John James Blair

1793 - 1844  (50 years)

• Name	John James Blair
  Birth	12 Apr 1793	York District, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Death	13 Jan 1844	Marshall County, Mississippi
  Person ID	I136922	First tree
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2015

  
  

  Father	James Blair,   b. 1768, River Mill Plantation, Waxhaws, Lancaster County, South Carolina d. 1801, River Mill Plantation, Waxhaws, Lancaster County, South Carolina (Age 33 years)
  Mother	Mary Cantzon,   b. 1773, Kingstree, South Carolina d. 1843, Marshall County, Mississippi (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	15 May 1792	Kingstree, South Carolina   [1]
  Family ID	F18685	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Couturier Ray,   b. 8 Apr 1802, St John's Parish, Santee, South Carolina d. 29 May 1869, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	5 Nov 1822	Camden, South Carolina
  Children	1. Mary Elizabeth Blair,   b. 14 Dec 1823, Camden, South Carolina d. 10 Apr 1842 (Age 18 years)   2. James Ray Blair,   b. 14 Dec 1823, Camden, South Carolina d. 14 Dec 1823, Camden, South Carolina (Age 0 years)   3. Henry Dickinson Blair,   b. 3 Oct 1825, Camden, South Carolina d. 7 Dec 1855, Spring Hill, Alabama (Age 30 years)   4. Emily Louisa Blair,   b. 1827   d. Yes, date unknown   5. James Douglas Blair,   b. 4 Dec 1828   d. 1874, Coney, Texas (Age 45 years)   6. Martha Shannon Blair,   b. 1 Mar 1831, Camden, South Carolina d. Yes, date unknown   7. Ellen Charlotte Blair,   b. 3 Aug 1832, Camden, South Carolina d. 1897 (Age 64 years)   8. John James Blair,   b. 20 Jul 1834, Camden, South Carolina d. 1862 (Age 27 years)   9. William Ray Blair,   b. 1836   d. 1844 (Age 8 years)   10. Thomas McMillan Blair,   b. 3 Aug 1839, Mobile County, Alabama d. Chicamauga, Tennessee
  Family ID	F18316	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2015

  
  

• Notes

  The Camden Journal, 10 July, 1844: "Died at the residence of Capt. Samuel Kelsey, in Marshgall Co. Mississippi, on the 13th June, John J. Blair in his 52nd year of his age. The deceased was born in York Dist. Sc on the 12th of April 1793 and was reared in that and the neighboring District of Lancaster. At an early age he devoted himself to mercantile pursuits and after spending some years in Charleston, established himself at Camden, SC where he resided about 18 years. He removed to Mobili, AL in 1836, and has resided amongst us until the period of his death. A kind father, and beloved son to the aged mother who yet survives him. Connected with the Presbyterian church under Dr. Hamilton. 2 years since, an affectionate daughter about 18 years of age was taken, and a few weeks since a most interesting son, about eight years of age. cc from Mobile Advertiser, 29th, ult."

  
  

• Sources

  [S1832] N & SC Marriages by W. M. Clemens.