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Margaret Jane Adair 1797–1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Mar 1797

Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 23 Sep 1867

Death Location: DeKalb, Alabama, USA

Father: John Governer

Mother: Jane Kilgore

Spouse(s): William Nicholson

Children(s): Emily Nicholson

Margaret Jane Adair was born in 1797 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA, the child of John Henry Moore Adair Cherokee Senator Major General Governer And Jane Jennie Kilgore. In 1850, Margaret Jane Adair resided in Division 25, De Kalb, Alabama, USA. Margaret Jane Adair married William Richardson Nicholson, and had children including Emily Nicholson. Margaret Jane Adair passed away in 1867 in DeKalb, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Margaret Jane Adair was born in 1797 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA, the child of John Henry Moore Adair Cherokee Senator Major General Governer And Jane Jennie Kilgore.
  • In 1850, Margaret Jane Adair resided in Division 25, De Kalb, Alabama, USA.
  • Margaret Jane Adair married William Richardson Nicholson, and had children including Emily Nicholson.
  • Margaret Jane Adair passed away in 1867 in DeKalb, Alabama, USA.

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Margaret Adair's Ancestors

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Margaret Adair
1797–1867
Birth Place: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Parents
John Henry (Moore) Adair "Cherokee" Senator, Major, General, Governer
1757–1815
Chester, South Carolina
Jane ("Jennie") Kilgore
1772–1820
Ninety-Six District, South Carolina
Grandparents
Dr. (James Robert "Author Indian Trader") Adair
1709–1783
Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland, Great Britain
Benjamin (Franklin Kilgore M) D
1738–1802
Chambersburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Pioneer)
1680–1755
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Adair
1652–1715

Margaret Adair's Descendants

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Margaret (Jane) Adair (11 Mar 1797–23 Sep 1867) m. William (Richardson) Nicholson (10 Jun 1800–26 June 1868)
  1. 1. Emily Nicholson 1838–1899
    1. 1. Jane ("Jennie" Elizabeth) NOWLIN 1860–1942

Margaret Adair's Timeline

3 Records

1797
11 Mar 1797
Birth of Margaret Jane Adair in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 53
Margaret Jane Adair resided here in Division 25, De Kalb, Alabama, USA
Division 25, De Kalb, Alabama, USA
1867
23 Sep 1867
Age 70
Death of Margaret Jane Adair in DeKalb, Alabama, USA
DeKalb, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1797
    Event Place: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Division 25, De Kalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1867
    Event Place: DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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