.......................m. John Cook Doxie of Islip, N.Y. on 24 Oct. 1894
.......................Children: ......................(6) 1. Spencer C. Doxie b. 12 June 1896 d.
......................(6) 2. Robert Doxie b d.
......................(6) 3. Blair Doxie b. d.
..................(5) 3. Margaret Blair b. d. age of three years
..................(5) 4. Charles Blair b. 9 Nov. 1879 d.
.......................m. Mildred Carleton in 1917, daughter of Horace Carleton..Lived in Poultney, Vermont.

On 21 August 1889, James Martin Blair married (2) Emma Craig, daughter of Frank and Mary (French) Craig. Emma was the widow of R.M. Lillie, by whom she had one son, Frank.

..................(5) 5. Anna Blair b. 16 May 1895 d.
.......................m. Roy Harrie. They lived on a farm near Putnam, N.Y.
.......................Children:
.....................(6) 1. Catherine Blair Harrie b.
.....................(6) 2. Lois Harrie b.
.....................(6) 3. James Harrie b.
...............(4) 11. George Blair b. 9 Oct. 1842 (?) d. March 1863

He enlisted in the 123rd Regt., Civil War. Taken sick, carried to a hospital in Washington, D.C. where he died of typhoid. He served from Sept. 1862 until March 1863.

...............(4) 12. Orlando Blair b. 25 April 1843 d. 5 April 1898
....................m. (1) Laura Washburn on 6 Nov. 1867. She died 24 March 1872 in Glencoe, Minnesota when her son Frank was eight days old.
....................Children:
..................(5) 1. Frank Lewis Blair b. 17 March 1872 d.br> .......................m. Mable Pickering, daughter of John and Carrie (Piatt) Pickering on 15 may 1891 in Corning, N.Y.br>

Frank was born in Glencoe, Minnesota and was cared for by a woman until he was old enough to be taken east to relatives. In Putnam, N.Y. He was raised by his aunts until he was about 18 years of age when he came to Michigan to join his father, who, in the meantime, had remarried.

........................Children:
.......................(6) 1. Laura Washburn Blair b. 8 Feb. 1893 d.
............................m. John William Rashley on 26 Nov. 1914 at Iron Mountain, Michigan. John was born 8 July 1891 in Boyne City, Michigan.
............................Children:
...........................(7) 1. Mable Elizabeth Rashley b. 4 Sept. 1915 d.
...........................(7) 2. Helen Caroline Rashley b. 10 Dec.1916 d.
...........................(7) 3. John William Rashely, Jr. b. 31 Aug. 1918 d.
...........................(7) 4. Frank Edward Rashley b. 12 Jan 1920 d.
...........................(7) 5. Robert Rashley b. 17 Nov. 1921 d.
...........................(7) 6. George Walter Rashley b. 7 Aug. 1925 d.
...........................(7) 7. Martin James Rashley b. 3 April 1929 d.
...........................(7) 8. Adrian O’Neil Rashley b. d.
......................(6) 2. Carrie Blair b. 5 May 1894
......................(6) 3. Francis Blair b. 18 April 1896
......................(6) 4. Bethel Blair b. 23 Feb. 1898 d.
...........................m. (1) Emerson Cowles, son of Melvin and Clara (Nicolls) Cowles, on 21 Aug. 1920 in Detroit, Michigan. He was born 15 Oct. 1892 in Detroit and died 15 Jan. 1930 in Detroit.
...........................Children:
..........................(7) 1. Emerson Blair Cowles b. 7 Aug. 1925
..........................(7) 2. William Robert Cowels b. 19 Aug. 1927

On August 10 1915, Bethel Married (2) Frank Pearce, son of Willam Pearce of Ishpeming, Michigan at Iron, Mountain, Michigan.
......................(6) 5. John Orlando Blair b. 26 Jan. 1900 d.br> ...........................m. Pricilla Bailey
...........................Children:
..........................(7) 1. John Orlando Blair, Jr. b. d.
...............................m. Marcia Hall
...............................Children:
..............................(8) 1. Julie Blair d. d.
.....................(6) 6. Helen Blair b.20 April 1902 d.
.....................(6) 7. Frank Blair b. 9 Jan. 1903 d.
..........................m. (1) Sonia Anderson b. Oct. 1905, (2) Constance Brown, and (3) Monica Mohring
.....................(6) 8. Maude Pauline Blair b. 5 march 1907 d.
..........................m. Thomas Henry Sparrow
..........................Children:
...........................(7) 1. Thomas Richard Sparrow b. 20 Nov. 1934 d.
................................m. Carol Ann Webb
................................Children:
...............................(8) 1. Jennifer Ruth Sparrow b.
...............................(8) 2. Thomas Hammond Sparrow b.
...............................(8) 3. Richard Blair Sparrow b.
...............................(8) 4. William Tremewan Sparrow b.
..........................(7) 2. Laura Beth Sparrow b.
...............................m. Darryl Leon Wareing
...............................Children:
...............................(8) 1. John Allen Wareing b.
....................................m. Deborah Lynn Hart
....................................Children:
...................................(9) 1. Morgan Lynn Knots b.
...............................(8) 2. Michael Blair Wareing b.
....................................m. (1) Beverly Irene Schuman (2) Eileen Mary Kern
....................................Children by Beverly:
...................................(9) 1. Melanie Ann Wareing b.
....................................Children by Eileen:
...................................(9) 2. Kevin Daniel Wareing b.
...................................(9) 3. Marcus Andrew Wareing b.
...............................(8) 3. Scott Edward Wareing b.
....................................m. Sabrina Catherine Switzer
....................................Children:
...................................(9) 1. Conner Patrick Wareing b.
...............................(8) 4. Andrew Jay Wareing b.
....................................m. Christine Jean Marascalco
....................................Children:
...................................(9) 1. Samantha Jean Wareing b.
...................................(9) 2. Crystal Lea Knots b.
...............................(8) 5. Kristen Margaret Wareing b.
....................................m. Matthew Phillip Zeno

For a second wife, Orlando Blair married Agnes Oberholtzer on 21 June 1882

...................(5) 2. James Leroy Blair b. 3 June 1883 d.
........................m. Edna Berrie in 1906
........................Children:
......................(6) 1. Eloise Blair b. 12 Aug. 1910 d
...........................m. Robert Eby on 12 Nov. 1928
...........................Children:
..........................(7) 1. James Eby b. 21 Jan 1929
..........................(7) 2. Rosemary Eby b. 12 June 1929(?)
..........................(7) 3. Robert Eby, Jr. b. 22 May 1930
.......................(6) 2. Virginia Blair b. 13Oct. 1919
...................(5) 3. Orlando Earl Blair b. 12 June 1885 d. 10 Jan 1928
........................m. Elizabeth (Nell) Dupont in 1910
........................Children:
.......................(6) 1. Honorine Blair b. 1 July 1913
.......................(6) 2. Orlando Blair, Jr. b. 19 Jan 1916
...................(5) 4. Agnes May Blair b. 29 Oct. 1887
........................m. Robert Carson in East Jordan on 17 June 1908
...................(5) 5. Carl Blair b. 20 Sept 1889 d. 16 Sept 1890
...................(5) 6. Cecil Blair b. 20 March 1891 d. 13 Jan. 1963
........................m. (1) June Palmer, daughter of George N. and Anna (Archer) Palmer on 24 Dec. 1911 (2) Elizabeth (Nell) Dupont Blair, widow of his brother Orlando.
........................Children:
.......................(6) 1. Clair (Bill) Orlando Blair b. 4 Oct. 1912 d. Jan 1961
............................m. Elizabeth Yettaw on 24 June 1934
.......................(6) 2. Katherine Anna Blair b. 7 Oct. 1915
............................m. George Gregory Dec. 1934, son of Roy and Laura Gregory of East Jordan, Michigan.
............................Children:
...........................(7) 1. Patrick Gregory b. 26 Jan. 1935
...........................(7) 2. Nancy Gregory
...........................(7) 3. Carol Gregory
...........................(7) 4. Laura Gregory
.......................(6) 3. Robert Cecil Blair b. 9 June 1917 d. Jan 1972
.......................(6) 4. Jean Alice Blair b. 6 Feb. 1919

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