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Family: Luther Rice Blair / Macybeth Harriett Aaron (F3979)  [1

m. 28 Mat 1869


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  • Luther Rice BlairFather | Male
    Luther Rice Blair

    Born  26 Jul 1842  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Jun 1918  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Married  28 Mat 1869  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Nannie Elizabeth Pritchett | F518495717 
    Married     
    Father  Samuel Britton Blair | F2606 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Clarissa W. "Clary" Fuller | F2606 Group Sheet 

    Macybeth Harriett AaronMother | Female
    Macybeth Harriett Aaron

    Born  Abt 1849  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Jun 1885  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Blair Family Cemetery Pittsylvania County, Virginia  Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Jacob Horatio Aaron | F3013 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Jane Mitchell | F3013 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Samuel W. Blair

    Born  15 Oct 1871  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  25 Nov 1883  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Blair Family Cemetery Sheva Pittsylvania County Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Walter Clay BlairChild 2 | Male
    + Walter Clay Blair

    Born  15 Aug 1872  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Jul 1942  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Highland Burial Park, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Minnie May Johnson | F119 
    Married  22 Jan 1913  Prob. Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Myrtle Blair

    Born  31 Oct 1876  Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  25 Sep 1957  Danville, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Highland Burial Park, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Mary 'Mollie' Jessie BlairChild 4 | Female
    Mary 'Mollie' Jessie Blair

    Born  24 Jun 1870   
    Died  4 Dec 1883   
    Buried    Blair Family Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S33] Sammy Blair, FACEBOOK.
      Sammy Blair I see I am related to Capt Daniel Hankins of the Revolution 1102. Macybeth Harriet Aaron (Jane Mitchell345, Elizabeth Cox92, Elizabeth Juley Hankins25, William J., Sr.8, Daniel (Capt.)4, John2, Daniel1) was born Feb 5, 1850 in Callands (near), VA, died Jun 6, 1885 in Pittsylvania Co., VA at age 35, and was buried in Blair Cemetery, Sheva, Pittsylvania Co., VA.

      Research Notes: Her tombstone says she died on Jun. 6, and the delayed birth certificate of her daughter Bessie says she was born on Jun. 6 or Jun 7. It appears that a 6 was 1st written, then overwritten with a 7. I could be that the her death was just moments before midnight, and Bessie began life just moments after midnight. Compelling is that Bessie's tombstone also reads Jun. 7.

      On the delayed birth certificate of her daughter Bessie, her daughter Myrtle spells both of their names as Macebeth vice Macybeth.

      [Luther Rice Blair (88 KB) Courtesy of Sam (Click on Picture to View Full Size)]

      Macybeth married Luther Rice Blair, son of Samuel Brittain Blair, Sr. and Clarissa W. Fuller, Mar 28, 1869 in Callands (near), VA. Luther was born Jan 26, 1842 in Callands (near), VA, died Jun 12, 1918 in Chatham (rural), Pittsylvania Co., VA at age 76, and was buried Jun 14, 1918 in Blair Cemetery, Sheva, Pittsylvania Co., VA. The cause of his death was Heart seisure.

      Marriage Notes: Their marriage date and place came from the delayed birth certificate of their daughter Macybeth Harriett, commonly called Bessie.

      Children from this marriage were:

      2704 F i. Mollie Jessie Blair was born Jun 24, 1870 in Pittsylvania Co., VA (prob.), died Dec 4, 1883 in Pittsylvania Co., VA at age 13, and was buried in Blair Cemetery, Sheva, Pittsylvania Co., VA.

      2705 M ii. Samuel W. Blair was born Oct 15, 1871 in Pittsylvania Co., VA, died Nov 25, 1883 in Pittsylvania Co., VA at age 12, and was buried in Blair Cemetery, Sheva, Pittsylvania Co., VA.

      2706 M iii. Walter Clay Blair was born Aug 26, 1873 in Pittsylvania Co., VA, died Jul 1, 1942 in Danville Hosp., Danville, VA at age 68, and was buried Jul 3, 1942 in Highland Burial Pk., Danville, VA. The cause of his death was Cerebral hmorrhage (lt lateral ventricle)/Hypertension; chronic (unreadable) nephritis.

      [Minnie Mae (Johnson) Blair (59 KB) Courtesy of Sam (Click on Picture to View Full Size)]

      Walter married Minnie Mae Johnson. Minnie was born Sep 15, 1882 in Halifax Co., VA, died Sep 20, 1964 in MD at age 82, and was buried in Highland Burial Pk., Danville, VA.

      2707 M iv. James W. Blair was born Jan 9, 1875 in Pittsylvania Co., VA, died Dec 3, 1883 in Pittsylvania Co., VA at age 8, and was buried in Blair Cemetery, Sheva, Pittsylvania Co., VA.

      + 2708 F v. Myrtle Blair was born Oct 31, 1876 in Pittsylvania Co., VA, died Sep 25, 1957 in Danville Hosp., Danville, VA at age 80, and was buried Sep 27, 1957 in Highland Burial Pk., Danville, VA.

      2709 F vi. Elizabeth Tate Blair was born Jun 16, 1879 in Pittsylvania Co., VA, died Dec 14, 1883 in Pittsylvania Co., VA at age 4, and was buried in Blair Cemetery, Sheva, Pittsylvania Co., VA. Another name for Elizabeth was Lizzie.

      2710 M vii. Benjamin Franklin Blair was born Apr 23, 1881 in Pittsylvania Co., VA, died Oct 2, 1951 in Western State Hosp., Staunton, VA at age 70, and was buried Oct 4, 1951 in Highland Burial Pk., Danville, VA. The cause of his death was Arteriosclerotic heart disease.

      Benjamin married Annie Adams. Annie was born Apr 30, 1877 in VA, died Jan 28, 1963 in Blairs, VA at age 85, and was buried in Highland Burial Pk., Danville, VA. The cause of her death was Coronary thrombosis (9-hrs.)/Arteriosclerotic heart disease, with hypertension (10 yrs.); diabetes mellitus (mild).

      2711 F viii. Pink Grace Blair was born Apr 23, 1883 in Pittsylvania Co., VA, died Sep 16, 1970 at age 87, and was buried in San Francisco Nat. Cem., San Francisco, CA. Another name for Pink was Pinkie.

      Pink married John Robert Thompson, Sr. about 1913 in VA. John was born Jun 24, 1879 in VA, died May 16, 1961 at age 81, and was buried in San Francisco Nat. Cem., San Francisco, CA.

      2712 F ix. Macybeth Harriet Blair was born Jun 7, 1885 in Whittles Depot, Pittsylvania Co., VA, died Apr 30, 1959 in Chapel Hill, Orange Co., NC at age 73, and was buried May 2, 1959 in Old Chapel Hill Cem., Chapel Hill, NC. The cause of her death was Coronary thrombosis (24 hrs.)/Coronary artery heart disease (5-yrs.); hypertensive heart disease (5-yrs.). Another name for Macybeth was Bessie.

      [Peter Lafayette Burch (61 KB) Courtesy of Audrey (Click on Picture to View Full Size)]

      Macybeth had a relationship with Peter Lafayette Burch Dec 26, 1909 in Pittsylvania Co., VA. This couple did not marry. Peter was born Aug 22, 1883 in Pittsylvania Co., VA, died Aug 19, 1964 in Chapel Hill, Orange Co., NC at age 80, and was buried Aug 21, 1964 in Old Chapel Hill Cem., Chapel Hill, NC. The cause of his death was Adenocarcinoma of rectum (10 yrs.)/Arteriosclerotic heart disease.