This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: DougCorbin51 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blair/3637.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'm not related, just trying to help. This looks like Annie, her brothers and their parents in 1870. It looks like they had an older half-brother named Granville. 1870 United States Federal Census Precinct 3, Rusk, Texas John Blair 56 m w farmer $500r $500p born IRE Ann E Blair 27 f w keeping house born GA Granville Blair 11 m w at home born TX James Blair 4 m w at home born TX William Blair 3 m w at home born TX Elizabeth Blair 1 f w at home born TX The 1880 census says that Annie's father was from Ireland and her mother from Georgia which matches the above census. 1880 United States Federal Census Precinct 6 and 8, Parker, Texas Thos Pickard 41 m w farmer born TN fborn NC mborn TN Mary Lou Pickard 35 f w wife keeping house born KY fborn NC mborn NC Wm A Pickard 8 m w son born TX fborn TN mborn KY Thos N Pickard 7 m w son born TX fborn TN mborn KY Chas Lee Pickard 4 m w son born TX fborn TN mborn KY Margrett V Pickard 3 f w dau born TX fborn TN mborn KY Ida May Pickard 1 f w dau born TX fborn TN mborn KY Jim Blair 14 m w orphant works on farm born TX fborn IRE mborn GA Annie Blair 11 f w orphant house keeper born TX fborn IRE mborn GA Here's a possible match for Annie's parents' marriage. Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973 groom's name: John Blair groom's birth date: groom's birthplace: groom's age: bride's name: Eliza Ann Bonner bride's birth date: bride's birthplace: bride's age: marriage date: 06 Oct 1863 marriage place: Rusk County, Texas This may be their father's earlier marriage. Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973 groom's name: John A. Blair groom's birth date: groom's birthplace: groom's age: bride's name: Mary A. Groce bride's birth date: bride's birthplace: bride's age: marriage date: 25 Nov 1858 marriage place: Rusk County, Texas Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.