Russian A. Blair

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Russian A. Blair

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Lawrence, IN, United States
Death: August 12, 1897 (61-70)
Coles, IL, United States (Private Company B, 54th Illinois Volunteers)
Place of Burial: Coles, IL, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas M. Blair and Susan Blair
Husband of Mary A. Blair and Ruth M. Blair
Father of Albert Blair; Jonas Russian Blair; Charles Blair; Thomas W. Blair; William P. Blair and 3 others
Brother of Thomas Garrett Blair

Occupation: 1880 census: Farmer
Managed by: Shelby Blair Purcell
Last Updated:

About Russian A. Blair

Private Company B, 54th Illinois Volunteers. 03/25/1865 - 10/15/1865

http://www.archive.org/stream/reportofadjutant03illi1#page/662/mode...

May have gone to California in 1849 (age 18) to participate in gold rush.

See document at Ancestry.com:

PHOTO: Contract for Gold Mining in California DESCRIPTION: Contract for Gold Mining in California dated 15 March 1849 ATTACHED TO: Russian A. Blair (1831-1897)

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Russian A. Blair's Timeline

1831
1831
Lawrence, IN, United States
1859
1859
IL, United States
1861
1861
IL, United States
1863
1863
IL, United States
1865
1865
IL, United States
1869
1869
IL, United States
1874
May 30, 1874
Coles, IL, United States
1878
1878
1897
August 12, 1897
Age 66
Coles, IL, United States