Person:Mattie Blount (1)

In the 1900 census for Mt. Sterling, Montgomery Co., Kentucky, Mollie Shankland is head of household, age 44, widow, a seamstress, born Dec 1858 in Kentucky, with 3 of 4 children living. Her daughter Mattie Blount is 16, born 1884 in Kentucky; and her son Morris is 9, born 1891 in Kentucky. [Her stepson?] John A. Shankland is living as a boarder next door, age 16, a newsboy, born July 1883 in Kentucky. {ward 2, ed 64, p.12b}

 In the 1910 census for Mt. Sterling, ward 2, Montgomery Co., Kentucky, John H. Withrow is 42, born Virginia (parents same), married 3 times, this marriage 7 years, merchant 'salloon'; with wife Mollie 51 born Kentucky (parents same) married 4 times, with 3 of 4 children living, seamstress at home. Son Keneth is 10 born Kentucky (father VA, mother KY); stepdaughter Mattie Blount is 25 born KY (parents same), bookkeeper for grocery; and sister-in-law Cornelia (?) is 20, single, born Kentucky (father Virginia, mother KY), operator for tel. of. {ed 129?, sh 3a, p.165}
 In the 1920 census for Lexington, ward 4, Fayette Co., Kentucky, John Withrow is 53, born West Virginia (father Virginia, mother WV), salesman of soft drinks; his wife Mollie is 62, born Kentucky; son Kenneth is 20 born KY (father WV, mother Kentucky) collector for (transfer?) co; stepson Morris Shanklin is 24, printer for newspaper; and stepdaughter Mattie Blount is 33, commercial traveler for corsets -- all single, born Kentucky. {ed 61 sh 1a, p.55}
 There is a death record for Mattie L. Blount, who died in Nicholas Co. in 1945 at age 82 (?) in the Kentucky Death index.