Family Group Sheet
NameJohn C. Breckenridge Blair
Birth12 Jul 1856, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death16 Apr 1913, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialLee Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherDavid Caskey Blair (1829-1901)
MotherClarinda A. Nickell (1832-1870)
Marriage2 Mar 1877, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseRachel "Frances" Elam
Birth28 Oct 1858, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death30 Jul 1926, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialLee Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherWilliam Lewis Elam (1830-1917)
MotherElizabeth Ellington (1833-1925)
Children
Birth26 Oct 1879, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death18 Jun 1943, Fort Wayne, Allen Co., Indiana
SpouseHarlen Cicero Lewis
SpouseJohn Edmund Lewis
BirthMar 1884, Morgan Co., Kentucky
5 MArthur Blair
BirthFeb 1886, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Birth26 Mar 1888, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death1 Mar 1958, Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky
Birth12 Jul 1890, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death24 Jan 1974, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseAlbert Sexton , 5C3R
Birth6 Apr 1894, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death9 Jul 1980, Mayfield Heights, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio
SpouseJohn Holman Johnson
9 FIna Blair
BirthDec 1898, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Notes for John C. Breckenridge Blair
Morgan County birth records on LDS microfilm #0126,835 record birth of John C. B. Blear on 13 July 1856, son of David C. Blear and Clarinda Nickell.
His death certificate records J. C. Blair, age 56 years 9 months 4 days, born 12 July 1856 in Morgan Co., Ky, died 16 Apr 1913 in Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky, married, merchant, father D. C. Blair, mother’s maiden name Clearenda Nickell, both born in Morgan Co., Ky, cause of death “perisant progressive aneama” (i.e., persistent progressive anemia), informant blank, burial in Lee Cemetery.
His death certificate records J. C. Blair, age 56 years 9 months 4 days, born 12 July 1856 in Morgan Co., Ky, died 16 Apr 1913 in Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky, married, merchant, father D. C. Blair, mother’s maiden name Clearenda Nickell, both born in Morgan Co., Ky, cause of death “perisant progressive aneama” (i.e., persistent progressive anemia), informant blank, burial in Lee Cemetery.
Notes for Rachel "Frances" Elam
Index to Kentucky death records lists Frances Blair, died 30 July 1926, age 67, in Rowan Co., Vol. 38, certificate #18862.
Her gravestone lists her name as Rachael F. Blair.
Her gravestone lists her name as Rachael F. Blair.
Notes for John C. Breckenridge & Rachel "Frances" (Family)
Morgan Co., Ky marriage records list the marriage on 2 Mar 1877 of John C. B. Blair and Rachel Frances Elam, at Benjamin Lewis’s by B. F. Parker, witnesses James P. Sargent and James Blair. (The annual report to the state auditor recorded this as Jno C. Blair age 20 and Racheal F. Elam age 18 in March 1877.)
Census
1880 census of Morgan Co., Ky, district 87, pp. 20-21, enumerated in June (not dated), lists as household #174:
Blair, Breck, 23, farmer; Francis, 21, wife; //page break// Ida M., 2, dau; Lizzie 7/12, b. Oct, dau. All born Ky Ky Ky.
(This group of census pages was filmed in the order “... 17 20 18 19 21 ...”, causing potential confusion for all the families that cross the borders between pages 17-18, 19-20, and 20-21.)
1900 census of Morgan Co., Ky, enumerated 20 June, lists on p. 17A as family #266/268:
Blair, John C., 43, b. July 1856, farmer; Rachel F., wife, 41, b. Oct 1858, married 23 years, mother of 9 children, 9 living; Clarinda, dau, 16, b. Mar 1884; Author, son, 14, b. Feb 1886; Luster, son, 12, b. Mar 1888; Nettie, dau, 9, b. July 1890; Hettie, dau, 6, b. Apr 1894; Ina, dau, 1, b. Dec 1898. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, enumerated 20 April, lists on p. 3A as family #41/44:
Blair, J. C., 53, merchant at retail store; R. F., wife, 52, first marriage for both, married 33 years, mother of 9 children, 9 living; Arthur, son, 23; Luster, son, 21; Hettie, dau, 16; Ina, dau, 11; Nannie, niece, 15. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The preceding household is headed by John’s brother Franklin, listed as F. P. Blair, age 51, and the following household is headed by his brother Aaron, listed as Dr. A. L. Blair, age 45.
Blair, Breck, 23, farmer; Francis, 21, wife; //page break// Ida M., 2, dau; Lizzie 7/12, b. Oct, dau. All born Ky Ky Ky.
(This group of census pages was filmed in the order “... 17 20 18 19 21 ...”, causing potential confusion for all the families that cross the borders between pages 17-18, 19-20, and 20-21.)
1900 census of Morgan Co., Ky, enumerated 20 June, lists on p. 17A as family #266/268:
Blair, John C., 43, b. July 1856, farmer; Rachel F., wife, 41, b. Oct 1858, married 23 years, mother of 9 children, 9 living; Clarinda, dau, 16, b. Mar 1884; Author, son, 14, b. Feb 1886; Luster, son, 12, b. Mar 1888; Nettie, dau, 9, b. July 1890; Hettie, dau, 6, b. Apr 1894; Ina, dau, 1, b. Dec 1898. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, enumerated 20 April, lists on p. 3A as family #41/44:
Blair, J. C., 53, merchant at retail store; R. F., wife, 52, first marriage for both, married 33 years, mother of 9 children, 9 living; Arthur, son, 23; Luster, son, 21; Hettie, dau, 16; Ina, dau, 11; Nannie, niece, 15. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The preceding household is headed by John’s brother Franklin, listed as F. P. Blair, age 51, and the following household is headed by his brother Aaron, listed as Dr. A. L. Blair, age 45.
