Eliza Ann Blair (Allen)

Eliza Ann Allen, daughter of James Dickerson Allen (1804–1852) and Sarah Ann Hardy (1804–1872), was born 12 April 1843 at her parents' farm called "Clifty Creek", outside Pike, Pike County, Illinois. Her father died when she was nine years old, while the family was on the Mormon Trail on their way to Utah.

Eliza Ann Allen married Tarlton Blair (1828–1904) in Salt Lake City, Utah, on 25 September 1859, when she was 16 years old, and they had ten children. Eliza's great-niece, Leona Stenner, wrote that Eliza "left her husband and came to California with son David. She and one sister (Lydia) were married to the same man under polygamy."

She died on 20 February 1922 at Saint George, Washington County, Utah.

Children

1. Sarah Delilah McNeil (1860–1897)
2. John Carlton Blair (1862–1937)
3. Joseph Lafayette Blair (1866–1867), died in infancy
4. Francis Albert Blair (1867–1937)
5. David Allen Blair (1868–1904)
6. Emma Charlotte Blair (1870–1941), twin
7. Melborn Blair (1870–1872) twin, died in infancy
8. Mary Eliza Lyle (1872–1945)
9. Tarlton Edward Blair (1874–1875), died in infancy
10. Martha Rosella Dykeman (1875–1950)

Notes

Several of these children appear to be duplicates of children attributed to Eliza's sister, Lydia. As the sisters were plural wives of Tarlton Blair, further research is needed to determine which woman gave birth to each child.

Sources

• Find A Grave Memorial# 78265