Blair - Criswell - Gray

My direct ancestor is child number 3. Frances Elzada Blair

Marriage of Frank H. Blair and Eliza Criswell on Mar 3, 1858 in AR

Francis Harvey Blair, Frank Blair, b. June 19, 1832 in Missouri to Sarah ( ? Gray, Grey) and William Blair of Lawrence Co AR. Frank Blair had 3 granddaughters with "Grey, Gray" as a middle name.  He was a saddlemaker, gunsmith, wagonwright, and a carpenter. He built the first business building in Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto Co., TX plus he owned a saddleshop next door to the courthouse. Frank died Nov 22, 1883 in Mineral Wells, TX, Beetham Funeral. Home.  (See Blair DNA Project.)

Eliza A. Criswell, b-Franklin twp, Izard Co AR on Oct 22, 1835 to Davis S. Criswell [b. in SC] and Morning (? Estrabrook) [b. Montgomery Co TN]. Eliza d-Jackson Co OK in Mar 1920; b. s/s dau Matilda Lee in Eldorado Cem, Jackson Co OK.

1. Sarah W. "Sally" Blair (1859-May 31, 1937, Parker Co TX), m. Jim Blackmon

2. Matilda Lee Blair (1860-Dec 4, 1942, Jackson Co OK), m. Jefferson D. Hall

3. Frances Elzada Blair (1863-Aug 18, 1936 McClain  Co OK),  m. George Theodore Adkins

4. John Blair (1864-1869) single

5. William Blair (1865-1867) single

6. Ida Virginia Blair (1870-Aug 28, 1967, Jackson Co OK), m. Marshall Thorp

7. Laura A. "Annie" Blair (b-1875), m. __ Scott

 Eliza A Criswell, m. prob Parker Co TX on Mar 3, 1858 to Frank Harvey Blair [1832 MO, prob Franklin Co-1883 Palo Pinto Co TX],  son of Sarah __[1797 KY, prob Harrison Co-c1880 Palo Pinto Co, maiden name is prob Gray, may be bro to Isaac Gray that m. Elvira Bridgeman 1846 Jackson Co AR] and William Blair [1790/1800 prob KY-1840/7 Lawrence/Fulton Co AR].    Issue, 7 ch:  Sarah W "Sallie," 1859 Palo Pinto Co-1937 Parker Co and m. James F "Jim" Blackman; Matilda Lee, 1860 Palo Pinto Co-1942  Jackson Co OK and m. Jeff Davis Hall; **Frances Elzada "Fannie" Blair, 1863 Parker Co-1936 Garvin Co OK and m-Geo Theodore  Adkins; John, c1864 Parker Co-c1869 Palo Pinto Co single; Wm, 1865 Parker Co-1867 Parker Co single; Ida Virginia, 1870-1967 Jackson Co OK and m. Richard Marshall Thorp; Laura A "Annie," 1875-__ and m. __ Scott.

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William Blair and Sarah Gray

Patti Adkins Rochette, 1509 Shadybrook Lane, Duncan OK 73533; 580-252-2094; last entry Mar 25, 2008

prochette@juno.com, bourlandcivilwar.com

(? William) Blair, born 1794-1800 in probably Harrison Co KY. possible that he was b. in PA, VA, or Franklin Co KY prob to ? John Blair and prob Hannah. He d. bet 1840 and 1847 in prob Lawrence Co AR.

Sarah (? Gray), b. c1797 in Kentucky, prob Harrison Co to ( ? Francis Gray, b. 1780 PA, bro to Wm Gray, b. 1779 PA); d. after 1871 in prob Palo Pinto Co TX. ......one Isaac Gray m. Elvira Bridgeman had dau Sarah Darcus Gray, b. 1847 that m. 1866 Parker Co TX to Joseph Wes Carden (both d. Swensen, Stonewall Co TX, Sarah d. 1908 and buried beside Wm N Blair). .....a Gray hint.

1. George H. Blair b. , 1821 MO, ? Franklin Co d. aft 1879, Fulton Co, AR m. Elizabeth/Milly

2. female b. 1825-30 MO, ? Franklin Co d. bet 1840-1850 per 1840 Census

3. Newman Blair b. 1828 MO, ? Franklin Co d. bef 1880, ? Fulton Co AR m. Angeline Edwards

4. William N "Bill" b. Feb 11, 1830  d. Apr 6, 1915, TX, ? Stonewall Co m. Melissa Williams

**5. Francis Harvey Blair b-Jun 19, 1832 Cape Gird Co MO d-Nov 22, 1883, PaloPin Co TX m-Eliza Criswell

6. James C Blair b. 1836 Lawrence Co AR d. aft 1880, ? Coleman Co TX m. Mary ___

7. Thomas C Blair b. 1838 Lawrence Co AR d. aft 1863, ? Palo Pinto Co, TX ? single

8. ? Irvin Blair

Q U E R Y: Irvin Blair may belong. Check 1830 Madison Co MO area for Wilmouths, Grounds, Gray, McDaniels.

1. George W Blair (may be Geo H), m,1. in prob Lawrence Co AR in c1845 to Elizabeth K [b. in AL]. 1850 Fulton Co AR cen shows this fam next door to John Grounds 29 MO, Wilmouth 22 MO, Sarah Rebecca 1 AR. Issue, 3 ch: Sarah Rebecca, b. 1847 AR; Wilmoth Jane, 1848-1899 Eastland Co TX and m. Geo W Grounds/__ Blair/Thomas Edson Ervin; and Matilda Ann, b. Jan 1850.

Geo m,2. in prob Fulton Co AR c1859 to Milly J __ [b. 1830 VA]. Geo pd 1879 Fulton Co AR taxes. Issue since 1850 cen:

William, b. 1857; Thomas, b. 1859; and David, b. 1864.

3. Newman Blair, m-Lawrence Co AR on Apr 26, 1853 to Angeline Edwards [b. 1828 AL], dau of prob ? the Sarah __ [b-1808 KY] and prob ? Miles Edwards [Apr 30, 1804 NC-Nov 22, 1862 Davidson Cem, Palo Pinto Co TX, very near the Parker Co line, found in 1860 Palo Pinto Co TX 191-177 w/ John 25 KY, West 21 MO, Sarah Wilmouth 19 MO, Columbia 11, Nancy Froust 11 TX, Victoria 5 TX. Issue, min 1 ch: Mary, b. May 1860.

...Miles Edwards common name, 1850 Carroll Co TN cen, one Miles Edwards (m-Sep 1, 1853 to Neely Stoker. Newman Blair on Jan 18, 1848 and Jan 19, 1853 dates on Lawrence Co land deeds: DB-F/129 and DB-I/91 buying and selling plot in Twp 16N Ran 3W Sec 35 SW 1/4. living in Union twp, Fulton Co AR. Newman possibly went to Gold Rush in CA w/ Henry Criswell for the 1850 cen. Angeline still there in 1870 but Newman isn't.

N O T E: Newman pd taxes in 1861 on Sec's 30 and 31 in TWP 19N Ran 8W; interesting because Wm Gray paid taxes in 1861 on

Sec 31 TWP 19N Ran 9W also. Rem: Sarah and known ch: lived in Sec 1 TWP 18N Ran 9W. Also paying taxes in

1853 on Sec 1 TWP 19N Ran 9W was Irvin BLAIR; ..... who was Irvin ?

4. William N. "Bill" Blair, m. prob Izard Co AR in c1849 to Melissa Ruth Williams [1829 Graves Co KY-1911 Stonewall Co TX], dau of Ruth Cobb [b-1803 Oglethorpe Co GA] and Wyatt Williams [b-1805 Oglethorpe Co GA, 1830 Graves Co KY cen]. lvd Myrtle Springs\Creek, south of Temple, Bell Co TX; Parker Co TX; Palo Pinto Co TX; maybe Coryell or Coleman Co TX; Callahan Co TX; Swensen, Stonewall Co TX. Capt in CSA, drove cattle to feed CSA regiments. intiial N may be "Newton." both Brazos Valley Cem, Stonewall Co TX. Issue, 3 ch: Ruth Blair, b-1850; Sarah Josephine Blair, 1852-1946 Ward Co TX and m. Elliott Osborn Watkins; James Franklin Blair, 1856-1891 Callahan Co TX and m. Mary Elizabeth Hight.

**5. Francis Harvey Blair, m. prob Parker Co, TX on Mar 3, 1858 to Eliza A Criswell [1835 Izard Co AR-1920 Jackson Co OK], dau of Davis S Criswell [1895 York Co SC--1866 Parker Co TX] and Morning ( ? Estabrook) [b. in TN]. Frank was a saddlemaker, gunsmith, and wagonwright. Built first bldg in Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto Co TX. Frank served in Confederate TX 2nd Reg, Co H. Do not know burial cite. Issue, 8 ch: Sarah W "Sally," 1859-1937 Parker Co tX and m. Jim Blackman; Matilda Lee, 1860-1942 Jackson Co OK and m. Jeff Hall; **Frances Elzada "Fanny," 1863-1935 Garvin Co OK and m. Geo Theodore Adkins; John, b. 1864 d young; Wm, b. 1865 d. young; Ida Virginia, 1870-1967 Jackson Co OK and m. Marshall Thorp; Laura Ann "Annie," b. 1875 and m. __ Scott.

6. James Blair, m. Mary [b. 1855 AR MO AL]. nephew James F Blair and Eliz Hite lived in Coleman Co c1876-8 once. one James Blair, Pvt in Capt J.M. Huffman's Reg, TX Squadron of Volunteers, Capt R.M. Gano, Commander, Breckenridge's Brig, Gen A.S.Johnston, CSA, enl Mar 6, 1862 at Witts Mills, Dallas Co TX for 12 mon, age 27.....age fits....one James Blair in 1863 Palo Pinto Co TX. 1880 Coleman Co TX finds: James 55 AR __ AR, Issue, min 2 ch: Letha Texas, b. 1875; George W, b. 1878.

7. Thomas C Blair ( maybe Thos E Blair), prob the Sharp Co AR Thos Caswell Blair not ours.

1850 Fulton Co AR cen shows John Whitman 40 PA, and Sarah C Richardson, enum w/ Sarah Blair; 1860 Palo Pinto Co TX cen shows John

Whitemore 45 PA enum w/ Wm N Blair; 1860 Palo Pinto Co TX shows T.S. Whitmore 27 TN enum w/ Jackson Smith.

Sarah Blair paid taxes in Lawrence Co, AR in 1837; Wm Blair in 1837 & 1838 in Lawrence Co, AR. Next, Wm and Sarah are in 1840 Lawrence Co AR Cen. Sarah's found paying taxes in 1849 on Fulton Co, AR land where she remained until 1856 when she moved her family to Palo Pinto Co, TX. Sarah's name appears several times on Palo Pinto Co, TX deeds. The last we know of Sarah is her

signing a Palo Pinto Co deed in 1869.

S U P P O S I T I O N     O N L Y:

Writer thinks Sarah's husband was William Blair, who was prob in the U.S.Army with residence in Missouri. Her ? Gray relatives had come to northeast Arkansas in the early 1820's and claimed several tracts of land. She prob had her own inherited property since she paid 1837 Lawrence Co AR taxes or maybe he was away in the army; Wm also paid taxes in 1837 and 1838 in Lawrence Co.

The 1840 Cen of Lawrence Co, Lebannon twp, AR shows that the William Blair family "fits": 1221001---0010001-0. Father of these children is missing in the 1850 Fulton Co AR cen.

R E S E A R C H    N E X T:

--1850 Indep Co, AR Cen for Angeline Edward's parents.

--1830 Franklin Co, MO Cen for Wm Blair .....should be 210001---100001

--1870 Palo Pinto Co, TX or Callahan Co, TX for Wm N Blair

--1870, 1850, 1880, 1900 AR Cen for Newman, Geo H, and Irvin Blair, Thomas

__ 1893 Fulton Co AR voting lists J.T. Blair in Cleveland twp

Gray   work sheet

Grays of Harrison Co, KY area then of Missouri Territory, then of Arkansas Territory where Blairs lived. 

Isaac Gray b. ca 1750 d. aft 1816, Bath Co, KY pension appl Rev War vet

Wm Gray b. bef 1765

Samuel Gray b. 1760-1770, PA d. aft 1850 Harr Co, KY Cen

Joseph Gray b. 1760-1770, PA d. aft 1850 Harr Co, KY Cen

James Gray b. 1775-1794

Francis B Gray b. 1779 d. aft 1850 Harr Co, KY Cen

Wm Gray b. 1780

Sampson Gray b. ca 1780 d. 1834, Wash Co, AR

Geo Gray b. ca 1780 returned to Louisville from Sulfur Fork Red River Ind Agnecy

Samuel Gray b. 1794

Isaac Gray b. 1790-1800 d. ca 1840, Jackson Co, AR War of 1812, sheriff

John Gray b. 1790-1800

David Gray b. 1790-1800

Francis B Gray b. 1790-1800

Sarah Gray Blair b. 1797 d. aft 1870 Palo Pinto Co TX cen m. Wm Blair

Hiram Gray b. 1800-1810

Alex Gray b. ca 1800

James Gray b. 1804

Samuel Gray b. 1800-1810

Wm Gray 70 yrs (evidently outlived wife many yrs) until 1898. Also mentions Isaac's sis Louisa Phillips, Geo Gray

Phillips, Maria Moorman. also Geo Gray's will. ...from HIST OF TN, p827, TENN STATE LIB.

Isaac Gray found 1830 Montgomery Co Missouri

George Gray found 1830 Montgomery Co MO

George Gray found 1830 Montgomery Co MO

AR, Sevier Co 1850 cen: 57-57 James H Gray 33 IN; 58-58 Margaret Gray 40 KY, 73-73 McDonald; also Grounds

Francis Harvey Blair (1832-1883)

F. H. Blair had fifteen CSA  regimental return cards labeled "2nd Mounted Rifles" from March 1862 until May 1865 in Roark's Company H, Pyron's 2d Cavalry.   Detailed as a saddler and a gunsmith.