Born in Cherokee Nation East in what is now Bartow (some say Cass) County, Georgia. He was the son of Samuel "Hummingbird" Adair, Sr. and Edith Ada (Pounds) Adair.
He was reportedly killed in the Civil War; but there are two different dates found in research, one was February 11, 1861 and the other November 11, 1861. If he was killed in action, it would have to be the latter, since the Civil War didn't start until April of 1861, with the firing on Ft. Sumter. It was still Indian Territory back then, of course.
Adair had been married several times; to Sally Williams; Quatsey Adair and finally married the third time to Elizabeth Alabama "Eliza" Schrimsher, daughter of "Granny" Schrimsher, who ran the inn between Tahlequah and Ft. Gibson. (Elizabeth came over the Trail of Tears with her parents.) After Adair's death, she remarried to Principal Chief Dennis W. Bushyhead, Sr. of the Cherokee Nation.
Adair was known to be the father of three children, John Martin Adair, who was one of Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders of Spanish-American War fame; Mary Pauline "Lina" Adair and Levi Adair.
Adair was a Mason, lodge affiliation undetermined.
Per canvass and survey published in "Our People And Where They Rest," James W. Tyner, and Alice Tyner Timmons, American Indian Institute, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK. 1973 Vol. 8, p. 69 (Library of Congress No. QE99-C5-T97)
Their information is given here as a historical reference and is presented "as is." Their book, like many such cemetery listing compilations, may contain errors. As with any genealogy information, this is merely a "source" and should be considered as such. It falls upon the end-user to verify the accuracy. Most of the volumes are available for online viewing, only at your LDS Family History Library, a partner library, or a Family History Center. (LDS)
Tyner noted that at the time he recorded this gravesite, (circa 1973) the Adair monument had been removed by the owner of the property for cleaning and repair, to facilitate a more permanent placement. Tyner photographed both the monument and two wooden fence posts which marked the burial site, with the old Anderson home showing in the background. That home had been used as a smallpox hospital, by both sides, during the Civil War.
He was reportedly killed in the Civil War; but there are two different dates found in research, one was February 11, 1861 and the other November 11, 1861. If he was killed in action, it would have to be the latter, since the Civil War didn't start until April of 1861, with the firing on Ft. Sumter. It was still Indian Territory back then, of course.
Adair had been married several times; to Sally Williams; Quatsey Adair and finally married the third time to Elizabeth Alabama "Eliza" Schrimsher, daughter of "Granny" Schrimsher, who ran the inn between Tahlequah and Ft. Gibson. (Elizabeth came over the Trail of Tears with her parents.) After Adair's death, she remarried to Principal Chief Dennis W. Bushyhead, Sr. of the Cherokee Nation.
Adair was known to be the father of three children, John Martin Adair, who was one of Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders of Spanish-American War fame; Mary Pauline "Lina" Adair and Levi Adair.
Adair was a Mason, lodge affiliation undetermined.
Per canvass and survey published in "Our People And Where They Rest," James W. Tyner, and Alice Tyner Timmons, American Indian Institute, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK. 1973 Vol. 8, p. 69 (Library of Congress No. QE99-C5-T97)
Their information is given here as a historical reference and is presented "as is." Their book, like many such cemetery listing compilations, may contain errors. As with any genealogy information, this is merely a "source" and should be considered as such. It falls upon the end-user to verify the accuracy. Most of the volumes are available for online viewing, only at your LDS Family History Library, a partner library, or a Family History Center. (LDS)
Tyner noted that at the time he recorded this gravesite, (circa 1973) the Adair monument had been removed by the owner of the property for cleaning and repair, to facilitate a more permanent placement. Tyner photographed both the monument and two wooden fence posts which marked the burial site, with the old Anderson home showing in the background. That home had been used as a smallpox hospital, by both sides, during the Civil War.
Born in Cherokee Nation East in what is now Bartow (some say Cass) County, Georgia. He was the son of Samuel "Hummingbird" Adair, Sr. and Edith Ada (Pounds) Adair.
He was reportedly killed in the Civil War; but there are two different dates found in research, one was February 11, 1861 and the other November 11, 1861. If he was killed in action, it would have to be the latter, since the Civil War didn't start until April of 1861, with the firing on Ft. Sumter. It was still Indian Territory back then, of course.
Adair had been married several times; to Sally Williams; Quatsey Adair and finally married the third time to Elizabeth Alabama "Eliza" Schrimsher, daughter of "Granny" Schrimsher, who ran the inn between Tahlequah and Ft. Gibson. (Elizabeth came over the Trail of Tears with her parents.) After Adair's death, she remarried to Principal Chief Dennis W. Bushyhead, Sr. of the Cherokee Nation.
Adair was known to be the father of three children, John Martin Adair, who was one of Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders of Spanish-American War fame; Mary Pauline "Lina" Adair and Levi Adair.
Adair was a Mason, lodge affiliation undetermined.
Per canvass and survey published in "Our People And Where They Rest," James W. Tyner, and Alice Tyner Timmons, American Indian Institute, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK. 1973 Vol. 8, p. 69 (Library of Congress No. QE99-C5-T97)
Their information is given here as a historical reference and is presented "as is." Their book, like many such cemetery listing compilations, may contain errors. As with any genealogy information, this is merely a "source" and should be considered as such. It falls upon the end-user to verify the accuracy. Most of the volumes are available for online viewing, only at your LDS Family History Library, a partner library, or a Family History Center. (LDS)
Tyner noted that at the time he recorded this gravesite, (circa 1973) the Adair monument had been removed by the owner of the property for cleaning and repair, to facilitate a more permanent placement. Tyner photographed both the monument and two wooden fence posts which marked the burial site, with the old Anderson home showing in the background. That home had been used as a smallpox hospital, by both sides, during the Civil War.
He was reportedly killed in the Civil War; but there are two different dates found in research, one was February 11, 1861 and the other November 11, 1861. If he was killed in action, it would have to be the latter, since the Civil War didn't start until April of 1861, with the firing on Ft. Sumter. It was still Indian Territory back then, of course.
Adair had been married several times; to Sally Williams; Quatsey Adair and finally married the third time to Elizabeth Alabama "Eliza" Schrimsher, daughter of "Granny" Schrimsher, who ran the inn between Tahlequah and Ft. Gibson. (Elizabeth came over the Trail of Tears with her parents.) After Adair's death, she remarried to Principal Chief Dennis W. Bushyhead, Sr. of the Cherokee Nation.
Adair was known to be the father of three children, John Martin Adair, who was one of Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders of Spanish-American War fame; Mary Pauline "Lina" Adair and Levi Adair.
Adair was a Mason, lodge affiliation undetermined.
Per canvass and survey published in "Our People And Where They Rest," James W. Tyner, and Alice Tyner Timmons, American Indian Institute, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK. 1973 Vol. 8, p. 69 (Library of Congress No. QE99-C5-T97)
Their information is given here as a historical reference and is presented "as is." Their book, like many such cemetery listing compilations, may contain errors. As with any genealogy information, this is merely a "source" and should be considered as such. It falls upon the end-user to verify the accuracy. Most of the volumes are available for online viewing, only at your LDS Family History Library, a partner library, or a Family History Center. (LDS)
Tyner noted that at the time he recorded this gravesite, (circa 1973) the Adair monument had been removed by the owner of the property for cleaning and repair, to facilitate a more permanent placement. Tyner photographed both the monument and two wooden fence posts which marked the burial site, with the old Anderson home showing in the background. That home had been used as a smallpox hospital, by both sides, during the Civil War.
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