Mary Genette Adair

Brief Life History of Mary Genette

When Mary Genette Adair was born on 2 December 1893, in Luna, Socorro, New Mexico, United States, her father, Charles Newton Adair, was 28 and her mother, Mary Elva Woolsey, was 24. She married Ernest Collins Chapman on 13 December 1924, in Saint Johns, Apache, Arizona, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Election Precinct 16 Bluewater, Valencia, New Mexico, United States in 1940. She died on 23 September 1986, in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ernest Collins Chapman
1900–1938
Mary Genette Adair
1893–1986
Marriage: 13 December 1924
Alma Janet Chapman
1926–1989
Byron Neal Chapman
Arthur Collins Chapman
1927–2012
Byron Neal Chapman
1930–2024
Telford King Chapman
1931–1976

Sources (21)

  • Jeanette Chapman, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Mary Janet Adair, "Arizona, County Marriages, 1871-1964"
  • Mary Genette Adair Chapman, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1898 · Electricity Comes to Mesa

A hydroelectric power plant was built on the Crosscut Canal which provided power for the first electric streetlights in Mesa. The power was then sold to bring electricity to businesses in the area.

1918 · Attempting to Stop the War

To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.

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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Mary Genette Adair Capman's life story

Mary Genette Adair Chapman Up to her move to Mesa, Arizona, July 1947 Written by herself, assisted by daughter, Alma Janet Delmoe December 1980 I was born December 2, 1893, in Luna, Catron Cou …

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