Alta Genevieve (Andress) Blair (1903 - 1924)

Born 7 Apr 1903 in Norwalk Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

Wife of Thomas Blair — married about 13 Jul 1921 in Council Bluff, Iowa, USA

Died 4 Sep 1924 at age 21 in Quill Lake, Wynyard Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Biography

Alta Genevieve Andress was born on 7 April 1903 in Norwalk, Ottawattamie, Iowa to J.E. Andress and Mary L. Barnes.^[1]

In 1911 the family lived in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada.^[2]

Muriel M. (Blair) McAlister aka Thom was the daughter of Thomas Blair and Alta Genevieve Andress.^[3]

Alta Jenevieve(sic) Blair is buried in Quill Lake Cemetery, Quill Lake, Wynyard, Saskatchewan, Canada. The inscription reads: In Loving Memory of Alta Jenevieve and Baby wife and son of Thomas Blair. 1903 - 1924. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVNK-TPT : 10 March 2018), Alta G. Andress, 07 Apr 1903; citing Norwalk, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,479,597.
2. ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27XL-72B : 16 March 2018), Alta G Andress in entry for John E Andress, 1911; citing Census, Humboldt Sub-Districts 3-109, Saskatchewan, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,574.
3. ↑ "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3W1-LXM : 21 May 2019), Alta Genevieve Andress in entry for Robert L. Mc Alister and Muriel M. Thom, 20 Oct 1947; citing Marriage, Miles City, Custer, Montana, various county courthouses, Montana; FHL microfilm 1,940,870.
4. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 05 October 2019), memorial page for Alta Jenevieve Blair (1903–1924), Find A Grave: Memorial #120042105, citing Quill Lake Cemetery, Quill Lake, Wynyard Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada ; Maintained by Tracy Anne (contributor 47809886) .

• "Iowa State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2S86-Y2N : 16 March 2018), Alta Andress, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States; citing card #47, State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,430,597.