Ella A. Adair

Brief Life History of Ella A.

When Ella A. Adair was born in January 1866, in McConnelsville, Morgan, Ohio, United States, her father, Addison A. Adair, was 24 and her mother, Virginia McConnell, was 23. She lived in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States in 1880 and Cicero, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1900. She died on 24 May 1946, in Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Addison A. Adair
1843–1900
Virginia McConnell
1842–1920
Ella A. Adair
1866–1946
Charles McConnell Adair
1876–1923

Sources (9)

  • Ella M Adair, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Ella A. Adair, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Ella A. Adair - Government record: Death record or certificate: death: 24 May 1946; Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States

World Events (8)

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

1867

Historical Boundaries: 1867: Cook, Illinois, United States

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

Scottish (Galloway) and northern Irish: from the Scottish personal name Adair, a form of Edgar .

History: James Adair (c. 1709–83) was an ‘Indian trader’ in SC from 1735; he was born in Antrim, northern Ireland. Baron William Adair, from Scotland, also settled in SC at around the same period.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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