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Blair Cemetery


Blair Cemetery Information & Photographs from Richard Rand "Dick" Lindsly :
     "There are absolutely no stones left.  The only identifying object is an old iron gate or piece of fence that was probably part of the cemetery.  There are a few pieces of bricks and pottery shards in the vicinity around the tree. It was a difficult task to find the cemetery.  ... in June, 2001, Rusty [Williams] stumbled across an old letter written by Mrs. H. D. Swann of Bonham.  In the letter she gave the following directions to the cemetery: "From the main intersection in Bells, go four-tenths mile north on Highway 69, then turn right on Farm Road 1897.  Follow it a mile or two until it makes a right-angle turn.  The road has been smoothed out into a curve on the paved road, but a gravel road section contains the original right-angle turn.  Go down this gravel road 100 yards or so to the arched entrance, which has 'Running G' on top.  Go through the entrance, and about 100 yards beyond stop at a mobile home for permission.  Then follow farm road through two gates enclosing a corral, and beyond that until you see a very large oak standing alone in a pasture about 50-75 yards off the road to your right.  The cemetery can no longer be found, but is near this tree.  Broken pieces of old brick under the tree are probably those used to cover the graves in the cemetery."  These directions led us to the cemetery.  The 'Running G' sign is no longer there nor is there a mobile home located there to get permission.  The turnoff into the ranch is right across FM 1897 from a fairly new school building.  The ranch is owned by the Lattimores (I think it's J.B. Lattimore).  Their ranch foreman, Jeff Heatley, has met me in Bells several times and led me in.  He has been very accommodating....  I took a GPS locator with me the last time and the GPS coordinates are N 33 degrees, 38 minutes, 39.9 seconds;W 96 degrees, 24 minutes, 48.7 minutes. "


Suse, a slave of J.F.Blair is buried here according to an old plat
also a 'slave of a neighbor' and
a stranger found dead in a house nearby.

Blair, Christian "Kitty" Keen wife of John Francis (on old plat)
          b. Va. 1810-Aug. of 1861

Blair, Eli 1863-1873

Blair, Emma C.Turner Richardson 1853-1881

Blair, John Francis b in Va.1804-Oct.1860 (on old plat)

Blair, John Henry b. Va. c1840-d. Oct.1860 son of J.F.& Kitty Blair
(on old plat)

Blair, John Turner 1858-1871

Blair, Martha  "Patsy" wife of Charles died 1867(on old plat)

Blair, Nan 1857-1861

Blair, Nora d. 1872-73  dau. of Wesley & Sallie (on old plat)

Blair, Peter d. 1878 son of Charles & Martha (on old plat)

Blair, Porter  son of Charles & Martha  (on old plat)

Blair, Sallie wife of Wesley d. 1869-1870 (on old plat)

Blair, Sam 1862-1870

Blair, Wesley Witcher  1846-1867 son of J.F.& Christian Blair (on old plat)

Goding, Nancy "Nannie" Williams b. 1843-Dec. 1870 (on old plat)
wife of Geo. Wed 10 Feb.1870, Dau. of B.F.& Ann Williams

Lanceford, Hal  son -in -law of B.F.Williams (on old plat)

Popham, W.J. Rev.   husb. of S.E. Williams (a dau. of B.F.Williams)
(on old plat)

Richardson, or possibly Turner , Fannie Lou d. in 1880(on old plat)

Richardson, Kittie d. 1881  dau. of Peter & Emma Blair Turner (on old plat)

Turner, Elisha died July 1870 (on old plat)

Turner, John d. 1871 son of Peter & Emma (on old plat)

Turner, Nan  d. 1861 dau. of Peter & Emma (on old plat)

Turner, Sam died Oct.1870 son of Peter & Emma (on old plat)

Turner, Thomas Wesley 1864-1878 (on old plat)

Williams, Anna Clement Perkins b.Va. 1812-died 1863-64 bur. Blair ceme.  wed 28 Nov.1836 Franklin co. Va. to Benj.: dau. of Temple Perkins (on old plat listed as Ann)

Williams, Baby of W.R. & Eliza Ann (on old plat)

Williams, Benjamin Franklin  1812-died 1864 husb. of Anna , brother of W.R.Williams

Williams, Bettie died 1862-63 dau. of W.R.& Eliza Ann (on old plat)

Williams, Eliza  Keen b.& d. Oct.1861 dau. of John F. & Mary

Williams, Elizabeth Christian 25 Oct.1845-18 Dec.1863 wife of Wm.D.
(Old plat lists her as Eliza Ann wife of W.R. & dau. of J.F.Blair)

Williams, Eli 1828-1862

Old plat lists one entry just as 'grandchild of B.F.Williams'

Williams, Nancy Witcher 25 Nov.1854-6 Dec.1971

Williams, Nannie  died Nov.1861 dau. of W.R. & Eliza Ann (on old plat)

Williams, William David 12 Dec.1817-11 Aug.1861 (old plat lists him as W.R.) wed 18 June 1844 to Elizabeth


The cemetery is was not forgotten, only lost for a while.
If you have an interest in preserving the history of those in this cemetery please contact:

A book of interest about these Families.


  • SCATTERLINGS: BLAIR, WILLIAMS AND TURNER TO TEXAS-  1853-1873    By Rusty Williams

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