Bair, Adolph Samuel, 1902-1988
Biographical Note
Adolph Samuel (Sam) Bair was born to Robert T. and Mabel C. Bair on February 18, 1902, in Beckley, West Virginia. He was a student, member of the Corps of Cadets, and part of the Cosmopolitan Club in his freshman and senior years at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI). He graduated in 1924 with a degree in Industrial Education.
Bair later worked as a car salesman and auto agency manager. In the 1940 census, he is listed as Vice President of Bair Brothers, and James W. Bair, likely Adolph's brother, is listed as the company's bookkeeper.
Bair married Jesse Coleman Gatherum in 1933, and they had at least one son, Samuel A. Bair. Adolph Samuel Bair died in Beckley on March 22, 1988.
External Sources:
VPI Bugle of 1924
U.S. Federal Censuses, 1910-1950
"Adolph Samuel Bair" in the U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/13024169:2238
"Adolph Samuel Bair" in the West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/616595:2538
"Adolph S. Bair" in the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/2396960:3693
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Adolph Samuel Bair Photographs
The Adolph Samuel Bair Photographs were taken on the campus of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI) during the 1920s. The photographs depict Bair, the campus, and the VPI Corps of Cadets. Bair (1902-1988) graduated from VPI in 1924.