephen William Blount Junior in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved July 9, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Blount, Stephen W.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Blount, Stephen William (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American settler, officer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 13, 1808
PLACE OF BIRTH Burke County , Georgia
DATE OF DEATH February 7, 1890
Place of death San Augustine , Texas