Justin Chauncy Adair

Male 1865 - 1938  (73 years)


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  • Name Justin Chauncy Adair 
    Birth 5 Aug 1865 
    Gender Male 
    Death 2 Sep 1938  Danville, Vermilion, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Justin Chancey Adair  in the Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
      Name: Justin Chancey Adair
      Birth Date: 5 Aug 1865
      Birth Place: Mechanicsburg, Indiana
      Death Date: 2 Sep 1938
      Death Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois
      Burial Date: 4 Sep 1938
      Burial Place: Thorntown, Boone, Ind.
      Cemetery Name: Maple Lawn Cemetery
      Death Age: 73
      Occupation: Retired
      Race: White
      Marital status: M
      Gender: Male
      Residence: Veedersburg, Van Buren, Fountain, Indiana
      Father Name: Isaac Adair
      Father Birth Place: Indiana
      Spouse Name: Effie
      FHL Film Number: 1818996

      Veedersburg News: Sep 1938

      MAN STRUCK BY AUTO DIES IN HOSPITAL Justin C. Adair, aged Veedersburg resident, who was injured on Tuesday, August 23, by a car as he crossed Second street in Veedersburg, died at the Lake View hospital, Friday morning. Mr. Adair, carrying some boxes in his arms, was crossing the street when a car driven by Charles Munns of Waynetown, approached. Adair evidently did not see the machine for he stepped into the side of it. He was thrown to the pavement, suffering a skull fracture. He was carried in an unconscious condition to the office of Dr. C. B. McCord. He was rushed to the Lake View hospital and failed to regain consciousness. His condition was reported slightly improved last Thursday and it was thought he might recover. Mr. Adair was 73 years of age, having been born in Boone County on August 5 1865, the son of Isaac and Lydia Adney Adair. For the past twenty years he has resided in Veedersburg where he followed the carpenter trade until ill health caused his retirement. He was married to Miss Effie Booe. She and the following children are survivors: Virgil and Otis, Mrs. Ossia Streator and Mrs. Lydia Rhodes, all of Veedersburg. A sister, Mrs. Minnie Wells, is a survival. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the Nazarene Church with the Rev. S. E. Northstine, pastor, officiating. Interment was made in the Cemetery at Thorntown, where the deceased spent his early life. Justin Chauncey Adair, the son of Isaac and Lydia Adney Adair, was born on the 5th day of August, 1865, in Mechanicsburg, Indiana, and departed this life at the Lake View hospital, Danville, Illinois, September 3 1938, at the age of 73 years and 28 days. He was united in marriage to Effie E. Booe, April 9 1902. Six children came to bless this union, two of whom preceded their father in death. The wife and four children remain to mourn his passing; Otis Adair, Virgil Adair and Mrs. Ocie Streeter, at home, Mrs. Lydia Rhodes of Veedersburg and four grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Minnie Wells, Muncie, Indiana, and several nieces and nephews. Father mother, one sister and two brothers preceded him in death. The earlier part of his life was spent in Thorntown, Indiana, engaged in the milling business. Then later he moved his family to Veedersburg and worked as a carpenter and at various other trades. The last few years he hadn't been able to do any work due to ill health. He was a very familiar figure on the streets. He leaves a host of friends and neighbors to mourn his death.


    Person ID I3486  Drollinger Genealogy
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2022 

    Family Effie Edith Booe,   b. 9 Oct 1881, Veedersburg, Fountain, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1960, Veedersburg, Fountain, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 9 Apr 1902 
    Children 
     1. Virgil Brown Adair,   b. 6 Nov 1905, Thorntown, Boone, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jun 1973, Crawfordsville, Montgomery, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     2. Homer David Adair,   b. 29 Sep 1907, Thorntown, Boone, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 1908 (Age 0 years)
     3. Lydia Emmerline Adair,   b. 31 Dec 1910, Thorntown, Boone, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Aug 2006 (Age 95 years)
     4. Otis Ward Adair,   b. 17 Jul 1913, Thorntown, Boone, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Aug 1991, Veedersburg, Fountain, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     5. Ocie Jane Adair,   b. 17 Jul 1913, Thorntown, Boone, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1990, Veedersburg, Fountain, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    Family ID F1144  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2016 

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  • Headstones

    Maple Lawn Cemetery
    Thorntown, Boone, IN