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John Lafayette Adair 1827 – 1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Feb 1827

Birth Location: Cherokee, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 12 Feb 1861

Death Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States

Father: Samuel Adair

Mother: Margaret Deeson

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John Lafayette Adair was born in 1827 in Cherokee, Georgia, United States, the child of Samuel Adair and Margaret Deeson. John Lafayette Adair passed away in 1861 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States.

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Biography

  • John Lafayette Adair was born in 1827 in Cherokee, Georgia, United States, the child of Samuel Adair and Margaret Deeson.
  • John Lafayette Adair passed away in 1861 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States.

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John Adair's Ancestors

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John Adair
1827 – 1861
Birth Place: Cherokee, Georgia, United States
Parents
Samuel Adair
1781 – 1836
Adairsville, Bartow, Georgia, United States
Margaret Deeson
1781 – 1851
Georgia, United States
Grandparents
John Adair
1753 – 1815
Antrim, Ireland
Nancy (Ga ho ga) Lightfoot
1755 – 1790
Cherokee, Georgia, United States
Thomas Deeson
1767 – 1790
Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Rachel Wicker
1767 – 1816
Hillsboro, Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Adair
1709 – 1783
Cherokee Woman
1710 – 1760
John Lightfoot
1725 – 1769
Ga Woman
1730 – 1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Adair
1680 – 1755
Margaret Henart
1680 – 1750
General Lightfoot
1689 – 1748
Mary Armistead
1696 – 1775
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John Adair's Timeline

2 Records

1827
11 Feb 1827
Birth of John Lafayette Adair in Cherokee, Georgia, United States
Cherokee, Georgia, United States
1861
12 Feb 1861
Age 34
Death of John Lafayette Adair in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1827
    Event Place: Cherokee, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1861
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States

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