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James Charlie 'Scruggs' Adair 1859 – 1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jun 1859

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 17 Aug 1936

Death Location: Gurley, Madison, Alabama

Father: James Adair

Mother: Edy WRIGHT

Spouse(s): Lara Owens

Children(s): George Adair, Joseph Adair, Lula ADAIR, Walter Adair, Jessie Adair, Charlotte Adair, Eva Adair, Annie Adair

The story of James Charlie 'Scruggs' Adair began in 1859 in Alabama. James Charlie 'Scruggs' Adair married Lara D Owens, and had children including George Franklin Adair, Joseph E Adair, Lula Parlee ADAIR, Walter Scruggs Adair, Jessie Blaine Adair, Charlotte Adair, Eva Adair, Annie Adair. James Charlie 'Scruggs' Adair passed away in 1936 in Gurley, Madison, Alabama.

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Biography

  • The story of James Charlie 'Scruggs' Adair began in 1859 in Alabama.
  • James Charlie 'Scruggs' Adair married Lara D Owens, and had children including George Franklin Adair, Joseph E Adair, Lula Parlee ADAIR, Walter Scruggs Adair, Jessie Blaine Adair, Charlotte Adair, Eva Adair, Annie Adair.
  • James Charlie 'Scruggs' Adair passed away in 1936 in Gurley, Madison, Alabama.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Adair
1835 – 1919
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
JA
Edy WRIGHT
1837 –
Birth Location: Madison, Alabama, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lara Owens
1860 – 1930
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
LO

Children(s)

George Adair
1880 –
Birth Location: Alabama
GA
Joseph Adair
1882 –
Birth Location: Alabama
JA
Lula ADAIR
1885 – 1957
Birth Location: Tennessee
LA
Walter Adair
1887 – 1971
Birth Location: Gurley, Madison, Alabama, United States
WA
Jessie Adair
1890 – 1980
Birth Location: Alabama
JA
Charlotte Adair
1892 –
Birth Location: Alabama
CA
Eva Adair
1896 –
Birth Location: Alabama
EA
Annie Adair
1898 – 1910
Birth Location: Alabama
AA

James Adair's Ancestors

Self
James Adair
1859 – 1936
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
James S B M Adair
1835 – 1919
Alabama, USA
Edy (Parolee [Parilee]) WRIGHT
1837 –
Madison, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
John (Blain) Adair
1809 – 1891
Madison, Madison, Alabama, United States
Sarah (Elvira 'Sally') Sublett
1813 – 1892
Kentucky, United States
James Wright
1802 – 1875
Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
Obedience Connally
1808 – 1881
Madison, Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert WRIGHT
Keziah BIBB
John Connally
1765 – 1819
Obedience King
1767 – 1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Connally
1738 – 1808
Mary Price
1745 – 1826

James Adair's Descendants

1.
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James (Charlie 'Scruggs') Adair (3 Jun 1859 – 17 Aug 1936) m. Lara (D) Owens (17 Feb 1860 – aft 1930)
  1. 1. George (Franklin) Adair (Jul 1880 – )
  2. 2. Joseph (E) Adair (Sep 1882 – )
  3. 3. Lula (Parlee) ADAIR (26 MAY 1885 – 11 DEC 1957)
  4. 4. Walter (Scruggs) Adair (22 Mar 1887 – Nov 1971) m. Sarah (D) Acuff (9 May 1911 – 25 Nov 1989) m. Emma (Acklin) Power (3 Mar 1877 – 30 Jul 1940)
    1. 1. Charles (Rice) Adair (11 Nov 1909 – 25 Nov 1986) m. Frances (Maynard) Andrews (07 Jan 1914 – 20 Feb 2009)
      1. 1. Glenn Adair (abt 1931 – )
      2. 2. Adair m. Miller
        1. 1. G Miller
  5. 5. Jessie (Blaine) Adair (17 Mar 1890 – Jan 1980)
  6. 6. Charlotte Adair (Jul 1892 – )
  7. 7. Eva Adair (May 1896 – )
  8. 8. Annie Adair (Feb 1898 – bef 1910)

James Adair's Timeline

2 Records

1859
3 Jun 1859
Birth of James Charlie 'Scruggs' Adair in Alabama
Alabama
1936
17 Aug 1936
Age 77
Death of James Charlie 'Scruggs' Adair in Gurley, Madison, Alabama
Gurley, Madison, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1859
    Event Place: Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1936
    Event Place: Gurley, Madison, Alabama
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