HOUSTON COUNTY.
The PATRON chronicles the death of Col. John Blair, which occurred at his residence, in Crockett, on Tuesday morning, after a somewhat protracted illness. Col. Blair was one of the veterans of Texas, and took part in the struggle for independence. For several years he was presiding justice of Houston county.
Source: The Galveston Daily News, Galveston, Texas, Sunday, May 14, 1876; Pg. 2, Col 4. Thanks to Anonymous for sharing this wonderful memorial.
Capt John Blair served in the Confederate Army. In a letter dated July 11, 1863 to his wife,Lizzie. He was in the battlefield in Louisiana.
It is also believed that John Blair was elected justice of the peace for Houston County on June 4, 1845, and served at least into the early 70s. He also was notary public for Houston County.
We find his children, Addie age 12, John age 13, and Berta age 10 living with their mother Lizzie, who is a seamstress and widowed.
Suggested edit: John Blair's wife "Malinda" was born Malinda Jones, daughter of Jesse Rosewal Jones and Hannah Pomeroy Killough. She was first married to Lemuel Washington Cruce who died in Mississippi leaving Malinda with several children. Malinda Jones Cruce then emigrated to Houston County, Texas with other members of her father's family where she met and married John Blair. Malinda died in a terrible fire in 1860. She was my great-great-grandmother; her daughter Nancy was my great-grandmother, born in Mississippi in 1845. The name "Olive" is derived from the published obituary about her death; it is not known if the name was actually hers or a mistake on the newspaper/informant part.
Contributor: Nancy Shire
The PATRON chronicles the death of Col. John Blair, which occurred at his residence, in Crockett, on Tuesday morning, after a somewhat protracted illness. Col. Blair was one of the veterans of Texas, and took part in the struggle for independence. For several years he was presiding justice of Houston county.
Source: The Galveston Daily News, Galveston, Texas, Sunday, May 14, 1876; Pg. 2, Col 4. Thanks to Anonymous for sharing this wonderful memorial.
Capt John Blair served in the Confederate Army. In a letter dated July 11, 1863 to his wife,Lizzie. He was in the battlefield in Louisiana.
It is also believed that John Blair was elected justice of the peace for Houston County on June 4, 1845, and served at least into the early 70s. He also was notary public for Houston County.
We find his children, Addie age 12, John age 13, and Berta age 10 living with their mother Lizzie, who is a seamstress and widowed.
Suggested edit: John Blair's wife "Malinda" was born Malinda Jones, daughter of Jesse Rosewal Jones and Hannah Pomeroy Killough. She was first married to Lemuel Washington Cruce who died in Mississippi leaving Malinda with several children. Malinda Jones Cruce then emigrated to Houston County, Texas with other members of her father's family where she met and married John Blair. Malinda died in a terrible fire in 1860. She was my great-great-grandmother; her daughter Nancy was my great-grandmother, born in Mississippi in 1845. The name "Olive" is derived from the published obituary about her death; it is not known if the name was actually hers or a mistake on the newspaper/informant part.
Contributor: Nancy Shire
HOUSTON COUNTY.
The PATRON chronicles the death of Col. John Blair, which occurred at his residence, in Crockett, on Tuesday morning, after a somewhat protracted illness. Col. Blair was one of the veterans of Texas, and took part in the struggle for independence. For several years he was presiding justice of Houston county.
Source: The Galveston Daily News, Galveston, Texas, Sunday, May 14, 1876; Pg. 2, Col 4. Thanks to Anonymous for sharing this wonderful memorial.
Capt John Blair served in the Confederate Army. In a letter dated July 11, 1863 to his wife,Lizzie. He was in the battlefield in Louisiana.
It is also believed that John Blair was elected justice of the peace for Houston County on June 4, 1845, and served at least into the early 70s. He also was notary public for Houston County.
We find his children, Addie age 12, John age 13, and Berta age 10 living with their mother Lizzie, who is a seamstress and widowed.
Suggested edit: John Blair's wife "Malinda" was born Malinda Jones, daughter of Jesse Rosewal Jones and Hannah Pomeroy Killough. She was first married to Lemuel Washington Cruce who died in Mississippi leaving Malinda with several children. Malinda Jones Cruce then emigrated to Houston County, Texas with other members of her father's family where she met and married John Blair. Malinda died in a terrible fire in 1860. She was my great-great-grandmother; her daughter Nancy was my great-grandmother, born in Mississippi in 1845. The name "Olive" is derived from the published obituary about her death; it is not known if the name was actually hers or a mistake on the newspaper/informant part.
Contributor: Nancy Shire
The PATRON chronicles the death of Col. John Blair, which occurred at his residence, in Crockett, on Tuesday morning, after a somewhat protracted illness. Col. Blair was one of the veterans of Texas, and took part in the struggle for independence. For several years he was presiding justice of Houston county.
Source: The Galveston Daily News, Galveston, Texas, Sunday, May 14, 1876; Pg. 2, Col 4. Thanks to Anonymous for sharing this wonderful memorial.
Capt John Blair served in the Confederate Army. In a letter dated July 11, 1863 to his wife,Lizzie. He was in the battlefield in Louisiana.
It is also believed that John Blair was elected justice of the peace for Houston County on June 4, 1845, and served at least into the early 70s. He also was notary public for Houston County.
We find his children, Addie age 12, John age 13, and Berta age 10 living with their mother Lizzie, who is a seamstress and widowed.
Suggested edit: John Blair's wife "Malinda" was born Malinda Jones, daughter of Jesse Rosewal Jones and Hannah Pomeroy Killough. She was first married to Lemuel Washington Cruce who died in Mississippi leaving Malinda with several children. Malinda Jones Cruce then emigrated to Houston County, Texas with other members of her father's family where she met and married John Blair. Malinda died in a terrible fire in 1860. She was my great-great-grandmother; her daughter Nancy was my great-grandmother, born in Mississippi in 1845. The name "Olive" is derived from the published obituary about her death; it is not known if the name was actually hers or a mistake on the newspaper/informant part.
Contributor: Nancy Shire
Gravesite Details
Addie, Col Blair's granddaugher, told her grandson that Col Blair was buried in Houston County, Texas
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