Husband: Jackson VanBuren Blair
Born: Apr-16-1853 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2,3,4
Died: Apr-22-1936 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5,1,4
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6
Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5,7
Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 1)
Resided: 1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 3
Occupation: lawyer 3,2,7,5 (see note 2)
Education: Fairmont College (1875)
Father: George Brown Blair
Mother: Harriet E. Morgan (1830 - 1864)
Notes 8
Wife: Ella Maria Smith
Married: Jul-31-1879 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 1,3
Born: Dec-15-1859 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 1,5,2,9,4
Died: May-19-1933 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10,1,4
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6
Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5
Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: Francis Marion Franklin Smith (1822 - 1897)
Mother: Julia Ann Neely (1820 - 1893)
Notes
F Child 1: Julia Ann Blair Born: Jul-21-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,4,11 Died: 1972 4 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Paul Monroe Ireland b. 1872 d. Dec-29-1963 Married: Apr-30-1902 in Doddridge Co, WV 11
M Child 2: Smith Blair Born: Oct- 4-1882 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,12 Died: Mar- 9-1970 12 Buried: in Union Cemetery, Leesburg, Loudoun Co, VA 13 Resided: 1930 in Buckeystown, Frederick Co, MD 14 Census: 1930 in Frederick Co, MD Census: 1920 in Grant District, Wetzel Co, WV Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1920 banker 15 Wife: May Caldwell Powell b. ca 1884 Married: Jun-17-1908
M Child 3: William Eldridge Blair Census name: Eldridge Blair 14,2,7 Born: Mar-13-1885 in West Virginia 16,4 (see note 3) Died: 1946 4 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Resided: 1942 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co, OH 16 (see note 4) Census: 1930 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co, OH Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1930 advertising 17 Occupation: 1920 book maker at race tracks 7 Wife: Margaret Walsh b. ca 1895 No children:
F Child 4: Anne Morgan "Nan" Blair Also known as: Anna Morgan Blair Born: May-15-1887 in Doddridge Co, WV 2 (see note 5) Died: ca 1949 18 Resided: 1942 in St. Louis, MO (see note 6) Census: 1940 in St. Louis, MO Resided: Aug 1930 in St. Louis, MO 14 Census: 1930 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: George Chancellor Crouse b. May- 5-1877 d. 1953 Married: Jun-29-1911 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3
M Child 5: Jackson VanBuren Blair, Jr. Born: Sep-30-1889 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5,19,2,20 Died: Aug-10-1948 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 5 Buried: in Woodlawn Cemetery, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 5,13 Resided: in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 5,14 Census: 1930, 1940 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Resided: 1922 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 20 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: motor carrier inspector, State Public Svc Commission 5 Occupation: 1940 statistical & financial representative for National Youth Administration 21 (see note 7) Occupation: 1930 attorney (general practice) 22 Occupation: 1920 field marshall at U.S. Revenue office 7 Occupation: 1917 Deputy Collector at Internal Revenue assigned to Revenue Agents Force of W.Va. District & 7th District Kentucky 19 Occupation: 1915 Internal Revenue Service in Parkersburg 23 Military: 2nd Lt, W.Va. National Guard (4 years), World War I 5 (see note 8) Wife: Eleanor Elizabeth Fox b. May- 8-1898 d. Jan- 7-1955 Married: Mar-20-1922 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 20
M Child 6: George Neely Blair Born: Nov-30-1893 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1,16,2,4 Died: Apr-12-1967 in Stark Co, OH 24,4 Buried: in Forest Hill Cemetery, Canton, Stark Co, OH 13 Resided: in Canton, Stark Co, OH 24 Resided: 1942 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 16 Resided: 1930 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH 14 Census: Jan 1920 in Akron, Summit Co, OH (see note 9) Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: Oct 1920 stock salesman 25 Occupation: 1920 (Ohio) clerk at rubber works 26 Occupation: 1920 (WVa) bookkeeper at title company 7 Occupation: 1915 insurance agent 27 Occupation: 1914 bookkeeper at Ideal Window Glass Co. 28 Military: World War I Military: 1916 Sgt, Machine Gun Corps, 2nd West Virginia, Mexican Conflict 29,30 Wife: Helen Travis b. Mar-14-1893 d. Nov-15-1977 Married: Oct-20-1920 in Summit Co, OH 25,1
M Child 7: Francis Keech Blair
Also known as: Keech Blair 31,14
Born: Jan-18-1896 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 32,5,33,2
Died: Oct-14-1952 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5,33
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5,6,13
Census: 1940 in Roanoke, VA (see note 10)
Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: 1940 traveling salesman 34
Occupation: 1930 cement salesman 35
Occupation: 1920 laborer in rubber factory 7
Education: Bethany College 36
Education: West Union H.S. (played on school's first basketball team, 1914) 31
Military: May- 4-1917 - May- 3-1921 Seaman, USNRF, World War I 37,33 (see note 11)
Never married: 5
M Child 8: Marion Robinson Blair Born: Jul-18-1903 5,4 Died: Aug- 7-1930 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 5,4 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Cause of death: industrial accident (struck by iron weights) 5 Resided: since abt 1928 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 5 Census: 1910, 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: chemist, coke plant operator, DuPont Chemical Co, Belle WV 5,38 Education: university graduate 38 Never married: 5
Sources: (1) Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Ancestry.com, National No. 87275, Ohio No. 5285. (2) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (3) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (4) Headstone (year only) (5) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (6) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (7) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (8) A Reminiscent History of Northern West Virginia (1895) (FamilySearch.org https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE114731), pp. 508-512. (9) A Reminiscent History of Northern West Virginia (1895) (FamilySearch.org https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE114731), p. 511. (10) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Identified as Ella M. Blair, white female, married to J. V. Blair Sr, born Dec 15 1859 in Doddridge Co, res. West Union, dau of F. M. F. Smith & Julia Ann Neeley (sic); died May 19 1933 in West Union, burial in West Union. Informant: J. V. Blair, West Union. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2136343&Type=Death. (11) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (12) Headstone. (13) Findagrave.com. (14) Obituary of brother. (15) 1920 Census, Wetzel County, WV. (16) National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com online database) (17) 1930 Census. (18) Obituary of husband. (19) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (20) Marion County Marriage Records, Fairmont, WV. (21) 1940 Census, Marion County, WV. (22) 1930 Census, Marion County, WV. (23) West Union Herald, 2/11/1915. (24) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (25) Summit County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1840-1980 [online database], Ancestry.com & Summit County Probate Court. (26) 1920 Census. (27) Doddridge County Republican, 3/18/1915. (28) West Union Herald, 5/28/1914. (29) Doddridge County Republican, 10/5/1916. (30) West Union Record, 10/5/1916. (31) West Union Herald, 11/7/1957. (32) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (33) Military Grave Marker. (34) 1940 Census. (35) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (36) Doddridge County Republican, 1/4/1917. (37) U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration. (38) Obituary. Event Notes Note (1) In 1930, location specified as 403 Church Street. Note (2) Connection, if any, of the following item to Jackson VanBuren Blair is not known. News article, "Wheeling Daily Intelligencer," Wednesday, March 22, 1865, in its entirety: OIL MATTERS Some of the best indication of oil in West Virginia are said to exist in the counties of Gilmer and Doddridge. Oil springs were recently discovered on two different head drains of Cabin Run -- a branch of the North Fork of Hughes River. Some practical oil men who have recently explored Doddridge and leased and bought property there, say that the geological character of several head vales of Middle Island Creek in Doddridge is so identically similar to that of Oil and Sugar creeks in Venango County, Pa., that were a man transported from one county to the other in his sleep, he would not discover it when waking up. A friend writing to us from New York says: "Hon. J. B. Blair and some friends are here on oil business -- John S. Carlile also was here a few days ago, trying to sell some oil territory." Note (3) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Mar 1886, but date on headstone is 1885 and WW2 Draft Registration Card specifies Mar 13 1885. Note (4) Drake Hotel, unemployed Note (5) Birth date given in 1900 Census as May 1888. Note (6) per brother George's WW2 Draft Registration Card Note (7) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Youth_Administration Note (8) Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Jun 6 1918, in its entirety: Jackson V. Blair, Jr., has been called to the aviation service, and prior to his departure for Camp Dick, Dallas, Texas, he spent a day in the old home town. Notwithstanding political differences, we always kind o' liked the kid, and here's wishin' 'im the best o' luck and some fifty-odd notches on his machine before this thing is over. as to "Little Jack's" last "official act," it was one of the most commendable in the hole category of human kindness. Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Aug 29 1918, in its entirety: "Jackson V. Blair, Jr., showed up bright and smiling Monday morning, his new windshield trimmed to an exact nicety. Jack in on the move once more -- leavin' Columbus for the School of Military Aeronautics at Austin, Texas. Evidently Uncle Sam wants at least one good man down on the bornder to keep an eye on Mexico." Other than his four years of W.Va. National Guard Service which he reported in his World War I draft registration, we have found no record that Jackson V. Blair Jr. served in the U.S. military. In his WW I draft registration of May 1917, he claims exemption from the military draft, citing his prominent position with the Internal Revenue Service. However, his death certificate indicates that he served in World War I, and research by historian Judi Tarowsky has found credible evidence that he served in the short-lived West Virginia Flying Corps. http://wvpublic.org/post/july-26-1917-west-virginia-flying-c orps-commissioned#stream/0 http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/putnam_news/w-va-native- started-the-west-virginia-flying-corps-sacrificed/article_1f d4c281-61bf-5e6d-af35-7306599c0f9c.html http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/WWI-letter https://news.lib.wvu.edu/2017/10/23/west-virginias-own-world -war-i-flying-ace-louis-bennett-1894-1918/ http://www.tellerjuditarowsky.com Note (9) He was enumerated twice in this census, once with his family in West Union, and then as a lodger in Akron. Note (10) Location specified as "Veterans Administration Facilty (Nervous and Mental Diseases)." Note (11) Served aboard the minelayer U.S.S. Canonicus from Aug 17 1918 to Jan 5 1919 in Scotland and North Sea. "During the summer and fall of 1918 [the Canonicus] participated in laying the North Sea mine barrage, an anti-submarine barrier intended to limit the German U-Boat threat. Canonicus returned to the U.S. at the beginning of 1919, less than two months after the end of World War I's fighting. Reconverted to a troop transport and transferred to the Cruiser and Transport Force, she made three voyages from France to the East Coast, bringing home more than four-thousand veterans of the "Great War"." http://shipscribe.com/usnaux/ww1/ships/id1696.htm