Family History

Our Family Line

BLAZER GENEALOGY

(* Stands for our direct line.)

*Jacob Blaser born 1540 in Switzerland. He married Anna Magdalena Gerber.

Jacob and Anna Blaser’s Children

*Mathias Blaser

Mathias Blazer was born September 23, 1571 in Switzerland. He married Barbara Schenk.

Mathias and Barbara Blaser’s Children

*Mathias Blaser

Mathias Blaser was born February 1, 1619 in Switzerland. He married Priscilla Gerber.

Mathias and Priscilla Blaser’s Children

*Mathys Blaser

Mathys Blaser was born April 5, 1646 in Switzerland. He married Elsbeth Rothlisberger.

Mathys and Elsbeth Blaser’s Children

*Nicholas Blaser

Nicholas Blaser was born c1668 in Switzerland. He married Barbli/Barbara Steiner.

Nicholas and Barbli Blaser’s Children

*Abraham Blaser (1697-1759)

Abraham Blaser was born c1697 in Switzerland and died after February 3, 1759 in Pennsylvania. He married Anna Eby.

Abraham and Anna Blaser’s Children

*Jacob Blazer (1741-1825)

Jacob BLAZER was born January 13, 1741 in Pennsylvania and died in 1825 in Virginia. He married Christina Martin Gerber.

Jacob and Christina Blazer’s Children

Daniel Blazer (1766-1850’s) m – Juliana Brock
* Adam Blazer (1780-1840) m – Barbara Brock

Adam BLAZER was born in 1780 in PA. He married Barbara BROCK. She was born in 1775 in VA. Adam died in 1840 and Barbara died before 1860. They had 10 children.

Adam and Barbara Blazer’s children

Benjamin Blazer (1804-1878) m – Margaret Ottinger
* Samuel O. Blazer(1806-1880) m – Sarah Benner
Elizabeth Blazer (1808 – 1880) m – (cousin) Christian Blazer
Dorothea Blazer (1810) - no more information
Phillip Blazer (1812-1868) m – Sarah Ottinger
Mary Blazer (1815-1895) m – (cousin) Henry Blazer
Barbara Blazer (1817- bef. 1900) – never married
Salome (Sarah) Blazer (1818) – no more information
Catherine Blazer (1821) m – (cousin) John Blazer
Laura Leah Blazer (1824-1878) m – (cousin) Moses Blazer

Samuel O. BLAZER was born in 1806 in PA. He married Sarah BENNER Sarah was born in 1806 in PA. Samuel died November 24, 1880 and Sarah died before 1880. They had 9 children.

Samuel and Sarah Blazer’s children

Mary Ann Blazer (1829-1887) m – Oliver Lee Holt
Catherine Blazer (1832-1885) m – Phillip Nease
Christopher Blazer (1835-1900) m. Mary Adaline Holt
Dolly Ann Blazer (1836-1890) m – John S. Nease
James Madison Blazer (1838-1889) m – Margaret Hale
* Joseph Payne Blazer (1844-1914) m – Sarah Ann Holt
William Anderson Blazer ((1843-bef 1860) – no more information
J. Francis Blazer (1848-1918) m – Angiline Swatsell
Barbara Elizabeth Blazer (1851-1907) m – George Cline

Joseph Payne BLAZER was born December 9, 1844 in Caney Branch, Greene Co., TN. He married Sarah Ann HOLT. She was born March 4, 1842 in Greene Co., TN. Joseph died August 17, 1914 and Sarah Ann died October 10, 1906. They had 8 children.

Joseph and Sarah Ann Blazer’s children

William Anderson Blazer (1867-1950) m – Mary Angie Young
Emaline Blazer (1868-1936) m – Alvin Grant Linn
* James Henry Blazer (1870-1932) m – Sarah Young & Veturia White
Alfred E. Blazer (1872-1913) m – Lillie Taylor
John A. Blazer (1874-1947) m – Susanna Jones
George F. Blazer (1876-1959) m – Mary A. Reynolds & Susie Hawkins
David E. Blazer (1880-1947) m – Luella Blackwell & Fannie Bailey
Eula Florence Blazer (1883-1946) m – John Porter

James Henry BLAZER was born February 14, 1870 in TN. He married Sarah Idella YOUNG. She was born December 12, 1870 and died October 26, 1906. They had 7 children. Second, he married Veturia Lee WHITE PILKINTON. James died April 4, 1932 in Nashville, Davidson Co., TN. They had 2 children.

James and Sarah Blazer’s children

Minnie Lee Blazer (1894-1974) m – C. Blackwell & Claude Jordan
Egglintine Blazer (1898-1976) m – C. Pilkinton & Ed Stephens
Lois Ethyl Blazer (1897-1970) m – Haywood Vaughn
Sarah Elizabeth Blazer (1899-1978) m – William Suggs
Viola Blazer (1901-1985) m – Harold White
* Anna Jessie Naomi Blazer (1903-1963) m – Virgil Hurt
James Wilson Blazer (1904-1978) m – Margaret Ramsey

James and Veturia Blazer’s children

John Payne Blazer (1908-1990) m – Clyde Adams & Henryetta Roland
Henry Houston Blazer (1909-1978) – no more information

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