BIO:  BLANN, Sydney G., s/o Allen S. & Hettie (Hardin) Blann

Submitted by:  phill@redrock.net   (Phyllis Hill)

BLANN   HARDIN   SPROATT

History of Knox and Daviess Counties, Indiana
Chicago:  The Goodspeed Publishing Co.   1886

Knox County, Busseron Twp., page 449

SYDNEY G. BLANN, a wealthy farmer of Busseron Township, Knox Co., Ind., was
born in Sullivan County, Ind., March, 31, 1833, and is the fourth of a family
of eleven children of Allen S. and Hettie (Hardin) Blann, who were born in
the "Blue-grass State" in 1802 and 1809, respectively.  They were married in
their native State, and came to Indiana about 1832, settling in Sullivan
County.  The mother died in 1863.  The father is yet residing in the town-
ship and is a feeble old man.  He has been a member of the Christian Church
for many years, and is one of the highly respected old pioneers of the county.
He was township trustee one term.  Sydney G. was reared mostly in Knox County, 
on a farm, securing a very limited education.  At the age of twenty-two he
began farming for himself on the place where he now lives, and at the present
time is the owner of over 1,100 acres of very fine land.  His residence is a
frame building in a very fine location.  November 3, 1863, he was married to
Sarah S. Sproatt, daughter of John Sproatt, Jr., one of the early settlers
of the county.  The wife was born January 13, 1836, and has borne seven
children, one of whom died at the age of twelve years.  Their names are:
Edward P., born August 3, 1864; John A., born October 13, 1865, and died
April 13, 1878; Frances M., born September 17, 1867; Mary O., born September
11, 1869; William W., born September 30, 1871; Herbert U., born October 12,
1873; Charlie E., born January 26, 1877.  The husband and wife and one child,
Frances M., belong to the Christian Church.  Mr. Blann has always been a very
firm and uncompromising Democrat.  He has never aspired to a public office
but is recognized as one of the very prominent and moral citizens of the 
county.
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