The Henry & Sarah Ballinger Chiles Family

The Henry & Sarah Ballinger Chiles Family

Sam Adair

      Sex: M

Individual Information

          Birth: Unknown
    Christening: 
          Death: Unknown
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: John Reed Adair (1834-1895) 
         Mother: Maria Lopez (      -      )

Samuel Adair

      Sex: M

Individual Information

          Birth: 1731
    Christening: 
          Death: Bef 11 May 1773 - New Castle, Delaware/Cecil County, MD
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children

1. *Hannah (Abt 1735 - Unknown)
       Marriage: Unknown
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Joseph Adair (1766-1832)
                2. John Adair (      -      )
                3. Mary Adair (Abt 1762-      )
                4. Samuel (2) Adair (Abt 1764-      )
                5. Dorcus Adair (      -      )
                6. William Adair (      -      )

Samuel (2) Adair

      Sex: M

Individual Information

          Birth: Abt 1764
    Christening: 
          Death: Unknown
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Samuel Adair (1731-Bef 1773) 
         Mother: Hannah (Abt 1735-      )

Spouses and Children

1. *Margaret Eakin (Unknown - Unknown)
       Marriage: Unknown
         Status:

Samuel Houston Adair

      Sex: M

Individual Information

          Birth: 29 Feb 1836 - Independence, Jackson, MO
    Christening: 
          Death: 24 Jun 1946 - Jackson County, MO
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Abner John Adair (1799-1868) 
         Mother: Mary Ann Adkins (1807-1846)

Sue Adair

      Sex: F

Individual Information

          Birth: 15 Apr 1838 - Independence, Jackson, MO
    Christening: 
          Death: 9 May 1930 - St. Louis, St. Louis Co., MO
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Abner John Adair (1799-1868) 
         Mother: Mary Ann Adkins (1807-1846)

Spouses and Children

1. *Henry Clay Owens (Unknown - Unknown)
       Marriage: 1854 - Jackson County, MO
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Samuel Owens (      -      )

Notes

General:

Sue was a Methodist Missionary for the Methodist Church in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1883, she founded the Central Mission (Boyle Mission). She worked in the mission until she broker her hip. She was in her 90's.

In 1886, Sue founded the first Circle of Kings Daughters west of New York. She helped to raise her nephew Abner John Adair and remained close to him throughout her life.

Family legend has it that Sue was upset during the Civil War when she saw horses being stabled in a church in Independence, Missouri. She and a group of friends drove the horses out of the church and spent the night locked in the sanctuary. The next day she and the group surrendered and were put under house arrest for a month.

Sue Ellis Adair

      Sex: F

Individual Information

          Birth: 9 Feb 1914 - Odessa, Lafayette, MO
    Christening: 
          Death: 20 Oct 2000 - Ft. Worth, TX
         Burial: 26 Oct 2000 - Sunset Memorial Park In San Antonio, Texas
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Abner John (A.J.) Adair (1868-1937) 
         Mother: Oda Youree (1873-1957)

Spouses and Children

1. *Morton Perrin Chiles , Jr. (6 Jun 1912 - 16 Dec 1992) ¹ 
       Marriage: 10 Sep 1935 - Odessa, Lafayette, MO
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living
                3. Living
                4. Living

Notes

General:

Attended Central (Methodist) College in Fayette, Missouri where she met and married Morton Perrin Chiles, Jr. Received her B.A. degree in Social Work from St. Louis University. She worked as a Social Worker at the Methodist Children's Home in St. Louis. In 1950, Sue served as Children's Director at Alamo Heights United Methodist Church in San Antonio, Texas. She later taught first grade for many years for the Alamo Heights Independent School District, retiring from that position. Sue was a member of D.A.R., P.E.O., F.B.I. Wives Auxillery, and Texas Teachers' Association.

In 1932, Sue Ellis Adair served as Maid of Honor for the State of Missouri at the Reunion of the Confederate Veterans in Richmonde, Virginia. Sue had a beautiful voice and sang in many choirs through out her life.

Susan Adair

      Sex: F

Individual Information

          Birth: Unknown
    Christening: 
          Death: Unknown
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: John Reed Adair (1834-1895) 
         Mother: Maria Lopez (      -      )

Susan Ann Adair

      Sex: F

Individual Information

          Birth: 4 Apr 1862
    Christening: 
          Death: Unknown
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: William Adair (1831-1909) 
         Mother: Dorcus Fuqua (      -      )

William Adair

      Sex: M

Individual Information

          Birth: Unknown
    Christening: 
          Death: Unknown
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Samuel Adair (1731-Bef 1773) 
         Mother: Hannah (Abt 1735-      )

William Adair

      Sex: M

Individual Information

          Birth: 26 Jan 1831 - Independence, Jackson, MO
    Christening: 
          Death: 1909 - Henry County, MO
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Abner John Adair (1799-1868) 
         Mother: Mary Ann Adkins (1807-1846)

Spouses and Children

1. *Dorcus Fuqua (Unknown - Unknown)
       Marriage: Unknown
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Martha Ellen Adair (1855-      )
                2. John Holland Adair (Abt 1855-      )
                3. William (2) Adair (Abt 1856-      )
                4. Frances Adair (1857-      )
                5. Susan Ann Adair (1862-      )
                6. Emma Adair (1863-      )
                7. Henry Clay Adair (1866-      )
                8. Cannerisa A. Adair (1868-      )

Sources

1 Walter Chiles of Jamestown, 331.