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John Blair Dies of Typhoid Fever

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John Blair and family circa 1898. Standing are his wife Belle, and children Earl and Roy (left to right). Seated is Ethelred, and Ora standing in front of John. John, Roy and Ethelred died of typhoid fever within a year of this family portrait.1

“John Blair, of Carey’s Run, died this morning of typhoid fever. He was forty years old and leaves a wife and three children. The deceased was one of the most popular men in Washington township and was trustee of the township at the time of his death. He had been sick but a short time, and his death was a shock to the community. The funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at Carey’s Run.”2

The record of death for John Blair and his two children as a result of typhoid fever.3
The headstone of John Emroy Blair at Carey’s Run Cemetery, Washington Township, Scioto County, Ohio.
  1. Lute, L. B. (2015). Family portrait of John Blair and family. FindAGrave. Doug Leightenheimer. Retrieved February 5, 2022, from https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2015/153/146409259_1433393006.jpg.
  2. Blair. (1898, November 23). Portsmouth Daily Times, p. 5.
  3. “Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6WS9-118?cc=2128172&wc=7DZ2-PHP%3A1297168401%2C1297131364 : 30 September 2014), Scioto > Death records, 1867-1880, vol 1 > image 184 of 491; county courthouses, Ohio.

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