Sarah Catherine Adair (abt. 1846)

Born about 1846 in Indiana, United States

Ancestors

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Biography

Sarah Catherine Adair was born about 1846^[1][2][3] in Indiana.^[1][2][3] She was the daughter of Samuel Adair^[1][2][3] and Jane McDonald.^[1][2][3]

In 1850 four year old Sarah was the eldest of three children of Samuel and Jane Adair, farmers in Washington Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana.^[1] See 1850 Census, below.

In 1856 ten year old Sarah and family were recorded as having just arrived (within the last year) in Center Township, Decatur County, Iowa.^[2] Sarah was now the eldest of five children.^[2] See 1856 Census, below.

By 1860 Samuel and Jane were farming in Ross Township, Taylor County, Iowa where Sarah, fourteen, was the eldest of six children.^[3] See 1860 Census, below.

Census

1850 Federal Census of Washington Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana - 17 Sep 1850^[1]

Samuel Adair, male, 29, born (c. 1821) Ohio, White, farmer - $400 real estate

Jane Adair, female, 23, born (c. 1827) Ohio, White

Sarah C Adair, female, 4, born (c. 1846) Indiana, White

Mary J Adair, female, 3, born (c. 1847) Indiana, White

John Adair, male, 1, born (c. 1849) Indiana, White

Note: persons over 20 who can read and write: Samuel and Jane

1856 State Census of Center Township, Decatur County, Iowa^[2]

Samuel Adair, male, 34, born (c. 1822) Ohio, farmer, in militia

Jane Adair, female, 29, born (c. 1827) Ohio

Sarah C. Adair, female, 10, born (c. 1846) Indiana

Mary J. Adair, female, 9, born (c. 1847) Indiana

John W. Adair, male, 7, born (c. 1849) Indiana

Joseph Adair, male, 3, born (c. 1853) Indiana

Theodosia Adair, female, 1, born (c. 1855) Indiana

Note: zero years resident in Iowa, i.e. all arrived within the year.

1860 Federal Census of Ross Township, Taylor County, Iowa - 22 Jun 1860^[3]

William F Burks, male, 26, born (c. 1834) Indiana, farmer $1,300 real estate, $500 personal

Rachel Burks, female, 29, born (c. 1831) Indiana, -

Samuel Adair, male, 39, born (c. 1821) Ohio, farmer $ 850 real estate, $400 personal

Jane Adair, female, 32, born (c. 1828) Ohio, -

Sarah E Adair, female, 14, born (c. 1846) Indiana, -

Mary J Adair, female, 12, born (c. 1848) Indiana, -

John W Adair, male, 10, born (c. 1850) Indiana, -

Joseph E Adair, male, 7, born (c. 1853) Indiana, -

Theodosia Adair, female, 5, born (c. 1855) Indiana, -

Cyntha Adair, female, 2, born (c. 1858) Iowa, -

Note: John's age looks more like 18 than 10 but is in sequence for 10 and this is confirmed in the next census.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Samuel Adair household in the 1850 federal census of Washington Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana, sheet 361 (left side), line 4, dwelling 95, family 95. Census taken 17 Sep 1850. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, undisclosed). "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DYV3-1W9 : 9 April 2016), Indiana > Kosciusko > Washington > image 13 of 17. Accessed 23 Jul 2022.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} Samuel Adair household in the 1856 state census of Center Township, Decatur County, Iowa, page 188, dwelling 95, family 101. Repository of original document: Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines, Iowa. FHL Film # 008654015, filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977, 26 microfilm reels, 35 mm. FamilySearch database with images (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-Z3C7-9T2K) > 1856 state census of Iowa > Decatur and Delaware Counties > image 96 of 535. Accessed 20 Aug 2022.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} William Burks household in the 1860 federal census of Ross Township, Taylor County, Iowa, page 33, line 23, dwelling 227, family 227. Nearest post office: Buford. Census taken 22 Jun 1860. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, undisclosed)."United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9B9V-JYG : 24 March 2017), Iowa > Taylor > Ross Township > image 7 of 8. Accessed 20 Aug 2022.

See also:

• FamilySearch ID no. LHLR-C2X: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHLR-C2X