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Marriage: Children:
  1. William C. BLAIR: Birth: 14 JUL 1824 in Lawrence County, Tennessee. Death: 28 DEC 1863 in Hamblen County, Tennessee

  2. Elizabeth Jane BLAIR: Birth: 20 MAY 1825 in Lawrence County, Tennessee. Death: 10 MAY 1845 in Lawrence County, Tennessee


Family
Marriage:
Sources
1. Title:   Paul Welsh, "History of West Point, Tennesee"
Page:   This work states that his birthplace was Virginia.
2. Title:   US Census 1860
3. Title:   Tombstone.
4. Title:   Bond and license on file, Lawrence County, TN
5. Title:   Compiler has copy of document.

Notes
a. Note:   tanding in 2001 when the picture was taken. Many thanks to Dalton Noblit, a "cousin" who still lives in the area for sending this picture. Owned 35 slaves in the 1850 slave census, also a large plantation. Even at his advanced age, he went out during the War Between the States and took mail to whatever troops were in the area.
Note:   The photo above is the house Thomas built in West Point. It was still s
b. Note:   as. However, I have run most of them to ground and they aren't ours. I have no idea where he came from or to whom he belonged. Birth place depends on which source you believe. Census records indicate Tennessee as his birthplace but the original "History of West Point" gave his birth place as Virginia. The book was written by Dr. Paul Welch, a neighbor and friend of Thomas.
Note:   There were several Blair families in Tennessee that had sons named Thom
c. Continued:   His estate papers contain a bill from his doctor for "whiskey" and another for "bleeding".
d. Continued:   His tombstone appears fairly new. Perhaps the original was destroyed and another erected.
e. Note:   irst record of Thomas in Lawrence County and also since he was quite young, I suspect he followed Sarah there to marry her.
Note:   Their marriage was performed by Aaron CUNNINGHAM, M.G. Since it is the f
f. Note:   nd the sister of our Daniel.
Note:   Elizabeth was the daughter of John McLAREN and Sarah Malcolmson McLAREN a


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