Thomas Ira Adair

Brief Life History of Thomas Ira

When Thomas Ira Adair was born on 24 July 1903, in Blue, Greenlee, Arizona, United States, his father, Charles Newton Adair, was 38 and his mother, Mary Elva Woolsey, was 34. He married Thora Reynolds on 15 March 1938, in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States. He lived in World in 1930 and Luna, Catron, New Mexico, United States for about 8 years. He died on 27 May 1983, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Ira Adair
1903–1983
Thora Reynolds
1916–2005
Marriage: 15 March 1938

Sources (29)

  • Thomas Adair, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Thomas Ira Adair, "Arizona, Birth Certificates and Indexes, 1855-1930"
  • Thomas Ira Adair, "Arizona, County Marriages, 1871-1964"

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World Events (8)

1904

St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.

1909 · Pioneer Park Opens

A monument honoring the Provo pioneers and Indian war veterans was dedicated on July 24, 1909, as Pioneer Park opened to the public.

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

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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