William Albert Adair b. 7 Feb 1872 Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States d. 18 Nov 1927 Bluff, San Juan, Utah, United States

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1872 - 1927 (55 years)

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Name	William Albert Adair
Born	7 Feb 1872	Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States
Gender	Male
Died	18 Nov 1927	Bluff, San Juan, Utah, United States
Buried	18 Nov 1927	Bluff City Cemetery, Bluff, San Juan, Utah, United States
Person ID	I644	Petersen-de Lanskoy
Last Modified	27 May 2021

Father	George Washington Adair, b. 27 Jun 1837, , Pickens, Alabama, United States , d. 9 Sep 1909, Hammond, San Juan, New Mexico, United States (Age 72 years)
Mother	Emily Prescinda Tyler, b. 28 Jan 1847, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States , d. 11 Mar 1917, Hammond, San Juan, New Mexico, United States (Age 70 years)
Married	28 Jan 1864	of Washington, Washington, Utah, United States
Family ID	F448	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1	Mary Roberta Sawyer, b. 22 Oct 1873, New Harmony, Washington, Utah, United States , d. 27 Sep 1939, Monterey Park, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 65 years)
Married	9 Jul 1894	Saint George, Washington, Utah, United States
Divorced	Yes, date unknown
Last Modified	28 May 2021
Family ID	F504	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 2	Lucretia Black, b. 19 Apr 1883, Alpine, Apache, Arizona, United States , d. 15 Dec 1949, Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States (Age 66 years)
Married	26 Jan 1901	Farmington, San Juan, New Mexico, United States
Last Modified	28 May 2021
Family ID	F505	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Notes

RESEARCH_NOTES:
1. Per website http://home.att.net/~dtadair/georgewashingtonadair.html: William was first married to Mary Roberta Sawyer. His second marriage was on Jan. 26, 1901 to Lucretia Black. They were the parents of ten children: Harvey William, Hazel Gertrude, George Grant, Albert Curtis, Dallas Tyler, Woodrow Farland, Charles Newton, Eva Irene, Richard Maxwell, and Thomas Benton. William Albert Adair passed away on Nov. 18, 1927."

2. Censuses:
1880 US: Nutrioso, Apache, Arizona, FHL film 1254036 (National Archives Film T9-0036), p. 18B:
George Adair, farmer, age 43, b. AL, father and mother's birthplace unknown.
E.P. Adair, age 33, IA NY NY.
Emily Jane Adair, dau., age 14, UT.
Daniel Adair, son, age 10, UT.
Wm. A. Adair, son, age 8, UT.
John W. Adair, son, age 6, UT.
George N. Adair, son, age 4, UT.
Ruth Adair, dau., age 2, UT.

1900 US: San Juan County, New Mexico, Precinct No. 6 Bloomfield (Hammond), 22 Jun 1900, p. 210a, family 133:
George W. Adair, June 1837, 63, md. 36 years, AL NC AL, farmer.
Emily, wife, Jan 1847, 53, md. 36 years, IA NY NY.
William A., son, Feb 1872, 28, div., UT AL IA, farm laborer.
Joseph W., son, Jun 1881, 19, sing., AZ AL IA, farm laborer.
Rufus N., son, Sep 1884, 15, sing., AZ AL IA, farm laborer.
Edna I., dau., Jan 1887, 13, sing., AZ AL IA, at school.

3. Apparently one child was born of the short first marriage of William Albert Adair and Mary Roberta Sawyer: William Kenneth Adair, b. 1 Aug 1895 at New Harmony, Utah, and died 29 Jun 1945 at Montebello, California. The child does not show up with either divorced parent in the 1900 census; however, Mary's entry in the census shows she has one living child.

4. Birth of first child or second marriage (Harvey William Adair b. 14 Nov 1902] in St. George. Other children born throughout San Juan Co., New Mexico per Ancestral File.

BIRTH:
1. FHL Film 2456: "Early LDS Church Membership Records for Nutrioso, Arizona": Record of the Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Nutrioso Ward, St. Johns Stake of Zion. Page not noted:
1. George W. Adair; father: S.J. Adair; mother: Jamima Mangum; 27 Jun 1837 at Pickens Co., Alabama; received 6 Apr 1885 from Kanab; removed 25 Oct 1889 to Utah.
2. Emily P. Adair; father: Daniel Tyler; mother: Ruth Welton; b. 28 Jan 1847 at Council Bluff, Iowa; first baptism: by Proctor; first confirmation: by Proctor; received 6 Apr 1885 from Kanab; removed 25 Oct 1889 to Utah.
3. Olive Adair; father: George W. Adair; mother: Emily P. Tyler, b. 27 Nov 1864 at Washington, Washington, Utah; blessing 27 Nov 1864 by Daniel Tyler; died 28 Nov 1864.
4. Emily Jane Adair; father: George W. Adair; mother: Emily P. Tyler, b. 28 Dec 1865 at Washington, Washington, Utah; blessing Jan 1866 by James Richie; first baptism: by John S. Bunting; received 6 Apr 1885 from Kanab; removed 25 Oct 1889 to Utah.
5. Daniel T. Adair; father: George W. Adair; mother: Emily P. Tyler, b. 3 Dec 1867 at Beaver, Beaver, Utah; blessing 1867 by Daniel Tyler; received 6 Apr 1885 from Kanab; removed 25 Oct 1889 to Utah.
6. Samuel J. Adair; father: George W. Adair; mother: Emily P. Tyler, b. 3 Mar 1870 at Beaver, Beaver, Utah; died 30 Jan 1871; blessing 1870 by S. J. Adair
7. William A. Adair; father: George W. Adair; mother: Emily P. Tyler, b. 7 Feb 1872 at Beaver, Beaver, Utah; blessing 1872 by Jacob Hamblin; ordained a Teacher 29 Jul 1888 by Allen Frost; removed 25 Oct 1889 to Utah.
8. John W. Adair; father: George W. Adair; mother: Emily P. Tyler, b. 10 Feb 1874 at Kanab, Kane, Utah; blessing 1874 by John Nuttall; removed 25 Oct 1889 to Utah.
9. George N. Adair; father: George W. Adair; mother: Emily P. Tyler, b. 23 Mar 1876 at Kanab, Kane, Utah; blessing 1876; removed 25 Oct 1889 to Utah.
10. Ruth Alice Adair; father: George W. Adair; mother: Emily P. Tyler, b. 16 Sep 1878 at Kanab, Kane, Utah; first baptism: 2 Jun 1887 by Allen Frost; first confirmation: 2 Jun 1887 by G.W. Adair; removed 25 Oct 1889 to Utah.
11. Joseph W. Adair; father: George W. Adair; mother: Emily P. Tyler, b. 17 Jun 1881 at Nutrioso, Apache, Arizona; first baptism: 5 Sep 1889 by L.J. Brown; first confirmation: 5 Sep 1889 by L.J. Brown; removed 25 Oct 1889 to Utah.
12. Rufus N. Adair; father: George W. Adair; mother: Emily P. Tyler, b. 16 Sep 1884 at Nutrioso, Apache, Arizona; blessing 1884 by S.J. Adair; removed 25 Oct 1889 to Utah.
13. Edna Irene Adair; father: George W. Adair; mother: Emily P. Tyler, b. 20 Jan 1887 at Nutrioso, Apache, Arizona; blessing by S.J. Adair; removed 25 Oct 1889 to Utah.

2. 7 Feb 1873 per website for Utah State Historical Society Cemeteries Database 1 Jan 2002. 1900 census gives date of Feb 1872 and that he is age 28 in 1900. Marriage is Jul 1894 and he is age 22 which again makes 1872 correct year. Nutrioso Ward LDS membership record shows 7 Feb 1872 and confirms Kanab.

3. FHL film 392631 LDS "Patriarchal Blessings Index": William Albert Adair, b. 7 Feb 1872 at Beaver, Beaver, Utah, parents George W. Adair and Emily Prescenda Tyler. Blessing date 11 Oct 1894 at Beaver, Utah. Lineage: Ephraim. Patriarch Daniel Tyler. Vol. 262, p. 241.

MARRIAGE:
1. Per website ; "Early Marriages (1862-1919) in Washington County, Utah: Male and Female Surname Indexes," compiled by Wesley W. Craig, Ph.D: "Adair, William A., age 22, residing Harmony, Wash., UT and Mary R. Sawyer, residing Harmony, Wash., UT, lic. 9 Jul 1894, mar. 9 Jul 1894 at St. George, Wash., UT, number A-501." According to 1900 census, he shows as divorced.

DEATH:
1. Per website for Utah State Historical Society Cemeteries Database 1 Jan 2002.

BURIAL:
1. Per website for Utah State Historical Society Cemeteries Database 1 Jan 2002.

CONFLICTS:
1. Alt. birthdate and place entry in some family group records: 7 Feb 1872 at Washington, Washington, Utah. This should be given serious consideration considering the sequence of siblings' births.