John W Adair (1868 - 1948)

Born 1 Feb 1868 in Washington, Noble, Indiana

Ancestors

Died 11 Jan 1948 at age 79 in Wolflake, Noble Township, Noble, Indiana, United States

Biography

John Adair was born in Feb 1868 in Washington, Noble, Indiana. His parents were John Nelson Adair (1833 - 1890) and Christiana (Bashford) Adair (1831 - 1909).

His siblings were...

1. William Cyrus Adair (1856 - 1948)
2. Thomas Wilson Adair (1857 - 1925)
3. Edwin Luther Adair (1865 - 1944)

John was born in 1868. He is the son of John Adair and Christiana Bashford. ^[1]

John is the husband of Ella E Knapp father of Merle K Adair & Joseph N Adair & Donald L Adair & Helen (John) Earnhart son to John N Adair & Christian Bashford brother to William C Adair & Thomas W Adair & Edwin L Adair

Adair John W, about 79 (b. 2-1-1868), a lifelong resident of Noble Twp and Wolf Lake, died Jan. 11, 1948 at his home. He is survived by his widow, Ella Knapp Adair; a daughter, Mrs. John Delbert Earnhart; three sons, Don of South Bend, Merle and Joseph N. of Albion; and six grandchildren. He served two terms - 1918 to 1924 - as a member of the Noble County board of commissioners. He was a member of the Ormas Baptist Church for many years where services were held Tuesday. Burial, Thorn Cemetery

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• Fact: Residence (1870) Indiana, United States
• Fact: Marriage License (31 Mar 1894) Noble, Indiana, United States
• Fact: Residence (1900) Washington Township, Noble, Indiana, United States
• Fact: Residence (1910) Noble, Noble, Indiana, United States
• Fact: Residence (1920) Noble, Noble, Indiana, United States
• Fact: Residence (1930) Noble, Noble, Indiana, United States
• Fact: Residence (1935) Rural, Noble, Indiana
• Fact: Residence (1940) Wolflake, Noble, Indiana, United States
• Fact: Burial (13 January 1948) Thorn Cemetery, Wolflake, Noble Township, Noble, Indiana, United States

Sources

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Kimberly Carroll, Sunday, December 28, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 24 January 2022, 00:01), entry for John W. Adair (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KFJY-1KQ ); contributed by various users.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20837154/john-w-adair : accessed 12 January 2022), memorial page for John W Adair (1 Feb 1868–11 Jan 1948), Find A Grave: Memorial #20837154, citing Thorn Cemetery, Wolf Lake, Noble County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Kathryn Cabral (contributor 46581468) .

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