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Franklin Walker Blair 1856–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Mar 1856

Birth Location: Hamilton, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 18 Aug 1939

Death Location: Quincy, Gadsden, Florida, United States

Father: Rev. Blair

Mother: Nancy Walker

Spouse(s): Istelena Allison

Children(s): Walker Blair, Hester Blair, Lena Blair, Frances Blair, Samuel Blair, Sarah Blair

In 1856, Franklin Walker Blair entered the world in Hamilton, Tennessee, United States, born to Rev Samuel Jefferson Blair And Nancy Louisa Walker. Franklin Walker Blair married Istelena Belle Lena Allison, and had children including Frances Allison Blair, Hester Allison Blair, Lena Bell Blair, Samuel Blucher Blair, Sarah L Blair, Walker Reeves Blair. Franklin Walker Blair passed away in 1939 in Quincy, Gadsden, Florida, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1856, Franklin Walker Blair entered the world in Hamilton, Tennessee, United States, born to Rev Samuel Jefferson Blair And Nancy Louisa Walker.
  • Franklin Walker Blair married Istelena Belle Lena Allison, and had children including Frances Allison Blair, Hester Allison Blair, Lena Bell Blair, Samuel Blucher Blair, Sarah L Blair, Walker Reeves Blair.
  • Franklin Walker Blair passed away in 1939 in Quincy, Gadsden, Florida, United States.

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Franklin Blair's Ancestors

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Franklin Blair
1856–1939
Birth Place: Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Rev. Samuel Jefferson Blair
1823–1897
Monroe, Tennessee, United States
Nancy (Louisa) Walker
1828–1910
Monroe County, TN, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (R Blair) Sr
1780–1866
Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Hannah Stone
1786–1857
Union, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Rev. Blair
1759–1823
Mary Winston
1763–1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rev
1720–1771
Susan Durborrow
1720–

Franklin Blair's Descendants

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Franklin (Walker) Blair (1 Mar 1856–18 Aug 1939) m. Istelena (Belle "Lena") Allison (6 Apr 1868–16 AUG 1949)
  1. 1. Walker (Reeves) Blair 1889–1980 m. Myrtle Blair 1897–
  2. 2. Hester (Allison) Blair 1893–1958
  3. 3. Lena (Bell) Blair 1895–1988
  4. 4. Frances (Allison) Blair 1898–1997
  5. 5. Samuel (Blucher) Blair 1887–1987 m. Emily (Page) Schlesinger 1889–1975
    1. 1. Doris (Evelyn) Blair 1920–2005 m. Shelton (Sorrels) Bridges 1918–1963
      1. 1. Allison Bridges –2005
      2. 2. Shelton (Sorrells "Shelly" Bridges) Jr. 1943–2005
    2. 2. Martha (Marie) Blair 1913–1976
    3. 3. Virginia (Elaine) Blair 1922–2012 m. Frank (F) Morgan 1918–
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Jane Betty) Blair 1917–1978
  6. 6. Sarah (L) Blair 1891–1985 m. Ralph (W) Dwight 1884–

Franklin Blair's Timeline

2 Records

1856
1 Mar 1856
Birth of Franklin Walker Blair in Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
1939
18 Aug 1939
Age 83
Death of Franklin Walker Blair in Quincy, Gadsden, Florida, United States
Quincy, Gadsden, Florida, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1856
    Event Place: Hamilton, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1939
    Event Place: Quincy, Gadsden, Florida, United States

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