George Washington Adair 1837-1909
His first marriage was on January 28, 1857 to Ann Catherine Chestnut in Washington, Washington County, Utah Territory. Ann was the daughter of William Albert Chestnut. George and Ann were the parents of George Washington Jr. and Jemima Ann. Ann died from complications resulting from the birth of Jemima.
His second marriage was on April 10, 1864 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Emily Perscinda Tyler, daughter of Daniel Tyler and Ruth Welton. They were the parents of eleven children: Olive Parintha, Emily Jane, Daniel Tyler, Samuel P., William Albert, John Washington, George Newton, Ruth Alice, Joseph Welton, Rufus Nathaniel, and Edna Irene. George and Emily were sealed in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on June 18, 1867
George passed away on September 9,1909 in Bloomington, San Jaun County, New Mexico. He is buried in Hammond, which is also in San Juan County.
To read a short life story on George's children, please click on the links below.
- George Washington Adair Jr.
- Jemima Ann Hales
- Olive Parintha Adair
- Emily Jane Grant
- Daniel Tyler Adair
- Samuel P. Adair
- William Albert Adair
- John Washington Adair
- George Newton Adair
- Ruth Alice Huntsman
- Joseph Welton Adair
- Rufus Nathaniel Adair
- Edna Irene Slade
- Picture of the George Washington Adair Family
- Ann Catherine Chestnut Adair (First Wife)
- Emily Prescinda Tyler Adair (Second Wife)
- Statue of George's father, Samuel Jefferson Adair
- Kanab, Utah Memorial
- Descendants of George Washington Adair
- Pictures from the 2003 family reunion held at Hammond, NM
- Pictures from the 2005 family reunion held at Nutrioso, AZ
- Pictures from 2007 reunion held at Washington, Utah
- The George W. Adair Book, Ancestry and Descendants
- Adair Family Newsletter
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