LAIR, Thomas P.
(1807-1887)
ANDERSON, Catherine "Kitty" M.
(1809-1882)
LAIR, Margaret Rhodes
(1850-1915)

 

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Spouses/Children:
SHAHAN, Ezra Booker

LAIR, Margaret Rhodes 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 15 May 1850, Shelby County, Missouri
  • Marriage: SHAHAN, Ezra Booker about 1865 in prob. Knox County, Missouri
  • Died: 21 Jun 1915, Hurdland, Knox County, Missouri at age 65

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Margaret married Ezra Booker SHAHAN about 1865 in prob. Knox County, Missouri. (Ezra Booker SHAHAN was born on 12 Apr 1843 in Grafton, Taylor County, Virginia and died on 2 Nov 1911 in Hurdland, Knox County, Illinois.)


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1 1910 US Census (District 51, Shelton, Knox County, Missouri). Surety: 4. Lists Era B. Shahan (age 67, b. VA), wife Margaret R. (age 59, b. MO) and children Lester (age 16, b. MO) and Otto E. (age 14, b. MO), living in Shelton, Missouri. Also in the household is "grandson" Ezra Gregory (age 7, b. MO), whose parents are both listed as born in Missouri. Era is listed as a "farmer, stock & grain" and indicates that both his parents were born in Virginia. Margaret indicates that both her parents were born in Kentucky. The couple indicate that they have been married for 44 years, and have had 13 children, 10 of whom are still living.

2 1900 US Census (District 45, Shelton, Knox County, Missouri). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Ezra Shahan (age 57, b. Apr 1843, VA), wife Margaret (age 50, b. May 1850, MO) and children Eddie J. (age 19, b. Aug 1880, KS), Cona M. (age 15, b. Jun 1884, MO), Melvin [sp? illegible] (age 13, b. May 1887, MO), Carl S. (age 10, b. Aug 1889, MO), Lester J. (age 5, b. Dec 1894, MO) and Otto (age 3, b. Nov 1896, MO), living in Shelton, Missouri. Ezra is listed as a "farmer" and indicates that both his parents were born in Virginia. Margaret indicates that both her parents were born in Kentucky. The couple indicate that they have been married for 35 years, and have had 13 children, 12 of whom are still living.

3 1850 US Census (District 94, Shelby County, Missouri). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Thomas P. Lair (age 45, b. KY), wife Catherine M. [Anderson] (age 40, b. KY) and children Elizabeth A. (age 16, b. Missouri), Sarah E. (age 12, b. Missouri), James H. (age 10, b. Missouri), Emily G. (age 8, b. Missouri), Elmira (age 6, b. Missouri), Catherine (age 5, b. Missouri), Martha (age 4, b. Missouri) and Margarett (age 2, b. Missouri), living in Shelby County, Missouri. Thomas is listed as a "farmer." Thomas also appears on the 1850 U.S. Census Slave Schedule as the owner of three slaves [a male aged 60, a male aged 19, and a female aged 13].

4 1860 US Census (Center, Knox County, Missouri). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Thomas P. Lair (age 55, b. KY), wife Catherine M. [Anderson] (age 51, b. KY) and daughter Margaret R. (age 10, b. Missouri), living in Center, Missouri. Also in the household are Catherine's niece and nephew, Hugh M. Anderson (age 15, b. Missouri) and Permelia Anderson (age 17, b. Missouri) [these children appear on the previous census of 1850 living in Shelby County, Missouri with their mother, Eliza Anderson (age 43, b. KY), Catherine's sister-in-law]. Thomas is listed as a "farmer." Thomas P. Lair also appears on the 1860 U.S. Census Slave Schedule as the owner of three slaves [a 29 year old male, and two 18 year old females].

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