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Ezra Taft Benson Adair

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  • Name Ezra Taft Benson Adair 
    Born 25 Apr 1848  Mount Pisgah, Union, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 26 Apr 1848  Mount Pisgah, Union, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mount Pisgah Cemetery, Mount Pisgah, Union, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1352  Petersen-de Lanskoy
    Last Modified 27 May 2021 

    Father Samuel Jefferson Adair,   b. 28 Mar 1806, , Laurens, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1889, Nutrioso, Apache, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Jemima Catherine Mangum,   b. 14 Sep 1809, , Warren, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1848, Mount Pisgah, Union, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Married 3 Dec 1829  , Pickens, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F98  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • RESEARCH_NOTES:
      1. The 1856 Utah Territorial Census was taken because Utah was trying to get statehood to avoid some of the problems that later came. As a result they wanted as many people as possible and frequently included names of everyone in a family without regard to whether they were living or dead. As a result, some of the people listed with the family may not actually have been in the household in 1856. The Adair and Mangums listed included the following heads of households in the Provo and Payson City area: George W. Adair, James Mangum, Joseph Adair (wife Rebecca), Samuel Adair, and Thomas Adair. Source for the following entry is FHL film # 505,913 (index in FHL book 979.2X22u); Ms d 2929 fd. 33, Payson City, p. 8:
      Samuel Adair
      Roxana "
      Ann "
      John M. "
      George "
      Jane "
      Newton "
      Rufus "
      Catherine "
      William "
      Joseph "
      Emily "
      Ezra T. "
      Joshua "
      Eliza J. "

      2. The following is a small excerpt of a larger listing (see Samuel Newton Adair's notes for full transcription), which was received in digital form from Don and Caroline Smith, 2003. Regardless of the title - "Family Records of Samuel Newton Adair" - I am not sure if this is really a transcript of records kept by Samuel Newton Adair or not. Some death dates given for some of the individuals are after the date Samuel Newton Adair himself died. I spoke in person with Collins Chapman of Mesa, Arizona, in Feb. of 2006. He did not recognize it. Collins' family is the source of most of the biographical information on Samuel and Collin's mother was responsible for the autobiography of Samuel Newton Adair who dictated it to her. The following came to me as an addendum to a typed copy of that autobiography; however, I have now seen a portion of the original handwritten dictation and find no such attachment. The following therefore has no documented source that I can find thus far and should be used with caution:
      [A.] "Father: Samuel Jefferson Adair; Mother: Jamima Mangum; Children:
      Rebeca Francis Adair
      William Jefferson Adair
      John Milton Adair
      George Washington Adair
      Pamelia Jane Adair
      Samuel Newton Adair
      Joseph Jasper Adair
      Rufus Columbus Adair
      Jamima Kathrine Adair
      Ezra T. Adair
      [B.] "Samuel Jefferson Adair - Born at Lawrence Co., South Carolina, March 28, 1806. Baptized by Elder John Dowdle, Nov. 27, 1845. Confirmed by Elder John Dowdle, Nov. 30, 1845. Ordained an Elder by Daniel Thomas, a High Priest by John Young in 1855. Married Jamima Mangum. Filled a mission to Southern Utah in 1857. Migrated from Mississippi to Nauvoo, Illinois on Jan. 10, 1846. Died at Nutrioso, Apache County, Arizona, July 6, 1889."
      [C.] "Jamima Mangum - married Samuel Jefferson Adair. Died at Mt. Pisgah, Iowa about 1847.
      Rebeca Francis Adair - Born and died at Pikens County, Alabama.
      William Jefferson Adair - Born at Pikens County, Alabama. Died at Mt. Pisgah, Iowa about 1847.
      John Milton Adair - Born at Pickens County, Alabama. Married Eliza Jane Richey. Died at Lincoln County, Nevada.
      George Washington Adair - Born at Pickens County, Alabama, married Ann Chestnut. Died at San Juan, New Mexico.
      Pamelia Jane Adair - Born at Pikens County, Alabama. Married Charles D. Searle at Payson City, Utah in 1856. Died at Ashley, Uintah County, Utah about 1884.
      Samuel Newton Adair - Born at Itawomba County, Mississippi, Dec. 11, 1839. Baptized by Samuel Jefferson Adair, in 1847. Ordained an Elder by John Freeman. Ordained a High Priest by Apostle Erastus Snow, at Luna, New Mexico Nov. 24, 1885. Married to Helen Gennett Brown by Robert Covington at Washington, Utah, Dec. 15, 1863. Endowed at Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 18, 1867. Patriarchal Blessing by Emer Harris. Filled Mission to Moqice [Moqui] Village - Went Nov. 1862. Returned on Jan. 10, 1863. Migrated from Mississippi to Nauvoo. Died at Luna, New Mexico, May 16, 1925.
      Joseph Jasper Adair - Born at Itawomba County, Mississippi. Died at Mt. Pisgah, Iowa about 1847.
      Rufus Columbus Adair - Born at Itawomba County, Mississippi. Died at Washington City, Utah, Aug. 2, 1858.
      Jamima Katherine Adair - Born at Des Moine, Iowa. Married to Frederick Rugg at Washington, Utah, Jan. 11, 1866.
      Ezra T. Adair - Born at Mt. Pisgah, Iowa, 1848. Died at Mt. Pisgah, Iowa, 1848."

      3. Information concerning Mt. Pisgah, Utah:
      A. From 24 Feb 2002 website <http://lserver.aea14.k12.ia.us/SWP/bbrown/Bev.html> "Mt. Pisgah Mormon Settlement": Mount Pisgah is the site of a temporary Mormon settlement located in Union County, Southwest Iowa. At present, a monument, a kiosk and a county park can be found in this area. Each year hundreds of people visit this peaceful sight, some looking for family history, some just enjoying the beautiful view across the Grand River valley. Mt. Pisgah was settled by the Mormons during their trek from Nauvoo to Utah in 1846. The Mormon Trail in Iowa passes through Mt. Pisgah on its way from Garden Grove to Council Bluffs (Winter Quarters). The Mormon Church purchased a small part of what was once the Mt. Pisgah cemetery and in 1888 erected a monument to those who died here. It is inscribed with the names of some of the people who were buried at Mt. Pisgah. In preparation for the 1997 Centennial Celebration, the Mormons enhanced the appearance of the park with new concrete, wrought iron rails and benches." Among related names shown:
      -West side: Ezra T.B. Adair.
      -South side: William P. Mangum, Lane Ann Mangum; Gemima Mangum Adair; William Jefferson Adair. Note Jemima lived only three days after giving birth to her baby Ezra Taft Benson Adair.
      [Note from the Mangum Book cited below: "The names engraved on this monument are also found in the book, 'Exodus to Greatness' by Preston Nibley on page 169."]
      B. From "Our Pioneer Heritage," by the daughters of Utah Pioneers, 1963, vol. 6, p. 249, reprinted in 2000: "Mount Pisgah, Iowa. On May 18, 1846, President Brigham Young and several of the Church leaders arrived at a beautiful garden spot and a fine grove. Orson Pratt gave it the name of Mount Pisgah. Farming was commenced at once as President Young advised the brethren to fence a farm of 500 to 1000, surveying the land into 5, 10, and 20 acre plots. Groups of my migrating Saints arrived in the little colony and soon the population numbered over 2000 souls. William Huntington was the presiding elder, and Robert Campbell was appointed clerk and postmaster of the settlement. In July, 1846, the group at Mt. Pisgah was called upon to raise their quota for the Mormon Battalion. The Saints were advised to go to the Rocky Mountains and during 1852 the town of Mount Pisgah was broken up. Mount Pisgah with this burying ground became the property of a Mr. White, whose son, Alfred, later owned the farm. Mr. White and his family always respected the old cemetery and, in 1888, part of the land was purchased by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints upon which a granite shaft was raised. On this were engraved in the names of a number of those known to have been interred in the cemetery at Mount Pisgah."
      C. Per Marie Erickson, Reference Librarian, Church History Library, Salt Lake City sent this information: "Inscription on the east side of the Mount Pisgah monument: This Monument erected A.D. 1888 in memory of those members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who died in 1846, 1847, and 1848, during their exodus to seek a home beyond the Rocky Mountains. Interred here is William Huntington, the first presiding elder of the temporary settlement called Pisgah. Leonora Charlotte Snow, daughter of Elder Lorenzo and Charlotte Squires Snow, Isaac Phineas Richards, son of Elder Franklin D. and Jane Snyder Richards." [See hard file for Samuel Jefferson Adair for full listing of all individuals on memorial.]

      BURIAL:
      1. Robin Adair indicates he is buried on west side of Mt. Pisgah Monument. Perhaps this is misconstrued from simply the placement of his name on the monument (perhaps the west side?).

      SOURCES_MISC:
      1. Per 3 Jan 2002 gedcom of Robin Adair; email: robadair@thegrid.net. He is descendant through Daniel Tyler Adair.