Decatur County Journal Leon, Iowa Thursday, February 8, 1912 GEORGE WASHINGTON ADAIR was born in Montgomery County, Indiana, December 31, 1824. Died in Des Moines, Iowa, January 29, 1912, at the age of 88 years, 1 month and 5 days. On November 20, 1851, he was married to MARTHA WILCOX, who died in 1865. On January 22, 1869, he was married to ANNA WALLACE. Deceased is a member of the Adventist Christian Church of this city. He leaves to mourn his departure four sons and two daughters, viz.: MILTON ADAIR, of Raridon, Illinois; LOUIS ADAIR, of Boone, Iowa; GEORGE WESLEY ADAIR, of Leon; VANDONA ADAIR, of Des Moines; Mrs. MARY CLAREY, of Sugar Land, Texas; and Mrs. BYRTLE BOTSFORD, of Des Moines; also a step-son, JOHN A. BRIGHT, of Chariton All of whom excepting the last named and Mrs. CLEARY, were present at the funeral. Funeral service was held in the Christian Church at Leon by the Pastor, Rev. J.S. Coffin, Thursday afternoon, January 21, after which the remains were laid to rest in the Leon Cemetery. -------------------------------------------------------------- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert December 20, 2009 [email protected]

Does anyone on the List know how the JOHN A. BRIGHT mentioned below fits into this family? I assume one of the two wives of G.W. ADAIR was previously married, so I'm wondering if their surnames are maiden names or their "Mrs." names. I have ADAIR kin via both BRIGHT and WOOD in Decatur County but so far I cannot place these folks. My ADAIR line is via James Barton ADAIR (1828-1907), son of Robert ADAIR. Rick On Dec 20, 2009, at 8:56 AM, Nancee Seifert wrote: > Decatur County Journal > Leon, Iowa > Thursday, February 8, 1912 > > GEORGE WASHINGTON ADAIR was born in Montgomery County, Indiana, December 31, > 1824. Died in Des Moines, Iowa, January 29, 1912, at the age of 88 years, 1 > month and 5 days. > > On November 20, 1851, he was married to MARTHA WILCOX, who died in 1865. On > January 22, 1869, he was married to ANNA WALLACE. Deceased is a member of > the Adventist Christian Church of this city. He leaves to mourn his > departure four sons and two daughters, viz.: MILTON ADAIR, of Raridon, > Illinois; LOUIS ADAIR, of Boone, Iowa; GEORGE WESLEY ADAIR, of Leon; VANDONA > ADAIR, of Des Moines; Mrs. MARY CLAREY, of Sugar Land, Texas; and Mrs. > BYRTLE BOTSFORD, of Des Moines; also a step-son, JOHN A. BRIGHT, of Chariton > All of whom excepting the last named and Mrs. CLEARY, were present at the > funeral.

Sorry Rick I cannot help you with the Bright/Wood puzzle. However, I have a clarification question for you. Louisa Kendall Adair was married to Jesse Franklin Adair, a son of james Barton Adair. Was the Robert Adair you mentioned in your note the Father of James Barton Adair? John Kendall On Dec 20, 2009, at 3:14 PM, Richard Albright wrote: > Does anyone on the List know how the JOHN A. BRIGHT mentioned > below fits into this family? I assume one of the two wives of G.W. > ADAIR was previously married, so I'm wondering if their surnames > are maiden names or their "Mrs." names. I have ADAIR kin via both > BRIGHT and WOOD in Decatur County but so far I cannot place these > folks. My ADAIR line is via James Barton ADAIR (1828-1907), son of > Robert ADAIR. Rick > On Dec 20, 2009, at 8:56 AM, Nancee Seifert wrote: > >> Decatur County Journal >> Leon, Iowa >> Thursday, February 8, 1912 >> >> GEORGE WASHINGTON ADAIR was born in Montgomery County, Indiana, >> December 31, >> 1824. Died in Des Moines, Iowa, January 29, 1912, at the age of >> 88 years, 1 >> month and 5 days. >> >> On November 20, 1851, he was married to MARTHA WILCOX, who died in >> 1865. On >> January 22, 1869, he was married to ANNA WALLACE. Deceased is a >> member of >> the Adventist Christian Church of this city. He leaves to mourn his >> departure four sons and two daughters, viz.: MILTON ADAIR, of >> Raridon, >> Illinois; LOUIS ADAIR, of Boone, Iowa; GEORGE WESLEY ADAIR, of >> Leon; VANDONA >> ADAIR, of Des Moines; Mrs. MARY CLAREY, of Sugar Land, Texas; and >> Mrs. >> BYRTLE BOTSFORD, of Des Moines; also a step-son, JOHN A. BRIGHT, >> of Chariton >> All of whom excepting the last named and Mrs. CLEARY, were >> present at the >> funeral. > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IADECATU- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message