Rachel Hunter Adair

Name: Rachel HUNTER Sex: F Birth: 13 OCT 1810 in , , South Carolina Death: 5 AUG 1882 in Salem, Utah, Utah Burial: 7 AUG 1882 Salem City Cemetery, Salem, Utah, Utah _IFLAGS: 0 Ancestral File #: 197M-QR Note: RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. So. Carolina as a birthplace may be someone's assumption due to Samuel Adair being born there; however, they were married in Utah. Her parents are of Knox County, Tennessee. 2. Rachel does not appear in 1856 Utah census. Can't find Rachel in 1880 census for the West even though she supposedly died in 1882 in Salem, Utah; did find several of her sons surname Davis in Salem, Utah on a house by house search of the entire town.

BIOGRAPHY: 1. Per Ancestral File 4.19, parents are James M. Hunter, Jr. and Rachel Webber. 2. The book "Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude" by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers: "Rachel Hunter Davis Stewart Adair, b. 13 Oct 1810 in South Carolina, d. 5 Aug 1882 in Salem, Utah, Utah; parents are James Hunter and Rachel Webber; pioneer of 22 Sep 1849 with the Orson Spencer Co. Wagon Train. Spouse #1 Henry Davis, m. Jan 1826 in Tennessee, d. 1846 with the following children: Larkin, 30 Oct 1827 (died at age 15) George Preston, 6 Apr 1828 James Jordan, 22 Oct 1829 Elizabeth Jane, 17 Sep 1831 Charles Washington, 29 Mar 1833 William Bradford, 11 Oct 1834 Levi Washington, 17 Jan 1836 Robert Huston, 16 Oct 1838 Joseph Webster, 13 Sep 1840 Jermiel, 19 Aug 1842 Mary Jane, 3 Sep 1844 Henry Orson, 25 Aug 1846 Spouse #2: Benjamin Franklin Stewart, m. 7 Sep 1850, d. before 1853, child: Lucinda, 6 Jun 1851. Spouse #3: Samuel Adair, m. 9 May 1853. Rachel and Henry heard the gospel while living in Tennessee and were baptized members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1838. They left with the Saints in 1840 and walked to Nauvoo. They stopped at Ramus, Illinois, for six months to work before they continued on to Nauvoo. Their son, Larkin, drowned while returning to Ramus to get some things they had left there. While in Nauvoo, Rachel, Henry, and Elizabeth Jane received their endowments in the Nauvoo Temple, February 2, 1846. They left that same year to go West. They went as far as Mr. Pisgah, Iowa, when her husband, Henry, died. At that time, Rachel was expecting her twelfth child. They had to endure so many persecutions from the mobs, the hardships of pioneer life, and the loss of their loved ones. But still she had a strong testimony of the truthfulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ. She entered the Salt Lake Valley, September 17, 1849, by wagon in the Orson Spencer Company. Rachel was married to Benjamin Franklin Stewart as his third wife for time only on September 7, 1850. She was sealed to Henry Davis at this time with Benjamin Stewart acting as proxy. They had one daughter. Rachel married Samuel Adair on May 9, 1853 in Payson, Utah, and later moved to California. She died August 5, 1882, in Salem, Utah, at the age of 72."

BIRTH: Per Burial Index cited below.

MARRIAGE: Husbands: 1. Henry Davis, m. 24 Nov 1825 at Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee. Note date of DUP biography above indicates variant date of Jan 1826. Neither of these two dates show documentation. 2. Benjamin Franklin Stewart, m. 7 Sep 1850 at Logan, Cache, Utah. 3. Samuel Jefferson Adair, m. 9 May 1853 at Payson, Utah, Utah.

DEATH: 1. Utah State Historical Society Burials Database online: Rachel Hunter Davis Davis, b. 13 Oct 1810, d. 5 Aug 1882 South Carolina, bur. Salem City Cemetery Blk. 16, Lot 2, Plot 4. [South Carolina most likely birthplace and not deathplace and may be a typo.] Relatives: Rachel Webber, mother; James Hunter, Jr., father; Henry Davis, husband.

BURIAL: 1. Per Burial Index cited above.

!ORDINANCES: Verified 14 Mar 2002. BAPTISM: Ordinance Index 1.02 notes "Pre-1970". Date used is from Ancestral File and undocumented. DUP bio cited above indicates 1838. ENDOWMENT: Ordinance Index 1.02 notes "Pre-1970". FHL "Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, 10 Dec 1845 - 7 Feb 1846": Rachel Davis, b. 13 Oct 1810, end. 2 Feb 1846 with her husband Henry Davis, a seventy, b. 25 Feb 1804 at Knox Co., TN. and her daughter Elizabeth Jane Davis, b. 17 Sep 1831 at Overton Co., TN. SEALING TO PARENTS: Ordinance Index 1.02 FHL film 1239639, p. 764, ord. 26008. SEALING TO SPOUSE: Henry Davis: Ordinance Index 1.02 FHL film 538894, sht. 24, batch 7123017 16 Feb 1973 NZEAL. DUP biography cited above would indicate sealing in the early 1850's which I don't find documented in Ordinance Index. Benjamin Franklin Stewart: Ordinance Index 1.02 FHL film 1761025 12 Nov 1992 SLAKE. Samuel Adair: Ordinance Index 1.02 FHL film M183393 which is an extracted marriage sealing record.

!ACTION: Look up marriage sealing record for 1853 for additional vital information on Rachel. Change Date: 6 APR 2003 at 13:27:23

Marriage 1 Samuel Jefferson ADAIR b: 28 MAR 1806 in , Laurens, South Carolina Married: 9 MAY 1853 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Please feel free to contact Delbert Adair Jr. at the following address: dtadair@att.net
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