From the History of Portage County, 1885:
Frank Blair, farmer, manufacturer and dealer in cheese and butter, Mantua, was born Jan. 6, 1846, on the farm where he now lives in this township, and on which his father first settled in 1827, son of Benjamin and Cynthia (Jefferson) Blair, former a native of Blandford, MA, born Dec. 9, 1802, latter of Wrentham, Massachusetts. Benjamin Blair was brought to Mantua Township, this county, in 1804 by his father, who was land agent here for the early settlers, and who subsequently revisited MA, but returned to Mantua, in 1806 and was accidentally killed while "raising" a cabin in 1807, when Benjamin was but four years of age. Benjamin Blair married, in Mantua, Ohio, May 17, 1827, Cynthia Jefferson, who bore him eight children, four of whom are now living: James J.; Nelson B., died Oct. 28, 1884 (he was married first to Caroline, daughter of Alfred Blair, afterward to Mary Frost); Henry C., died in 1856; Newton, died Apr. 18, 1851; Wallace B., married for his first wife Sarah Eggleston, and for his second married Emma Talbot; Edwin, died in 1844; Austin A., was married Oct. 1876, to Minnie Hazlet; and Frank. Our subject was married on Jan. 22, 1872, to Annie, daughter of Carnot Mason, of Hiram, who was a native of Vermont and parent of ten children, of whom Mrs. Blair is eighth. Mr. and Mrs. Blair have four children: Claud C., Frank B., Harry M. and Nina M.
Frank Blair, farmer, manufacturer and dealer in cheese and butter, Mantua, was born Jan. 6, 1846, on the farm where he now lives in this township, and on which his father first settled in 1827, son of Benjamin and Cynthia (Jefferson) Blair, former a native of Blandford, MA, born Dec. 9, 1802, latter of Wrentham, Massachusetts. Benjamin Blair was brought to Mantua Township, this county, in 1804 by his father, who was land agent here for the early settlers, and who subsequently revisited MA, but returned to Mantua, in 1806 and was accidentally killed while "raising" a cabin in 1807, when Benjamin was but four years of age. Benjamin Blair married, in Mantua, Ohio, May 17, 1827, Cynthia Jefferson, who bore him eight children, four of whom are now living: James J.; Nelson B., died Oct. 28, 1884 (he was married first to Caroline, daughter of Alfred Blair, afterward to Mary Frost); Henry C., died in 1856; Newton, died Apr. 18, 1851; Wallace B., married for his first wife Sarah Eggleston, and for his second married Emma Talbot; Edwin, died in 1844; Austin A., was married Oct. 1876, to Minnie Hazlet; and Frank. Our subject was married on Jan. 22, 1872, to Annie, daughter of Carnot Mason, of Hiram, who was a native of Vermont and parent of ten children, of whom Mrs. Blair is eighth. Mr. and Mrs. Blair have four children: Claud C., Frank B., Harry M. and Nina M.
From the History of Portage County, 1885:
Frank Blair, farmer, manufacturer and dealer in cheese and butter, Mantua, was born Jan. 6, 1846, on the farm where he now lives in this township, and on which his father first settled in 1827, son of Benjamin and Cynthia (Jefferson) Blair, former a native of Blandford, MA, born Dec. 9, 1802, latter of Wrentham, Massachusetts. Benjamin Blair was brought to Mantua Township, this county, in 1804 by his father, who was land agent here for the early settlers, and who subsequently revisited MA, but returned to Mantua, in 1806 and was accidentally killed while "raising" a cabin in 1807, when Benjamin was but four years of age. Benjamin Blair married, in Mantua, Ohio, May 17, 1827, Cynthia Jefferson, who bore him eight children, four of whom are now living: James J.; Nelson B., died Oct. 28, 1884 (he was married first to Caroline, daughter of Alfred Blair, afterward to Mary Frost); Henry C., died in 1856; Newton, died Apr. 18, 1851; Wallace B., married for his first wife Sarah Eggleston, and for his second married Emma Talbot; Edwin, died in 1844; Austin A., was married Oct. 1876, to Minnie Hazlet; and Frank. Our subject was married on Jan. 22, 1872, to Annie, daughter of Carnot Mason, of Hiram, who was a native of Vermont and parent of ten children, of whom Mrs. Blair is eighth. Mr. and Mrs. Blair have four children: Claud C., Frank B., Harry M. and Nina M.
Frank Blair, farmer, manufacturer and dealer in cheese and butter, Mantua, was born Jan. 6, 1846, on the farm where he now lives in this township, and on which his father first settled in 1827, son of Benjamin and Cynthia (Jefferson) Blair, former a native of Blandford, MA, born Dec. 9, 1802, latter of Wrentham, Massachusetts. Benjamin Blair was brought to Mantua Township, this county, in 1804 by his father, who was land agent here for the early settlers, and who subsequently revisited MA, but returned to Mantua, in 1806 and was accidentally killed while "raising" a cabin in 1807, when Benjamin was but four years of age. Benjamin Blair married, in Mantua, Ohio, May 17, 1827, Cynthia Jefferson, who bore him eight children, four of whom are now living: James J.; Nelson B., died Oct. 28, 1884 (he was married first to Caroline, daughter of Alfred Blair, afterward to Mary Frost); Henry C., died in 1856; Newton, died Apr. 18, 1851; Wallace B., married for his first wife Sarah Eggleston, and for his second married Emma Talbot; Edwin, died in 1844; Austin A., was married Oct. 1876, to Minnie Hazlet; and Frank. Our subject was married on Jan. 22, 1872, to Annie, daughter of Carnot Mason, of Hiram, who was a native of Vermont and parent of ten children, of whom Mrs. Blair is eighth. Mr. and Mrs. Blair have four children: Claud C., Frank B., Harry M. and Nina M.
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