Fourth Generation

92. Georgia Ann SLACK was born on Mar 25, 1857 in Webster Parish, LA. She died in 1872 in Webster Parish, LA. She was buried in 1872 in Taylor Academy Cemetery, Cullen, Webster Parish, LA.

Georgia Ann SLACK and James Bert BLUNT were married on Aug 25, 1872.¹⁷⁶ James Bert BLUNT (son of Hugh R. BLUNT and Martha (Mary?) Ann BISHOP) was born on Mar 11, 1851 in Columbia Co., AR.^177,178,179 He was a carpenter and a farmer He appeared in the census on Jan 5, 1920 in Grady Co., OK, enumerated with daughter, Nova Arizona Blunt Carson.. He died on Apr 19, 1928 in Rush Springs, Grady Co., OK.¹⁸⁰

Obituary from undated, unnamed newspaper (probably a Rush Springs, OK newspaper):

James B. Blunt was born in Columbia County Arkansas, March 11, 1851. He became a member of the Missionary Baptist Church and lived a devoted Christian life until his death which came April 19, 1928.

He was married to Georgia Ann Slack August 25, 1872 but this union was broken one year later by her death. He was again married January 20, 1876 to Alpha Anna Delafield. Born to this union were eight children, four girls and four boys, of whom only one has passed away, Joel Edgar who was buried in 1909. This wife died April 11 1893 and was put to rest in the Cromwell Cemetery at Cromwell, Texas.

James B. was well known in and around Rush Springs as he had made this his home since 1901. He had a score of friends and all who knew him loved him for what he was, a good citizen and a worthy gentleman always. He is mourned by his many friends and relatives but God knew best and took him home where he will suffer and sorrow no more. Everything that loving hands could do was done but God wanted that he should be in Heaven with him and sent his angels for him. Weep not dear kinsmen for he left with the hopes to meet you in a better world above.

He leaves seven children:

Millie Irene Barksdale, James B. Blunt, Jr., Nova Carson, Albert Blunt of Rush Springs, Rosie Lulu Caudill of Cal., Pierce Blunt of Arizona, Anna Buford of Arkansas.

A sister Amanda Braley, of La. A brother Nelson of Arkansas, several grandchildren, and a host of friends.

The funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church at 2:30 o'clock, April 20, 1928 after which his body was placed in its final resting place, in the Rush Springs cemetery, to await the Judgement Day.

The Lord preserves the going out.
The Lord preserves the coming in.
His Angels guard the round about
To keep thy soul from every sin,
And when the going out is done
And when the coming in is o'er
When in the dear and followed place,
Thy feet can come and go no more,
The Lord preserves they going out
From this fair world, from friends and kin,
While angels stand (the rest is unreadable)

He was buried on Apr 20, 1928 in Rush Springs Cemetery, Grady Co., OK.

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"Jim Blunt" moved to Texas in 1880, back to LA in 1890 and finally to east of Rush Springs, Oklahoma, Indian Territory in 1901." [Research, Tommie Blunt O'Bier, Shongaloo, LA, 1996, copy in writer's possession][Research, Clifford Edward Blunt, 2804 Warwick Dr., Oklahoma City, OK 73116, 1996, copy in writer's possession.]

"Your Grandpa Jim visited a lot with Uncle Bryant and Aunt Lena. He told my Uncle Rayford a few years before he died that if he were a young man he would go to Canada. He said Canada was a land of opportunity. You know Uncle Jim moved around a great deal. It is reported that he owned several fine farms, but would live on each a few years and would then move on. Uncle Jim visited in my home many times in the pd. of [ed. note: period of] 1915-27. I have in my possession his drawer knife, wood chisel, and fence pliers." [Braley to Blunt]