Person:Ben Mounts (3)

As of (January 10) 1920 Census:

• Lived at 3814 East 26th St. in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri in a rented home with parents Ben and Mabel Mounts.
• White
• 1 11/12 years old
• Born in Missouri
• Father was born in Indiana and mother was born in Missouri.

As of (April 11) 1930 Census:

• Lived at 409 North Odell Avenue, Marshall, Saline, Missouri with parents Ben F. and Mabel Mounts. The house was rented for $35.00.
• They were one of the only two families on the page who owned a radio.
• White
• 12 years old
• Single
• Had attended school since September.
• Able to read and write.
• Born in Missouri
• Father was born in Indiana and mother was born in Missouri
• Spoke English
• No occupation

On May 8, 1936, received a letter in dramatics for "the highest credit on memorization of lines, cooperation with directors and class members, attendance at rehearsals and successful public performances."

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

Name: Ben C Mounts
Birth Year: 1942 This is wrong, obviously.
Nativity State or Country: Missouri
State: Missouri
County or City: Saline
Enlistment Date: 5 Aug 1939
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for Hawaiian Department
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Education: 2 years of college
Marital Status: Married This is probably wrong
Height: 93 Don't know what this means.
Weight: 053 Don't know what this means either.

1. ↑ 1930 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Marshall City, Saline county, Missouri
   Page 12B, Line 95, Ben F. Mounts household, 11 April 1930.

   (Online: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007), subscription database, [Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC], <http://www.ancestry.com/>, accessed May 2007.

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Jackson, Missouri, United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   Page 8B, Line 72, Ben F. Mounts household, 10 January 1920.

   accessed May 2007.

3. ↑ Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States. Springfield News-Leader. (Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States|Springfield, Missouri)
   4B, 20 July 2004.

   NewsBank. St. Charles City-County Library. Accessed December 2007 <http://www.newsbank.com>.

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} Ben Mounts' Memoirs, In the possession of Jessica (Mounts) Hammond.
5. ↑ Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index: Death Master File, database. (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service).

   _Ancestry Library Edition_ (Online: , 2007), <{http://www.ancestry.com}>, examined for any reference to "Ben Mounts," accessed 30 May 2008.

6. ↑ United States. National Archives and Records Administration (ARC # 1263923). World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. (2002).

   Ben C. Mounts, accessed 30 May 2008

7. ↑ United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Nationwide Gravesite Locator.

   accessed June 2008.

8.   Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States. Marshall Daily Democrat News. (Marshall, Missouri)
   May 1936.

   "Dramatics Letters Are Awarded"