The Uriah Blue Family
Submitted by Darrell Blue
This is a photo of the family of Uriah Blue and Jennie Phoebe (Eckert) Blue. A penciled note on the back of the picture dates it as Sept 11, 1892. Since Uriah died in 1891, this date cannot be correct. The three boys were born in 1878, 1881, and 1885. Judging by the possible age of the youngest child, the picture is more likely from about 1886 or 1887. In addition to Jennie and Uriah, the children are (L-R) William O. Blue, Carl David Blue, and Edmund Welton Blue. This family lived in Texas and Tunbridge Townships most of their lives. Uriah came to Illinois from Virginia (West Virginia) with his parents in 1851. He was about one year old at the time. Carl D. Blue was my grandfather. This is the only known photograph of Uriah.