Edith Dougherty and Arthur Newton Blair

ARTHUR NEWTON BLAIR, son of LAMOILLE LUCY PARISH and CHARLES NORRIS BLAIR, was born October 24, 1883 in Solomon, Dickinson, Kansas,⁴⁵⁶ and died August 11, 1963 in Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas.¹²²²¹ He is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas.⁴⁵⁶

He married EDITH DOUGHERTY on November 30, 1911 in Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma.⁶⁷³⁸ She was born July 21, 1886 in Blue Mound, Linn, Kansas,¹²²²² and died January 1, 1970 in Merriam, Johnson, Kansas.¹²²²² She is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas.⁴⁵⁶

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Children of EDITH DOUGHERTY and ARTHUR NEWTON BLAIR:

1. BABY BLAIR, b. December 25, 1916;⁴⁵⁶ d. December 26, 1916;⁴⁵⁶ bur. Fairview Cemetery, Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma.⁴⁵⁶
2. CHARLES NORRIS BLAIR, b. July 14, 1918;⁷⁷⁶⁸ d. December 19, 2008.⁷⁷⁶⁸
3. HELEN ELIZABETH BLAIR, b. August 26, 1923, Southard, Blaine, Oklahoma;⁴⁵³² d. January 24, 2005.⁴⁵³²



Obituaries

Lawrence Daily Journal-World, August 12, 1963¹²²²¹

Arthur N. Blair

Arthur N. Blair, 79, of 936 Ohio St., died Sunday noon at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He had lived in Lawrence for about 11 years.

Funeral services will be at 19 a.m. Tuesday in the Rumsey Funeral Home chapel. Rev. Walter Blackledge will be in charge of the services. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

He was born Oct. 24, 1883, in Solomon, Kan. Blair held a membership in the First Presbyterian Church.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Edith Blair, of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Helen Wood of Merriam; a son, Charles N. Blair of Los Angeles; a sister, Miss Harriet Blair, of 1340 Vt. St., and three grandchildren.

Lawrence Daily Journal-World, January 2, 1970¹²²²²

EDITH BLAIR

Mrs. Edith Blair, 83, of 936 Ohio, died Thursday at the home of her daughter Mrs. Helen Wood, Merriam.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Rumsey Funeral Home with the Rev. Harold Mallett officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Born July 21, 1886 in Blue Mound, she is also survived by a son, Charles, of Tarzana, Calif., three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

The family prefers donations to First Presbyterian Church.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
18854782	Lincoln, Dickinson, Kansas	Charles Norris Blair Lamoille Lucy Parish Nellie Blair Charles Orville Blair Effie LeMoile Blair Arthur Newton Blair Harriet E. Blair
June 18, 19003202	Lincoln, Dickinson, Kansas	Charles Norris Blair Lamoille Lucy Parish Charles Orville Blair Effie LeMoile Blair Arthur Newton Blair Harriet E. Blair
January 6, 19201663	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma	Arthur Newton Blair Edith Dougherty Charles Norris Blair Charles Orville Blair
April 4, 19304773	Hurley, Grant, New Mexico	Arthur Newton Blair Edith Dougherty Charles Norris Blair Helen Elizabeth Blair
April 10, 19404774	Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma	Arthur Newton Blair Edith Dougherty Charles Norris Blair Helen Elizabeth Blair