Peter Elder of Virginia

Adams Notes ─ Generation 3 ─ Children of William and Mary Adams

These children of William2 and Mary Adams are the third-generation descendants of James1 Elder.

The notes for William and Mary Adams are here.

John S. Adams

John S. Adams was born in 1814 or 1815 in New York and died in 1881 in Michigan. He appeared in the 1840 to 1880 Censuses [records].

Birth

John S. Adams was born in New York (probably Ontario County) on 7 Jul 1815 [Sally Adams Cook Bible record] or on 9 Jul 1814 [tombstone - findagrave.com]

Marriage

Based on the birth of son Henry in Mar 1844, John S. Adams married by 1843. His wife was Sarah M. Adams as indicated on their shared tombstone [findagrave.com]. I haven't found a record of their marriage.

Wife

Sarah Adams was born 3 Jun 1820 in New York, died 16 Jan 1881 and was buried in Dibble Cemetery, Hillsdale County, Michigan [Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897, FamilySearch.org; findagrave.com]. I haven't identified her parents (they weren't reported on her death record).

Children

Two children of John S. and Sarah Adams have been identified through Census records [1850 Census of Hillsdale County, Michigan, Microfilm series M432, Roll 351, Page 474B]:

Residences

John S. Adams live in Ontario and Wayne Counties in New York and in Wayne and Hillsdale Counties in Michigan.

Death

John S. Adams died 16 May 1881 and was buried in Dibble Cemetery, Hillsdale County, Michigan [findagrave.com].

Other points of interest

  1. John S. Adams of Wayne County, Michigan Territory, sold to William Adams of Wheatland Township, county and territory aforesaid, 160 acres of land in Wheatland Township, Hillsdale County, being (1) the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter and the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 2 and (2) the west half of the northwest quarter of Section 11; witnesses Herman Pratt and Mary Pratt; dated 6 Jul 1836 and recorded 21 Feb 1839 [Hillsdale County, Michigan, Deed Book E, pages 175-176] [record]
     

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James Madison Adams

Notes for James M. Adams and family are here.

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George Harmon Adams

George Adams was born in 1817 in New York and died in 1907 in Minnesota. He's been found in the 1860 to 1900 Censuses [records].

Birth

George Adams was born in New York (probably Ontario County) on 24 Sep 1817 [Sally Adams Cook Bible record].

Marriage

George H. Adams and Julia A. Furry married 18 Dec 1851 in Steuben County, Indiana [Lewis, Marriage Record for Steuben County, Indiana, 1832-1890, 1967, page 2 (at DAR)].

Wife

Julia A. Furry was born in 1832 [findagrave.com] in Michigan, died 12 Dec 1888 in Minnesota and was buried in Western Presbyterian cemetery in Otter Tail County, Minnesota [findagrave.com]. The last record found before her death has her residing 1 May 1885 in Lawrence, Grant County, Minnesota [1885 Census, Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905, Ancestry.com]. In 1850 Juliann Fourie (age 18, born New York) lived in Steuben County, Indiana, with Lucy Fourie (age 49) [1850 Census, Microfilm series M432, Roll 173, Page 187B]. Lucy Furry died 11 Oct 1875 in Hillsdale County, Michigan (widow, born Vermont, daughter of James Colburn) [Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897, FamilySearch.org].

Children

The 1860 and 1870 Censuses show five children with George and Julia Adams:

I've found no other record for Teeliva Adams (age 15, 1870), Clarence Adams (age 3, 1860) and Sylvester Adams (age 6, 1870).

Residences

George H. Adams lived in Ontario and Wayne Counties in New York, in Wayne and Hillsdale Counties in Michigan, in Indiana, and in Grant and Otter Tail Counties in Minnesota.

Death

George H. Adams died 22 Aug 1907 and was buried in the same cemetery as Julia, Western Presbyterian, in Otter Tail County, Minnesota [findagrave.com].

Other points of interest

  1. George Adams (resident of state 15 years and of county 2 years) lived in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, in 1895 [Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905, Ancestry.com]. He was living in Grant County in 1905 [Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905, Ancestry.com]
     

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Sally Ann Adams

Sally Adams was born in New York in 1819 and died in Michigan in 1903. She appeared in Censuses from 1850 to 1900 [records].

Birth

Sally Ann Adams was born in New York (probably Ontario County) on 17 Mar 1819 [Sally Adams Cook family records].

Marriage

"Henry Cook married Sally Ann Adams for his second wife in 1838." [Sally Adams Cook Bible].

Husband

Henry Cook died 6 Dec 1871, aged 72 years and 22 days, and was buried in Hill Cemetery, Hillsdale County, Michigan [findagrave.com]. His first wife apparently was Clarinda Peters (no marriage record has been found): the death record of Cynthia Cook (born 2 Jun 1820 in New York, died 4 Apr 1902 in Rollins, Lenawee County, Michigan) says her parents were Henry Cook and Clarinda Peters [Michigan Death Records 1897-1920, Library of Michigan]. Henry Cook was born in Massachusetts (Census records).

Children

These children are identified in Sally Cook family records:

Residences

Sally Adams Cook lived in Ontario and Wayne Counties in New York, and in Wayne and Hillsdale Counties in Michigan.

Death

Sally Adams Cook (daughter of William Cook (sic) and Mary Stansell) died 21 Jul 1903 in Clinton County, Michigan [family records; Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995, FamilySearch.org]

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Lewis Burges Adams

Lewis Adams was born 22 Feb 1820 and died 17 Oct 1821 [Sally Adams Cook Bible record].

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Nicholas S. Adams

Nicholas Adams was born in New York in 1823 and died in Michigan in 1907. He appeared in Censuses from 1850 to 1900 [records].

Birth

Nicholas S. Adams was born 16 May 1823 in Wayne County, New York [Sally Ann Cook Bible record].

Marriage

Nicholas Adams and Adaline Morey married in 1845 according to the 1900 Census (no marriage record found). Adaline's maiden name is given in the records of her children Cecilia and Olin.

Wife

An undocumented Public Member Tree on Ancestry.com gives Adaline Morey's parents as Lemuel and Jane Morey.

Children

The 1900 Census reports 3 of 4 children living; only 3 names can be identified from earlier Censuses:

Residences

Nicholas Adams lived in Wayne County, New York, in De Kalb County, Indiana, and in Wayne, Hillsdale, Ingham and Grand Traverse Counties in Michigan.

Death

Nicholas Adams died 18 Feb 1907 in Fife Lake, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, and was buried in Fife Lake Cemetery (informant W. W. Brower) [Death Records 1897-1920, Library of Michigan (image)].

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Eliza Jane Adams

Eliza Jane Adams was born 28 Aug 1825 probably in Wayne County, New York, and died 15 Jul 1881 [Sally Adams Cook Bible records]. There were two girls aged 10-14 with William Adams in the 1840 Census of Hillsdale County, Michigan [records]. I've found no other record for her.

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William Jones Adams

William J. Adams was born in New York in 1828 and died in Michigan in 1877. He appeared in Censuses from 1850 to 1870 [records].

Birth

William J. Adams was born 15 Apr 1828 in Wayne County, New York [Sally Adams Cook Bible record; death record]

Marriages

(1) "Adams, William, and Miss Jane Westfall, both of Plymouth, m. Sept. 22, 1853 by Rev. W. B. Grow. 11-16-53" [Michigan vital records from the Michigan Christian Herald, Ancestry.com].

(2) William J. Adams and Caroline Adams lived in Huron County, Ohio, in the 1870 Census. I've found no marriage record, but William H. Shaw and Caroline Shaw lived in Huron County in 1860 [Microfilm series M653, Roll 991, Page 245]. It appears that William Adams married the widow Caroline Shaw after their first spouses died (between 1860 and 1870).

Wives

Jane Westfall was born about 1835 in Michigan (age 15 in 1850 Census). She seems to have died before 1870 (no death record found). Her parents were John (born 1799, died 5 Nov 1866) and Mary Westfall (died 19 Jul 1891, age 83 years); both parents were buried in Riverside Cemetery, Plymouth, Michigan [findagrave.com].

Caroline Adams was born in Ohio about 1837 (age 33 in 1870 Census); her last-found record is the 1880 Census in which she is with son Henry Shaw [Microfilm series T9, Roll 1035, Page 316D]. The death record of Jennie S. Niles (born 17 Sep 1856 and died 21 Mar 1928 in Huron County, Ohio, husband Ansel W. Niles) lists her parents as William Shaw and Corline Milks (sic) [Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997, FamilySearch.org]. A Jennie Shaw (age 16) lived with William and Caroline Adams in 1870; a Sarah Mix (age 65, born New York) lived with William H. and Caroline Shaw in 1860.

Children

Three children can be identified from Census and other records:

Residences

William J. Adams lived in Wayne County, New York, in Wayne and Hillsdale Counties in Michigan, and in Huron County, Ohio.

Death

William J. Adams (son of William and Mary Adams, age 49 years 2 months 17 days, married, born Wayne County, New York) died 2 Jul 1877 in Hillsdale, Michigan [Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897, FamilySearch.org].

Other points of interest

  1. William J. Adams lived with his older brother James M. Adams in 1850 in Plymouth, Michigan.
     
  2. "As early as 1827, John Westfall purchased 320 acres of land in Wayne Co., MI, from Ambrose and Clarissa Spear of Macedon, NY. He became a prosperous farmer in the Plymouth, Wayne Co., MI, area and was involved in numerous land transactions. It was a shock to his family and to the community when he took his own life in 1866. A good friend wrote a poem, published in the Plymouth Mail newspaper, eulogizing John. His wife, Mary, and three grown children were mentioned in John's will." [findagrave.com].

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