TX Family Groupsheet for William Samuel BLAIR Family *********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.fgs-project.com/copyright.html *********************************************** Submitted by: Jack L. Blair Email address: Husband: William Samuel BLAIR Birthdate: 15 Jun 1861 Birthplace: , Harris Co., GA Death date: 8 Jan 1940 Place of death: Plainview, Hale Co., TX Father: Samuel "Sam" BLAIR Mother: Catherine B. "Mary" HARRIS Marriage date: 14 Feb 1883 Marriage place: Talbotton, Talbot Co., GA Wife: Willie Anna GILMORE Birthdate: 18 Apr 1864 Birthplace: , Talbot Co., GA Death date: 6 Jan 1908 Place of death: Canton, Van Zandt Co., TX Father: James Heard GILMORE Mother: Martha Camilla CARTWRIGHT CHILDREN Child No. 1: Ennice BLAIR Sex: F Birthdate: 31 Jul 1884 Birthplace: Ellerslie, Talbot Co., GA Death date: 3 Sep 1957 Place of death: Abernathy, Hale Co., TX Marriage date: 10 Apr 1910 Marriage place: Canton, Van Zandt Co., TX Spouse's name: Carl Decatur DOUTHIT, Sr. Child No. 2: Charles Samuel "Charlie" BLAIR Sex: M Birthdate: 21 Nov 1886 Birthplace: Ridgway, Talbot Co., GA Death date: 1 Mar 1973 Place of death: Abernathy, Hale Co., TX Marriage date: 10 Dec 1911 Marriage place: , Van Zandt Co., TX Spouse's name: Minnie Dennell PEEL Child No. 3: James Everette BLAIR, Sr. Sex: M Birthdate: 21 Apr 1889 Birthplace: , Talbot Co., GA Death date: 23 Jun 1975 Place of death: Dallas, Dallas Co., TX Marriage date: 31 Dec 1922 Marriage place: Dallas, Dallas Co., TX Spouse's name: Edna Glenn MILLER Child No. 4: Anna Belle BLAIR Sex: F Birthdate: 1890 Birthplace: , Talbot Co., GA Death date: 1890 Place of death: , Talbot Co., GA Child No. 5: Henry Clifford "Cliff" BLAIR Sex: M Birthdate: 10 Mar 1892 Birthplace: Talbotton, Talbot Co., GA Death date: 16 May 1955 Place of death: Abernathy, Hale Co., TX Marriage date: 13 Jan 1926 Marriage place: Abernathy, Hale Co., TX Spouse's name: Rena Elda Lee NELSON Child No. 6: Guy Gilmore BLAIR, Sr. Sex: M Birthdate: 12 May 1895 Birthplace: Talbotton, Talbot Co., GA Death date: 3 Jul 1974 Place of death: Oceanside, San Diego Co., CA Marriage date: 26 Dec 1915 Marriage place: Canton, Van Zandt Co., TX Spouse's name: Jessie Parlee IRWIN Child No. 7: Martha Camilla "Clara" BLAIR Sex: F Birthdate: 14 Aug 1898 Birthplace: , Talbot Co., GA Death date: 11 Feb 1994 Place of death: Midland, Midland Co., TX Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: John W. TURNER Child No. 8: Ruby Clara BLAIR Sex: F Birthdate: 8 Oct 1900 Birthplace: , Harris Co., GA Death date: 29 Sep 1994 Place of death: Vernon, Wilbarger Co., TX Marriage date: 1 Aug 1922 Marriage place: , , TX Spouse's name: C. Fred RUSSELL Child No. 9: William Southern BLAIR Sex: M Birthdate: 22 Aug 1902 Birthplace: Canton, Van Zandt Co., TX Death date: 17 Nov 1984 Place of death: Reno, Washoe Co, NV Marriage date: Bef 1931 Marriage place: , , TX Spouse's name: Mary Child No. 10: Emma Lexie BLAIR Sex: F Birthdate: 29 Aug 1906 Birthplace: Canton, Van Zandt Co., TX Death date: 17 May 1995 Place of death: Delhi, Merced Co., CA Marriage date: Marriage place: Globe, Gila Co., AZ Spouse's name: Theodore Lloyd "Ted" GRIMM Documentation: 1900 Census - Harris Co., GA - W. S. BLAIR & family. DEATH CERTIFICATE: W. S. BLAIR (TX Bureau of Vital Statistics - died of arterosclerossis, old age, etc.) & Willie Anna (GILMORE) BLAIR (Van Zandt Co., TX - died of pneumonia). OBITUARY: W. S. BLAIR - Plainview Herald, Plainview, TX - "W. S. Blair passed awa in Plainview Jan 8, 1940 at the age of 78. He was born in Harris Co., GA, Jun 15, 1861. He was married to Willie Anna Gilmore Feb 14, 1883 by Rev. S. Maxwell who later the same year baptised them when they joined Sardis Baptist Church. Mrs. Blair passed away 32 years ago Jan 6 in Van Zandt Co., where he was laid to rest beside her. To this union 10 children were born, one of them died in infancy. Five boys and four girls survive. All attended funeral services at Canton. C. S. Blair - Canton, TX; J. E. Blair - Dallas, TX; H. C. Blair - Abernathy, TX; G. G. Blair, Plainview, TX; W. S. Blair, Jr. - Houston, TX; Mrs. Ennice Douthit - Abernathy, TX; Mrs. J. W. Turner - Dallas, TX; Mrs. C. F. Russell - Vernon, TX; Miss Emma Blair - Dallas, TX." WORLD WAR I Draft Registration Cards for Charlie, Everett, Cliff and Guy (Van Zandt Co., TX). OBITUARIES available for most children. SSDI for James (E.) Blair, C. S. Blair, Clara Turner, Ruby Russell, and William Blair. [Submitter is a grandson of W. S. and Willie Anna (GILMORE) BLAIR.]