Persis-10 Almedia "Perkie" was the daughter of Mary-9 May/Mae Warner and her husband 1) William Clarence Ryder.

2 RYDER siblings: Georgey C. Ryder (1891-1891) (infant death), and Roy Charles Ryder (1893-1950).

NOTE: Persis' brother, Roy Charles Ryder (1893-1950) m. Martha Paulson, sister of Marshall H. Paulsen (who became a husband of Persis), thus forming a double-cousinship for their descendants.

1 BATCHER half-sibling: Josephine Batcher (1913-2001); m. Joel Levine/Lynn.
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Persis married 1) Ervin E. Blount B-1886 on 3/30/1907 in Pentwater, Mason Co. (or Oceana Co.), Michigan. Divorced. She was working in a cigar factory in Jonesville, Hillsdale, MI, at the time.

1 BLOUNT child:

1. Royce Charles Blount (8/18/1913-3/10/1977); m. Nerine Inez Freeman (11/11/1917-3/1/2011) D-Leesburg, Lake, FL.
...2 BLOUNT children: Darleen Blount and Marshall "Pete" Blount.
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Persis married 2) Marshall Henry Paulsen (1888-1956) on 12/20/1916 in Hart, Oceana, Michigan.

5 PAULSEN children:

1. Zetta Mae Paulsen (1917-1977); m. 1) Woodrow Clinton Hasty, m. 2) Pius Francis "Sam" Schaner.
...No children.
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2. Hilda Idelia Paulsen (1919-1921). Infant death.

Hilda Idelia Paulsen
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 13 Jun 1921
Event Place: Ludington, Mason, Michigan, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 1
Marital Status: Single
Birth Date: 10 Aug 1919
Birthplace: Oceana, Michigan
Birth Year (Estimated): 1920
Father's Name: Marshall H Paulsen
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3. Living: Zora Paulsen B-1924; m. Edward Kompik.
Edward: #65373998.
...5 KOMPIK children:
...1. Diana Almedia Kompik; m. Frank King.
......3 KING children.
...2. Edward M. Kompik; m. Barbara Ackley B-Ohio.
......(_) KOMPIK children.
...3. Debra "Debbie" Kompik; m. James Young.
......4 YOUNG children.
...4. Pamela "Pam" Kompik; m. Jared Griffis.
......2 GRIFFIS children.
...5. Dale Kompik; m. Barbara Sothman B-Iowa.
......3 KOMPIK children.
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4. Marsha Lois Paulsen (11/22/1926-1/26/1926). Infant death.

Name: Marsha Lois Paulsen
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 16 Jan 1926
Event Place: Weare, Oceana, Michigan
Gender: Female
Age: 0
Marital Status:
Birth Date: 22 Nov 1926
Birthplace: Weare
Birth Year (Estimated): 1926
Father's Name: Marshall Paulsen
Mother's Name: Persis Blount
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5. Marva Jo Paulsen (1933-2013); m. 1) Norval "Gene" Freese, divorced, and 2) William Glade Ryder.
...7 FREESE children
...9 RYDER step-children.
...See Marva's memorial for names of children.
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"Persis had a previous marriage to Ervin E. Blount in 1907 and had a son Royce Charles Blount in 1913. All 3 of us living sisters loved him [Royce] like a true brother which he was. Our father Marshall treated him like his own son, also."
Source: Zora (Paulsen) Kompik, 2014.
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Reference:

1900 Coldwater Twp., Branch, MI:
Head Delas W. Ryder M 64 New York [Delos]
Wife Elizabeth Ryder F 62 New York
Granddaughter Persus Ryder M 12 MI [Persis B-Kansas]
Grandson Roy Charles Ryder M 7

1910 Summit, Mason, MI:
Head Ervin Blount M 24 MI
Wife Persius Blount F 21 Kansas [Persis]

1920 Weare, Oceana, MI:
Head Marshall Paulsen M 31 Michigan
Wife Parris Paulsen F 31 Michigan [Persis]
Son Royce Bent M 7 Michigan [Blount]
Daughter Zetta Paulsen F 2 Michigan
Daughter Hilda Paulsen F 0 Michigan

1930 Weare, Oceana, MI:
Head Marshall Paulsen M 41 MI
Wife Persis Paulsen F 41 Kansas
Daughter Selta Paulsen F 12 MI [Zetta]
Daughter Zora Paulsen F 5 MI
Stepson Royce Blount M 16 MI

1940 Weare Twp., Oceana, MI:
Head Marshall Paulsen M 51 MI
Wife Persis Paulsen F 51 Kansas
Daughter Zola Paulsen F 15 MI [Zora]
Daughter Marva Paulsen F 7 MI
Daughter Zetta Hasty F 22 MI
Hired hand Otto Wittes M 34 MI

Name: Ervil E. Blount [Ervin]
Age: 21 years
Birth Year: 1886
Birthplace: MI
Spouse's Name: Persis A. Rider [Ryder]
Spouse's Age: 19 years
Spouse's Birth Year: 1888
Spouse's Birthplace: Kansas
Event Date: 30 Mar 1907
Event Place: Pentwater, Mason, MI
Father's Name: Ervin Blount
Mother's Name: Unknown
Spouse's Father's Name: William Rider [Ryder]
Spouse's Mother's Name: May Warner [Mary May/Mae]
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WARNER Lineage: Persis-10 Almedia (Ryder) Blount and Paulsen, Mary-9 May/Mae (Warner) Ryder and Batcher, George-8 Leure Warner, George-7 Valorus Warner, David-6 Calvin Warner Jr., David-5 Calvin Warner Sr., Jesse-4 Warner Sr., Samuel-3 Warner Sr., Daniel-2 Warner Sr., Andrew-1 WARNER, an Englishman who sailed with his wife and several children to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1632-33 from Broad Oak, Essex, England.
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Census search: Fraya Weiss, 2013, 2014.
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Research: Mary E. Warner, 2013, 2014.
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