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Only a brief and short synopsis can be written about our grandnrcthere Frances Blackburn Blair. Infonnation from old relords show she was born ln Logan county in 186Z and was 17 years old when she and our grandfather were married. None of hlr grandchildren really ever knen her. Grandnother Blar'r suffered fronr asthma for many years. she and her daughtersl-either Hayme or Kathryn made mairy-trips to Denver, colorado as well as to the Hunter llineral sprinls in'Kramer, lndiana nfiere she took Hfneral mrd baths and sait water batirs for her health as well as for pleasure. she also went to Arizona many times because of the dry climate. rn the year ltl0, grandfather and grandnother Blair were not affluent or well-to-do people but a great amount of money was spent on these trips. Patrick Blalr atways renained at homel he never took tr.ips or vacatfons. 0n June lJ, 1905 their youngest daughter, Ella graduated frorn the ursuline convent in sprlngfield. For a short time she rrcrked in Chicago at Handel Brothcrs department store which today is Wieboldtrs store. she becane ill on a wednesday and had surgery on a Thursday for r'elief frorn appendicitis and died at 10:45 Saluriay evening, June ll, l9l0 at st, Johnrr tlospital. The family maintained that the doctor, Dr. Prince was inebriated at the time of the surgery and she bled to death. She was only 22 years old. Ella Blair was a glrl with a most lovable dispositfon and her father rtrhen speaklng of her safd: ItI never made a special favorite out of any ofnry childrene but Ella was so jovial and full of fun that I could not help naking her nr| pet.rl The funeral was held at 8:J0 ln the morning frorn the residence and at 9 olclock from st. Agnes catholic church. Rev. Father Howard, pastor of the church and the Rev. Father Daw, pastor of the catholic church at rlliopolis officiated. A special car on the Illinois Traction system conveyed the renrains and relatives and friends to Illiopolis wtrere burlal was made in Calvary cenetery. Grandnother Blair was not a physically strong person but wlth astlrna, a chronic disease she always had difficulty r'n breathing and a feeling of suffocation. She had three brothers, llatthew J, Richard H and William J. She had four sisterse ltargaret Day, llary btitt, Catherine and Ella. she died April l, 1920 at her residence in Springfield at the age of 58 years. At the time of her death there was a violent snow storm with a strong wind and extreirely cold. she died on Thursday and the next Sunday was Easter sunday. The fanily knew that the
lreather was lntolerable and they asked for permission and sanction frqn the church to have the funeral llass on Easter Sunday. Services were held on Easter Sunday at St. Agnes church at the 12 orclock l,lass at roono Father lbnard offfciated. The corpse was then brought to Illlopolis in a special car over the Illinois Traction Systein for burial at Calvary cenetery where Rev. Thomas F. licGrathr the prlest at the Church of the Uisitation had charge of the burlal rites. Grandnother 8lairIs eight nephans were the palIbearers. Charles L. Blair John F. Blair Patrick Day Frank Devlin Dr. Hugh HcDermott Arthur llcGee Andy F. l,lcGee Anbrose Ui tt
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Page 16 and 17: ARTHUR E KATHRYN BLAIR HOSS Kathryn
Page 18 and 19: THE BLAIR FAHILY HOME 309 West Edwa
Page 20 and 21: THE BLACKBURNS Thomas Blackburn can
Page 22 and 23: THOI'iAS DONALD & HELEN WITT Thomas
Page 24 and 25: A}IBROSE E ilARTHA WITT Anbrose and
Page 26 and 27: tfilliam oea resided and uprked in
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Page 30 and 31: T t l h ! Orr oother graduated from
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Page 36 and 37: Our parents had six children: Franc
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Page 48 and 49: STALLIONS White Stocking 2 License
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Page 54 and 55: STELLA AND ROSEI.IARY In 1t40, l94l
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I,IARIE FLAH STAUOER Harie was born
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JEROI{E ANTHONY BLAIR Jerome was bo
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He had never had a furlough in all
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fi I b UC Berkeleyl Asian Anerican
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PROFESSIOT{AL ACTIVITIES S llernber
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S/85 - S/86 ADTIINISTRATrVE ASSTSTA
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-t f HELEN BI.AIR OIBRIEN Helen was
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JOHN PATRICK O'BRIEN John was born
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Thei r chi ldren attend St. Agnes p
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COLLEEN OIBRIEN ATTOOO Colleen was
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Greg and hi s wi fe ldary are the G
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Aloysl Carl and Antoinette Cerny ne
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AUNT LOUISE E HEI{RY BICKEL Arnt Lo
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and stayed with us five children an
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JOHN H. E ELIZABETH CERNY John M. C
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l l I i *"tF FATIfiR CIIARLES T,{.A
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RT. REV. MSGR. THOMAS F. McGRATH 0n
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I wish to mention this coincidence;
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iicnsignor Eagear was ordained on J
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INV1TATION TO ALL FRIET\DS & PARISI
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EARLY HISTORY OF ITLINOIS The flass
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ILLIOPOLIS ItJ,INOIS Every town has
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I I I after her carne John and Jane
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Dedication of the Illiopolis Public
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NIAilTIC, ILLINoIS The territory in
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,b I ,h on Valentinets day, 1F82, a
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An Ancient Irish Prayer €4QSe'"
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governmentat center of a country th
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Passing o:t of Limerick on the road
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lreIand, so that most of the people
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tool but a spade. Only an exception
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they go to work as farm hands, aopr
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SANGAMON COUNTY JAIL. lvlrcr.o thc
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SoLDIEF,S ENCAMPED AT THE STATE ARS
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TROOPS AT NINTH AND JEFFERSON. Stro
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.. YOUNG MAKING ,:, I SPECTACULAR C
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INSPIRATION ANO CHEER IN OUR LIFE G
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