Born in Fairland, Ottawa, Oklahoma Territory
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Houston Jones
and Alice J (Trickett) Sanders
Sister of
Minnie Ellen (Jones) Crockett, Jesse Jones, Martha Ann Jones, Margaret Dow (Jones) Tipton, Houston Luther Jones, Andrew Jackson Jones, Clarence D Jones, Velma (Jones) Hopper, Bill Jones and Earl L Jones
Wife of
Bert Ray Blair
— married
29 May 1914 in Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
LaVada Ophelia (Blair) Warner, Virgil Houston Blair, Floyd Ray Blair, Hazel Eugenia (Blair) Gaines, Jack Dixon Blair, Anna Rhea (Blair) Hodges, Daisy Dean (Blair) Waldon, Kitty Jo (Blair) Dixon, Arlis Burl Blair, Doris Imogene (Blair) Abernathy and Velma Oleta (Blair) Warren
Died
at age 96
in Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Jun 2017
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Biography
Ophelia Sophonia Jones was born on February 14, 1897 in Fairland, Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States, daughter of William Houston Jones (1866–1936) and Alice J Trickett (1871–1954).[1]
Ophelia (17) married Bert Ray Blair (24) (born on December 3, 1889 in Wyandotte Indian Lands, Indian Territory, United States) on May 29, 1914 in Miami, Ottawa. Their children were:
- LaVada Ophelia Blair (1915–1979)
- Virgil Houston Blair (1917–1981)
- Floyd Ray Blair (1918–2000)
- Hazel Eugenia Blair (1921–1973)
- Jack Dixon Blair (1923–1995)
- Anna Rhea Blair (1925–2003)
- Daisy Dean Blair (1927–2018)
- Kitty Jo Blair (1930–1988)
- Arlis Burl Blair (1932–1999)
- Doris Imogene Blair (1935–1998)
- Velma Oleta Blair (1937–2015)
Ophelia died on January 24, 1994 in Miami, Ottawa, aged 96. She was buried in Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery, Miami.[1]
Research Notes
Original bio said "She was a descendant of the Cherokee Indian Tribe. "
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143397515/ophelia-sophonia-blair: accessed), memorial page for Ophelia Sophonia Jones Blair (14 Feb 1897–24 Jan 1994), Find a Grave Memorial ID 143397515, citing Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery, Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Rheahonda McCoy (contributor 48673238).
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