Family Group Sheet
NameEdward Silas Blair
Birth23 Dec 1892, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death22 Jan 1973, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialFletcher Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherMr. Blair
MotherSarah Elizabeth Jennings (1863-1945)
Marriageabt 1916, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseCora E. Fletcher
Birth14 Oct 1895, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death13 Aug 1949, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherWilliam Jerry Fletcher (1860-1939)
MotherSarah Alderson (1864-1934)
Children
1 FNina Blair
Birth21 May 1916, Rowan Co., Kentucky
2 MJerry Blair (Died as Infant)
Birth5 Aug 1917, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death11 Nov 1918, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birth20 Feb 1920, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birth4 Aug 1932, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death26 Mar 2012, Georgetown, Scott Co., Kentucky
SpousePhyllis Wanda Adkins
Notes for Edward Silas Blair
His WW I draft registration card, filed 5 June 1917, records Silas Blair, age 24, residence Vale, Ky, born 23 Dec 1892 in Morgan Co., Ky, occupation cook, employer Clearfield Lumber Co. Camp, Clearfield, Ky, married supporting a wife and one child.
The Kentucky death index lists Edward S. Blair, age 80, died 22 Jan 1973 in Rowan Co., residence same.
The SSDI lists Edward Blair, born 23 Dec 1892, died Jan 1973, last residence Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky, SSN issued in West Virginia before 1951.
His gravestone is inscribed “Edward Silas Blair, Dec 23, 1892 - Jan 22, 1973 A loving father & brother Mason”
The Kentucky death index lists Edward S. Blair, age 80, died 22 Jan 1973 in Rowan Co., residence same.
The SSDI lists Edward Blair, born 23 Dec 1892, died Jan 1973, last residence Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky, SSN issued in West Virginia before 1951.
His gravestone is inscribed “Edward Silas Blair, Dec 23, 1892 - Jan 22, 1973 A loving father & brother Mason”
Notes for Cora E. Fletcher
Her death certificate records Cora Fletcher Blair, age 53 years 10 months, born 14 Oct 1895 in Morehead, Ky, died 13 Aug 1949 in Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky, at home, married, father Jerry Fletcher, mother’s maiden name Cynthia Fletcher, cause of death coronary infarction, due to diabetic mellitis, informant Silas Blair, burial in Fletcher Cemetery.
I don’t know where the Cynthia came from as her mother’s maiden name. She had a younger sister Cynthia, but her mother was named Sarah, and her stepmother Nancy.
I don’t know where the Cynthia came from as her mother’s maiden name. She had a younger sister Cynthia, but her mother was named Sarah, and her stepmother Nancy.
Census Notes for Edward Silas & Cora E. (Family)
1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hogtown precinct, enumerated 28 Jan, lists on p. 17A as family #311/314:
Blair, Silas, 27, farmer; Cara, wife, 23; Nina, dau, 3 1/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The next household is that of Cora’s parents.
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hogtown precinct, enumerated 25 April, lists on p. 14A as family #239/251:
Blair, Silas, 37, age at first marriage 22; Cora, wife, 32, age at first marriage 19; Nina, dau, 13. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Blair, Silas, 27, farmer; Cara, wife, 23; Nina, dau, 3 1/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The next household is that of Cora’s parents.
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hogtown precinct, enumerated 25 April, lists on p. 14A as family #239/251:
Blair, Silas, 37, age at first marriage 22; Cora, wife, 32, age at first marriage 19; Nina, dau, 13. All born Ky Ky Ky.
