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- "Her mother (Eliza Love Blair) died when she was a baby and she wasreared by her grandmother Mary Ann Love." Per Bessie Blair's notes ofJun 1988. It's also known that when she was a teenager that she wasalso staying with her uncle Alexander Love in Henry County, Illinoison his farm with family and her brother John B. Blair per the 1880Federal Census records for Illinois. Also, she did keep some writtenrecords (notes of January 1894) of the family and passed them onto"Aunt Bessie" M. Blair for safe keeping. Copies of the notes are inthe Blair Family records of Jozett Marie Blair McCoy.
22 October 1932
The Daily Dispatch (Newspaper in Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois)
TITLE: ?Mrs. Annie Grant, Mother of Moline Librarian, Passes?
Handwritten note: ?died 10/21/32?
?Mrs. Annie Grant, aged 65, mother of Miss Edna Grant, head of thecatalogue department of the Moline public library and former teacherin the high school commercial department, died at 11:40 last night inher home, 2715 Sixteenth avenue, Moline. She had been ill for thelast two years.
Mrs. Grant was born in Millville, N.J., on May 14, 1867. She had beena resident of Moline for many years.
Mrs. Grant?s maiden name was Miss Annie Love Blair and she was marriedto Walter Clark Grant in Sunnyhill on Oct. 1, 1896, the couple comingto Moline to live shortly afterward. Mr. Grant died on Nov. 19, 1921. Mrs. Grant was a member of the Presbyterian church.
She is survived by one daughter, Miss Edna Grant of Moline, and abrother, John Blair of Orion.
Funeral services will be held at 2 Monday afternoon in the residence.The Rev. A.C. Bailey, pastor of the United Presbyterian church ofMoline, will officiate. Burial will be in Western cemetery, Orion.The body will remain in Knox funeral home, Moline, until Mondaymorning when it will be taken to the residence for the services.? .[Transcribed 14 January 2008, SLJuhl RNBSC, Compiler & Genealogist;sljuhl1234@yahoo.com; 3810 ? 10th Avenue Place, Moline, Illinois61265]
OFFICIAL DOCUMENT: ?COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT?S CERTIFICATE
STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF HENRY
SECOND GRADE
Geneseo, Ill., July 1st, 1889.
The Undersigned, Having examined Miss Anna L. Blair in Orthography,Reading in English, Penmanship, Arithmetic, English Grammar, ModernGeography, and the History of the United States, and being satisfiedthat she is of good moral character, herby certifies that herqualifications in the above branches are such as to entitle her tothis certificate, being of the Second Grade, and valid in said Countyfor one year from the date hereof, renewable at the option of theCounty Superintendent by his endorsement thereon. Given under my handand seal at the date aforesaid. J. Williams, County Superintendent ofSchools, time Taught 26 months. Renewed for one year from July 1,1890. J. Williams Co. Supt. Orthography 95, Reading 70, Writing 82,Arithmetic 98, Grammar 70, Geography 80, History 69, Each of the abovegrades includes ten per cent., allowed for work to be done in Methodsof Teaching, in the Annual Teachers? Institute, which will be held atGalva, Aug. 26-30, 1889.? . [Transcribed 14 January 2008, SLJuhlRNBSC, Compiler & Genealogist; sljuhl1234@yahoo.com; 3810 ? 10thAvenue Place, Moline, Illinois 61265]
- (Medical): Per Edna Grant Fiosne's Scripture Memoranda notes.
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