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William Joseph Blair

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William Joseph Blair

Birth
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Death
6 May 1943 (aged 65)
Parsons, Labette County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Parsons, Labette County, Kansas, USA GPS-Latitude: 37.3357306, Longitude: -95.2386861
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William was the s/o William A Blair (1847-1928) and
Mary Josephine Phillips Blair (1855-1935). When most of his family moved to Canada. he and brother James stayed in
Kansas.

Worked in the MKT Railroad shops as a boilermaker.

He was Catholic and Eva May Garber was Brethern. They were married 25 Jun 1902 in the Christian Church, Parsons, Ks.

William J. Blair was very good looking and popular with the ladies after his first wife Eva May died.

He remarried 2 Aug 1923 Pearl Mae Gaskins. Pearl did not like Lucille or Dale and didn't want to raise them. They went to live with their Grandma Barrett for several years.
William & Pearl later divorced as story goes because Pearl was tired of his women on the side.

William's funeral was held at the Baptist Church, Parsons, Kansas. Laid to rest in Oakwood Cemetery, Parsons, next to his wife Eva May and son Eldon Blair.

Merleen Ellis




William was the s/o William A Blair (1847-1928) and
Mary Josephine Phillips Blair (1855-1935). When most of his family moved to Canada. he and brother James stayed in
Kansas.

Worked in the MKT Railroad shops as a boilermaker.

He was Catholic and Eva May Garber was Brethern. They were married 25 Jun 1902 in the Christian Church, Parsons, Ks.

William J. Blair was very good looking and popular with the ladies after his first wife Eva May died.

He remarried 2 Aug 1923 Pearl Mae Gaskins. Pearl did not like Lucille or Dale and didn't want to raise them. They went to live with their Grandma Barrett for several years.
William & Pearl later divorced as story goes because Pearl was tired of his women on the side.

William's funeral was held at the Baptist Church, Parsons, Kansas. Laid to rest in Oakwood Cemetery, Parsons, next to his wife Eva May and son Eldon Blair.

Merleen Ellis






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