"ADAIR, Prof. W. C., of Huntsville College, was born in 1860, on February 12, in Searcy County, Arkansas, and is the son of J. K. and Martha (McTYER) Adair. The father was born in South Carolina in 1828, and was married in Alabama. He then resided in Florida for some time, but afterward returned to Alabama, and in 1858 to Searcy County, Arkansas. Two years later he went to Fulton County, Arkansas, and eighteen years later to Washington County, where he located in Fayetteville for the purpose of giving his children educational advantages. He has been a successful farmer, and now lives on White River, six miles from Fayetteville. The mother was born in North Carolina about 1827, and when young moved to Alabama. She died in Fayetteville in 1880.

Professor Adair spent his youth upon a farm, his early education being received at Philadelphia, Arkansas, and Ash Flat, Arkansas. In 1877 he entered the State University, at Fayetteville, and after three years attendance began to teach school. He has since taught at Goshen, Farmington, Viney Grove and Huntsville, and other places. He took charge of the school here in January, 1888, and it is already beginning to show the effect of his good teaching.

He was married in 1884 to Miss Henrietta Belle SANDERS, of Washington County, which union was blessed with one child, Eula C. Both the Professor and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.

Professor Adair owns a farm in Washington County, but devotes his chief attention to his profession, desiring to raise the educational standard in this part of the country. Politically he is a Democrat. " (Goodspeeds History of NW AR...)