James Vincent Blair^[1]

1855 - 1950  (95 years)

• Name	James Vincent Blair
  Birth	28 Feb 1855	Laneville, Rusk Co., Texas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	6 Jul 1860	New Salem, Rusk Co., Texas   [3]
  Census	1 Oct 1870	Rusk, Texas, United States   [4]
  Census	12 Jun 1880	Rusk, Texas, United States   [2]
  _UID	7B133A79AB9C478681AC77789759734F23CC
  Death	5 Mar 1950	McKnight, Rusk Co., Texas   [1]
  Burial	Laneville, Rusk Co., Texas   [1]
  	Address: Laneville Cemetery
  Person ID	I402	John Reglin's Tree - 2025-06-30
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2014

  
  

  Father	Vincent Blair,   b. 23 Jan 1819, Roane Co., Tennessee d. 4 Aug 1902, Rusk, Texas, United States (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Mary Houston Grigsby,   b. 1 Apr 1822, Monroe Co., Tennessee d. 17 Feb 1891, Laneville, Rusk Co., Texas (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	16 Feb 1845	Madisonville, Monroe Co., Tennessee   [5]
  	Find-a-Grave gave the date as 22 Jan 1845 in Monroe Co., Tennessee
  Family ID	F86	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Elizabeth Simmons,   b. 3 Mar 1866   d. 30 Aug 1935, Laneville, Rusk Co., Texas (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	13 Jan 1887
  Children	1. Loda Blair,   b. 24 Nov 1887   d. 20 Oct 1889 (Age 1 year)   2. Horace John Chilton Blair,   b. 6 Jul 1890   d. Aft 1935 (Age > 46 years)   3. Wilma Blair,   b. 15 Mar 1891   d. 13 Jul 1975, Rusk, Texas, United States (Age 84 years)   4. Nettie Blair,   b. 19 Jun 1893   d. 28 Dec 1978 (Age 85 years)   5. Florence Nightingale Blair,   b. 13 Oct 1895   d. 20 Jan 1970 (Age 74 years)   6. James Judson Lee Blair,   b. 25 Apr 1898   d. 4 May 1910 (Age 12 years)   7. Tommy Houston Blair,   b. 10 Feb 1900, Laneville, Rusk Co., Texas d. Yes, date unknown   8. Charlie Ray Blair,   b. 24 Feb 1902   d. 17 Jan 1980 (Age 77 years)   9. Cleo Lorine Blair,   b. 1 Jan 1904   d. 16 Sep 1955 (Age 51 years)
  Family ID	F107	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Buried Laneville Cemetery, Laneville, TX. Dates from tombstone He was called "Big Daddy" by his children --Other Fields RFN: 181

  
  

• Sources

  [S177] Find A Grave, 15 November 2014; James Vincent Blair; James Vincent Blair; 13018228; natalie stewart. [S150] 1880 US Federal Census, Rusk Co., TX, Justice Precinct No. 5; ED 77; Page 18; dwelling 119, family 121; Vincent Blair. [S156] 1870 US Federal Census, Rusk Co., TX, New Salem Post Office, Beat 10; Page 90; Dwelling 572, Family 590; Vincent Blair. [S156] 1870 US Federal Census, Rusk Co., TX, Precinct No. 5, Henderson Post Office; Page 322; Dwelling 544, Family 550; Vincent Blair. [S177] Find A Grave, 15 November 2014; Vincent Blair; Vincent Blair; 13018238; natalie stewart.