i'm a bit lost on the name of the book and how one could come by a copy. as i have degraffenried as one of my family surnames.....very interested in a copy of the book. a couple other surnames are also interesting connections. thank you pat-igree-kenn@charter.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "MargieP" <MargiePhelps@worldnet.att.net> To: <TXGRAYSO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 7:43 AM Subject: Re: [GRAYSON] Blair-Langham, Burden, Acree, Flannery, Johnson, Kirby > Rusty did not index the names (aargh) in his book and it makes it a bit > harder to find a certain name. I am still trying to get a monitor for my > old pc that has my FTM on it, and i can answer you better, But I am going to > give you a list of names that I can see right off that are connected to the > family. Thos is bold are the main families > Keen, Williams, Ragsdale, Furey, Woodward, Oliphant, Cox, Guerrant, > deGraffenreid, Johnson, Turner, Shortridge, Magouirk, Hammond, McDonald, > Barringer, McKee, Bartlett, Perkins, Gibson, Popham, Bruns, Lucas, Holt, > Lofton, Smith, Oakes, Hickey, Friend, Shannon, Randolph, Fletcher, Simmons, > Walthrop, Rutledge, Holmes, Rant, Brown, Dickerson, Hillerman, Ratcliff, > Foster, Hurst, Newell, Newell, Farni, Hills, Clement, Vardeman, Richardson, > Berry, Potts, Osburn, Coleman, Dallas, Witcher, Matthews, Shaw William Blair > married Sarah Sutter in Penn in 1772 and thier children were John, George, > James (whom the book follows), Mary "Polly", Elizabeth, William, Joseph, > Samuel Brittain, and Ralph . > James married Francis Dickerson > I hope to get my computer up and running soon as it also h as my bank > account on it. And I rally need to balance my bank statement. It is always > hard to get a new computer up to speed. And when you do it slows down. > The names in bold are who the book is all about. These families have > intertwined for years. They all came to to Grayson Co togehter. The book > really tells a story. It is a good book to read. It is more than just facts > it is a story of the hardships they endured, plus the good times they had. . > > >From the book > We date back to 1250, or near that time, and aredescended from William > deBlair, Baron of Scotland > and further down it says > Our Immigrant Blair, marrie dsarah Sutter, daughter of George Suter of York, > Yorke County, PA. > ____ Henry Albert > Williams (1884-1947) > > > William Blair left Penn for southern Va shortly after the war to broker > cotton to mills in Ireland. Instead he found his calling as a consignment > agent for Pidmont tobacco. > From the book > > Also in the book are pictures of the families. docs, maps and etc. Rusty > Williams did a great job on this book and I read it from cover to cover as I > would read any novel. > > And so until I get into my data I can't answer you questions. So just bare > with me till then, > Thanks > Margie > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: TXGRAYSO-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 4:38:54 PM > To: TXGRAYSO-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [GRAYSON] Blair-Langham, Burden, Acree, Flannery, Johnson, > Kirby > > 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 > > > > > > > ==== TXGRAYSO Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 2001 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Search List Archives by keyword > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > Unsubscribe Request: TXGRAYSO-L-request@rootsweb.com > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > . > > > ==== TXGRAYSO Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 2001 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Search List Archives by keyword > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > Unsubscribe Request: TXGRAYSO-L-request@rootsweb.com > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >
The book is SCATTERLINGS: Blair, Williams, and Turners to Texas - 1858-1873 by Julian F. "Rusty" Williams and it was printed 1999, 2000. If you are intersted you can probably contact Rusty thru the Blair group on Rootsweb. I don't have his e-mail addy on this computer. Hope this helps Margie -------Original Message------- From: TXGRAYSO-L@rootsweb.com Date: Monday, August 11, 2003 11:40:14 AM To: TXGRAYSO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GRAYSON] Blair-Langham, Burden, Acree, Flannery, Johnson, Kirby i'm a bit lost on the name of the book and how one could come by a copy. as i have degraffenried as one of my family surnames.....very interested in a copy of the book. a couple other surnames are also interesting connections. thank you pat-igree-kenn@charter.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "MargieP" <MargiePhelps@worldnet.att.net> To: <TXGRAYSO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 7:43 AM Subject: Re: [GRAYSON] Blair-Langham, Burden, Acree, Flannery, Johnson, Kirby > Rusty did not index the names (aargh) in his book and it makes it a bit > harder to find a certain name. I am still trying to get a monitor for my > old pc that has my FTM on it, and i can answer you better, But I am going to > give you a list of names that I can see right off that are connected to the > family. Thos is bold are the main families > Keen, Williams, Ragsdale, Furey, Woodward, Oliphant, Cox, Guerrant, > deGraffenreid, Johnson, Turner, Shortridge, Magouirk, Hammond, McDonald, > Barringer, McKee, Bartlett, Perkins, Gibson, Popham, Bruns, Lucas, Holt, > Lofton, Smith, Oakes, Hickey, Friend, Shannon, Randolph, Fletcher, Simmons, > Walthrop, Rutledge, Holmes, Rant, Brown, Dickerson, Hillerman, Ratcliff, > Foster, Hurst, Newell, Newell, Farni, Hills, Clement, Vardeman, Richardson, > Berry, Potts, Osburn, Coleman, Dallas, Witcher, Matthews, Shaw William Blair > married Sarah Sutter in Penn in 1772 and thier children were John, George, > James (whom the book follows), Mary "Polly", Elizabeth, William, Joseph, > Samuel Brittain, and Ralph . > James married Francis Dickerson > I hope to get my computer up and running soon as it also h as my bank > account on it. And I rally need to balance my bank statement. It is always > hard to get a new computer up to speed. And when you do it slows down. > The names in bold are who the book is all about. These families have > intertwined for years. They all came to to Grayson Co togehter. The book > really tells a story. It is a good book to read. It is more than just facts > it is a story of the hardships they endured, plus the good times they had. .. > > >From the book > We date back to 1250, or near that time, and aredescended from William > deBlair, Baron of Scotland > and further down it says > Our Immigrant Blair, marrie dsarah Sutter, daughter of George Suter of York, > Yorke County, PA. > ____ Henry Albert > Williams (1884-1947) > > > William Blair left Penn for southern Va shortly after the war to broker > cotton to mills in Ireland. Instead he found his calling as a consignment > agent for Pidmont tobacco. > From the book > > Also in the book are pictures of the families. docs, maps and etc. Rusty > Williams did a great job on this book and I read it from cover to cover as I > would read any novel. > > And so until I get into my data I can't answer you questions. So just bare > with me till then, > Thanks > Margie > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: TXGRAYSO-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 4:38:54 PM > To: TXGRAYSO-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [GRAYSON] Blair-Langham, Burden, Acree, Flannery, Johnson, > Kirby > > 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 > > > > > > > ==== TXGRAYSO Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 2001 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Search List Archives by keyword > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > Unsubscribe Request: TXGRAYSO-L-request@rootsweb.com > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > . > > > ==== TXGRAYSO Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 2001 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Search List Archives by keyword > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > Unsubscribe Request: TXGRAYSO-L-request@rootsweb.com > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ==== TXGRAYSO Mailing List ==== http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgrayso/ http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/TX/Grayson/ .