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Birth:          27 Apr 1854 Pittsburgh, Pa.
Death:          17 Aug 1939 Xenia, Greene Co., Ohio
Burial:         Woodland Cemetery, Xenia, Greene Co., Ohio

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Robert D. ADAIR, 1857-1937
President of the furniture company that bore his name, which was one of Xenia's 
oldest retail stores, he was also president of two different financial institutions, 
Citizens' National Bank and Home Building & Savings Co. He was born and raised in a 
suburb of Pittsburgh, and came to Xenia while a traveling salesman for a glass 
company. Adair and his brother-in-law William Nichols bought out the furniture store of 
Wilson & Lindsey in 1886, which stood at the same location on North Detroit St. In 
1887, Nichols died, and the R.D. Adair Co. was born. Adair's finally closed for good in 
1987 after many remodeling projects and an expansion; the building was demolished in 
1999. Not only was he in the financial and business worlds, he served on the city 
board of education for 18 years. 3 sons survived, and a sister; his wife Clarissa died in 
1936.
1900 in Xenia, Greene Co., Ohio furniture dealer
1920 in Xenia, Greene Co., Ohio furniture merchant

Parents
ADAIR John ()
DUNCAN Ann ()

Siblings
ADAIR Robert Duncan (27 Apr 1854 - 17 Aug 1939)

Marriage To NICHOLS Clara Clarissa (8 Nov 1859 - 26 Aug 1936)
    m. 1883 

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Parents
NICHOLS Erastus Sumner (11 Oct 1818 - 13 Dec 1896)
CRUMBAUGH Mary Ann (1820 - 13 May 1899)

Children by NICHOLS Clara Clarissa 8 Nov 1859 - 26 Aug 1936
ADAIR Charles Wallace (20 Oct 1884 - 12 Sep 1979)
ADAIR James Duncan (1 Feb 1887 - 22 Oct 1960)
ADAIR Robert Nichols (15 Feb 1895 - 31 Dec 1970)

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