Cornelia Adair
| Cornelia Wadsworth Ritchie Adair | |
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Cornelia Adair (1837–1921)
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| Born |
6 April 1837 Philadelphia, United States |
| Died | 22 September 1921 (aged 84) England |
| Resting place | Killenard Churchyard in Ireland |
| Residence |
(1) Glenveagh Castle, County Donegal, Ireland |
| Occupation | Businesswoman; Landowner Rancher |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
(1) Montgomery Harrison Ritchie (1826–1864, married 1857–his death in American Civil War) |
| Children |
Arthur Ritchie (died in childhood) |
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Cornelia Adair was born to privilege in the United States, became a British subject, lived much of her life in Ireland, but also maintained residence on the JA Ranch in the Texas Panhandle and in Clarendon, the seat of Donley County, Texas. (2) Though she could not vote in the United States, Cornelia Adair was active in the Republican Party, to which her family had been devoted since its founding in 1854. (3) Cornelia invited Belgian refugees to stay at Glenveagh Castle during World War I. (4) Wherever she lived, Cornelia Adair, though a shrewd businesswoman, was much beloved in her community as a generous philanthropist. (5) Cornelia's great-great-grandson, Andrew M. Bivins of Amarillo, joined the JA Ranch management team in 2005 as the fifth generation of Ritchies and Adairs in JA operation. |
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(1) Glenveagh Castle, County Donegal, Ireland
(2) Home in England
(3) JA Ranch in Texas Panhandle
(1) Montgomery Harrison Ritchie (1826–1864, married 1857–his death in American Civil War)
Arthur Ritchie (died in childhood)
Cornelia Adair was born to privilege in the United States, became a British subject, lived much of her life in Ireland, but also maintained residence on the JA Ranch in the Texas Panhandle and in Clarendon, the seat of Donley County, Texas.
(2) Though she could not vote in the United States, Cornelia Adair was active in the Republican Party, to which her family had been devoted since its founding in 1854.
(3) Cornelia invited Belgian refugees to stay at Glenveagh Castle during World War I.
(4) Wherever she lived, Cornelia Adair, though a shrewd businesswoman, was much beloved in her community as a generous philanthropist.
Cornelia Wadsworth Ritchie Adair (6 April 1837 – 22 September 1921) was the matriarch of Glenveagh Castle in County Donegal, Ireland, now an Irish national park, and the large JA Ranch southeast of Amarillo in the Texas Panhandle, a still-active cattle ranch. She is also remembered for having become a naturalised British subject and as a published diarist.
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