John Blair

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• Census: 1850 - Carroll county, part of, Carroll, Virginia, USA
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John Blair was the son of Thomas Blair & Rebecca Andrews.

John Blair was the husband of Charity Bourne, the daughter of William Bourne & Rosa Jones.

John Blair was a prominent citizen of Grayson County, VA. For several years, John Blair was a Representative in the Virginia Legislature from Grayson County, VA.

John Blair & his wife, Charity Bourne lived at Blair's Forge, near what is now known as Blair's Depot, Carroll County, VA.

The Blair's were the parents of 3 sons & 6 daughters:

Thomas Blair (1789-1876); Polly Blair (1794-1895); Rosamond Bourne Blair Hale (1797-1875); Rebecca Blair Stone (1801-1879); Lorenza Dow Blair (1807-1862); Celia D. Blair Jones (1807-1896); Elizabeth Blair Waugh (1812-1901); Algernon Sidney Blair (1915-1904) and Lucinda "Lucindy" Blair Howard (1818-1886).

John Blair died on July 12, 1852 and is buried in the Blair Cemetery, Cliffview, Carroll County, VA.

Note: "Pioneer Settlers of Grayson County, Virginia" by Benjamin Floyd Nuckolls, Galax, VA, 1914. This is an invaluable resource for information regarding the people & locations involved in the founding of Grayson County, VA. The Full Text of this book can be read at the 2nd URL listed below.

Sources:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97253884/john-blair

https://archive.org/stream/pioneersettlers00nuckgoog/pioneersettler...

[Index of Surnames: John Blair, Pg. 26.]

• Residence: Carroll, Virginia, United States - 16 Oct 1850
  • Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Nov 11 2019, 2:44:44 UTC