William was born in 1889. He was the son and seventh child of Christian Bahler and Rachel Harris. He worked at a Provision Company in Canton and married Myrtle Lothamer in 1913 on Christmas Eve. They had a son and daughter, Harold and Marilyn. Harold was a veteran of WWII and died in 1947. William passed away in 1962 and is buried with his wife, son, and daughter-in-law at St. John's Cemetery in Canton, Ohio.
CENSUS "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWP4-64F : 9 January 2021), William A Blyer, Plain Township, Stark, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 90-107, sheet 5B, line 43, family 109, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3186.
MILITARY "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6FM-J3Q : 23 February 2021), William Austin Blyer, 1917-1918.
MARRIAGE-DAUGHTER "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K81Y-R5R : 8 March 2021), William A Blyar in entry for Harold R Wallace and Marilyn J Blyar, 06 Sep 1951; citing Marriage, Stark, Ohio, United States, , Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
DEATH "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2LL-R2S : 9 January 2021), William Blyar, Nov 1962; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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