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Elizabeth Catherine (Gotshall) Adair (1831 - 1896)

Elizabeth Catherine Adair formerly Gotshall
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United Statesmap
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Wife of — married 4 Apr 1849 in Cass County, Indiana, United Statesmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 64 in Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United Statesmap
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Biography

Elizabeth Catherine Gotshall was born on August 12, 1831 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Peter Gotshall and Ann Woodling. She married John Newton Adair on April 4, 1849, in Cass County, Indiana. They were farmers and had ten children during their marriage. She died on May 29, 1896, in Logansport, Indiana, at the age of 65, and was buried there.


Obituary: Logansport Pharos-Tribune. Logansport, Indiana. May 31, 1896, Sun. Page 24

Elizabeth Gottshall Adair.

Elizabeth Gotshall was born in Philadelphia, Pa., Aug 12th, 1831. She moved with her parents to Vigo county Indiana in 1836. Then to Cass county in May 1844.

She was married to John N. Adair, April 5th, 1849; came with her husband to a cabin on the farm on which she died, and which she had born her part in clearing and improving from a forest to a farm. Ten children were born of this union, five girls and five boys.

One daughter and one son and her husband proceeded her to the spirit world. She was a consistent member of the Presbyterian church for forty years willing to bear her burdens and those of others.


Records

Indiana Marriages Database through 1850. Indiana State Library.

Name: Catharine Gotshall
Marriage Date: 4 Apr 1849
Marriage Place: Cass, Indiana, USA
Spouse: John Newton Adair

Indiana, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.

Name: Catharine Gutshall
Spouse: John Newton Adair
Marriage Date: 4 Apr 1849
Marriage County: Cass

Year: 1850; Census Place: Noble, Cass, Indiana; Roll: M432_137; Page: 435A; Image: 499

Name: Elizabeth Adair; Age: 20
Birth Year: abt 1830; Birthplace: Pennsylvania; Gender: Female
Family Number: 8
Household Members:
John Adair 24
Elizabeth Adair 20
Mary Adair 0

Year: 1860; Census Place: Harrison, Cass, Indiana; Roll: M653_247; Page: 918; Family History Library Film: 803247

Name: Elizabeth Adair; Age: 30
Birth Year: abt 1830; Gender: Female; Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Post Office: Logansport; Dwelling Number: 1157; Family Number: 1145
Household Members:
John Adair 33
Elizabeth Adair 30
Ann Adair 10
Lauretta Adair 8
Emma Adair 5
Schuyler Adair 3
Ida Adair 1
William Davis 20

Year: 1870; Census Place: Noble, Cass, Indiana; Roll: M593_302; Page: 265B; Family History Library Film: 545801

Name: Elizabeth Adair; Age in 1870: 39
Birth Year: abt 1831; Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Dwelling Number: 24
Race: White; Gender: Female
Occupation: Keeping House
Inferred Spouse: J N Adair
Household Members:
J N Adair 43
Elizabeth Adair 39
Ann Adair 19
Eta Adair 17
Emma Adair 14
Schuyler Adair 12
Ida Adair 11
Lincoln Adair 9
Dora Adair 7
Alva Adair 5
John Adair 3
Henry Adair 3/12

Year: 1880; Census Place: Noble, Cass, Indiana; Roll: 268; Page: 484B; Enumeration District: 186

Name: Elizabeth Adair; Age: 49
Birth Date: Abt 1831; Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Dwelling Number: 96
Race: White; Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife; Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: John N. Adair
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania; Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Occupation: Keeping House
Household Members:
John N. Adair 53
Elizabeth Adair 49
Jane A. Adair 29
Laura E. Adair 27
Mary O. Adair 21
Edwin L. Adair 19
Elizabeth D. Adair 17
Alva Adair 15
John Adair 12
William Adair 10
Harry Adair 3

Indiana, WPA Death Index, 1882-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

Name: Elizabeth Adair; Date: 29 May 1896; Location: Logansport
Gender: Female; Race: White
Source location: City Health Office, Logansport
Source Notes: The source of this record is the book CH-1 on page 80.

U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Name: Elizabeth Adair; Maiden Name: Gotshall
Birth Date: 1831; Birth Place: Pennsylvania, United States of America
Death Date: 29 May 1896
Death Place: Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, United States of America
Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, United States
Father: Peter Gotshall; Mother: Ann Gotshall
Spouse: John Newton Adair
Children: John F Adair, Alvah M Adair, Anna Adair
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19518698/elizabeth-adair


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Sources

  • Indiana Marriages Database through 1850. Indiana State Library.
  • Indiana, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.
  • Year: 1850; Census Place: Noble, Cass, Indiana; Roll: M432_137; Page: 435A; Image: 499
  • Year: 1860; Census Place: Harrison, Cass, Indiana; Roll: M653_247; Page: 918; Family History Library Film: 803247
  • Year: 1870; Census Place: Noble, Cass, Indiana; Roll: M593_302; Page: 265B; Family History Library Film: 545801
  • Year: 1880; Census Place: Noble, Cass, Indiana; Roll: 268; Page: 484B; Enumeration District: 186
  • Indiana, WPA Death Index, 1882-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.




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