Re: James Mair, Batavia, Ill., changing shop to home, 1879
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James Mair, Batavia, Ill., changing shop to home, 1879
kay 1/10/08
I believe this could be a member of my family.My Mair family moved to Wisconsin around 1842 from Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland.James was a son of Andrew Mair and Mary Jane McMaster, grandson of William Mair and Jannet Scott,The family moved from Wisconsin to Eskridge, KS around 1880.My great grandfather's brother, James Mair, never married nor had children.Only Oscar had one son with the name Mair.The family changed the name to Mears after moving to Eskridge.No idea why they changed it after nearly 20 yrs in the US.