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Abraham Lincoln O'Dair

Birth
Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA
Death
20 Feb 1889 (aged 24)
California, USA
Burial
Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 2 - Lot 67 - Space 1
Memorial ID
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Son of Henry and Dicey Adair/O'Dair. He was the first black person born in Emporia, KS.

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Emporia Weekly Republican, Thursday, February 21, 1889; p.4; c.1

The remains of A.L. Odair [O'Dair] were brought in from California to this city for interment Sunday night at 12:45 and were taken in charge of by the I.O.O.F. and conveyed to the A.M.E. church. The funeral will take place this afternoon at two o'clock.

A.L. Odair was a man of 24 years old, well known in this city where he had lived for years previous to his departure for California. He has many friends and relatives in this city to mourn his loss.
Son of Henry and Dicey Adair/O'Dair. He was the first black person born in Emporia, KS.

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Emporia Weekly Republican, Thursday, February 21, 1889; p.4; c.1

The remains of A.L. Odair [O'Dair] were brought in from California to this city for interment Sunday night at 12:45 and were taken in charge of by the I.O.O.F. and conveyed to the A.M.E. church. The funeral will take place this afternoon at two o'clock.

A.L. Odair was a man of 24 years old, well known in this city where he had lived for years previous to his departure for California. He has many friends and relatives in this city to mourn his loss.


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