Brief Life History of James Martin
When James Martin Blair was born on 22 September 1867, in Ohio, United States, his father, Alexander Martin Blair, was 39 and his mother, Elizabeth Sanders Fisher, was 38. He lived in Orange Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States in 1870 and Colfax Township, Wilson, Kansas, United States in 1880. He died on 10 January 1938, at the age of 70, and was buried in Burbank, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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- James Blair in household of Alexander Blair, "United States Census, 1870"
- James Martin Blair, "Find A Grave Index"
- James M Blair in household of Alexander Blair, "United States Census, 1880"
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1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
1869 · Transcontinental Railroad Reaches San Francisco
The first transcontinental railroad reached San Francisco in 1869. The Western Pacific Railroad Company built the track from Oakland to Sacramento. The Central Pacific Railroad Company of California built the section from Sacramento to Promontory Summit Utah. The railroad linked isolated California to the rest of the country which had far-reaching effects on the social and economical development of the state.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
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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