Family Group Sheet
NameJames William Blair
Birth24 Nov 1864, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death4 Jan 1935, Morgan Co., Kentucky
FatherJames Blair (1834-)
MotherHuldah J. Caskey (~1838-)
Other spousesSarah Jane DeHart
Marriage4 Nov 1905, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseSamantha Craft
Birth12 Oct 1876, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death9 Jun 1953, Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky
BurialCraft Cemetery, Ebon, Morgan Co., Kentucky
FatherAllen Craft (1840-1926)
MotherRachel Oliver (1838-1899)
Other spousesLeander Blankenship
Children
Birth5 Jun 1918, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death20 Mar 1974, Middletown, Butler Co., Ohio
SpouseJoe Back
Notes for Samantha Craft
Her death certificate records Samantha Foster, age 88, born 12 Oct 1873 in Kentucky, died 9 June 1953 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Lexington, Fayette Co., Ky, usual residence West Liberty, Morgan Co., Ky, widowed, father Allen Craft, mother’s maiden name Phobie Collins, cause of death intestinal obstruction due to Richter’s hernia (femoral canal), informant Edd Foster, burial in Craft Cemetery.
Phoebe Collins was really her stepmother, not her mother.
Phoebe Collins was really her stepmother, not her mother.
Census Notes for James William & Samantha (Family)
1910 census of Menifee Co., Ky, Wellington precinct, enumerated 25 April, lists on p. 5A as family #75:
Blair, James W., 45, farmer; Samantha, wife, 33, second marriage for both, married 4 years, mother of 4 children, 4 living; Golda, dau, 9; Edie, son, 5; Ida, dau, 1 6/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Toms Branch precinct, enumerated 6 Jan, lists on p. 2A as family #:
Blair, James W., 55, farmer; Samantha, wife, 44; Eddie, son, 13; Ima M., dau, 11; Ada R., dau, 9; Ova H., son, 6; Eliza J., dau, 4 9/12; Nora G., dau, 1 6/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1930 census of Morgan Co., Ky, district 2, Cox precinct, enumerated 17 April, lists on p. 10B as family #187/195:
Blair, James, 65, age at first marriage 21; Samantha, wife, 54, age at first marriage 17; Ova H., son, 17; Eliza J., dau, 15; Nora J., dau, 11. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Blair, James W., 45, farmer; Samantha, wife, 33, second marriage for both, married 4 years, mother of 4 children, 4 living; Golda, dau, 9; Edie, son, 5; Ida, dau, 1 6/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Toms Branch precinct, enumerated 6 Jan, lists on p. 2A as family #:
Blair, James W., 55, farmer; Samantha, wife, 44; Eddie, son, 13; Ima M., dau, 11; Ada R., dau, 9; Ova H., son, 6; Eliza J., dau, 4 9/12; Nora G., dau, 1 6/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1930 census of Morgan Co., Ky, district 2, Cox precinct, enumerated 17 April, lists on p. 10B as family #187/195:
Blair, James, 65, age at first marriage 21; Samantha, wife, 54, age at first marriage 17; Ova H., son, 17; Eliza J., dau, 15; Nora J., dau, 11. All born Ky Ky Ky.
