Robert Blair (1879 - 1932)

Born 7 Apr 1879 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Husband of Martha (Torrance) Blair — married 16 Jul 1909 in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Died 24 Jul 1932 at age 53 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States

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Biography

Robert Blair was born in Scotland.

Robert Blair was born in the parish of Slamannan on 7 April 1879 and was the son of James Blair and Janet McClurg.^[1]

Robert married Martha Torrance in the parish of Dennistoun and they had four children.^[2]

1. James Blair (1911–1931)
2. Janette Torrance (Blair) O'Brien or Drisko (1915–2006)
3. Bertha (Blair) Sidler (1917–1996)
4. Robert Blair (1920–2011)

Robert and Martha emigrated to the United States and initially settled in Goldfield, Teller, Colorado, where Robert was a miner in a gold mine. The town was established by the owners of the Portland Mine in 1895 and was originally called Independence.

On the 1920 census, Robert, a miner, and Martha are living just outside of Goldfield, Teller, Colorado, with their children: James (9 years), Janette (4 years) and Bertha (2 years). Martha was pregnant with their son, Robert, who would be born in October that year.^[3]

On the 1930 census, Robert, a meat packer, and Martha are living at 6706 8th Ave NW, Seattle, King, Washington, with their children: James (19 years), Janette (14 years), Bertha (12 years) and Robert (9 years).^[4]

Robert Blair died, aged 53 years, on 24 July 1932 and was buried in Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle, King, Washington.^[5][6]

Census Records

1920 United States Census

• Robert Blair, Head, Married, 40 years, Miner (Gold Mine), Scotland
• Martha Blair, Wife, Married, 39 years, Scotland
• James Blair, Son, Single, 9 years, Scotland
• Janette Blair, Daughter, Single, 4 years, Colorado
• Bertha Blair, Daughter, Single, 2 years, Colorado

1930 United States Census

• Robert Blair, Head, Married, 50 years, Meat Packer, Scotland
• Martha Blair, Wife, Married, 49 years, Scotland
• James Blair, Son, Single, 19 years, Scotland
• Janette Blair, Daughter, Single, 14 years, Colorado
• Bertha Blair, Daughter, Single, 12 years, Colorado
• Robert Blair, Son, Single, 9 years, Colorado

Sources

1. ↑ BLAIR, ROBERT (Statutory registers Births 489/ 88 Slamannan) Scotlands People
2. ↑ TORRANCE, MARTHA/BLAIR, ROBERT (Statutory registers Marriages 644/4 185 Dennistoun) Scotlands People
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Year: 1920; Census Place: Goldfield, Teller, Colorado; Roll: T625_172; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 261Year: 1920; Census Place: Goldfield, Teller, Colorado; Roll: T625_172; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 261. Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Year: 1930; Census Place: Seattle, King, Washington; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2342226. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. Washington, U.S., Death Records, 1883-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: Various county death registers. Microfilm. Washington State Archives, Olympia, Washington.
6. ↑ "Washington, County Death Registers, 1881-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FY7-X449 : 18 July 2022), Robert Blair, 1932.