George Washington Adair

Brief Life History of George Washington

When George Washington Adair was born on 27 June 1837, in Pickensville, Pickens, Alabama, United States, his father, Samuel Jefferson Adair, was 31 and his mother, Jemima Catherine Mangum, was 27. He married Ann Catherine Chestnut on 8 November 1858, in Washington, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Nutrioso, Apache, Arizona, United States in 1880. He died on 9 September 1909, in Bloomfield, San Juan, New Mexico, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in East Hammond Cemetery, Bloomfield, San Juan, New Mexico, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Washington Adair
1837–1909
Emily Prescinda Tyler
1847–1917
Marriage: 28 January 1864
Olive Parinthia Adair
1864–1864
Emily Jane Adair
1865–1949
Daniel Tyler Adair
1867–1901
Samuel P Adair
1870–1871
William Albert Adair
1873–1927
John Washington Adair
1874–1957
George Newton Adair
1876–1899
Ruth Alice Adair
1878–1920
Joseph Welton Adair Sr
1881–1926
Rufus Nathaniel Adair
1884–1959

Sources (37)

  • Geo W Adair, "United States Census, 1860"
  • George Washington Adair, "Find A Grave Index"
  • George W Adair, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1839 · Nauvoo is Settled

After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1857

Historical Boundaries: 1857: Washington, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Washington, Utah, United States

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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The Adair Family in Hammond Ward, Bloomfield, New Mexico in 1900's

According to minutes kept in the "Ward Book" by George Black, Jr. Ward Clerk and Adelbert Brown, Temporary Secretary, the Adair Family were active members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- …

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