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Elisha Milton Adair 1776–1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Nov 1776

Birth Location: Duncan Creek, Laurens, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 19 Mar 1844

Death Location: Warren County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Joseph JR

Mother: Sarah DILLARD

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Reese

Children(s): Joseph Adair, George Adair, Benjamin Adair, Thomas Adair, Elisha Adair, Rosina Adair, Thomas Adair, John Adair, Isaac Dr, Elisha Jr, Rebecca Land

Elisha Milton Adair was born in 1776 in Duncan Creek, Laurens, South Carolina, United States, the child of Joseph Adair Jr And Sarah Sally Dillard. Elisha Milton Adair married Elizabeth Betsy Farmer Reese, and had children including Benjamin F Adair, Elisha Adair, Elisha Milton Jr Adair Jr, George Washington Adair, Isaac Adair Dr, John Adair, Joseph Adair, Rebecca Adair Land, Rosina Adair, Thomas Adair, Thomas R Adair. Elisha Milton Adair passed away in 1844 in Warren County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elisha Milton Adair was born in 1776 in Duncan Creek, Laurens, South Carolina, United States, the child of Joseph Adair Jr And Sarah Sally Dillard.
  • Elisha Milton Adair married Elizabeth Betsy Farmer Reese, and had children including Benjamin F Adair, Elisha Adair, Elisha Milton Jr Adair Jr, George Washington Adair, Isaac Adair Dr, John Adair, Joseph Adair, Rebecca Adair Land, Rosina Adair, Thomas Adair, Thomas R Adair.
  • Elisha Milton Adair passed away in 1844 in Warren County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph JR
1733–1812
Birth Location: Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
JJ
Sarah DILLARD
1736–1812
Birth Location: Amherst, James, Virginia, USA
SD

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Reese
1772–1850
Birth Location: Laurens, South Carolina, USA
ER

Children(s)

Joseph Adair
1795–1865
Birth Location: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
JA
George Adair
1826–1888
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
GA
Benjamin Adair
1824–
Birth Location: Kentucky
BA
Thomas Adair
1802–1877
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
TA
Elisha Adair
1800–
Birth Location: –
EA
Rosina Adair
1813–1860
Birth Location: Laurens, South Carolina, United States
RA
Thomas Adair
1797–1870
Birth Location: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
TA
John Adair
1804–1831
Birth Location: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
JA
Isaac Dr
1795–1862
Birth Location: Laurens, Laurens, SC, USA
ID
Elisha Jr
1815–1891
Birth Location: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
EJ
Rebecca Land
1799–1859
Birth Location: Pendleton Dist, South Carolina
RL

Elisha Adair's Ancestors

Self
Elisha Adair
1776–1844
Birth Place: Duncan Creek, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Joseph Adair JR
1733–1812
Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Sarah ("Sally") DILLARD
1736–1812
Amherst, James, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Alexander) Adair
1711–1789
Ireland
Sarah (Susanna Susan Lafferty Long, Dillard,) Adair
1715–1770
Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Adair
1680–1755
Margaret HENART
1680–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Adair
1658–1715
Margaret Weer
1661–1715
Gilles (imm)
1650–1686
Marie (Wicart)
1647–1700

Elisha Adair's Descendants

1.
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Elisha (Milton) Adair (23 Nov 1776–19 Mar 1844) m. Elizabeth ("Betsy" Farmer) Reese (22 Sep 1772–15 Mar 1850)
  1. 1. Joseph Adair 1795–1865 m. Anna Munford 1798–1880
    1. 1. Joseph (Marion Adair) Pvt 1845–1916
    2. 2. Sarah (Ann) Adair 1828–1900
    3. 3. Martha (Jackoline) Adair 1832–1885
    4. 4. Catherine (C.) Adair 1834–1900
    5. 5. Margaret (H.) Adair 1838–1885
    6. 6. Mary (P.) Adair 1840–1896
    7. 7. Mary (R.) Adair 1832–1833
    8. 8. Elizabeth (Caroline) Adair 1820–1880
    9. 9. James (Washington) Adair 1823–1853 m. Alyce (Eliza W) DILLARD 1828–1912
      1. 1. Franklin ("Frank" Ripley) Adair 1851–1920
      2. 2. Samuel (Milton) Adair 1847–1923 m. Nancy (Leusetta) Davis-Adair 1846–1908
        1. 1. Annie (Vilenda) Adair 1883–1964 m. Jesse (H.) Brown 1876–1951
      3. 3. Louisa (Jane) Adair 1848–1892
      4. 4. Lydia (Ann) Adair 1853–1884
    10. 10. Amanda (A.) Adair 1836–1888
    11. 11. Matilda (D.) Deason 1828–1888
    12. 12. Nancy (Jane) McKelvey 1825–1853
    13. 13. Catharina Eder 1820–1880
    14. 14. Elizabeth (Bettie) Canady 1822–1891
    15. 15. Eliza (Ellen) McKinnon 1843–1891
  2. 2. George (Washington) Adair 1826–1888
  3. 3. Benjamin (F) Adair 1824–
  4. 4. Thomas Adair 1802–1877
  5. 5. Elisha Adair 1800–
  6. 6. Rosina Adair 1813–1860
  7. 7. Thomas (R) Adair 1797–1870
  8. 8. John Adair 1804–1831
  9. 9. Isaac (Adair) Dr 1795–1862 m. Jane (Henry) -Adair 1799–1858 m. Eleanor Thompson 1814–1863
    1. 1. Sgt. (Elisha Young) Adair 1832–1905
    2. 2. John (Pinkey) Adair 1832–1901
    3. 3. William (D) Adair 1842–1923
    4. 4. Sarah (Jane) Adair 1842–
    5. 5. Margaret Adair-Hopper 1824–1875
    6. 6. Henry (M) Adair 1830–1870
    7. 7. Melinda Adair 1830–
    8. 8. Hosea (George) Adair 1834–1907
    9. 9. Harry (G) Adair 1834–1907
    10. 10. David (Thompson) ADAIR 1859–1914
  10. 10. Elisha (Milton Jr Adair) Jr 1815–1891 m. Mary (Margaret) Rector 1826–1875
    1. 1. Georgia (Anna) Adair 1848–1930
    2. 2. Elisha (P) ADAIR 1851–
    3. 3. Elizabeth (J " Eliza") Adair 1851–1891
    4. 4. Allen Adair 1855–1943
    5. 5. Richamond ADAIR 1860–
    6. 6. Matilda Adair 1858–1930
    7. 7. Sarah (Alice) Adair 1859–1930
    8. 8. Charles (Clinton Adair) Dr 1864–1949
    9. 9. Thomas (William) Adair 1856–1943
    10. 10. Mary (Ellen) Adair 1853–1896
    11. 11. Joseph (Milton) Adair 1862–1946
  11. 11. Rebecca (Adair) Land 1799–1859

Elisha Adair's Timeline

2 Records

1776
23 Nov 1776
Birth of Elisha Milton Adair in Duncan Creek, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Duncan Creek, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
1844
19 Mar 1844
Age 68
Death of Elisha Milton Adair in Warren County, Kentucky, United States of America
Warren County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1776
    Event Place: Duncan Creek, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1844
    Event Place: Warren County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Warren County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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