Joseph
Blair
Born in Padua, McLean County, Illinois
Ancestors 
Son of Moses Blair
and Bridget (Murphy) Blair
Brother of
John T Blair, Sarah Jane Blair, William James Blair, Mary Ann Blair, Susan Ellen (Blair) Hopt, Thomas Blair, Frank Blair and George Philip Blair
Husband of
Goldie Elizabeth (Bean) Blair
— married
21 Jan 1902 in Monticello, Illinois
Descendants 
Father of
Harold Ivan Blair, Glen Francis Blair, Lonnie Joseph Blair, Fern Tersa Blair and Steven Kenneth Blair
Died
at about age 76
in Merna, McLean County, Illinois
Profile last modified
| Created 13 May 2016
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Biography
Joseph Blair is the son of Moses Blair (1827 - 1885) and Bridget (Murphy) Blair (1836 - 1924)
Joseph and his wife, Goldie Elizbeth (Bean) Blair are buried in the Friends Cemetery, in Bentown, McLean County, Illinois. There is a photograph of Joseph on his Find A Grave Memorial, which may be seen here: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=102183575&PIpi=72492894
Obituary
CROPSEY--PNS-- Joseph Blair, 75 died Saturday morning at 10:30 at Fairbury Hospital where he had been a patient four weeks following a heart attack.
Visitation will begin 2 p.m. Sunday at the Stensel Funeral Home in Le Roy, Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Mr Blair was born Sept 10, 1881, at Ellsworth, son of Moses and Bridget Murphy Blair. He was married to Goldie Bean of Bloomington at Monticello, Ill.,Jan. 21, 1902.
He was a former farmer and grain dealer in Pinkstaff, Padua and Holder. He retired six years ago and moved to Cropsey.
He was preceded in death by one son, five brothers and three sisters.
Sources
- Find A Grave Memorial# 102183575
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