Notes:

A). John Sr. Blair did make the voyage to America it would seem withhis mother and siblings as per Annie Love Blair's notes of January1894. It would be appropriate also to assume here that since JohnSr.'s father had died on the voyage to America that his mother had ayoung family to support upon their arrival to America. It is alsolikely that John Sr. and his family lived near the Love family inPennsylvania as well at least a portion of the time since he and ElizaLove met and married there.
B). In the 1870 Federal census records, John B. was living with hisfather John Sr. after his mother's death in 1868. According to thecensus for John Sr. the value of his property was $2500.00, and hispersonal estate was of $600.00. This is no little means at this timein the economics of America. John Sr. was listed as working in afoundry for the 1870 census. It does not state if he was a laboureror a supervisor or a metal worker. The census does clear up one thingthough, since he was the only adult listed, he told the census takerthat he was born in Ireland, not Pennsylvania. Anne is now livingwith her grandmother Mary A. Love and her uncle Alexander Love inBucks County, Pennsylvania per the census records also.
C). It is unknown as to why the children, John B., and Anna, went tolive with their uncle Alexander Love in Henry County, Illinois by the1880 Census record. And as far as to what may have become of JohnSr., all we know at present about him is that he had a paralysis whenhe died with an unknown cause or history. How long he suffered withthe paralysis prior to his death is unknown.

SOURCE: Edna Grant Fiosne's (c.1898-1990 A.D.)HAND WRITTEN PERSONALNOTES ON THE BLAIR, LOVE, GRANT, AND MCWHINNEY FAMILIES. Contributedby, Susanna Baker of Ferndale, California on 12 January 2009. Ednacontributed information, photos, and some certificates of marriage toBessie Blair in abt. 1979. Edna's story of the families odyssey isthe same as told by Mary Gerrity and Bessie Blair, also all of theinformation in her notes is nearly identical.

*John married Elizabeth "Eliza" Love on 4 Feb 1863 in Millville, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of *John Love and *Mary Ann Duncan) was born in 1833 in Knockahollet, County Antrim, Ireland; died in Sep 1868 in Bucks County Or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried in Sep 1868 in Bucks County Or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. *John Beckenridge Blair was born on 18 Nov 1865 in Millville, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA; died on 23 Dec 1935 in Orion, Henry, Illinois, USA; was buried on 26 Dec 1935 in Henry, Illinois, USA.
2. Anna "Annie" Love Blair was born on 14 May 1867 in Millville, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA; died on 21 Oct 1932 in Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, USA; was buried in Oct 1932 in Western Cemetery, Orion, Henry County, Illinois.

Notes:

SOURCE: "James Blair and his family started for America, but on theway he was taken sick of ship fever and died. His body was cart intothe sea." "According to the record of Annie Love Blair in January1894."
Written by Bessie Blair in June 1988. [Transcribed 17 June 2006,SLJuhl, compiler] There isn't any indication, in the portion of AnnieLove Blair's record that we do have, that any of James' siblings orparents made the voyage to America along with James Blair's family.More research is required to continue to confirm the family'sinformation. To date no differences have been found to the contraryof what has been recorded by the family members. SLJuhl, compiler, 17June 2006.

SOURCE: Edna Grant Fiosne's (c.1898-1990 A.D.)HAND WRITTEN PERSONALNOTES ON THE BLAIR, LOVE, GRANT, AND MCWHINNEY FAMILIES. Contributedby, Susanna Baker of Ferndale, California on 12 January 2009. Ednacontributed information, photos, and some certificates of marriage toBessie Blair in abt. 1979. Edna's story of the families odyssey isthe same as told by Mary Gerrity and Bessie Blair, also all of theinformation in her notes is nearly identical.

SOURCE: "Board:
Message Boards > Localities > United Kingdom and Ireland > Ireland >Antrim > General
URL:
http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.ant.general/4065/mb.ashx
Subject: Antrim 1823 index names & places A-B
Author: shirley5346
Date: Monday, December 11, 2000
Classification: queries
Surnames: Antrim
Blair, Henry Randalstown Mount Shalgus
**Blair, James Belfast Merville"
[Transcribed 23 December 2006, SLJuhl, compiler]

SOURCE: "Board:
Message Boards > Localities > United Kingdom and Ireland > Ireland >Antrim > General
URL:
http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.ant.general/1472.1656/mb.ashx
Subject: Landowners
Author: jeanrice
Date: Saturday, August 28, 1999
http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.ant.general/1472.1656/mb.ashx
Per genealogy library reference book, the following individuals ownedone or more acres of land in Co. Antrim, Ireland, the latter part ofthe 1870s:
9. Archibald Blair, address Drains, Larne, owned 9 acres.
10. David Blair, address Ballywee, Parkgate, owned 16 acres.
11. James Blair, address Ballytober, Larne, owned 24 acres.
12. James R. Blair, address Ballysillan, owned 55 acres.
13. Jane Blair, address Ballyvallagh, Raloo, owned 71 acres.
14. John Blair, address Near Ballyclare, owned 23 acres.
15. Patrick Blair, address Ballyvallagh, Raloo, owned 54 acres.
16. Samuel Blair, address Kingsbog, Doagh, owned 4 acres.
17. Samuel Blair, address Straidnahanna, Ballynure,
owned 42 acres.
18. Thomas Blair, address Toreagh, Raloo, owned 20 acres.
19. William Blair, address Ballyvallagh, Raloo, owned 34 acres.
20. William Blair, address Killead, Antrim, owned 10 acres.
[Transcribed 23 December 2006, SLJuhl, compiler]

*James married *Ann Stuart about 1810 in Possibly Ireland. *Ann (daughter of *John Stuart and Elizabeth Tweed ?terced) was born in 1790 in Twin; Ulster, Ireland To West Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died before 1870 in Probably Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

# 1). Source: In the 1850 Federal Census in West Philadelphia,Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Ann was living with her son Stewartand his wife Hannah. It would seem that this does confirm a portionof the families records that "Aunt Bessie" had kept of the olderancestors.

PLEASE NOTE: Using the birth year and place of birth from the 1850Federal Census listed above, Ann is not found in the 1870 nor in the1880 Federal Census nation wide in the United States. It will beassumed then that Ann has died before c.1870 A.D. unless moreinformation should surface to change that assumption. Her last knownresidence will then be given as her death place as well.

Notes:

Note: Ayr, Scotland-- Blair Castle is located in Perthshire near thepretty village of Blair Atholl (which has a railway station on themain Edinburgh - Inverness rail line). 35 miles north of Perth and 7miles north of Pitlochry on the main A9 road.
The ancient seat of the Dukes and Earls of Atholl, Blair Castle datesfrom the 13th century. It has a magnificent setting in 2,500 acres ofgrounds within an estate of over 145,000 acres.

1). Source: "Annie Love Blair" kept a record of the family dated1894. Where this entire record is kept is unknown at the presenttime, however Joanne Irene Blair Dick does have a hand written portionof it from "Aunt Bessie Blair" written in June of 1988. Bessie Blairgives a family genealogy from this Ancestor John Blair of Irelandmarried to Margaret Dunlap to the present John Edward Blair married toHortense DeKezel and their children. The information was added to theBlair Family genealogy. It was photo copied by the compiler for theBlair/McCoy records on 17 June 2006. SLJuhl, compiler.

#2). Source: The hand written records of "Bessie" Elisabeth MildredBlair, born 12 Nov 1898 to John B. Blair resident of Henry County,Illinois, on the Blair Family. "Aunt Bessie" as she was lovinglyreferred to was notably the family historian. She faithfully keptnewspaper articles on the family as it grew in Illinois, and kept handwritten copied records as well of the families history from the olderdescendants. A good example would be from Annie Love Blair's notes ofJanuary 1894. And even though the earlier records are sketchy, they doprovide a good basic foundation for family research. Copies of therecords are kept in the Blair Records of Jozett Marie Blair McCoy, adirect descendant.

3). Source: Multiple census record copies from the web site ofwww.Ancestry.com; too numerous to list except in the actual notes ofthe individuals being researched.

4). Source: Descendants Ed & Carol Combs of California have been atremendous help to the research of this family by providing insight,access to marriage, death, and birth records from Henry County,Illinois. A good amount of research has been shared to help enlightenand add to the family's basic knowledge for posterity.

5). Source: Cemetery photos from several of the burial places of notonly the Blair Family, but of their extended families as well.

6) Source: Records obtained from John & Marilyn Blair of Illinois.Who were kind enough to share records for copying from familyreunions, "Aunt Bessie's" notes, that included the note records fromAnnie Love Blair also.

7). Source: Three boxes of newspaper articles that had been kept by"Aunt Bessie Blair" from the early 1930's until her demise. Thearticles were obituaries, marriages, engagements, military, births,etc.. of all the family members. Plus, some really wonderful olderphotos.

8). Source: Internet sources have been also listed whereappropriate, and not all sources are listed in the end notes of theregister report. Many of the sources are listed in the notes of theperson/s they pertain to.

9). Source: The local libraries, in Davenport, Iowa; Moline & RockIsland, Illinois, have been a wealth of information for the genealogyand histories of the family. There are many more sources that havenot been mentioned, but all the records are kept in the Blair FamilyRecords of Jozett Marie Blair McCoy of Illinois, great granddaughter x4 generations of John Blair.

*John married Margaret Dunlap about 1785 in Possibly Ireland. Margaret (daughter of John Dunlop) was born about 1765 in Possibly Ireland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"Board:
Message Boards > Localities > United Kingdom and Ireland > Ireland >Antrim > General
URL:
http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.ant.general/4065.4068/mb.ashx
Subject: Antrim 1823 index names & places C-D
Author: shirley5346
Date: Monday, December 11, 2000
Classification: queries
Surnames: Antrim
Dunlop John Bushmills Dromnagisson"
[Transcribed 23 December 2006, SLJuhl, compiler]

"Board:
Message Boards > Localities > United Kingdom and Ireland > Ireland >Antrim > General
URL:
http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.ant.general/1472.2036/mb.ashx
Subject: Landowners
Author: jeanrice
Date: Sunday, November 14, 1999
Per genealogy library reference book, the following individuals ownedone or more acres of land in Co. Antrim, Ireland, the latter part ofthe 1870s:
69. John Dunlop, Sr. , address Carntall, Ballyclare,
owned 49 acres.
70. John Dunlop, same address, owned 12 acres.
71. John Dunlop, address Carnbeg, owned 17 acres.
72. John Dunlop, address Portrush, owned 9 acres.
73. John Dunlop, address Stradikillen, Bushmills,
owned 738 acres.
74. Joseph Dunlop, address Braltown, Glenwhirry, owned 38 acres.
75. Joseph Dunlop, address Mounthamilton, Ballymoney, owned 32 acres.
76. Robert Dunlop, address Nelson-street, Belfast,
owned 15 acres.
77. Samuel Dunlop, address Carntall, Ballyclare, owned 52 acres.
78. Samuel Dunlop, Reps. of, no address given, owned 65 acres."
[Transcribed 23 December 2006, SLJuhl, compiler]

Notes:

Titled: "The Blair Family" "According to the record of Annie LoveBlair in January, 1894, my great grandfather's name was John Stuart.He married Elizabeth Terced. To them were born 6 children John,William, Margaret, Martha and Ann and Jane, twins. etc...Ann Stuartmarried James Blair." As written by Bessie Blair, June 1988.[Transcribed 17 June 2006, SlJuhl, compiler]

John Stuart is not listed as owning land in County Antrim in 1823.This is probably Ann Stuart's father and brother listed for 1870.

"Message Boards > Localities > United Kingdom and Ireland > Ireland >Antrim > General
http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.ant.general/1472.2993/mb.ashx
Subject: Landowners
Author: jeanrice
Date: Sunday, June 04, 2000
Per genealogy library reference book, the following individuals ownedone or more acres of land in Co. Antrim, Ireland, the latter part ofthe 1870s:
58. Charles G. Stuart, address Ballyhivistock,
owned 189 acres.
59. Rev. John Stuart, address Ballycarry, owned 14 acres.
60. John Stuart, address Ballykenvor, Armoy, owned 82 acres."
[Transcribed 23 December 2006, SLJuhl, compiler]

*John married Elizabeth Tweed ?terced about 1785 in Possibly Ireland. Elizabeth was born about 1765 in Possibly Ireland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

SOURCE: Family Tree Maker, CD276 Scotch-Irish Settlers in America,1500s-1800s, Scotch Irish Pioneers in Ulster and America, VI, HomeTowns of Ulster Families 1691-1718, MyFamily.com, Inc., February 21,2008; Appendix VI, Home Towns of Ulster Families, 1691-1718.
Presbytery Records-Census; printed c.1820. "...the records ofPresbytery and synod were kept with great care, and the latter havebeen printed to the year 1820. They give the name of the ruling elderin each congregation for the year of the general synod, and often thenames of commissioners sent to the synod to represent local interests. Names of witnesses in cases which came before the synod also help toestablish the home towns of Presbyterian families. ... The meetinghouses stood in the towns here given, but some parishioners lived inadjoining towns." Page Appendix VI.; Page 343:
**Blair, Bryce, R E (Ruling Elder) 1705, 8, 9, 15, C (Commissioner)1708, Belfast, Antrim (father of James)
**James, R E (Ruling Elder) 1703, Donegore, Antrim" [Transcribed 22February 2008, SLJuhl, compiler]

NOTE: THIS IS THE "BLAIR" FAMILY ANCESTORS. HOWEVER, IT IS NOT KNOWNEXACTLY HOW THE FAMILY LINE CONNECTS AT THE PRESENT TIME. MUCH MORERESEARCH IN IRELAND WILL NEED TO BE DONE AS YET. THIS FAMILY OFBLAIR'S IN AMERICA DOES KNOW THAT THEY ORIGINATED FROM THE COUNTY OFANTRIM IN IRELAND TO AMERICA, AND THAT THE ANCESTORS FOUGHT IN THE WAROF THE ROSES AS KNIGHTS. THE ABOVE BRYCE AND JAMES BLAIR ARE THE ONLYELDERS LISTED IN THE COUNTY OF ANTRIM DURING THE EARLY c.1700s TIMEPERIOD. IT IS NO DOUBT THE FAMILY LINE. ALSO, IT'S NOTED, THE AGESDO NOT EXACTLY CO-INSIDE WITH JOHN BLAIR (ABT. 1765), AND THERE IS AGENERATIONAL GAP. AS STATED, MORE RESEARCH IS NEEDED.