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Joyce Octavia Blair 1912–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jan 1912

Birth Location: Florida

Death Date: 31 May 1987

Death Location: Hillsborough, Florida, United States

Father: John Blair

Mother: Maggie Brownell

Spouse(s): Ben Braxton

Children(s): Bera Braxton, Eula Gonzalez

Joyce Octavia Blair was born in 1912 in Florida, the child of John F Blair And Maggie Jane Brownell. In 1930, Joyce Octavia Blair resided in Hickory Hill, Hickory Hill, Holmes, Florida, USA. In 1935, Joyce Octavia Blair resided in Precinct 12, Holmes, Florida. Joyce Octavia Blair married Ben Floyd Braxton, Jacob L Gregory, and had children including Bera Braxton, Eula Gonzalez. Joyce Octavia Blair passed away in 1987 in Hillsborough, Florida, United States.

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Biography

  • Joyce Octavia Blair was born in 1912 in Florida, the child of John F Blair And Maggie Jane Brownell.
  • In 1930, Joyce Octavia Blair resided in Hickory Hill, Hickory Hill, Holmes, Florida, USA.
  • In 1935, Joyce Octavia Blair resided in Precinct 12, Holmes, Florida.
  • Joyce Octavia Blair married Ben Floyd Braxton, Jacob L Gregory, and had children including Bera Braxton, Eula Gonzalez.
  • Joyce Octavia Blair passed away in 1987 in Hillsborough, Florida, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joyce Blair's Ancestors

Self
Joyce Blair
1912–1987
Birth Place: Florida
Parents
John F Blair
1880–
Maggie (Jane) Brownell
1880–1975
Holmes County, Florida, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joyce Blair's Descendants

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Joyce (Octavia) Blair (28 Jan 1912–31 May 1987) m. Ben (Floyd) Braxton (3 Jun 1905–1 Nov 1990)
  1. 1. Bera Braxton 1926–2004
  2. 2. Eula Gonzalez 1930–2003

Joyce Blair's Timeline

5 Records

1912
28 Jan 1912
Birth of Joyce Octavia Blair in Florida
Florida
1930
1930
Age 18
Joyce Octavia Blair resided here in Hickory Hill, Hickory Hill, Holmes, Florida, USA
Hickory Hill, Hickory Hill, Holmes, Florida, USA
1935
1935
Age 23
Joyce Octavia Blair resided here in Precinct 12, Holmes, Florida
Precinct 12, Holmes, Florida
1950
1950
Age 38
Joyce Octavia Blair resided here in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA
Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA
1987
31 May 1987
Age 75
Death of Joyce Octavia Blair in Hillsborough, Florida, United States
Hillsborough, Florida, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1912
    Event Place: Florida
    Record Source:
    [1] Florida, U.S., State Census, 1867-1945
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Hickory Hill, Holmes, Florida; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2340053
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Hickory Hill, Hickory Hill, Holmes, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Hickory Hill, Holmes, Florida; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2340053

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Precinct 12, Holmes, Florida
    Record Source: Florida, U.S., State Census, 1867-1945

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 1987
    Event Place: Hillsborough, Florida, United States

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