Clara Mae (Ellis) Blair (1898 - 1962)

Born 17 Apr 1898 in Camp Hill, Chambers, Alabama, USA

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Died 17 Mar 1962 at age 63 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA

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Biography

CLARA Mae dna Ellis.

Born 17 APR 1898. Camp Hill, Chambers, Alabama, USA. ^[1]

Died Age: 63. 15 MAR 1962. Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA. Map: Latitude: N33.7489. Longitude: W84.388. Cause: Malignant Melanoma (skin cancer).

Buried Fairview Memorial Gardens. AFT 15 MAR 1962. Henry, Georgia, USA. Map: Latitude: N33.4561. Longitude: W84.1554. ^[2]

Residence 1900 Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA. Map: Latitude: N32.8004. Longitude: W85.6536. ^[3] 1910 New Harmony and Waverly, Chambers, Alabama, USA. ^[4] 1920 Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA. Map: Latitude: N32.8004. Longitude: W85.6536. ^[5] 1920 Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, USA. Map: Latitude: N32.461. Longitude: W84.9877. ^[6] 1930 Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. Map: Latitude: N33.5207. Longitude: W86.8025. ^[7] 1 APR 1940. Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA. Map: Latitude: N33.7489. Longitude: W84.388. ^[8]

Event: census. Also 1910 and 1920 census. PROOF of parents. 1900 Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA. Map: Latitude: N32.8608. Longitude: W85.7976. ^[9] David Baggerly- Accepted DAR. Revolutionary line to be proved. Matthew Howard 1635. Virginia line to be proved. 94229847. Find a Grave #. 26 JUL 2012. James Clack, 1655, in Jamestowne Society, DNA. Jamestowne line to be proved. ^[10] Benjamin Baggerly- PREPARE TO SUBMIT. Revolutionary line to be proved. David Beall in DAR. Revolutionary line to be proved. Thomas Belt in DAR. Revolutionary line to be proved. Samuel Ellis Sr in DAR. Revolutionary line to be proved. Samuel Ellis Jr in DAR. Revolutionary line to be proved. George Ross, Jr in DAR. Revolutionary line to be proved. Patrick Galloway little data yet. Revolutionary line to be proved. George Harper in DARPREPARE TO SUBMIT. Revolutionary line to be proved. Joseph High- no info. Revolutionary line to be proved. William Howard- not much yet. Revolutionary line to be proved. Jacob Parker-. Revolutionary line to be proved. William Ross no data yet. Revolutionary line to be proved. Thomas Rutherford no info yet. Revolutionary line to be proved. Samuel Saxon Jr no info yet. Revolutionary line to be proved. William Summer no data yet. Revolutionary line to be proved. Reynard Anderson 1654. Virginia line to be proved. John Nuthall 1645. Virginia line to be proved. Elizabeth Bacon 1645. Virginia line to be proved. George Parker 1634 and son needs sorting out. Virginia line to be proved. William Ball, in Jamestowne Society, son William, wives need sorting out. Jamestowne line to be proved. Thomas Graves 1608 in Jamestowne Society link. Jamestowne line to be proved.

DNA Ellis. ^[11]

Note: #N58.

Marriage Husband BURMER Carl Blair. Wife CLARA Mae dna Ellis. Child: JANE dna Blair. Child: Burmer Carl Blair. Child: Carolina Ellis Blair. Child: @I16@. Marriage 20 OCT 1920. Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA. Map: Latitude: N33.7489. Longitude: W84.388. ^[12] Divorce: 1953 Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA. Map: Latitude: N33.7489. Longitude: W84.388.

Notes

Clara Mae Ellis was the sixth daughter in a family of 10. The eighth child was the only male. One wonders if she was lost in so many girls.

1900 census. Camp Hill, Tallapoosa Co, AL. Clara M, 2 years old is listed with her parents, 5 older sisters and one sister younger. 1

1910 census. Chambers Co, Alabama. Clara, 12, is living with her parents, eight sisters, i brother, her grandmother and her aunt. 1

Clara was counted twice in the 1920 census, January 5, 1920 while attending college in Columbus, Georgia and June 12, 1920 at home in Camp Hill, Alabama. 1

1920 census. Columbus, Muscogee Co, Georgia Clara, 23 and single, is living at 930 Third Avenue, around the corner from B. C. Blair. Is this where they met?. She was living alone. She had been a student at sometime since Sept 1, 1919. Where was she in college? She was working for wages as a saleswoman in retail dry goods. 1 census. Camp Hill, Tallapoosa Co, AL. Clara has returned home from college and is living with her parents, George, Sarah and Rosa Lee. 1

Grama's family had orchards. Jane remembers that her mother was warned not to eat the green plums. She did anyway and got very sick. She learned the hard way as we all have to do sometimes. 1

1930 census.1

1935. Grandmother was pregnant with Davis, her fourth child, when her father died.

In later years, Clara lived on Bankhead Avenue and Moreland Avenue in Atlanta. 1 1962, she was living at 849 N. Center Hill Avenue, NW, Atlanta, Georgia She was a member of Wesley Memorial Methodist Church, the Riverside Council No. 13, Daughters of America, the Rebekahs, and the American Legion Auxiliary. 1

Clara was very intelligent, clever and industrious. At a time in their early marriage when the family had little money she hand stitched a suit for her husband. She also loved to make hats and was very good at it. At one time she wanted to open a millinery shop but it never happened. 1 died of a melanoma which began as a mole on her face. She was a practical nurse and was working at a nursing home. One of the patients pinched the mole. The mole began changing and she ignored it for a very long time. Finally she had several operations. She was moved to a Catholic nursing home, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Atlanta, Fulton Co, when Jane became unable to care for her. She was there 1 month and 25 days. 1

Find A Grave. 1

Birth: Apr. 17, 1898, Camp Hill, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA.

Death: Mar. 15, 1962, Atlanta. Fulton County, Georgia, USA. 1

She was the sixth girl in a family of 10 children. The ninth child was a boy. She was very talented. She made beautiful hats. One time her husband got a job that required a suit. Money was tight so she made his suit. 1 had 4 children. 1

Family links:

Spouse:

Burmer Carl Blair (1892 - 1974)*. 1

Inscription:

Mother

Clara M. Blair.

18898 - 1962. 1

Burial:

Fairview Memorial Gardens.

Stockbridge

Henry County.

Georgia, USA. 1

Created by: CC Scarbrough.

Record added: Jul 26, 2012.

Find A Grave Memorial# 94229847. 1

Note N8.

Sources

1. ↑ Date. Place: family records; census records. Father's name is listed as John Washington Ellis. Mother's name spelled Talluha. These are errors.
2. ↑ Source: #S98
3. ↑ Source: #S26 Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900.T623, 1854 rolls. Tallapoosa, Alabama, ED , roll , page . Note: #N54
4. ↑ Source: #S633 Database online. New Harmony and Waverly, Chambers, Alabama, ED , roll T624_5, part , page . Record for George W Ellis Note: #N55
5. ↑ Source: #S639 Database online. Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, ED , roll , page , image 1071. Record for Geo W Ellis Note: #N56
6. ↑ Source: #S639 Database online. Columbus Ward 3, Muscogee, Georgia, ED , roll , page , image 351. Record for Clara Ellis Note: #N57
7. ↑ Source: #S638 Database online. Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, ED 104, roll 30, page , image 555.0. Record for Burnes C Blais Note: #N8
8. ↑ Source: #S784 Database online. Record for Burmer C Blair Note: #N10
9. ↑ Source: #S26 Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900.T623, 1854 rolls. Tallapoosa, Alabama, ED , roll , page . Note: #N54
10. ↑ Source: #S1167 Vol. 40, No. 1 Spring 2016 7 Link: http://www.jamestowne.org/uploads/1/9/4/9/19493717/js_magazine_spring2016_v1.pdf
11. ↑ Source: #S1148 DNA test results posted 3 Oct 2016 Note: #N45
12. ↑ Source: #S171

• Jamestowne Society Newsletter
• Death Certificate
• Ancestry.com 1900 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004; United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900
• Ancestry.com 1910 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Repository: #R1 NOTEUnited States of America, Bureau of the Census, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910
• Ancestry.com 1930 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Repository: NOTEUnited States of America, Bureau of the Census, Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930
• Ancestry.com 1920 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Repository: #R1 NOTEUnited States of America, Bureau of the Census, Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1920
• Ancestry.com 1940 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Repository: #R1 NOTEUnited States of America, Bureau of the Census, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940
• Alabama Death Certificate State File No. 7575