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Batavia NY Daily News - 6/6/1912

Eli Blair, a well-known and respected
farmer of the Byron road,
died about 4 o'clock this morning,
after a serious illness of about three
weeks' duration from a complication
of diseases, He had been in ill
health, however, about two years
and had suffered considerably from
rheumatism.
Mr. Blair was born on July 19,
1833, In the town of Batavia, on the
Batavia-Stafford townline road. He
had lived a b o u t years on the farm
where he died, which is six miles
east of Batavia. He was a member
of the Byron Grange. Besides his
wife, he is survived by four sons,
William, who lived with his father;
Charles O., a. Batavia patrolman;
John J. of Dawson City, Alaska, and
Morgan L, Blalr ofBuffaho;a. daughter,
Mrs. Pearl Warner of Batavia;
two brothers, Charles L. Blair' of
Batavia and Henry Blair of Albion;
a sister, Mrs. Mary. Peatt of Batavia,
and four grandchildren.
The . funeral will be held at 2
o'clock on Saturday afternoon from
Mr. Blair's late home, the Rev. F. J.
Kennedy of South Byron officiating.
The Interment will be in the Elmwood
cemetery.

Eli married JENNINGS, Lucy Lavina about 1864 in Venice, Cayuga County, NY. Lucy (daughter of JENNINGS, Bradford) was born on 3 Apr 1841 in Venice, Cayuga County, NY; died on 13 Dec 1921 in Batavia, Genesee County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Batavia NY Times - 3/18/1943

William E. Blair, 77. of 41 State
street, former janitor at City Hall and
the County Building, died Mondav at
the Villa of St. Jude.. ;
Mr. Blair w!as born in the town of
Batavia on May 14, 1865, and had resided
in the city for a number Of
years. His wife, the former Frances
E. Bennett, died in 1929.
Surviving are a son, Arthur of
Clemington, N: J . ; a brother, Morgan
Blair, Lyndonville; a step-granddaughter,
Mrs. Henry Hanser, Le Roy,
and several Other grandchildren

William married BENNETT, Frances E about 1890. Frances (daughter of BENNETT, Hiram L and LANNING, Rosanna) was born in Jan 1867 in New York; died on 28 Nov 1929 in Batavia, Genesee County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Batavia NY Times - 12/26/1925

Charles L. Blair, who was born in
the town of Batavia and had always
resided in Genesee county, died at his
home at No. 35 Washington avenue,
at 6 o'clock Sunday night. Mr. Blair
was 82 years old and is survived by
his and several nephews and
nieces. He was a charter member of
Byron lodge, I. O. O. F., and of the
Byron grange. He was also a member
of Batavia lodge, No. 475, F. & A.
M., and on December 17, 1867, he was
known as the oldest member in Genesee
county. The funeral yvas hold
from his late home on Wednesday afternoon
at 3 o'clock and the burial
took place in the Elmwood cemetery
under the auspices of the Masonic
order.
A niece of Mr. Blair's, Mrs. Pearl
Warner, died Sunday night at her home'in
Buffalo, and her funeral was
also held in Batavia on Wednesday
afternoon.

ALSO

Buffalo NY Evening News - 1925

C.M. Durham and Mr. and Mrs. Frnak
Durham accompanied by Harold Durham
the principal of the high school at Spencer,
Tioga county, and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Dur-
ham of Rochester, went to Buffalo Wednes-
day morning to attend the funeral service at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Durham of
653 Woodlawn avenue, of Mrs. Durham's
mother, Mrs. Pearl Blair Warner, and ac-
companied them in Batavia where services
were conducted.

Family/Spouse: WARNER, Charles. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Batavia NY Daily News - 12/26/1916

Charles Otis Blair, a patrolman in
the Batavia police department, died at
9 o'clock on Sunday morning at his
home, No. 24 Montclair avenue, from
tubercular meningitis. Mr. Blair had
been confined to his bed five weeks.
Mr. Blair was born at Byron pn
June 17. 1870, his parents being Mr.
and Mrs. Ell Blair. On December 25,
1894, he married Miss Olive A. Gardner
at South Byron and had he lived
another day he would have observed
the 22d anniversary of his wedding.
Twenty-two years ago also Mr. and
Mrs. Blair moved to Batavia, and 12
years ago under the first administration
of Mayor Burkhart, as president
of the village, he was sworn in as a
police officer. Under former Mayor
H. M. Johnson he was made a captain
of police, the office being created at
that time.
Mr. Blair was also prominent in the
Are department, where he served as
second assistant chief under Chief William
Locke. He was an honorary member
of the Zephyrs until that company
was disbanded with the passing of the
volunteer department. He was a
member of t h e Batavia Exempt Firemen's
Association and the Modern
Woodmen of''America. He was a
warm-hearted and likeable man who
had hosts of friends and his death will
be sincerely mourned. Besides his
wife he is survived by a son, Harold
Gardner Blair; his mother, Mrs. Lucy
A. Blair; a brother, William B. Blair,
and a sister, Mrs. Pearl V. Warner,
all pf Batavia, and two other brothers,
John J. Blair of Alaska and Morgan
L. Blair of Buffalo.
The funeral will be held at 2:30
o'clock tomorrow afternoon from his
late home, the Rev. S. U. Mock officiating,
and the body will be placed in
the vault a t Elmwood cemetery.

Charles married GARDNER, Olive A on 25 Dec 1894 in South Byron, Genesee County, NY. Olive was born about 1875 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 1/19/1952

BLAIR-Funeral services for Morgan
L. Blair, Beebe Rd.. Wilson,
N. Y. were held at 2 P.M at the
Corwin Funeral Home, Newfane,
and at 3:30 P.M. at Buffalo Crema-
tion Company chapel, Friday, Jan.
18. 1959. Rev. James S. Wilson officiated
and bearers were Donald
Hayden, Ray Oakley, John Brewer,
Averil Kick, W i l l i a m W a t s o n,
William Lutey. Interment at Wright's
Corners Cemetery later.

ALSO

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 1/16/1952

BLAIR-Morgan L. Blair, Beet*
Road. Wilson, N. Y , husband of the
late Pauline Jennings Blair, entered
Into rest In Buffalo Tuesday, Jan.
15, 1952. He is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Carl J, Kruse, Beebe
Road, Wilson, and one nephew,
Harold Blair of -Rochester, N. Y.
Friends may call at the Glenn H.
Corwin Funeral Home, 27 North
Main St., Newfane. where services
will be held Friday afternoon at 3
o'clock. Also, services Friday at
3:30 at the Buffalo Cremation Company,
901 West Delevan Ave, Buffalo,

Morgan married JENNINGS, Pauline about 1903. Pauline (daughter of JENNINGS, John J and Veroqua) was born about 1877 in New York; died on 17 Jan 1950 in Medina, Orleans County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Arthur married Cora about 1922. Cora was born about 1899 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Aleda married RICHMOND, Charles R in Jul 1917 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Aleda married KRUSE, Carl about Oct 1932 in Town of Newfane, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Pearl F. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]