James Monroe BLAIR b. 1862 AR d. 1927 in OK. Married 1887 at Dennison, Grayson, TX. to Phoebe Alice LANGHAM b. 1872 in Indian Territory. Her parents were Peline PRICE OBALLINGER and Wiley Washington LANGHAM Jr. The 11 children of James Monroe Blair and Phoebe Alice Langham Blair are listed below: Those who were born in Grayson County, TX were: 1. Samuel BLAIR b. 1888 2. Beulah BLAIR (BROWN) b.1890 3. Kittie Blair (BURDEN) (ACREE) b. 1893 4. Estella Blair (FLANNERY) b. 1895 5. Earl BLAIR b. 1897 6. Neva Blair (JOHNSON) b. 1898 7. Joseph Roscoe BLAIR b.1902 8. Cecil Allen BLAIR b. 1904 9. Burl A.BLAIR b. 1906 The family moved just across the river into OK. in 1908. The last two children were born in Oklahoma. They were: 10. Muriel Louise BLAIR (KIRBY) b. 1910 11. Nettie Faye BLAIR b.1912 The family moved back to Grayson County about 1914. By that time, the older children had married and left home. Some of those married children also lived in Grayson County and had children born there. Any descendents of any of the above please contact me. My current search is concentrating on finding descendants of Estella Blair (Flannery), Samuel Blair, & Roscoe Blair. I welcome correspondence from any descendant of any of the above. If you want further ancestry of Blair or Langham, please write. I have quite a bit of info gathered. C A Blair cablair@frontiernet.net

I don't have me old computer on, but I did pull down the book called Scatterlings: Blair, Williams, and Turner to Texas - 1858 to 1873 by Julian F. "Rusty" Williams. .... Copyright 199,2000 And it starts with descendants of John Francis Blair and Christian "Kitty" Keen. John Francis Blair born 1804 married Kitty 1827, her borth is 1810. She is the daughter of Joohn Keen and Nancy Witcher. These families all came together to grayson co, TX These families are all intertwined. IT gives the great stories of thier lives good and bad. invluding my line I bet there is a connection..... can you tell me the parents of your James Monroe Blair. Thanks Margie -------Original Message------- From: TXGRAYSO-L@rootsweb.com Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 6:17:38 PM To: TXGRAYSO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GRAYSON] Blair-Langham, Burden, Acree, Flannery, Johnson, Kirby James Monroe BLAIR b. 1862 AR d. 1927 in OK. Married 1887 at Dennison, Grayson, TX. to Phoebe Alice LANGHAM b. 1872 in Indian Territory. Her parents were Peline PRICE OBALLINGER and Wiley Washington LANGHAM Jr. The 11 children of James Monroe Blair and Phoebe Alice Langham Blair are listed below: Those who were born in Grayson County, TX were: 1. Samuel BLAIR b. 1888 2. Beulah BLAIR (BROWN) b.1890 3. Kittie Blair (BURDEN) (ACREE) b. 1893 4. Estella Blair (FLANNERY) b. 1895 5. Earl BLAIR b. 1897 6. Neva Blair (JOHNSON) b. 1898 7. Joseph Roscoe BLAIR b.1902 8. Cecil Allen BLAIR b. 1904 9. Burl A.BLAIR b. 1906 The family moved just across the river into OK. in 1908. The last two children were born in Oklahoma. They were: 10. Muriel Louise BLAIR (KIRBY) b. 1910 11. Nettie Faye BLAIR b.1912 The family moved back to Grayson County about 1914. By that time, the older children had married and left home. Some of those married children also lived in Grayson County and had children born there. Any descendents of any of the above please contact me. My current search is concentrating on finding descendants of Estella Blair (Flannery), Samuel Blair, & Roscoe Blair. I welcome correspondence from any descendant of any of the above. If you want further ancestry of Blair or Langham, please write I have quite a bit of info gathered. C A Blair cablair@frontiernet.net ==== TXGRAYSO Mailing List ==== http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgrayso/ http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/TX/Grayson/ .

Margie, it is so good to get a response!! Yes, the parents of James Monroe Blair was James Harvey Blair and Fredonia Wilkins. James Harvey's parents were William Blair and Margaret McCauley. But James Monroe Blair's wife also was from Grayson county. She was Phoebe Alice Langham b. 1872 in Indian Territory. But her parents both died when she was a few months old. She was raised by Samuel J Handy & wife, in Grayson county. Her father was Wiley Washington Langham Jr. and his father was Wylie Washington Langham Sr. The most of the Langhams were from Collin County TX. Are the Handys or Langhams mentioned in the "Scatterlings" book? Lots of Blairs were in Grayson county. I am sure there is a connection, but I haven't found it yet. James Monroe left his father's home in Calhoun cnty Arkansas after his mother died and his father remarried. He was only about 14 when he went to Grayson co. He must have had some relatives there, who he knew about. He was so young to go striking out on his on. But he made a "go" of things somehow. He never lived at his father's house again. But he kept in touch with him, I understand. Does any of the above trigger a thought? I have many John Blairs in my data base. But none have a middle name of Francis. However, most do not have a middle name given. Do you know who the parents of John Francis Blair might be? I'll bet he is related someway! Thanks again, C A Blair cablair@frontiernet.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "MargieP" <MargiePhelps@worldnet.att.net> To: <TXGRAYSO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 10:04 AM Subject: Re: [GRAYSON] Blair-Langham, Burden, Acree, Flannery, Johnson, Kirby > I don't have me old computer on, but I did pull down the book called > Scatterlings: Blair, Williams, and Turner to Texas - 1858 to 1873 by > Julian F. "Rusty" Williams. .... Copyright 199,2000 > And it starts with descendants of John Francis Blair and Christian "Kitty" > Keen. > John Francis Blair born 1804 married Kitty 1827, her borth is 1810. She is > the daughter of Joohn Keen and Nancy Witcher. > These families all came together to grayson co, TX > > These families are all intertwined. IT gives the great stories of thier > lives good and bad. invluding my line > I bet there is a connection..... can you tell me the parents of your James > Monroe Blair. > > Thanks > Margie > > -------Original Message------- > > From: TXGRAYSO-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 6:17:38 PM > To: TXGRAYSO-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [GRAYSON] Blair-Langham, Burden, Acree, Flannery, Johnson, Kirby > > James Monroe BLAIR b. 1862 AR d. 1927 in OK. Married 1887 at Dennison, > Grayson, TX. to Phoebe Alice LANGHAM b. 1872 in Indian Territory. Her > parents were Peline PRICE OBALLINGER and Wiley Washington LANGHAM Jr. > The 11 children of James Monroe Blair and Phoebe Alice Langham Blair are > listed below: > > Those who were born in Grayson County, TX were: > 1. Samuel BLAIR b. 1888 > 2. Beulah BLAIR (BROWN) b.1890 > 3. Kittie Blair (BURDEN) (ACREE) b. 1893 > 4. Estella Blair (FLANNERY) b. 1895 > 5. Earl BLAIR b. 1897 > 6. Neva Blair (JOHNSON) b. 1898 > 7. Joseph Roscoe BLAIR b.1902 > 8. Cecil Allen BLAIR b. 1904 > 9. Burl A.BLAIR b. 1906 > > The family moved just across the river into OK. in 1908. The last two > children were born in Oklahoma. They were: > 10. Muriel Louise BLAIR (KIRBY) b. 1910 > 11. Nettie Faye BLAIR b.1912 > > The family moved back to Grayson County about 1914. By that time, the older > children had married and left home. Some of those married children also > lived in Grayson County and had children born there. > Any descendents of any of the above please contact me. My current search > is concentrating on finding descendants of Estella Blair (Flannery), Samuel > Blair, & Roscoe Blair. I welcome correspondence from any descendant of any > of the above. If you want further ancestry of Blair or Langham, please write > I have quite a bit of info gathered. > C A Blair > cablair@frontiernet.net > > > ==== TXGRAYSO Mailing List ==== > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgrayso/ > http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/TX/Grayson/ > > .. > > > ==== TXGRAYSO Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 2001 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Post to List: TXGRAYSO-L@rootsweb.com > Unsubscribe Request: TXGRAYSO-L-request@rootsweb.com > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >