1957 VOLGA RESIDENT PASSES SUNDAY
Crossford Blair, 72, well-known farmer of Volga, died at his home at 5:40 p.m. Sunday, February 24, (1957). The son of Harrison and Lydia Hitchcock Blair, he was born in Johnson County, November 28, 1884. Survivors include his widow, Bessie Blanton Blair; one son, Grady Blair, Volga; three daughters, Mrs. Jennie Gullett, Oil Springs; Mrs. Maude Burchett, Winchester; Mrs. Grace Estep, Fuget; 13 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren. The following brothers and sisters, Tom Blair, Mrs. Vera Van Hoose, Mrs. Tera Nelson, all of this city; Bruce Blair, Water Gap and Drice Blair, Volga. Funeral services were conducted today at 11:00 a.m., at Oil Springs at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Gullett, with Lonza Reed, Oscar McCarty and Tommie Bailey as officiating ministers. Burial was in the family cemetery under the direction of the Paintsville Funeral Home.
Paintsville Herald
27 February 1957

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1900 United States Census
Name: Crossford Blair
Event Place: ED 41 Magisterial District 4 Flat Gap village, Johnson, Kentucky, United States
Birth Date: Nov 1884
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Head Harrison Blair M 41 Kentucky
Wife Lydia Blair F 34 Kentucky
**Son Crossford Blair M 16 Kentucky
Son Cyrus Blair M 13 Kentucky
Son Darius Blair M 12 Kentucky
Son Ulysses Blair M 9 Kentucky
Son Bruce Blair M 8 Kentucky
Daughter Goldie Blair F 6 Kentucky
Daughter Virie Blair F 1 Kentucky

1906 Johnson Co. KY Marriage Records
Book 21, Page 287
Crossford Blair, age 21, parents: Harrison Blair & Lydia Blair Married August 7, 1906, Bessie Blanton, age 19, Parents: William Blanton & Juda Blanton

1906 Kentucky Marriages-Johnson
Name: Crosford Blair
Birth Date: 1877
Age: 29
Spouse's Name: Bessie Blanton
Spouse's Birth Date: 1887
Spouse's Age: 19
Event Date: 07 Aug 1906
Event Place: Johnson, Kentucky
Father's Name: Harrison Blair
Mother's Name: Lyda Blair
Spouse's Father's Name: W. M. Blanton
Spouse's Mother's Name: Juda Blanton
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01695-8
System Origin: Kentucky-EASy
GS Film number: 1912955
Reference ID: 287

1910 United States Census
Name: Blair
Event Place: Low Gap, Johnson, Kentucky
District: 76
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1885
Birthplace: Kentucky
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
**Head Blair M 25 Kentucky
Wife Bessie Blair F 22 Kentucky
Daughter Jannie Blair F 2 Kentucky

1917-18 US WW I Draft Reg. Cards
Name: Crasford Blair
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: Johnson County, Kentucky
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 28 Nov 1884
Birthplace: , , United States
Nationality: United States
Affiliate Publication Title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
Affiliate Publication Number: M1509
GS Film number: 1653495
Digital Folder Number: 005150706
Image Number: 00193

1920 United States Census
Name: Cranford Blair
Event Place: Low Gap, Johnson, Kentucky
District: 42
Gender: Male
Age: 35
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1885
Birthplace: Kentucky
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
**Head Cranford Blair M 35 Kentucky
Wife Bessie Blair F 32 Kentucky
Daughter Jennie Blair F 12 Kentucky
Daughter Gracie Blair F 6 Kentucky
Daughter Wand Blair F 6 Kentucky
Son Grady Blair M 3 Kentucky

1930 United States Census
Name: Crosford Blair
Event Place: District 4, Johnson, Kentucky
District: 0010
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1885
Birthplace: Kentucky
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
**Head Crosford Blair M 45 Kentucky
Wife Bessie Blair F 42 Kentucky
Daughter Grace Blair F 16 Kentucky
Daughter Maud Blair F 16 Kentucky
Son Grady Blair M 13 Kentucky

1940 United States Census
Name: Crasford Blair
Event Place: Magisterial District 4, Johnson, Ky
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Kentucky
Birth Year (Estimated): 1885
Last Place of Residence: Same House
**Head Crasford Blair M 55 Kentucky
Wife Bessie Blair F 52 Kentucky
Son Gradie Blair M 23 Kentucky