Blair, James F.

Cuero

Year Marker Erected: 1968
Location: Clinton Cemetery; from Cuero, take US 183 about 3 miles south then go east .25 miles on Clinton Cemetery Road

Marker Text:
Born in Tennessee. Parents were James and Catherine Jordan Blair. Served in Mexican and Civil wars. Rose from Confederate ranks to captain of Company G, 36th Texas Cavalry. Later served as Texas Ranger and was appointed Sheriff of De Witt County by Governor Throckmorton in 1866. Married Lucy Elizabeth Ainsworth in 1851. They had 8 children. Was a member of Texas Veterans' Association and Coletto Masonic Lodge.