History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed.
by William Henry Perrin,  O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882.  p. 731.
[Nicholas County]  [Carlisle City and Precinct]

G. W. ADAIR, D.D.S., Carlisle, son of Richard and Mary (Tarr) Adair,
(see Robert Tarr's history in Millersburg Precinct), the paternal
ancestry of Scotch-Irish descent, but a native of Maryland, emigrated to
Nicholas County about 1815, where he resided the principal part of the
time until his death.  His occupation was that of tanning, which he
followed during his life-time, in connection with agricultural pursuits.
He died at 77 years of age, leaving a large family of which our subject
was the youngest, and an estimable wife, who followed him to the grave
in the winter of 1875, aged 81 years.  Three sons of the family have
received a degree of notoriety in the dental and medical professions.
R. M. Adair, now of Mt. Sterling, one of the first dentists of the blue
grass region, a graduate of the Baltimore Dental College; J. J., now
deceased, also a graduate of the Baltimore College, and of the Louisville
Medical College.  Our subject was born Aug. 16, 1838; received a common
school education and remained on the farm until about the age of twenty
years, when he began the study of dentistry with his brother R. M., at
Mt. Sterling; thence to Cincinnati with Dr. J. Taft, one of the
professors in the Cincinnati Dental College; here he remained a short
time, subsequently returning to Mt. Sterling.  He began the practice of
his chose profession in 1858, locating a short time subsequent in Carlisle,
where he has since been doing a large business.  He was married Oct. 29,
1861, to Miss Mary H. Henry, daughter of Richard Henry, and his wife, a
Miss Henshaw, both of Harrison County.  By this marriage there have been
two daughters--Sally B. and Lucy O.  He has held for a number of years the
office of town trustee, is a member of the Masonic Order and Knights
Templar, now filling the position of Commander of the Carlisle Commandery,
No. 18, and an esteemed and an honored citizen, and with his family belongs
to the Baptist Church.

Adair Tarr Taft Henry Henshaw
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