Laura Houston Blair^[1]

1860 - 1937  (76 years)

• Name	Laura Houston Blair
  Birth	27 Apr 1860	Rusk, Texas, United States   [2, 3]
  	TX Death records has her birth as 27 Apr. 1860. The 1860 census records her as 2/12 years old in July of 1860. Some source says her birth was 23 Apr 1861.
  Gender	Female
  Census	6 Jul 1860	New Salem, Rusk Co., Texas   [3]
  	According to the 1860 census, Laura was born in April or May of 1860
  Census	1 Oct 1870	Rusk, Texas, United States   [4]
  Census	12 Jun 1880	Rusk, Texas, United States   [2]
  _UID	1A0369424EE14911A36E87AEAC3B1C12AC00
  Death	4 Apr 1937	Waco, Mclennan Co., Texas
  Burial	6 Apr 1937	Laneville, Rusk Co., Texas   [1]
  	Address: Laneville Cemetery
  Person ID	I419	John Reglin's Tree - 2025-06-30
  Last Modified	18 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	William David Wells,   b. 6 Sep 1861   d. 24 Jan 1931 (Age 69 years)
  Children	1. Mabel Wells,   b. 7 Dec 1887   d. 28 Nov 1964, Rusk, Texas, United States (Age 76 years)   2. Mary Lottie Wells,   b. 1891   d. 1953 (Age 62 years)   3. Homer Wells,   b. 3 Oct 1882   d. 5 Apr 1966 (Age 83 years)   4. Clyde Wells,   b. 9 Dec 1884   d. 4 Aug 1885 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F98	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Buried Laneville Cemetery --Other Fields RFN: 167 Find-a-Grave has links to husband, William David Wells, and child, Mabel C. Wells Gladden.

  
  

• Sources

  [S177] Find A Grave, 18 November 2014; Laura Houston Wells; Laura Houston Wells; 92658333; Kevin C Evans. [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.