Husband Jesse Joe Blair
Born: 15 Jan 1898 - Snyder, Erie Co., N. Y 1
Christened:
Died: 30 Jul 1966 - Amherst, Erie, NY 2
Buried: 4 Aug 1966 - Acacia Park And Resthaven Cemetary
Father: Living
Mother:
Married: 21 Sep 1916 - Bethlehem E & R Church, Buffalo, Erie Co., N. Y.
Events
� His Social Security Number was 134-03-4371. 1
Wife Clara Wilhelmina Will
Born: 22 Jul 1900 - Buffalo, Erie, N.Y. 3
Christened:
Died: 6 Nov 1984 - Millard Fillmore Hosp., Buffalo, Erie Co., N.Y. 4 5
Buried: 8 Nov 1984 - Acacia Park And Resthaven Cemetery 5
Father: George Will (Abt 1866- )
Mother: Wilhelmina Laufer (1872-1914)
Events
� Her Social Security Number was 106-14-3804. 3
� She appeared on the 1910 U.S. census on 27 Apr 1910 in Buffalo, Erie, N.Y.. 6 Enumeration District 106, Supervisor's District 19, sheet 31A, Line 33
� She resided at 291 Rother Ave on 27 Apr 1910 in Buffalo, Erie, N.Y.. 6
Children
1 M Living (details have been suppressed)
Born:
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Living
2 F Living (details have been suppressed)
Born:
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Living
3 F Norma Marie Blair
Born: 22 Feb 1922 - Buffalo, Erie, N.Y.
Christened:
Died: 20 Jun 2000
Buried:
Spouse: Howard Page (1919-1980)
Marr: 4 Jul 1940 - St. Paul Evangel. Lutheran Church, Eggertsville, Erie Co., NY
4 M Donald James Blair
Born: 22 Feb 1927 - Eggertsville, Erie Co., N. Y. 7
Christened:
Died: 18 Sep 1996 - 8115 Tonawanda Creek Rd, E. Amherst, Erie, NY 7 8 9
Buried:
Spouse: Living
Husband's General Notes
SSDI has birth date 15 Jan 1895 Last Residence: 14226 (Buffalo, Erie, NY)
General Notes for Child: Norma Marie Blair
Last Residence: 14221 Amherst, Erie, NY Death Notice: PAGE - Norma M. (nee Blair) 6/20/00 Of Amherst, NY; beloved wife of the late Howard J. Page; mother of Mrs. Gary (Barbara) Krueger, Dale Page, George (Brenda) Page, Mrs. John (Judy) Huff, Jessie (Jay) Scherer, Myrna Page, Debbie Page (Phil), Mrs. John (Darlene) Emanski, and the late Cindy Page; sister of Craig Blair (Georgia), Beatrice Bingeman (Franklin) and the late Donald Blair (Ruth); also survived by many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Friends may call Thursday 11 AM-2 PM at the HARRY A. WEDEKINDT FUNERAL HOME, INC., 280 Grover Cleveland Hwy. at N. Bailey where services will be held at 2:00 PM. Friends invited. If desired, memorials may be made Nat'l Parkinson's Disease Assoc.
General Notes for Child: Donald James Blair
Sources
1 Rootsweb.com, Social Security Death Index, (Online <http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi>), 134-03-4371, Jesse Blair. Name: JESSE BLAIR
Birth: 15 Jan 1895
Death: Jul 1966
Last Residence: 14226 (Buffalo, Erie, NY)
Last Benefit: (none specified)
SSN: 134-03-4371
Issued: New York
. The SSDI component of Rootsweb is drawn from the Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration2 Buffalo News, Buffalo, Erie, NY, Buffalo News Death Notice, (Buffalo News), 31 July 1966 - Blair, Jesse J. BLAIR - Jesse J.
Of Eggertsville, N.Y., July 30, 1966, husband of Clara M (Will) Blair; father of Craig J. Blair, Mrs. Beatrice Bingarman, Mrs. Norma Page and Donald J. Blair; brother of Edwin Blair of New York City, Mrs. May Zimmerman, Mrs. Lillian Turner, Mrs. Irene Long and Mrs. Edna Schrank; also survived by 20 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Harry A. Wedekindt Funeral Home, 280 Grover Cleveland Highway at N. Bailey, where services will be held Tuesday at 2 P.M. Friends invited. Family will be present from 2-5 and 7-9 P.M. Mr. Blair was a member of Steam Fitters Local 395.3 Rootsweb.com, Social Security Death Index, (Online <http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi>), 106-14-3804, Clara Blair. Name: CLARA BLAIR
Birth: 22 Jul 1900
Death: Nov 1984
Last Residence: 14226 (Buffalo, Erie, NY)
Last Benefit: (none specified)
SSN: 106-14-3804
Issued: New York
.4 Buffalo News, Buffalo, Erie, NY, Buffalo News Death Notice, (Buffalo News), 8 Nov 1984 - BLAIR, Clara M (Nee Will). BLAIR - Clara M (nee Will)
Of Amherst, N.Y., Nov. 6, 1984, wife of late Jesse J. Blair; mother of Craig (George Ann) Blair, Beatrice (Franklin) Bingeman, Norma (Howard) Page and Donald (Ruth) Blair; also survived by 20 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren; sister of Berthal, George and Arthur Will and the late Robert and John Will and Anna Muessling. Friends may call Wed. 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the HARRY A. WEDEKINDT FUNERAL HOME INC., 280 Grove Cleveland Hwy. at North Bailey, where services will be held Thurs. at 11 AM. Friends invited. Flowers gratefully declined. If desired, memorials to a charity of your choice would be appreciated. Mrs. Blair was a past matron of Northeast Chapter No. 708 O.E.S. under whose auspices a memorial service will be held Wed. at 7:30 p.m.5 "Funeral Home Card", Harry A. Wedekindt Funeral Home - Clara M. Blair, 8 Nov 1984. In Loving Memory
Clara M. Blair
Born July 22, 1900
Died Nov 6, 1984
Services
Harry A. Wedekindt Funeral Home, Inc.
280 Grover Cleveland Highway
November 8, 1984 11:00 A.M.
Officiating
The Rev. Carl G. Olin Jr.
Interment
Resthaven Cemetery.6 New York, Erie County, 1910 U.S. Census - Population Schedule, (Washington, D.C.: The National Archives), George Will Household, City of Buffalo, Enumeration District 106, Supervisor's District 19, Sheet 31A, Dweeling 253, Family 507, Line 33. Line 33
291 Rother Ave.
Dwelling 253
Family 507
Will, Clara
Relation: Daughter
Sex: F
Color or Race: W
Age: 9
Marital: S
Born in New York
Father and Mother born in Germany
Attending School.7 Rootsweb.com, Social Security Death Index, (Online <http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi>), 106-20-9411, Donald J. Blair. Name: DONALD J BLAIR
Birth: 22 Feb 1927
Death: 18 Sep 1996 (V)
Last Residence: 14051 (East Amherst, Erie, NY)
Last Benefit: (none specified)
SSN: 106-20-9411
Issued: New York
(V)=(Verified) Report verified with a family member or someone acting on behalf of a family member.
.8 Buffalo News, Buffalo, Erie, NY, Buffalo News Death Notice, (Buffalo News), 19 Sept. 1996, BLAIR - Donald J. BLAIR - Donald J.
September 18, 1996, of Amherst N.Y.; beloved husband of Ruth (nee Hutchinson); dear father of James Blair, Donna Adams and Kathleen (Peter) Smith; dear grandfather of Stephanie and Michael Adams, James and Joseph Smith; brother of Craig (Georgian) Blair, Beatrice (Franklin) Bingeman and Norma (late Howard) Page; also survived by nieces and nephews. Friends may call Friday 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the HARRY A. WEDEKINDT FUNERAL HOME INC., 280 Grove Cleveland Hwy. at N. Bailey. Funeral Services will be private. Mr. Blair was the former business manager of Steam Fitters Local #395. If desired, memorials may be made to the Comprehensive Dialysis Center of WNY or Make-a-Wish Foundation of WNY.9 Buffalo News, Buffalo News Obituary, (Buffalo News), 20 Sept 1996, Donlad J. Blair, headed Building Trades Council. Donlad J. Blair, headed Building Trades Council
Donald J. Blair, who, as president of the Buffalo Building Trades Council between 1971 and 1983, forcefully represented 20,000 are construction workers, died Wednesday evening (Sept. 18, 1996) in his Clarence home. He was 69.
"It was a heart attack" said his wife of 46 years, the former Ruth Hutchinson. "He was watching television when it happened."
During his years as council president and union business manager, he spoke out in support of causes that affected area construction workers. He praised and criticized Democratic and Republican legislators when issues arose.
While, ture to labor's fashion, Blair usually supported Democratic candidates, he was not bashful about yelling at them. In 1977, he told then-Gov. Hugh Carey "to forget about coming to Buffalo looking for our endorsement" unless he first "came to Buffalo to "sit down with us, discussing our problems (lack of construction projects) and really trying to do something about them."
Under his leadership, the Building Trades Council several time supported former Republican Rep. Jack Kemp's successful re-election bids, but in 1980 it broke with Kemp and backed his Democratic rival, Gale Denn of Eden.
Blair pushed hard for federal funds that helped finance Buffalo's Metro Rail transit system. He was an ardent supporter of the late George Meany, longtime president of the American Federation of Labor and its successor AFL-CIO.
Born in Buffalo, Blair lived most of his life in Amherst and Clarence. He was a graduate of Amherst Central High School and attended a steamfitters school for five years at Hutchinson Central Technical High School in Buffalo.
In 1945, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He served aboard the USS Indiana and was aboard the USS Avery Island when the government conducted its postwar atomic bomb tests on the Pacific Island of Bikini.
In 1947, Blair was admitted to Local 395 of the Steamfitters and Plumbers Union. In 1962, he became its business manager, a post he held for 20 years. In 1966, Blair was elected president of the Plumbers and Pipefitters Industry of Western New York. He held that office for 15 years.
He was elected to leadership posts in the State Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters, Buffalo's Maritime Port Trades Concil, the United Way, Erie County Traffic Safety Committee, Industrial Relations Research Association, Western New York Hospital and Nursing Home council, Local 66 of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees and the Buffalo Affirmative Action Plan.
Blair was honored in 1970 as Labor Man of the Year by the Brothers of Mercy, Clarence and was give the Citizenship Award by Williamsville Post 461, Veterans of Foreign Wars. The Buffalo AFL-CIO Council in 1978 saluted Blair for his service to the labor movement.
After retiring in 1983, Blair remained active in his home woodworking and lapidary shops.
Besides his wife, Blair is survived by a son, James of Lockport; two daugthers, Donna Adams of North Tonawanda and Kathleen Smith of Lockport; a brother, Craig of San Pedro, Calif.; two sisters, Beatrice Bingeman of Amherst, and Norma Page of Williamsville; and four grandchildren.
A private funeral and burial are planned.
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