Charles Alexander BLAIR

Male 1904 - 1970  (66 years)


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  • Name Charles Alexander BLAIR  [2, 3
    • Fort Dodge Messenger
      Fort Dodge, IA
      November 3, 1970

      Charles Blair, 65, a long time resident of Fort Dodge and retired employe (sic) of the National Gypsum Company, died at Ellen?s Convalescent Health Center, Sunday afternoon following a long illness.

      Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of the Laufersweiler Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles Birchmier, pastor of Epworth United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Carpenter Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Tuesday.

      Surviving is a brother, Calvin, Prescott, Ariz.

      Mr. Blair was born at Panora and attended schools of the area. As a young man he came to Fort Dodge where he married Mrs. Lillie Gilbert. Mr. Blair retired from active work in 1967. Mrs. Blair died in 1968. He was a member of Epworth United Methodist Church.

      Transcribed by Leta Koll [1]
    Birth 29 Jan 1904  Wahkonsa, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910  Living with parents in Fort dodge, Webster Co., Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1920  Living with mother and step-father in Fort Dodge, Webster co., Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Death Nov 1970  Duncombe, Webster Co., Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I79022  Main Tree
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2021 

    Father Hiram D. BLAIR,   b. 26 Nov 1867, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Mar 1912, Guthrie Co., Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Susanna HELMS,   b. Jun 1872, Wood County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1940 (Age 68 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 1888  Wirt, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F31786  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 LaVaughn FOLLETT,   b. 8 Nov 1911, Fot Dodge, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1948, Fort Dodge, Webster Co., Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years) 
    Marriage 9 Mar 1932  Webster City, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F42992  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2021 

    Family 2 Lillian J. MAYS 
    Marriage 29 Mar 1937  Fort Dodge, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Family ID F42997  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 Jan 1904 - Wahkonsa, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Living with mother and step-father in Fort Dodge, Webster Co., Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 29 Mar 1937 - Fort Dodge, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Nov 1970 - Duncombe, Webster Co., Iowa Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S12687] Find A Grave: Obituary Notice for Charles Alexander Blair .

    2. [S7605] 1910 Census Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa.

    3. [S6151] Ancestry.com: Iowa, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947.

    4. [S7606] 1920 Census Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa.

    5. [S01818] Ancestry.com: Social Security Death Index.

    6. [S7603] FamilySearch.org: West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970.

    7. [S5358] Marriage Certificate for Charles Alexander Blair and LaVaughn Follett.

    8. [S12722] Ancestry.com: Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1951.