Jane (Moore) Blair (1874 - 1941)

Born 29 May 1874 in Doe Castle, Dunfanaghy, County Donegal, Ireland

Ancestors

Wife of William John Blair — married 1897 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 19 Sep 1941 at age 67 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

Jane was born in 1874. She is the daughter of Peter Moore.

Jane emigrated to America settling in Pennsylvania.

In 1897 she married William John Blair in Philadelphia. They lived at 39 S Reese Street.

In 1900, Jennie's brother George was staying with them and working as a Labourer.He later returned to Ireland and married in 1905.

Jennie and William had 8 known children, Jennie, Ethel, William John Jr, Elizabeth, Anna May 1899=1899, Thomas Alex, James G and Harold R.

Jennie (Moore) Blair died in 1941 aged 67 at 5423 Hunter Street. She is buried at Fernwood Cemetery. William J Blair Sr was the informant of her death.

Sources

• https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1874/03149/2154852.pdf BIRTH
• "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Index, 1885–1951." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009. Philadelphia County Pennsylvania Clerk of the Orphans' Court. "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia marriage license index, 1885-1951." Clerk of the Orphans’ Court, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

• United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG78-N14 : accessed 29 May 2022), Jane Blair in household of Willian J Blair, Philadelphia Ward 34, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 820, sheet 6A, family 168, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1405; FHL microfilm 1,375,418.
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXM5-5N5 : 3 February 2021), Jennie Blair in entry for William J Blair, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHWX-M5R : accessed 29 May 2022), Jennie Blair in household of William J Blair, Philadelphia (Districts 0251-0500), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 430, sheet 6B, line 59, family 86, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2119; FHL microfilm 2,341,853.