Born about 1815-1816, this gent is believed to be the father of Robert Adair who married my great grandpa's step sister Ella Rebecca Lehman.
One reason this is probably him is because Ella was always said to have married "young Bob Adair" called "young" to differentiate him from his father "old" Bob Adair.
Another reason this gent is a likely candidate is that when he died his address was 2849 Venango in Philadelphia, but he was not buried close to there, but in Leverington Cemetery in Roxborough where his son Bob lived. The Venango street address was also the home of his son in law, Jacob Lanard. There's no home there today; the address is practically under the ramp for the Venango exit off the I 95 Delaware Expressway, but trust me, it is clear across the city from Leverington Cemetery.
These two observations make a pretty good case that he is our gent. So, going on, we must add that this man, "Old Bob" was Irish; both he and his son Bob were born in Ireland.
He was 81 years old at his passing, a widower who died of asthenia, a word not much used today meaning weak, loss of strength. Contributor Thomas McCrea has added a news item where this gent unsuccessfully attempted to take his own life, and investigating it, I found it was from April 5, 1897, just a bit of time before he actually died. Dying of asthenia would make sense - the article notes that old Bob was too weak when drawing the razor blade across his throat to inflict fatal damage. In any case, whether it was unrelated to his actual passing or left out for the sake of decorum, the suicide attempt was not mentioned on his death certificate.
His obituary adds the detail that his service was at Bethesda M. E. (Methodist Episcopal) Church. This church still exists as a United Methodist church at 2820 Venango Street, just down the block from where he last lived.
One reason this is probably him is because Ella was always said to have married "young Bob Adair" called "young" to differentiate him from his father "old" Bob Adair.
Another reason this gent is a likely candidate is that when he died his address was 2849 Venango in Philadelphia, but he was not buried close to there, but in Leverington Cemetery in Roxborough where his son Bob lived. The Venango street address was also the home of his son in law, Jacob Lanard. There's no home there today; the address is practically under the ramp for the Venango exit off the I 95 Delaware Expressway, but trust me, it is clear across the city from Leverington Cemetery.
These two observations make a pretty good case that he is our gent. So, going on, we must add that this man, "Old Bob" was Irish; both he and his son Bob were born in Ireland.
He was 81 years old at his passing, a widower who died of asthenia, a word not much used today meaning weak, loss of strength. Contributor Thomas McCrea has added a news item where this gent unsuccessfully attempted to take his own life, and investigating it, I found it was from April 5, 1897, just a bit of time before he actually died. Dying of asthenia would make sense - the article notes that old Bob was too weak when drawing the razor blade across his throat to inflict fatal damage. In any case, whether it was unrelated to his actual passing or left out for the sake of decorum, the suicide attempt was not mentioned on his death certificate.
His obituary adds the detail that his service was at Bethesda M. E. (Methodist Episcopal) Church. This church still exists as a United Methodist church at 2820 Venango Street, just down the block from where he last lived.
Born about 1815-1816, this gent is believed to be the father of Robert Adair who married my great grandpa's step sister Ella Rebecca Lehman.
One reason this is probably him is because Ella was always said to have married "young Bob Adair" called "young" to differentiate him from his father "old" Bob Adair.
Another reason this gent is a likely candidate is that when he died his address was 2849 Venango in Philadelphia, but he was not buried close to there, but in Leverington Cemetery in Roxborough where his son Bob lived. The Venango street address was also the home of his son in law, Jacob Lanard. There's no home there today; the address is practically under the ramp for the Venango exit off the I 95 Delaware Expressway, but trust me, it is clear across the city from Leverington Cemetery.
These two observations make a pretty good case that he is our gent. So, going on, we must add that this man, "Old Bob" was Irish; both he and his son Bob were born in Ireland.
He was 81 years old at his passing, a widower who died of asthenia, a word not much used today meaning weak, loss of strength. Contributor Thomas McCrea has added a news item where this gent unsuccessfully attempted to take his own life, and investigating it, I found it was from April 5, 1897, just a bit of time before he actually died. Dying of asthenia would make sense - the article notes that old Bob was too weak when drawing the razor blade across his throat to inflict fatal damage. In any case, whether it was unrelated to his actual passing or left out for the sake of decorum, the suicide attempt was not mentioned on his death certificate.
His obituary adds the detail that his service was at Bethesda M. E. (Methodist Episcopal) Church. This church still exists as a United Methodist church at 2820 Venango Street, just down the block from where he last lived.
One reason this is probably him is because Ella was always said to have married "young Bob Adair" called "young" to differentiate him from his father "old" Bob Adair.
Another reason this gent is a likely candidate is that when he died his address was 2849 Venango in Philadelphia, but he was not buried close to there, but in Leverington Cemetery in Roxborough where his son Bob lived. The Venango street address was also the home of his son in law, Jacob Lanard. There's no home there today; the address is practically under the ramp for the Venango exit off the I 95 Delaware Expressway, but trust me, it is clear across the city from Leverington Cemetery.
These two observations make a pretty good case that he is our gent. So, going on, we must add that this man, "Old Bob" was Irish; both he and his son Bob were born in Ireland.
He was 81 years old at his passing, a widower who died of asthenia, a word not much used today meaning weak, loss of strength. Contributor Thomas McCrea has added a news item where this gent unsuccessfully attempted to take his own life, and investigating it, I found it was from April 5, 1897, just a bit of time before he actually died. Dying of asthenia would make sense - the article notes that old Bob was too weak when drawing the razor blade across his throat to inflict fatal damage. In any case, whether it was unrelated to his actual passing or left out for the sake of decorum, the suicide attempt was not mentioned on his death certificate.
His obituary adds the detail that his service was at Bethesda M. E. (Methodist Episcopal) Church. This church still exists as a United Methodist church at 2820 Venango Street, just down the block from where he last lived.
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