Christopher D. McNair, Sr.^[1]

1858 - 1919

• Suffix	Sr.
  Born	8 May 1858	Edgecombe County, North Carolina   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	24 Nov 1919  [2]
  Buried	Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina   [2]
  Person ID	I721	Main
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2008

  
  

  Father	Rufus Tannahill McNair, Sr.,   b. 11 Jun 1823, Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina ,   d. 11 Jun 1910
  Mother	Mariah Wimberly,   b. c. 1843, Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina ,   d. 4 Nov 1903
  Married	1856
  Family ID	F260	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Cora Walker,   b. Dec 1859, Washington County, North Carolina
  Married	11 Oct 1881	Lees Mills, Washington County, North Carolina
  Notes	There are 5 other kids living at time of 1910 census.
  Children	1. Frances A. McNair,   b. Feb 1883, North Carolina ,   d. unknown > 2. William Christopher McNair, Jr.,   b. 15 Oct 1886, Washington County, North Carolina ,   d. 20 Jun 1916, Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina > 3. John Thomas "Tom" McNair,   b. 2 Aug 1888, Washington County, North Carolina ,   d. 2 Nov 1954, Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina > 4. George Washington McNair,   b. 4 Aug 1890, Washington County, North Carolina ,   d. 9 Jun 1986, Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina   5. Florence R. McNair,   b. Apr 1892, North Carolina ,   d. unknown   6. Mary J. McNair,   b. 12 May 1895, Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina ,   d. 22 Feb 1938, Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina   7. Reulinda (?) McNair,   b. Mar 1896, North Carolina ,   d. unknown   8. Allistar McNair,   b. 17 Feb 1900, North Carolina ,   d. unknown   9. Katie D. McNair,   b. approx. 1901, North Carolina ,   d. unknown   10. Susan H. McNair,   b. approx. 1902, North Carolina ,   d. unknown
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2009
  Family ID	F264	Group Sheet

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Washington County Marriage License Transcribed by hand by the Washington County Genealogical Society. Available online at http://patriot.net/~cpbarnes/WASHLIC.HTM
  		1870 Census: Rufus McNair (Head) Enumeration Date: 8 Jun 1870 Page: 46 Location: Tarboro, Edgecombe County, NC Family #284 1) Rufus - Head, age 46 2) Maria - age 26 3) Austin - age 18 4) Sterling - age 17 5) Christopher - age 12 6) Barnes (?) - age 8 7) Rufus - age 6 8) Drew - age 4 9) Shadrick - age 2 10) William - age 1 month Note: The family lives next door to a white Robert Wimberly with personal property and real estate worth $13,000. I suspect this he is of the family that owned Maria.
  		1880 Census Record - Thomas & Adeline Tharp Enumeration Date: 11 Jun 1880 Enumeration District: 136 Page: 18 Location: Lees Mills, Washington County, North Carolina Tharp, Tom - age 20 Adaline - wife - age 20 McNair, Christopher - Brother- age 21 Link to full image.
  		1900 Census: Christopher McNair (Head) Enumeration Date: 16 Jun 1900 Enumeration District: 95 Sheet: 9A Location: Plymouth, Washington County, NC 1) Christopher McNair - Head, age 43, b. May 1857, married 19 yrs. 2) Caura - Wife, age 40, b. Dec 1859, mother of 12, 8 still living, married 19 yrs. 3) Frances A. - Daughter, age 17, b. Feb 1883 4) William C. - Son, age 13, b. Oct 1896 5) John T. - Son, age 11, b. Aug 1888 6) George W. - Son, age 9, b. Aug 1890 7) Florence R.(?) - Daughter, age 8, b. Apr 1892 8) Mary J. - Daughter, age 6, b. May 1894 9) Ruelinda (sp?) - Daughter, age 4, b. May 1896 10) Alustus - Son, age 4months, b. Feb 1900 Christopher, Cora, Frances and William can all read and write. Rented Farm.
  		1910 Census: Christopher McNair Sr. (Head) Enumeration Date: 20 Apr 1910 Enumeation District: unreadable Sheet: 1B Location: Plymouth, Washington County, NC 1) Christopher D. - Head, age 52, farmer, married 29 yrs 2) Cora - Wife, age 50, 15 children, 10 still living, married 29 yrs 3) John T. - Son, age 21, factory worker 4) George W. - Son,age 20 5) Mary J. - Daughter,age 16? 6) L?? - Daughter, age ? 7) Alustus - Son, age 11 8) Katie D. - Daughter,age 9 9) Susan H. - Daughter, age 8 Owned farm free of mortgage.

  
  

• Sources

  [S185] 1870 US Census. 1870 United State Census, Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1136; Page: 215; Image: 431, Family 333, Dwelling 284; June 8, 1870. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003. Original data: 1870. [S9] Rufus McNair Cemetery , (Washington County Genealogical Society) (Reliability: 3).