The following material
on the immediate ancestry of
John Coltrane
should not be considered either
exhaustive or authoritative, but
rather as a first draft.
| Ancestry of John Coltrane | |
|---|---|
| 1 | John William Coltrane, b. Hamlet, N. C., 23 Sept. 1926, d. Huntington, N. Y., 17 July 1967 |
| PARENTS | |
| 2 |
John Robert Coltrane,
b. ... , N. C., [ca. 1901],
d. ... 2 Jan. 1939
m. |
| 3 | Alice Gertrude Blair, b. ... , N. C., 22 March 1898, d. ... 1977 |
| GRANDPARENTS | |
| 4 |
William H ... Coltrane,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 5 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 6 |
William Wilson Blair,
b. ... , N. C., 11 Jan. 1859,
d. Edenton, N. C., 11 Dec. 1938
m. Pleasant Grove Church, Chowan Co., N. C., 27 Dec. 1882 |
| 7 | Alice Virginia Leary, b. ... , N. C., 25 July 1859, d. ... 26 April 1939 |
| GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 12 |
William J ... Blair,
b. ... , N. C., ... [ca. 1813],
d. ... [living 1880]
m. |
| 13 | Easter ... , b. ... , N. C., ... [ca. 1815], d. ... [living 1880] |
| 14 |
Thomas Leary,
b. ... , N. C., ... [ca. 1828],
d. ... [living 1880]
m. |
| 15 | Bettie Willis, b. ... , N. C., ... [ca. 1840], d. ... [living 1880] |
| GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
1930 North Carolina, Guilford Co., High Point, ED 55, sheet 13B, line 91
Blair William H M Neg 70 M 23 NC NC NC Minister Methodith
Alace W F Neg 70 M 23 NC NC NC
Coltrane John SiL M Neg 31 M 27 NC NC NC Tailor Tailor Shop
Allace D F Neg 31 M 27 NC NC NC Seamstress At Home
John GS M Neg 3 8/12 S NC NC NC
Yes, it's spelled "Methodith" in the schedule.
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1920 North Carolina, Guilford Co., High Point, ED 158, sheet 21B, line 72
Blair William H M B 60 M NC NC NC Preacher Methodist
Alice W F B 60 M NC NC NC
Bette D F B 33 S NC NC NC
Alice D F B 21 S NC NC NC
John S M B 17 S NC NC NC
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1910 Florida, Hillsboro Co., Tampa, ED 57, sheet 20A, line 26
Blair William W H M B 51 M1 26 NC NC NC Minister Church
Alice W F B 50 M1 26 8 7 NC NC NC
Bettie D F B 23 S NC NC NC Dressmaker At Home
Mary D F B 18 S NC NC NC
William S M B 14 S NC NC NC Servant ... House
Alice D F B 12 S NC NC NC
John S M B 8 S NC NC NC
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1900 North Carolina, Chowan Co., Edenton, ED 27, sheet 15B, line 75
Blair William H B M Jan 1859 41 M 17 NC NC NC ...
Alice V W B F Jul 1859 40 M 17 7 6 NC NC NC
Laura E D B F Jun 1883 16 S NC NC NC
Billie V D B F Nov 1886 13 S NC NC NC
Minnie O D B F Apl 1889 11 S NC NC NC
Mary S D B F Jul 1891 8 S NC NC NC
Willie W Jr S B M Nov 1895 4 S NC NC NC
Alice G D B F Mar 1898 2 S NC NC NC
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1880 North Carolina, Chowan Co., Yowfin, ED 32, page 28, line 9
Blair Wm J B M 67 Farmer NC NC NC
Easter B F 65 W Keeping House NC NC NC
Claricy B F 22 D Laborer NC NC NC
Wilson B M 20 S Laborer NC NC NC
Elizabeth B F 14 D Laborer NC NC NC
Mathew B M 4 S NC NC NC
Thomas D B M 1 S NC NC NC
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1880 North Carolina, Chowan Co., Edwnton, ED 30, page 36, line 1
Leary Thomas B M 52 Farming NC NC NC
Bettie B F 40 W Keeping House NC NC NC
Allis V B F 21 D NC NC NC
Lucinda B F 9 D NC NC NC
Annie B F 5 D NC NC NC
Judy B F 4 D NC NC NC
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1870 North Carolina, Chowan Co., Edenton PO, page 64, line 12
Leary Thomas 40 M B Laborer ---- ---- NC
Bettie 30 F B Keeping House NC
Alice 10 F B At Home NC
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