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Clara I <I>Wilbanks</I> Blair

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Clara I Wilbanks Blair

Birth
Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Death
19 Jan 1975 (aged 67)
Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
Burial
Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Clara was only 11 yrs old when her father, William M. Wilbanks passed away. Ella, her mother, was not able to take care of the children. So, on Sept. 3, 1919 she had to make a hard decision and placed the 5 youngest children in Thornwell Orphanage. Clara stayed there until she came of age and was able to leave.

Clara moved to Detroit, Michigan where her brother Jack lived. She met a man by the name of John H. Campbell, she married him. For 4 years. Divorce papers state the reason for the Divorce was for " Extreme and Repeated Cruelty ".

Clara was in Liberty , South Carolina , there was a tornado near by headed her way. The warnings went out. She and other people ran into a nearby Restaurant. They where there for awhile. She ended up talking to several people. And thats where she met the love of her life. Robert W. Blair. They married in October of 1936 in Rome, Georgia.

The had 2 Children; Eleanor Sue Blair and Robert W. Blair Jr.

Clara worked as a Dietitian in a Hospital. Then is owned her own Day Care in Hialeah , Florida.

Clara ended up having Leukemia, after awhile she became bedridden and had gotten bed sores. She ended up dying from an infection from those sores. Because she was not properly taken care of.

Clara was full of life, she loved her family. She would do anything for anyone. A good hearted person.

Robert use to jokingly say they met during a Tornado and it had been stormy ever since. It was all in fun. They were married for 39 years.

MY GRANDMOTHER

Clara was only 11 yrs old when her father, William M. Wilbanks passed away. Ella, her mother, was not able to take care of the children. So, on Sept. 3, 1919 she had to make a hard decision and placed the 5 youngest children in Thornwell Orphanage. Clara stayed there until she came of age and was able to leave.

Clara moved to Detroit, Michigan where her brother Jack lived. She met a man by the name of John H. Campbell, she married him. For 4 years. Divorce papers state the reason for the Divorce was for " Extreme and Repeated Cruelty ".

Clara was in Liberty , South Carolina , there was a tornado near by headed her way. The warnings went out. She and other people ran into a nearby Restaurant. They where there for awhile. She ended up talking to several people. And thats where she met the love of her life. Robert W. Blair. They married in October of 1936 in Rome, Georgia.

The had 2 Children; Eleanor Sue Blair and Robert W. Blair Jr.

Clara worked as a Dietitian in a Hospital. Then is owned her own Day Care in Hialeah , Florida.

Clara ended up having Leukemia, after awhile she became bedridden and had gotten bed sores. She ended up dying from an infection from those sores. Because she was not properly taken care of.

Clara was full of life, she loved her family. She would do anything for anyone. A good hearted person.

Robert use to jokingly say they met during a Tornado and it had been stormy ever since. It was all in fun. They were married for 39 years.

MY GRANDMOTHER



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