Vols.1&2 p.167 - Solomon Blair. Committed G. R. Hastice County Judge of Tuolumne July 15th 1861. Native of Tennessee; 28 years old. His previous habits have been good. Apparent cause of insanity, Syphilitic condition of system made worse by an injury rec'd on head producing concussion of the brain. No property. Admitted July 25th 1861. Discharged September 18th 1862.
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Vols.3&4 p.540 - Solomon Blair. Committed by Geo. B. Keys Judge of Tuolumne June 11th 1866. Age 37 years; native of Tennessee; single; was last from Texas; has been in this State 14 years. The evidence of insanity is his general behavior and conversation. He is of a homicidal disposition. This is an old case (has been in this Asylum before see Commitment No.1213 Book B page 167) and has shown frequent symptoms of insanity ever since he left the Asylum; disease increasing having shot a man on yesterday without provocation. He has rational intervals but is easily excited with no regularity; has no hallucination; is not suicidal; is neither filthy no9r destructive; has no i8nsane relations; has been temperate. He received an injury on the head and since his insanity, masturbation. Admitted June 22nd 1866. Has no property. Died Jan'y 12, 1912 of cardiac arterio-sclerosis. Contrib: general arterio sclerosis and old age.


[Register Vols. 1 & 2; 1852-1862, p.167 and Register Volumes 3 & 4; 1862-1870, p.540]
- California State Hospital Records, 1856-1923. Stockton State Hospital, Commitment Registers. [Ancestry.com]
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Miscellaneous notes:

Solomon was the son of James Blair and Elizabeth Bailey.

1850 Milam County, Texas
James R. Blair 46 Farmer 80 Tennessee
Elizabeth R. " Virginia
Solomon " 22 Farmer Tennessee
William " 16 Farmer Tennessee
Joel " 14 Arkansas
John " 12 Arkansas
Alfred " 10 Arkansas
Albert " 10 Arkansas
Martha J. " 8 Arkansas
George E. " 5 Arkansas
Zachariah T. " 4/12 Texas

California Death Index:
Solomon Blair, age 83, died 12 Jan 1912.