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     Ludie Lois Blair was born circa 1887 at Monroe County, Mississippi. She was the daughter of Joseph Stacy Blair and Frances Elizabeth "Frank" Easter. Ludie Lois Blair died at Monroe County, Mississippi.

     Martha E. Blair was born in 1840 at Monroe County, Mississippi.² She was the daughter of Joseph Blair and Sarah Ann Gibson.¹

     Nancy Blair was born circa 1824 at Monroe County, Mississippi.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Blair and Sarah Ann Gibson.¹

     Rhoda Blair was born in 1848 at Monroe County, Mississippi.² She was the daughter of Joseph Blair and Sarah Ann Gibson.¹

     Sarah Ann Blair was born in 1834 at Monroe County, Mississippi.² She was the daughter of Joseph Blair and Sarah Ann Gibson.¹

     Stacy Lee Blair was born on 17 July 1890 at Monroe County, Mississippi. He was the son of Joseph Stacy Blair and Frances Elizabeth "Frank" Easter. Stacy Lee Blair died on 27 January 1964 at Monroe County, Mississippi, at age 73.

     Thomas A. Blair was the son of Thomas J. Blair and Sarah M. Booker.¹

     Thomas J. Blair was born in 1829 at Monroe County, Mississippi.³ He was the son of Joseph Blair and Sarah Ann Gibson.^1,2 Thomas J. Blair married Sarah M. Booker on 18 April 1850 at Monroe County, Mississippi.² Thomas J. Blair died on 1 February 1897 at Monroe County, Mississippi.⁴ He was buried on 4 February 1897 at Blair Cemetery, Monroe County, Mississippi.⁵
     Thomas J. Blair joined the 43rd Mississippi Infantry on 9 September, 1862 at Athens, Mississippi to serve under Captain Gholson. This company was successively designated as the Mississippi Volunteers. Muster rolls, February through June of 1863 show that he was sent to hospitals in Jackson and Vicksburg. The company surrendered at Vicksburg on July 4, 1863 and furloughed for 30 days from July 23, 1863. No further information is available on his service record.²

     William Arthur Blair was born on 1 August 1890 at Monroe County, Mississippi.¹ He was the son of George M. Blair and Della Wood.¹ William Arthur Blair died on 23 September 1964 at age 74.¹ He was buried on 25 September 1964 at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Monroe County, Mississippi.²

     William B. Blair was born on 1 December 1821 at Tennessee.^1,2 He was the son of Joseph Blair and Sarah Ann Gibson.¹ William B. Blair died on 2 January 1868 at Monroe County, Mississippi, at age 46.² He was buried on 3 January 1868 at Crenshaw Cemetery, Monroe County, Mississippi.²

     Sarah M. Booker married Thomas J. Blair, son of Joseph Blair and Sarah Ann Gibson, on 18 April 1850 at Monroe County, Mississippi.¹
     As of 18 April 1850,her married name was Blair.¹

     John William Jr. Boone was born on 1 October 1912.

     Helen Bossler married Dunbar Chalmers Gordon, son of William Abb Gordon and Carrie Brayden Gentry.
     Her married name was Gordon.

     Bobby Bowers was born in 1927. He was the son of Edyth Welma Easter. Bobby Bowers died in 1974.

     Lydia E. Boyd married Francis Marion Funderburk before 1873.
     As of before 1873,her married name was Funderburk.

     Annie Brannon was born on 11 January 1863.¹ She married James Frederick Goodson, son of Marion Washington Goodson and Nancy Ann Pruitt, WFT Est. 1878 1902.¹ Annie Brannon died on 21 May 1911 at Monroe County, Mississippi, at age 48.¹
     Her married name was Goodson. She was Type: Event 1 in 1911 at Lann Cemetery, Splunge, Monroe County, Mississippi.¹

     C.A. Bransom was born on 8 October 1885 at Johnson County, Texas, USA.¹ She married William Asman Jefferson Davis Mercer Mercer, son of William Wilson Mercer and Terah E Easter, on 8 October 1885 at Johnson County, Texas.¹
     As of 8 October 1885,her married name was Mercer.¹

     August G. Breland was born in December 1850.¹ He married Mary Ann Easter, daughter of William Champion Easter Sr. and Nancy Caroline Evans, on 13 July 1873 at Marlin, Falls County, Texas.¹

     Mary Matilda "Molly" Breland was born on 16 June 1857 at Green County, Mississippi, USA.¹ She married Evan Dorcas Easter, son of William Champion Easter Sr. and Nancy Caroline Evans, on 25 November 1875 at McClennan County, Texas.¹ Mary Matilda "Molly" Breland died on 12 February 1947 at Albany, Shackelford County, Texas, USA, at age 89.¹
     As of 25 November 1875,her married name was Easter.¹

     A contract for the marriage of Edmund Brewer and Sarah Thompson was signed after 16 October 1792 at Elbert County, Georgia, Sarah received land and goods from the will of James Easter. Following James' death in late 1791 or early 1792, Sarah entered into a prenuptual agreement with one Edmund Brewer that was intended to protect the children of James Easter. The agreement provided that title to slaves, furniture, etc. in her possession from the estate of James Easter be vested in Samuel Watkins, Robert Thompson, and Richard Easter during her lifetime. At Sarah's death, the trustees are to divide the residue equally between Lotty Easter, Sophy Easter, Tere Easter, "Patty Easter" now Patty Aycock, William Thompson Easter, Booker Burton Easter, Tabby, Lewis, and Champion Easter, the children of James Easter, deceased. [CD]¹ Edmund Brewer married Sarah Thompson after 16 October 1792 at Elbert County, Georgia.

     William B. Brewer married Lotty Easter, daughter of James Easter and Sarah Thompson, before 1814 at Georgia.¹

     Henry F. Brown married Madeline Theresa Easter, daughter of Elbert Jefferson Easter and Sarah Ann Rucker, on 29 December 1851 at Monroe County, Mississippi.¹

     Nancy Jane "Nannie" Brown married L. Booker Easter, son of Elbert Jefferson Easter and Elizabeth Baker Grubbs, on 17 November 1887 at Pulaski County, Arkansas.
     As of 17 November 1887,her married name was Easter.

     Alice Bernice Bryan was born on 30 October 1920 at Monroe County, Mississippi.¹ She married James Buford Easter, son of William Ira Easter and Leitha May Edge, in 1945 at Jasper, Walker County, Alabama. Alice Bernice Bryan died on 2 April 2007 at Monroe County, Mississippi, at age 86; Alice Bernice Bryan Easter, 86, died Monday, April 02, 2007, at the Community Hospice at Darlington Oaks in Verona, Miss.
She was born October 30, 1920, in Monroe County to the late Demuett Bryan and Jessie Mae Walls Bryan.
She lived in St. Louis, Missouri, West Memphis, Arkansas and in Verona, Miss for 35 years.
She was a Member of the Verona Church of Christ.
She married James Buford Easter in 1945; he preceded her in death in 2000.
Services were held at the E.E. Pickle Funeral Home Chapel in Amory, Miss with Ministers Wayne Cox and David Peden officiating. Burial will be in the Masonic Cemetery in Amory.
Survivors include a Son, Keith Bryan Easter and his Wife, Gloria Armstrong, of Tupelo, a Grand Daughter, Tracey Leigh Easter of Starkville, Miss; and many Nieces and Nephews.
She was preceded in death by her Parents; her Husband; a Son, James "Jimmy" Douglas; a Daughter, Barbara Kay Easter; Three(3) Brothers, Dalton, Doug and Durley Bryan; and a Sister, Dorothy Bryan.
Published: Wednesday, April 04, 2007, Tupelo Daily Journal, Tupelo, Miss.
Burial:
Masonic Cemetery
Amory
Monroe County
Mississippi, USA.¹ Birth: Oct. 30, 1920
Amory
Monroe County
Mississippi, USA Death: Apr. 2, 2007
Verona
Lee County
Mississippi, USA 
Alice Bernice Bryan Easter, 86, died Monday, April 02, 2007, at the Community Hospice at Darlington Oaks in Verona, Miss.
She was born October 30, 1920, in Monroe County to the late Demuett Bryan and Jessie Mae Walls Bryan.
She lived in St. Louis, Missouri, West Memphis, Arkansas and in Verona, Miss for 35 years.
She was a Member of the Verona Church of Christ.
She married James Buford Easter in 1945; he preceded her in death in 2000.
Services were held at the E.E. Pickle Funeral Home Chapel in Amory, Miss with Ministers Wayne Cox and David Peden officiating. Burial will be in the Masonic Cemetery in Amory.
Survivors include a Son, Keith Bryan Easter and his Wife, Gloria Armstrong, of Tupelo, a Grand Daughter, Tracey Leigh Easter of Starkville, Miss; and many Nieces and Nephews.
She was preceded in death by her Parents; her Husband; a Son, James "Jimmy" Douglas; a Daughter, Barbara Kay Easter; Three(3) Brothers, Dalton, Doug and Durley Bryan; and a Sister, Dorothy Bryan.
Published: Wednesday, April 04, 2007, Tupelo Daily Journal, Tupelo, Miss.
Burial:
Masonic Cemetery
Amory
Monroe County
Mississippi, USA. She was buried on 4 April 2007 at Masonic Cemetery, Amory, Monroe County, Mississippi, USA.
     Her married name was Easter.

     Mary Caffield married John Easter, son of William Easter and Mary Grant, on 15 April 1718 at Princess Anne County, Virginia. Mary Caffield died.
     As of 15 April 1718,her married name was Easter.

     Emily Carnes married John Kelly Ballard.¹
     Her married name was Ballard.

     Mattie E. Chandler was born on 28 March 1866. She married Lutie Earle Easter, son of Milton James Easter and Susan Elizabeth "Bettie" Adams, at Limestone County, Alabama. Mattie E. Chandler died on 4 April 1928 at age 62. She was buried on 7 April 1928 at Athens City Cemetery, Athens, Limestone County, Alabama.
     Her married name was Easter.

     William Jr. Chisholm married Elizabeth L. Easter, daughter of Richard Easter and Mary (?), on 13 May 1810 at Elbert County, Georgia.^1,2,3

     Sarah Elizabeth Clay was born in 1855 at Rusk County, Texas.¹ She married James Jefferson Easter, son of Champion Dorcas Easter and Sarah Paralee Grant, in 1868 at Texas.¹
     Her married name was Easter.

     Ethel Elvira Cochran married Richard Easter Avera, son of Abner Powell Avera and Nancy Paralee Easter.
     Her married name was Avera.