I've had good success in researching the Blair side of my family, thanks in great measure to help from relatives.  I'm far from done though, and the research continues.  I would be very grateful to hear from anyone who notices incorrect dates, misspelled names, notices that someone is missing, or has additional information, of course, on 'my Blairs.'  E-mail me at:  doug@wescotts.org.  Thanks, and good luck in your own family history research.

Generation No. 1

1.  WILLIAM¹ BLAIR was born 1781 in Armagh County, Ireland, and died July 31, 1875.  He married MARY HUESTON September 1822.  She was born April 1796, and died October 06, 1887.

Children of WILLIAM BLAIR and MARY HUESTON are:

2.                i.    JOHN² BLAIR, b. August 14, 1823; d. May 21, 1892.

                  ii.    WILLIAM BLAIR, b. May 20, 1825; d. May 19, 1904; m. UNKNOWN, January 03, 1857.

                 iii.    JANE BLAIR, b. October 25, 1827; d. January 30, 1891; m. UNKNOWN, April 30, 1855.

                 iv.    MARY BLAIR, b. March 05, 1830; d. January 22, 1917.

3.               v.    THOMAS BLAIR, b. April 08, 1832; d. August 07, 1909.

                 vi.    JAMES BLAIR, b. April 26, 1834; d. September 29, 1876; m. SAMANTHA ANNA GRIMSHAW, September 27, 1863; d. April 26, 1883.

4.             vii.    ALEXANDER BLAIR, b. March 20, 1837; d. July 15, 1912.

5.            viii.    ROBERT BLAIR, b. February 23, 1841; d. July 03, 1920.

6.               ix.    JOSEPH BLAIR, b. November 17, 1843; d. December 24, 1932.

Generation No. 2

2.  JOHN² BLAIR (WILLIAM¹) was born August 14, 1823, and died May 21, 1892.  He married (1) BETSY MCEVOY 1849.  She died 1856.  He married (2) MARY JANE SMITH 1859.  She was born May 15, 1837.

Children of JOHN BLAIR and BETSY MCEVOY are:

7.                i.    MARY JANE³ BLAIR, b. June 10, 1850; d. February 17, 1929.

8.               ii.    WILLIAM BLAIR, b. May 24, 1853.

Children of JOHN BLAIR and MARY SMITH are:

9.              iii.    GEORGE³ BLAIR, b. October 26, 1860; d. February 02, 1930.

10.            iv.    NANCY BLAIR, b. March 11, 1864.

                  v.    ALBERT BLAIR, b. February 01, 1866.

                 vi.    HENRY BLAIR, b. March 23, 1868.

                vii.    MARTHA EMMA BLAIR, b. January 04, 1870.

               viii.    ADDIE BLAIR, b. September 16, 1877.

 3.  THOMAS² BLAIR (WILLIAM¹) was born April 08, 1832, and died August 07, 1909.  He married REBECCA TYPHOSA HORTON July 05, 1859.  She was born April 07, 1841, and died April 08, 1927.

 Notes for REBECCA TYPHOSA HORTON:

May 25, 2002         Middle name, b. and d. dates from William Blair Family Record booklet, Nancy Davis.

Children of THOMAS BLAIR and REBECCA HORTON are:

11.              i.    WILLIAM LEWIS³ BLAIR, b. September 13, 1861, Canada; d. September 15, 1919.

12.             ii.    ALEXANDER BLAIR, b. March 29, 1864; d. March 21, 1924, Sprindale Farm, Ormsby, Quebec.

13.            iii.    THOMAS WESLEY BLAIR, b. July 15, 1866.

 
4.  ALEXANDER² BLAIR (WILLIAM¹) was born March 20, 1837, and died July 15, 1912.  He married HETTIE UNKNOWN September 18, 1867. 

 Child of ALEXANDER BLAIR and HETTIE UNKNOWN is:

i.ROY³ BLAIR, d. 1973, New York.

 Notes for Roy:  Roy Blair died in the Spring of 1973, in New York State.  He donated his Grandfather’s home to the Historical Society. 

 5.  ROBERT² BLAIR (WILLIAM¹) was born February 23, 1841, and died July 03, 1920.  He married EMILY A. WOODWARD 1868.  She was born August 16, 1839, and died August 10, 1915.

Children of ROBERT BLAIR and EMILY WOODWARD are:

14.              i.    ALURA E.³ BLAIR, b. July 27, 1869.

15.             ii.    ATHOL G. BLAIR, b. June 14, 1870.

6.  JOSEPH² BLAIR (WILLIAM¹) was born November 17, 1843, and died December 24, 1932.  He married MARY JANE COWAN May 15, 1878.  She was born February 23, 1858.

Child of JOSEPH BLAIR and MARY COWAN is:

16.              i.    ALICE MARY³ BLAIR, b. March 02, 1882.

 
Generation No. 3

 7.  MARY JANE³ BLAIR (JOHN², WILLIAM¹) was born June 10, 1850, and died February 17, 1929.  She married OTIS CLAFLIN April 03, 1872.  He was born February 29, 1848, and died July 10, 1930.

Child of MARY BLAIR and OTIS CLAFLIN is:

17.              i.    OLIVER⁴ CLAFLIN, b. July 04, 1882.

 8.  WILLIAM³ BLAIR (JOHN², WILLIAM¹) was born May 24, 1853.  He married SARAH NELSON April 03, 1876.  She was born March 24, 1859.

 Notes for SARAH NELSON:

Feb. 18, 2005, see http://www.grinnellfamily.org/grinweb/PS60/PS60_496.HTML for more info.

Children of WILLIAM BLAIR and SARAH NELSON are:

                   i.    MARY ELIZABETH⁴ BLAIR, b. June 01, 1878.

                  ii.    LILLIE ROZELLA BLAIR, b. August 26, 1879.

                 iii.    WILLIAM MYRON BLAIR, b. March 10, 1881.

18.            iv.    NELLIE ADA BLAIR, b. September 01, 1882.

19.             v.    ARTHUR NELSON BLAIR, b. June 15, 1891.

 9.  GEORGE³ BLAIR (JOHN², WILLIAM¹) was born October 26, 1860, and died February 02, 1930.  He married HATTIE E. FRIER April 24, 1880.  She was born November 10, 1867.

 Children of GEORGE BLAIR and HATTIE FRIER are:

20.              i.    LEWIS EDWARD⁴ BLAIR, b. September 09, 1890.

                  ii.    CLARENCE GEORGE BLAIR, b. October 31, 1895; m. MARGARET MARION MOORE, October 23, 1929; b. January 06, 1907.

                 iii.    OTIS COBURN BLAIR, b. August 02, 1901.

                 iv.    CORA ELSIE MAY BLAIR, b. November 09, 1907.

 10.  NANCY³ BLAIR (JOHN², WILLIAM¹) was born March 11, 1864.  She married ROBERT M TANNAHILL June 11, 1885.  He was born February 17, 1857.

 Child of NANCY BLAIR and ROBERT TANNAHILL is:

                   i.    HUGH WILLIAM⁴ TANNAHILL, b. April 29, 1886.

 11.  WILLIAM LEWIS³ BLAIR (THOMAS², WILLIAM¹) was born September 13, 1861 in Canada, and died September 15, 1919.  He married (1) ELIZABETH LINDSAY March 03, 1885.  She was born June 1863, and died January 25, 1888.  He married (2) SUSAN WILHELMINA CRUTCHFIELD May 06, 1889, daughter of SAMUEL CRUTCHFIELD and MARTHA FENNEL.  She was born November 21, 1860 in Canada, and died July 05, 1920.

 Notes for WILLIAM LEWIS BLAIR:

2.22.03:  birthplace of Canada per 1920 US Census records for son Horace, San Diego.

 Child of WILLIAM BLAIR and ELIZABETH LINDSAY is:

                   i.    THOMAS DUNCAN⁴ BLAIR, b. January 16, 1888; d. April 1888.

Children of WILLIAM BLAIR and SUSAN CRUTCHFIELD are:

21.             ii.    BEULAH MARTH⁴ BLAIR, b. May 14, 1892.

22.            iii.    HORACE BLAIR, b. 1894, Canada.

23.            iv.    HAROLD ALEXANDER BLAIR, b. 1896, Rouses Pt. Clinton County NY; d. 1972, San Diego, San Diego, CA.

                  v.    ALLEN BLAIR, b. 1898; m. ELAINE SPENCER, December 07, 1927.

 12.  ALEXANDER³ BLAIR (THOMAS², WILLIAM¹) was born March 29, 1864, and died March 21, 1924 in Sprindale Farm, Ormsby, Quebec.  He married HETTIE BLAIR May 30, 1888.  She was born February 08, 1867.

 More About ALEXANDER BLAIR:   Burial: March 23, 1924, Hillside Cemetery, Ormsby, Quebec

 Child of ALEXANDER BLAIR and HETTIE BLAIR is:

                   i.    ROY J.⁴ BLAIR, b. July 05, 1889; m. NELLIE MAY GRIMES, September 17, 1919; b. April 04, 1898.

 
13.  THOMAS WESLEY³ BLAIR (THOMAS², WILLIAM¹) was born July 15, 1866.  He married LIZZIE GREER September 12, 1888.  She was born June 15, 1858.

 Children of THOMAS BLAIR and LIZZIE GREER are:

24.              i.    MURIEL⁴ BLAIR, b. November 20, 1899.

                  ii.    ERVYN BLAIR, b. February 24, 1901; d. July 24, 1909.

 14.  ALURA E.³ BLAIR (ROBERT², WILLIAM¹) was born July 27, 1869.  She married ELMER S. ATWOOD January 18, 1891.  He was born August 08, 1864.

 Children of ALURA BLAIR and ELMER ATWOOD are:

                   i.    BERTHA VIVA⁴ ATWOOD, b. November 18, 1896; m. ROBERT H. BURSCH, September 25, 1926; b. October 28, 1897.

                  ii.    CLIFFORD ELMER ATWOOD, b. July 26, 1898.

 15.  ATHOL G.³ BLAIR (ROBERT², WILLIAM¹) was born June 14, 1870.  He married LOUISE TESSIER November 14, 1898.  She was born March 04, 1881.

 Children of ATHOL BLAIR and LOUISE TESSIER are:

25.              i.    ANDRIA⁴ BLAIR, b. November 08, 1899.

                  ii.    BARBARA BLAIR, b. January 14, 1918.

 16.  ALICE MARY³ BLAIR (JOSEPH², WILLIAM¹) was born March 02, 1882.  She married CLYDE R. MCCARTY 1905.  He was born November 02, 1882.

 Children of ALICE BLAIR and CLYDE MCCARTY are:

26.              i.    ELSIE ALICE ALAINE⁴ MCCARTY, b. February 04, 1906.

                  ii.    BLAIR MCCARTY, b. September 30, 1909.

 Notes for BLAIR MCCARTY:  gender unknown

 
Generation No. 4

17.  OLIVER⁴ CLAFLIN (MARY JANE³ BLAIR, JOHN², WILLIAM¹) was born July 04, 1882.  He married DORA MONAHAN August 25, 1909.  She was born December 27, 1884.

 Children of OLIVER CLAFLIN and DORA MONAHAN are:

                   i.    OLIVER⁵ CLAFLIN, JR., b. 1913.

                  ii.    JOHN W. CLAFLIN, b. 1918.

 18.  NELLIE ADA⁴ BLAIR (WILLIAM³, JOHN², WILLIAM¹) was born September 01, 1882.  She married (1) WILLIAM A. MILLER March 18, 1899.  He was born March 18, 1867.  She married (2) WILLIAM A. STERNER October 10, 1906.  He was born March 02, 1870.

  Child of NELLIE BLAIR and WILLIAM MILLER is:

                   i.    HARRY⁵ MILLER, b. April 23, 1900; m. CECILIA UNKNOWN, February 18, 1930.

 Children of NELLIE BLAIR and WILLIAM STERNER are:

                  ii.    CLIFFORD WILLIAM⁵ STERNER, b. August 21, 1907.

                 iii.    EARL EARLINTON STERNER, b. August 07, 1909.

                 iv.    GLADYS IRENE STERNER, b. 1912.

                  v.    IOLA MAY STERNER, b. 1917.

19.  ARTHUR NELSON⁴ BLAIR (WILLIAM³, JOHN², WILLIAM¹) was born June 15, 1891.  He married BEATRICE BESS BROWN January 16, 1915.  She was born June 06, 1898.

 Children of ARTHUR BLAIR and BEATRICE BROWN are:

                   i.    BEATRICE CHARLOTTE⁵ BLAIR, b. 1916.

                  ii.    WOODROW WILSON BLAIR, b. 1918.

                 iii.    ROBERT HOWARD BLAIR, b. 1921.

                 iv.    VIOLET LORAINE BLAIR, b. 1923.

                  v.    JOHN PATRICK BLAIR, b. 1926.

 20.  LEWIS EDWARD⁴ BLAIR (GEORGE³, JOHN², WILLIAM¹) was born September 09, 1890.  He married JESSIE GOLDIE October 20, 1915.  She was born November 18, 1892.

 Children of LEWIS BLAIR and JESSIE GOLDIE are:

                   i.    KYLE⁵ BLAIR, b. November 02, 1921.

                  ii.    NORVAL BLAIR, b. November 05, 1925.

 21.  BEULAH MARTH⁴ BLAIR (WILLIAM LEWIS³, THOMAS², WILLIAM¹) was born May 14, 1892.  She married JOHN G. ANDERSON September 21, 1925. 

 Child of BEULAH BLAIR and JOHN ANDERSON is:

                   i.    ALICE⁵ ANDERSON, m. DON CORLISS.

 
22.  HORACE⁴ BLAIR (WILLIAM LEWIS³, THOMAS², WILLIAM¹) was born in 1894 in Canada.  He married GENIEVEVE MILLER April 04, 1925.  She was born in 1899.

 Notes for HORACE BLAIR:    August 21, 2002:  born Canada, per US Census records for 1920.

Children of HORACE BLAIR and GENIEVEVE MILLER are:

                   i.    WILLIAM⁵ BLAIR

27.             ii.    NANCY BLAIR

 23.  HAROLD⁴ BLAIR (WILLIAM LEWIS³, THOMAS², WILLIAM¹) was born 1896 in Rouses Pt. Clinton County NY, and died 1972 in San Diego, San Diego, CA.  He married GRACE LAWSON June 26, 1926.  She was born in 1902 in Oklahoma Territory, and died 1986 in San Diego, San Diego, CA.

 Notes for HAROLD BLAIR:

June 6, 2004:  document found by Lynn while cleaning Mom and Dad's, undated and unidentified, all hand-written, states that Harold took two classes in the summer of 1922,  "Teachers Course in Albebra and Geometry" and "Principles of Education" at Oregon State Agricultural College, Corvallis Oregon

 Also, three classes in the summer session of 1928 at "State Teachers College of San Diego."

And, three classes in the summer session of 1923 at the University of California, Berkeley. 

February 15, 2002:  e-mail dated Aug. 27, 1998 from McMinnville College, says that Harold graduated from there, although no date is given.

August 21, 2002:  found listed in US Census of 1920, as boarder w/ Katie Jacobson and family, Mcminnville, Yamhill County, OR, single.  Both parents listed as born in Canada, English speaking.

Children of HAROLD BLAIR and GRACE LAWSON are:

28.              i.    STELLA⁵ BLAIR

29.             ii.    MARY BLAIR

                 iii.    KATHRYN BLAIR

 24.  MURIEL⁴ BLAIR (THOMAS WESLEY³, THOMAS², WILLIAM¹) was born November 20, 1899.  She married WILLIAM ARTHUR SHERWOOD August 06, 1923.  He was born November 16, 1892, and died January 1930.

Child of MURIEL BLAIR and WILLIAM SHERWOOD is:

                   i.    LAVINIA⁵ SHERWOOD

 25.  ANDRIA⁴ BLAIR (ATHOL G.³, ROBERT², WILLIAM¹) was born November 08, 1899.  She married RAYMOND EICHORN September 25, 1925.  He was born July 07, 1901.

 Children of ANDRIA BLAIR and RAYMOND EICHORN are:

                   i.    MADELYN⁵ EICHORN

                  ii.    ROBERT EICHORN

 26.  ELSIE⁴ MCCARTY (ALICE MARY³ BLAIR, JOSEPH², WILLIAM¹)  She married THOMAS COWAN May 31, 1928.  He was born September 12, 1899.

Child of ELSIE MCCARTY and THOMAS COWAN is:

                   i.    GERALD⁵ COWAN

Generation No. 5

27.  NANCY⁵ BLAIR (HORACE HORTON⁴, WILLIAM LEWIS³, THOMAS², WILLIAM¹).  She married EVERETT MINOR. 

Children of NANCY BLAIR and EVERETT MINOR are:

                   i.    MARK⁶ MINOR.

                  ii.    ELLEN MINOR.

                 iii.    JANET MINOR.

28.  STELLA⁵ BLAIR (HAROLD ALEXANDER⁴, WILLIAM LEWIS³, THOMAS², WILLIAM¹)   She married ALVIN HENRY. 

 Children of STELLA BLAIR and ALVIN HENRY are:

30.              i.    KAY⁶ HENRY.

                  ii.    CAROL HENRY.

                 iii.    DALE HENRY.

                 iv.    LINDA HENRY.

                  v.    DONNA HENRY.

 29.  MARY⁵ BLAIR (HAROLD ALEXANDER⁴, WILLIAM LEWIS³, THOMAS², WILLIAM¹)   She married VERNON  WESCOTT, JR., son of VERNON WESCOTT and DOROTHY TREADO. 

 Notes for MARY BLAIR:   graduated from Lakeside Union Grammar School; graduated from Hoover High School in San Diego;  attended to San Diego State College, 1950; hiked up 'S' mountain to repaint S on mountain.  This later became Cowles Mountain.

 Children of MARY BLAIR and VERNON WESCOTT are:

31.              i.    DOUGLAS⁶ WESCOTT.

32.             ii.    MARK WESCOTT

33.            iii.    IOLA "LOLI" WESCOTT

34.            iv.    LYNN WESCOTT

 Generation No. 6

30.  KAY⁶ HENRY (STELLA⁵ BLAIR, HAROLD ALEXANDER⁴, WILLIAM LEWIS³, THOMAS², WILLIAM¹)   She married LEE FIEIERABEND. 

 Children of KAY HENRY and LEE FIEIERABEND are:

                   i.    CARL⁷ FIEIERABEND.

                  ii.    STEPHANIE FIEIERABEND.

 
 31.  DOUGLAS⁶ WESCOTT (MARY⁵ BLAIR, HAROLD ALEXANDER⁴, WILLIAM LEWIS³, THOMAS², WILLIAM¹)  He married KATHLEEN HENRY, daughter of ALFRED JR. and EILEEN QUINLAN. 

 More About DOUGLAS VERNON WESCOTT:  graduated  from  S. W. Kearny High School

Children of DOUGLAS WESCOTT and KATHLEEN HENRY are:

                   i.    BRADY⁷ WESCOTT, m. FAITHANNE JEWEL

                  ii.    KELLI WESCOTT, m. DANIEL OCHOA

 32.  MARK⁶ WESCOTT (MARY⁵ BLAIR, HAROLD ALEXANDER⁴, WILLIAM LEWIS³, THOMAS², WILLIAM¹)   He married JUANITA 'JENNY' SANDOVAL. 

 Children of MARK WESCOTT and JUANITA SANDOVAL are:

                   i.    STEPHEN⁷ WESCOTT

                  ii.    LORI WESCOTT

 33.  IOLA "LOLI" ⁶ WESCOTT (MARY⁵ BLAIR, HAROLD ALEXANDER⁴, WILLIAM LEWIS³, THOMAS², WILLIAM¹)   She married ROBERT VARGAS. 

 Children of IOLA WESCOTT and ROBERT VARGAS are:

                   i.    JESSICA⁷ VARGAS

                  ii.    MARY VARGAS

 
34.  LYNN⁶ WESCOTT (MARY⁵ BLAIR, HAROLD ALEXANDER⁴, WILLIAM LEWIS³, THOMAS², WILLIAM¹) .  She married DANIEL BECKMAN, son of JIM BECKMAN and CARLA. 

  Children of LYNN WESCOTT and DANIEL BECKMAN are:

                   i.    CASSANDRA⁷ BECKMAN

                  ii.    KYLE JAMES BECKMAN

 I am looking for ancestors as well as descendants.  If you know anything about any of the above,  please contact me at: doug@wescotts.org

 

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