Union County, Ohio Biographies Project - John Blair
JOHN BLAIR
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John Blair, a farmer and dealer in agricultural implements in Richwood,
was born in Bedford County, Penn., May 25, 1831. His parents were
Edmond and Esther (Casteel) Blair, natives of Pennsylvania, of, English
descent, who came to Ohio in 1832, and passed their entire lives on the
farm. Our subject was reared on the farm and received a common
school education. He has followed farming during the greater part
of his life, and at present is also engaged in the sale of farming
implements, at Richwood. He received a liberal start in life,
from his father, who was well-to-do, and now owns 300 acres of prime
land in this county. He was married in 1852 to Camellia Hodson, a
native of Ohio, by whom he has had three children, viz.: Edmond,
deceased, S. Milton and John Frank. Mr. and Mrs Blair are members
of the Methodist Protestant Church at Bethlehem, in which he is a
Trustee. He is a Democrat in politics and has held most of the
offices of the township. He came to this county in 1872 and
settled two miles south of Richwood, where be now resides. He
makes a specialty of Norman horses, on which he has taken the premium
twice at the State Fair, and has also a fine stock of cattle.