James Adair, who was sheriff of Bremer county at the time the Barber boys were lynched, was taken to Independence a short time ago suffering with softening of the brain, he died at the asylum Sunday and on Monday his body was taken through Waterloo on the way to Waverly.
James Adair, one of the old citizens of Bremer county, died on the 30th of October. He had resided in Bremer county since 1856, and was sheriff of the county in 1858 the first democratic official elected in that county for twenty years.
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The present sheriff, (1883) James Adair, succeeded L.S. Hanchett having been elected in the fall of 1881. He makes an efficient and careful officer. Politically he is a democrat. James Adair was born in Ireland where he was educated partly in his native country, and in Chenango county, New York. When twenty years of age he emigrated to New York, and located in Chenango county, where he turned his attention to farming, which occupation he followed for eight years. He was married to Miss Eliza Stewart, by whom there were six children born, four of whom are living (1883) - Maggie, Jennie, Stuart, and James. In December, 1856, he settled in Bremer County, Iowa purchasing 80 acres of land in Washington Township, and made a farm. Mrs. Adair died in Bremer County on May 29, 1871. He again married in 1874 Miss Sarah Clark. She was born April 18, 1850. One child blessed this union - Reane. In politics, Mr. Adair, is a democrat and the first county officer elected by that party in twenty years, overcoming a republican majority of 300 votes. Mr. Adair came to Bremer county a poor man, but by close application to business has accumulated a comfortable property and home; has 91 acres of land under cultivation, valued at $40 per acre.
Information obtained from History of Butler and Bremer Counties Page 928 Springfield, Ill., Union publishing company, 1883.
James Adair, one of the old citizens of Bremer county, died on the 30th of October. He had resided in Bremer county since 1856, and was sheriff of the county in 1858 the first democratic official elected in that county for twenty years.
Unknown Newspaper Article
The present sheriff, (1883) James Adair, succeeded L.S. Hanchett having been elected in the fall of 1881. He makes an efficient and careful officer. Politically he is a democrat. James Adair was born in Ireland where he was educated partly in his native country, and in Chenango county, New York. When twenty years of age he emigrated to New York, and located in Chenango county, where he turned his attention to farming, which occupation he followed for eight years. He was married to Miss Eliza Stewart, by whom there were six children born, four of whom are living (1883) - Maggie, Jennie, Stuart, and James. In December, 1856, he settled in Bremer County, Iowa purchasing 80 acres of land in Washington Township, and made a farm. Mrs. Adair died in Bremer County on May 29, 1871. He again married in 1874 Miss Sarah Clark. She was born April 18, 1850. One child blessed this union - Reane. In politics, Mr. Adair, is a democrat and the first county officer elected by that party in twenty years, overcoming a republican majority of 300 votes. Mr. Adair came to Bremer county a poor man, but by close application to business has accumulated a comfortable property and home; has 91 acres of land under cultivation, valued at $40 per acre.
Information obtained from History of Butler and Bremer Counties Page 928 Springfield, Ill., Union publishing company, 1883.
James Adair, who was sheriff of Bremer county at the time the Barber boys were lynched, was taken to Independence a short time ago suffering with softening of the brain, he died at the asylum Sunday and on Monday his body was taken through Waterloo on the way to Waverly.
James Adair, one of the old citizens of Bremer county, died on the 30th of October. He had resided in Bremer county since 1856, and was sheriff of the county in 1858 the first democratic official elected in that county for twenty years.
Unknown Newspaper Article
The present sheriff, (1883) James Adair, succeeded L.S. Hanchett having been elected in the fall of 1881. He makes an efficient and careful officer. Politically he is a democrat. James Adair was born in Ireland where he was educated partly in his native country, and in Chenango county, New York. When twenty years of age he emigrated to New York, and located in Chenango county, where he turned his attention to farming, which occupation he followed for eight years. He was married to Miss Eliza Stewart, by whom there were six children born, four of whom are living (1883) - Maggie, Jennie, Stuart, and James. In December, 1856, he settled in Bremer County, Iowa purchasing 80 acres of land in Washington Township, and made a farm. Mrs. Adair died in Bremer County on May 29, 1871. He again married in 1874 Miss Sarah Clark. She was born April 18, 1850. One child blessed this union - Reane. In politics, Mr. Adair, is a democrat and the first county officer elected by that party in twenty years, overcoming a republican majority of 300 votes. Mr. Adair came to Bremer county a poor man, but by close application to business has accumulated a comfortable property and home; has 91 acres of land under cultivation, valued at $40 per acre.
Information obtained from History of Butler and Bremer Counties Page 928 Springfield, Ill., Union publishing company, 1883.
James Adair, one of the old citizens of Bremer county, died on the 30th of October. He had resided in Bremer county since 1856, and was sheriff of the county in 1858 the first democratic official elected in that county for twenty years.
Unknown Newspaper Article
The present sheriff, (1883) James Adair, succeeded L.S. Hanchett having been elected in the fall of 1881. He makes an efficient and careful officer. Politically he is a democrat. James Adair was born in Ireland where he was educated partly in his native country, and in Chenango county, New York. When twenty years of age he emigrated to New York, and located in Chenango county, where he turned his attention to farming, which occupation he followed for eight years. He was married to Miss Eliza Stewart, by whom there were six children born, four of whom are living (1883) - Maggie, Jennie, Stuart, and James. In December, 1856, he settled in Bremer County, Iowa purchasing 80 acres of land in Washington Township, and made a farm. Mrs. Adair died in Bremer County on May 29, 1871. He again married in 1874 Miss Sarah Clark. She was born April 18, 1850. One child blessed this union - Reane. In politics, Mr. Adair, is a democrat and the first county officer elected by that party in twenty years, overcoming a republican majority of 300 votes. Mr. Adair came to Bremer county a poor man, but by close application to business has accumulated a comfortable property and home; has 91 acres of land under cultivation, valued at $40 per acre.
Information obtained from History of Butler and Bremer Counties Page 928 Springfield, Ill., Union publishing company, 1883.
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