Vollie Lloyd Adair

Brief Life History of Vollie Lloyd

When Vollie Lloyd Adair was born on 16 April 1912, in Commerce, Hunt, Texas, United States, his father, James Curtis Adair, was 25 and his mother, Minnie Lee Harrison, was 31. He married Ruby Inez Ripley on 25 August 1934, in Willacy, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, United States in 1950. He died on 10 January 1961, in Falfurrias, Brooks, Texas, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Vollie Lloyd Adair
1912–1961
Ruby Inez Ripley
1917–1999
Marriage: 25 August 1934
Donald Wayne Adair
1935–1980
Patricia Lee Adair
1940–2021

Sources (18)

  • Vallie L Adair, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Vollie Lloyd Adair, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
  • Vollie Lloyd Adair, "Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"

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World Events (8)

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

1914 · Steamboat Service Established with New York

Satilla was the first Deepwater Steamship to arrive at the port of Houston. This accomplishment successfully established a steamboat service between Houston and New York City.

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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