Family Group Sheet
NameFranklin Pierce Blair
Birth30 Dec 1858, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death22 Aug 1942, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialLee Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherDavid Caskey Blair (1829-1901)
MotherClarinda A. Nickell (1832-1870)
Other spousesLula Hinton
Marriageabt 1877/1880, Kentucky
SpouseMary Elizabeth Elam
Birth18 Dec 1861, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death22 Jan 1919, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialLee Cemetery, Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherWilliam Lewis Elam (1830-1917)
MotherElizabeth Ellington (1833-1925)
Notes for Mary Elizabeth Elam
Index to Kentucky death records lists Mary E. Blair, died 22 Jan 1919, age 58, in Rowan Co., Vol. 17, certificate #08014.
Census Notes for Franklin Pierce & Mary Elizabeth (Family)
1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, district 1, Morehead, enumerated 20 April, lists on p. 3A as family #40/43, on Main St.:
Blair, F. P., 51, merchant at retail store, b. Ky Ky Ky; Mary E., wife, 49, b. Ky Ky Ky, first marriage for both, married 30 years, mother of 2 children, 2 living; Harlan, son, 28, single, b. Ky Ky Ky, clerk at retail store. Swift, W. C., son-in-law, 25, b. Ky NC Ky, clerk at retail store; Maude, dau, 23, b. Ky Ky Ky, first marriage for both, married 1/12, 0 children. Ellington, Ed, boarder, 25, single, b. Ky Ky Ohio, clerk at retail store. Jenkins, Sallie, 22, single, b. Ky Ky Ky, cook at private home.
Franklin Blair’s store must have been pretty big by early Morehead standards, to have at least three clerks in addition to the owner.
Blair, F. P., 51, merchant at retail store, b. Ky Ky Ky; Mary E., wife, 49, b. Ky Ky Ky, first marriage for both, married 30 years, mother of 2 children, 2 living; Harlan, son, 28, single, b. Ky Ky Ky, clerk at retail store. Swift, W. C., son-in-law, 25, b. Ky NC Ky, clerk at retail store; Maude, dau, 23, b. Ky Ky Ky, first marriage for both, married 1/12, 0 children. Ellington, Ed, boarder, 25, single, b. Ky Ky Ohio, clerk at retail store. Jenkins, Sallie, 22, single, b. Ky Ky Ky, cook at private home.
Franklin Blair’s store must have been pretty big by early Morehead standards, to have at least three clerks in addition to the owner.
