John was wounded during the Cival War and returned home to be treated.Bushwackers came to his home one day and took James and his son John from their home to a cave on Gaither Mountain.There they tortured and killed them.Women bought them by ox cart and buried them in the Gaither Cemetery.
John Adair
Sex: M
Birth: 1840
Death: 27 Apr 1864 in Gaither, Boone CO, Arkansas
Burial: 27 Apr 1864 Gaither Cemetery, Gaither, Boone CO, Arkansas
Event: Event History of Boone County, Arkansas, Volume 1
Event: Event Family history submitted by Charles Adair
Note:
John had been wounded during the Civil War and had returned to his home
to be treated. During his recovery, Bushwackers came to the family home
one day and took John and his father, James, to a cave on Gaither
Mountain. They were tortured and killed in the cave. Women brought
their bodies by ox cart and buried them in the Gaither Cemetery.
Father: James Adair b: 16 Jun 1818 in Erbie Community, Newton CO, Arkansas
Mother: Margaret "Peggy" Cecil b: ABT 1820 in Pruitt, Newton CO, Arkansas
John was wounded during the Cival War and returned home to be treated.Bushwackers came to his home one day and took James and his son John from their home to a cave on Gaither Mountain.There they tortured and killed them.Women bought them by ox cart and buried them in the Gaither Cemetery.
John Adair
Sex: M
Birth: 1840
Death: 27 Apr 1864 in Gaither, Boone CO, Arkansas
Burial: 27 Apr 1864 Gaither Cemetery, Gaither, Boone CO, Arkansas
Event: Event History of Boone County, Arkansas, Volume 1
Event: Event Family history submitted by Charles Adair
Note:
John had been wounded during the Civil War and had returned to his home
to be treated. During his recovery, Bushwackers came to the family home
one day and took John and his father, James, to a cave on Gaither
Mountain. They were tortured and killed in the cave. Women brought
their bodies by ox cart and buried them in the Gaither Cemetery.
Father: James Adair b: 16 Jun 1818 in Erbie Community, Newton CO, Arkansas
Mother: Margaret "Peggy" Cecil b: ABT 1820 in Pruitt, Newton CO, Arkansas
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