Letter written by Mary Adair started on March 19, 1975 to John & Rosemarie. Family names mentioned within are Richard, Nancy, Maurice, June, Marve, Marge, Peter, Dot, Sam. Stuart. Other names are Mr. Chavet, Chick, Helen & Carolyn Lundgren, Melba, Lavinia, Tidy, Bernice Lynch, Clara, Inez Parker, Mary Jane Clark, Ethel, Barton Abarr, Dr. Matteson, Dr. Frank, Dr. Chapman.
Mary talks of going to Chicago, Denver before arriving in Omaha on April 24; she passed away in November of this year while with John/Rosemarie in Omaha.
My Mom's parents announce the engagement of Margaret to Marvin C Kruse. Wedding will be August 31 in Maywood, Ill.
Also the 14th annual reunion of Henry Miller was held in Redding park probably August 12, 1946.
I have retyped from The Times-Tribune (Grant City, Missouri) of 9 Aug 1933. These snippets appear in this order:
Fred Adair and family and Mrs. Mag Adair of Indianola came Saturday and visite[sic] until Sunday at the Earl Adair home in Redding.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Adair and daughters of Omaha came Saturday to visit relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Adair of Colorado came Saturday for a visit in Redding and vicinity with relatives.
The Adair picnic was held Sunday in Grant City.
By all appearances, the visitors to Redding were here for the picnic on August 6, 1933.
Family news stories published in The Times-Tribune (Grant City, Missouri) on 24 Apr 1946. Included is notice from Earl Drake while overseas. Following these stories is amplifying news article sent by cousin Diane.
from The Times-Tribune (Grant City, Missouri) 17 Apr 1940
Read more: 1940 Golden Wedding of John Wesley Adair and Margaret Jane Miller Adair
from The Times-Tribune (Grant City, Missouri), 15 Aug 1934. Second annual picnic of the descendants of the James A. Miller , Wm. Miller and H. T. Miller families which was held Aug. 9 when 130 relatives partook of the dinner. Dewey D. Adair and others were mentioned.
Local news in Redding, Iowa. Story includes visit by my Mom and Dad (shortly after their wedding) and his parents Mr and Mrs Rudolph Kruse and daughter Lois of Des Plaines, Illinois.
From The Times-Tribune (Grant City, Missouri) newspaper 11 Aug 1937. Included is story about the 8th Annual Adair Family Reunion.
From the Times-Tribune (Grant City, Missouri), 16 Aug 1933
The Adair family reunion was held at the Memorial park in Bethany. (See photo on Newsletter Sign Up at bottom).
The Times-Tribune (Grant City, Missouri) · 7 Jan 1931, Wed
Account statements at different businesses (Shopping and Banking) in Redding, Iowa
Read more: 1894-1896 Miscellaneous financial records from John W. Adair
Earl is giving status on Mary's left arm after Volkswagen accident
--Here are scanned images of a black notebook created by Wilbur B. Zollman of Roanoke, VA. He was the family historian for the Zollmans of Virginia
--Also is a pamphlet by George West Diehl containing quite a bit of history of the Zollmans lives. The last page lists contributors to Zollman Family Shelter.
Some of these contributors are:
- Mrs. John C. Hendrickson
- Mrs. Bessie Drake
- Mr. and Mrs. Dewey D. Adair
-- See all photos here. Billy wrote on the back of each photo, and the captions reflect his words. Select photos individually.
-- Writings about John and Dick Loutzenhiser and their families –by Minnie Dezena Loutzenhiser
-- Letter written by Mary Bailey Adair to the Gonicks in September 1957 including Cartland history and visit with Silas Cartland of Park Ridge, Illinois.
-- Another written letter that my grandmother wrote in August 1971, about her visits in Maine, Chicago, and Redding including Blockton Reunion.
Hazel was Uncle Billy’s wife; she lived in Centerville and visited Clarinda and Red Oak. Her maiden name was Roby. Billy died in April, 1967.
Read more: May 22-26, 1967 Letters from Mary Adair and Hazel
When Earl was age 14, he wrote this letter to his grandmother Margaret Ann Young Adair when she was living with her daughter Minnie Donelson in Hatfield, Missouri. Earl’s grandfather died a few years earlier. Please NOTE that the stamped envelope date does not match the letter date, but I believe that this letter was still addressed to Margaret Adair in Hatfield.
Read more: 1910 Grandma letter written by Earl D. Adair to his grandmother
Uncle Frank and Aunt Mary were Margaret’s great uncle/aunt. Daughter Marian Cartland was her 1st cousin 1x removed.
Included here is some school work that Margaret Adair had.
More documents that Margaret Adair had
Mary Emma Bailey kept a few diaries. Here is one from 1962.
Letter written July 27, 1958 talks about July 4 in Milwaukee and Chippewa Falls tornado. Trip continues to Duluth and steam train ride. On to Paul Bunyan Park and the Badlands in South Dakota. Then Wall Drug Store, Mt. Rushmore, Wyoming, and Denver. Visited Maurice & June at Sam Adair home. Visited by Stuart & Helen Hoover. In Kansas stayed overnight with cousin (Barleen) before Mt. Ayr, Centerville, and Muscatine, Iowa. Mary & Earl working in Melrose Park, Illinois; their age is early 60's now. Pompilio family has NOT moved in next door yet; house is empty. Marvin & Tom gone to Comiskey Park to see Red Sox and White Sox. Earl interested in VW station wagon.
Letter written June 1, 1921 describes some family situations.
Mary Emma Bailey kept a few diaries.
I found these papers written by one of the children of Dr. Herbert Hardy Cartland & Henrietta Houston.
This 8 page letter contains many details about Bailey & Nichols ancestry. The parents of Elwood Bailey are William Haskell Bailey (1813-1903) and Mary Chadbourne Nichols (1831-1885) and was written March 15, 1964 to Mary Bailey Adair from her first cousin Edna, daughter of Elwood's brother Alfred Corwin Bailey and Minnie Riley.
The last page includes note written by Mary with special attention "to Dorothy".
Read more: Letter with Bailey genealogy to Mary Bailey Adair from 1st Cousin Edna
I transcribed these two letters written in 1965 and 1972.
First letter is about some Bailey, Haskell, and Berry families.
Second letter is about Cartland and his Metaphysics experiences.
Mary Bailey Adair great, great, great, grandfather was Joseph Cartland. She brought back these documents. See notes on pages 6, 16-17, 19, 20-21.
This book was presented to Elwood S. Bailey by his Aunt. It is dated 1851. Here are a few pages from the beginning.
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A collection of short stories by Dorothy Adair Gonick
Earl courting Mary
Letters that Earl Adair wrote to Mary Bailey before they married in 1920.