The Obituary of Joseph Blair

“Joseph Blair, aged 82 years, an inmate of the county infirmary since April 3, 1912, died there Wednesday afternoon of stomach trouble. He had been an invalid for four years. He is survived by an only brother, William Blair, of this city.”¹

Ohio Certificate of Death for Joseph Blair²

1. Joseph blair. (1916, January 22). Portsmouth Weekly Times, p. 6.
2. “Ohio, United States records,” images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GPK3-3PLT?view=index : Nov 25, 2024), image 1463 of 3287; Ohio Historical Society (Columbus, Ohio). 004021388