Individual Details

Jesse Frank Blair

(28 Jun 1891 - 3 Mar 1917 or 15 Mar 1917)

1910: Jesse F. Blair
Jesse Frank Blair [1]

E. S. Callicut is listed as nearest Relative (Jesse's Brother-in-law) [1]

[1] Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918

Events

Birth	28 Jun 1891	Randolph County, North Carolina, United States
Census (family)-shared	18 Jun 1900	(Lafayette Jones "Tate" Blair and Rebecca Ann Robbins) Randolph County, North Carolina, United States
Military	From Abt 1910 to 3 Mar 1917
Occupation	Apr 1910	soldier, U.S. Army - Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa, Georgia, United States
Census	15 Apr 1910	Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa, Georgia, United States
Signature	2 Jun 1916	Jesse F. Blair - Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Death	3 Mar 1917 or 15 Mar 1917	Killed in Action - Souchez, France
Burial	Aft 3 Mar 1917	Grave 29, Plot 7, Row "E" - Villers Station Military Cemetery, France
Alt name		J. F. Blair
Reference No		ID5088
Education
Parents		Lafayette Jones Tate and Rebecca Ann Robbins

Families

Father	Lafayette Jones "Tate" Blair (1854 - 1912)
Mother	Rebecca Ann Robbins (1862 - 1909)
Sibling	Rebecca A. Blair (1890 - 1917)
Sibling	Mary Edna Blair (1895 - 1994)
Sibling	Ada Delphina Blair (1898 - 1990)

Notes

Birth

1910: Age 19, born North Carolina
- born 28 June 1891, Randolph County, North Carolina [1]

[1] Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918

Census (family)-shared

Extract:
1] Lafayette J. Blair: Head of household, 46, white male, born May 1854 - Married 11 years - Occupation: Farmer
2] Rebecca A. Blair: Wife of head - 37, white female, born June 1862 - Married 11 years - had 4 children and 4 are living
3] Robert A. Blair: Son of head - 21, white male born March 1879, Single - Occupation: Farm laborer
4] Walter R. Blair: Son of head - 18, white male, born July 1881, single - Occupation: Farm laborer
5] Bessie A. Blair: Daughter of head - 10 white female, born March 1890, single - attended school 5 months
6] Jesse F. Blair: Son of head - 8, white male, born June 1891, single - Attended school 5 months
7] Mary E. Blair: Daughter of head - 4 white female, born Sept 1895, single
8] Ada D. Blair: Daughter of head - 1, white female, born Aug 1898, single

Household:
- All persons and their parents born North Carolina
- All persons able to read, write and speak English - except Mary and Ada
- Residence:
- Owned or Rented: O (Looks like a P)
- Owned free or Mortgage: F
- Farm or home: F
- Farm Schedule: 101

Military

who was in the U. S. Army Calvary out west for 6 years in the 8th & 11th Regiments, & then joined the Canadian Calvary in 1916 because he felt that the U.S. was not going to enter the war & he wrote my grandmother saying that something had to be done as the Germans were killing Armenian women & children..He was killed in action in France in March 1917 before the U.S. entered the war & is buried in Villars Station Military Cemetery in France. [2]

Do you now belong to the Active Militia: Yes, 104th Regt
Have you ever served in any Military Forces:
- 8th U.S. Cavalry, 3 yrs.
- 11th U.S. Cavalry, 3 yrs. [1]

E. S. Callicut is listed as nearest Relative (Jesse's Brother-in-law) [1]

[1] Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918
[2] Email, from Living ID5095

Census

From Image:
1] Jesse F. Blair: Private - 19, white male, single - He and parents born North Carolina - Able to read, write and speak English - Occupation: Soldier, U.S. Army

Death

DOD: 15 March 1917, Souchez, France "Killed in Action" [1]

[1] Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948

Burial

11. Location of Unit at Time of Casualty: Souchez [France]
12. Cemetery: Villers Station Military Cemetery
13. Location of Cemetery: 1 Mile North West of Villers-au-Bois, 33/4 miles South West of Aix-Noulette, France. Commune: Villers-au-Bois
14. Grave Location: Grave 29, Plot 7, Row "E" [1]

[1] Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948

Education

1900: Able to read, write and speak English - attended school 5 months
1910: Able to read, write and speak English

Parents

1910: Parents born North Carolina

Endnotes

1. 1900 US Census, New Market Township, Randolph County, North Carolina, SD 196, ED 91, Sheet 6B, Line 91, Dwelling & Family 122, Lafayette J. Blair, ID1334 Household. Original Data: NARA, T623_1213, FHL microfilm: 1241213. www.ancestry.com, accessed 31 July 2013. Acc002833/Doc1824.pdf.

2. 1910 US Census, Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa, Georgia, SD 7, ED 20, Sheet 1A, Line 6, Jessie F. Blair, ID5088. Original NARA Data: Roll: T624_176; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 1374189. www.ancestry.com, accessed 11 Nov 2015.

3. Database On-line, Jesse Frank Blair. "Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918" Original data: Canada. "Soldiers of the First World War (1914-1918)." Record Group 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4930 - 35. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa. www.ancestry.com,.

4. 1900 US Census, New Market Township, Randolph County, North Carolina, SD 196, ED 91, Sheet 6B, Line 91, Dwelling & Family 122, Lafayette J. Blair, ID1334 Household. Original Data: NARA, T623_1213, FHL microfilm: 1241213. www.ancestry.com, accessed 31 July 2013. Acc002833/Doc1824.pdf.

Ancestry.com Record Link w, Image

5. Email, from Living ID5095, to Walt Robbins, Jr., 2 Aug 2013, 1147pm. Subject: Re Rebecca Ann Robbins.

6. Web Page, CWGC Find War Dead Page, J. F. Blair, Date of death 15 Mar 1917..

CWGC Find War Dead Search Page
CWGC War Dead DB - J. F. Blair

7. 1910 US Census, Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa, Georgia, SD 7, ED 20, Sheet 1A, Line 6, Jessie F. Blair, ID5088. Original NARA Data: Roll: T624_176; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 1374189. www.ancestry.com, accessed 11 Nov 2015.

8. Database On-line, Jesse Frank Blair. "Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918" Original data: Canada. "Soldiers of the First World War (1914-1918)." Record Group 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4930 - 35. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa. www.ancestry.com,.

9. Burial Record, Jesse Frank Blair. "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948" [database on-line]. Original Data: Original data: War Graves Registry: Circumstances of Death Records. Record Group 150, 1992–1993/314, Boxes 145–238. Library and.

10. 1910 US Census, Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa, Georgia, SD 7, ED 20, Sheet 1A, Line 6, Jessie F. Blair, ID5088. Original NARA Data: Roll: T624_176; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 1374189. www.ancestry.com, accessed 11 Nov 2015.

11. 1910 US Census, Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa, Georgia, SD 7, ED 20, Sheet 1A, Line 6, Jessie F. Blair, ID5088. Original NARA Data: Roll: T624_176; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 1374189. www.ancestry.com, accessed 11 Nov 2015.

12. Database On-line, Jesse Frank Blair. "Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918" Original data: Canada. "Soldiers of the First World War (1914-1918)." Record Group 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4930 - 35. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa. www.ancestry.com,.

13. Email, from Living ID5095, to Walt Robbins, Jr., 2 Aug 2013, 1147pm. Subject: Re Rebecca Ann Robbins.

14. Web Page, CWGC Find War Dead Page, J. F. Blair, Date of death 15 Mar 1917..

15. Burial Record, Jesse Frank Blair. "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948" [database on-line]. Original Data: Original data: War Graves Registry: Circumstances of Death Records. Record Group 150, 1992–1993/314, Boxes 145–238. Library and.

16. Email, from Living ID5095, to Walt Robbins, Jr., 2 Aug 2013, 1147pm. Subject: Re Rebecca Ann Robbins.

17. Web Page, CWGC Find War Dead Page, J. F. Blair, Date of death 15 Mar 1917..

18. Burial Record, Jesse Frank Blair. "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948" [database on-line]. Original Data: Original data: War Graves Registry: Circumstances of Death Records. Record Group 150, 1992–1993/314, Boxes 145–238. Library and.

19. Find a Grave Memorial, Pvt Jesse Frank Blair, Villers Station Cemetery, Memorial# 56384245.

Find a Grave Memorial, Isaac Robbins
Pvt Jesse Frank Blair

20. Web Page, CWGC Find War Dead Page, J. F. Blair, Date of death 15 Mar 1917..

CWGC Find War Dead Search Page
CWGC War Dead DB - J. F. Blair

21. 1900 US Census, New Market Township, Randolph County, North Carolina, SD 196, ED 91, Sheet 6B, Line 91, Dwelling & Family 122, Lafayette J. Blair, ID1334 Household. Original Data: NARA, T623_1213, FHL microfilm: 1241213. www.ancestry.com, accessed 31 July 2013. Acc002833/Doc1824.pdf.

22. 1910 US Census, Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa, Georgia, SD 7, ED 20, Sheet 1A, Line 6, Jessie F. Blair, ID5088. Original NARA Data: Roll: T624_176; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 1374189. www.ancestry.com, accessed 11 Nov 2015.

23. 1910 US Census, Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa, Georgia, SD 7, ED 20, Sheet 1A, Line 6, Jessie F. Blair, ID5088. Original NARA Data: Roll: T624_176; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 1374189. www.ancestry.com, accessed 11 Nov 2015.