Brief Life History of William Byers
When William Byers Blair was born on 28 June 1831, in Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States, his father, James K Blair, was 31 and his mother, Lavina McCown, was 23. He married Margaret Jane Phagan about 1864, in Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 daughters. He lived in Civil District 2, Grundy, Tennessee, United States in 1880. He died on 13 August 1880, in Lincoln, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 49.
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Sources (14)
- William B Blair, "United States Census, 1880"
- W B Blair, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- W B Blair in entry for Mary Velma Hughes, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
Spouse and Children
1831–1880 Male
1841–1903 Female
Children (5)
1868–1926 Female
1868–1933 Female
1873–1919 Female
1876–1950 Female
1878–1914 Female
Parents and Siblings
1800–1845 Male
1807–1878 Female
Siblings (10)
1827–1861 Male
1829–1853 Male
1831–1880 Male
1832–1916 Female
1833–1911 Male
+5 More Children
World Events (8)
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Age 1
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
Age 4
1846
Age 15
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from any of numerous places in Scotland called Blair, named with Scottish Gaelic blàr (genitive blàir) ‘plain, field’, especially a battlefield (Irish blár). There were families of this name in the Middle Ages taking their names from any of the places called Blair in Dysart parish Fife, Dalry parish Ayrshire, and Blairgowrie in Perthshire.
Americanized form of French Belair and Blais .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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