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Generation No. 1

 

1. THOMAS1 ADAMS1 was born Abt. 1683 in Isle of Wight, Virginia1, and died 1752 in Virginia2. He married NANCY. She was born 1687 in Isle of Wight, Virginia3, and died Unknown.

Notes for THOMAS ADAMS:

Family lore claims that there is a Sir William Adams among Thomas's English ancestors.

 

Children of THOMAS ADAMS and NANCY are:

2. i. BENJAMIN2 ADAMS, b. Abt. 1707, Isle of Wight, Virginia; d. 1758, Sussex County, Virginia.

ii. THOMAS ADAMS4, d. Unknown.

iii. WILLIAM ADAMS4, d. Unknown.

iv. ELIZABETH ADAMS4, d. Unknown.

 

Generation No. 2

 

2. BENJAMIN2 ADAMS (THOMAS1)5 was born Abt. 1707 in Isle of Wight, Virginia5, and died 1758 in Sussex County, Virginia5. He married NANCY EZELL. She was born Abt. 1707 in Sussex County, Virginia5, and died Unknown.

 

Children of BENJAMIN ADAMS and NANCY EZELL are:

3. i. JOHN HOBBS3 ADAMS, b. 1727, Stafford, Virginia; d. 1804, Roaring River, Wilkes, North Carolina.

ii. DANIEL ADAMS5, b. 1730, North Carolina5; d. Unknown.

iii. FANNIE ADAMS5, b. Abt. 1731, Sussex County, Virginia5; d. Unknown.

iv. SPENCER ADAMS5, b. Abt. 1733, Wilkes County, North Carolina5; d. Unknown.

v. BENJAMIN ADAMS5, b. Abt. 1735, Wilkes County, North Carolina5; d. Unknown.

vi. JACOB ADAMS5, b. Abt. 1737, Wilkes County, North Carolina5; d. Unknown.

vii. CHARLES ADAMS5, b. Abt. 1739, North Carolina5; d. Unknown.

viii. WILLIAM ADAMS5, b. Abt. 1740, Wilkes County, North Carolina5; d. Unknown.

 

Generation No. 3

 

3. JOHN HOBBS3 ADAMS (BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born 1727 in Stafford, Virginia, and died 1804 in Roaring River, Wilkes, North Carolina. He married (1) ANN CAUDILL 1746 in Fairfax, Fairfax County, Virginia. She was born 1731 in Fairfax County, Virginia, and died 1804 in Roaring River, Wilkes, North Carolina. He married (2) ANN STEPHENS 1770. She died Unknown.

More About JOHN ADAMS and ANN CAUDILL:

Marriage: 1746, Fairfax, Fairfax County, Virginia

More About JOHN ADAMS and ANN STEPHENS:

Marriage: 1770

 

Children of JOHN ADAMS and ANN CAUDILL are:

i. ABRAHAM4 ADAMS, d. Unknown.

ii. DANIEL ADAMS, d. Unknown.

iii. JOHN HOBBS ADAMS, JR., b. Abt. 1747; d. Unknown, Kentucky.

Notes for JOHN HOBBS ADAMS, JR.:

John settled in Kentucky.

iv. BENJAMIN ADAMS, b. Abt. 1749; d. Unknown.

4. v. JACOB ADAMS, b. Abt. 1753, Richmond, Chesterfield County, Virginia; d. November 11, 1833, Reddies River, Wilkes County, North Carolina.

vi. SPENCER ADAMS, b. 1759, Loudoun, Virginia5; d. October 12, 1830, Selma, Dallas County, Alabama5.

vii. FRANCES ADAMS, b. 1765; d. Unknown.

 

Generation No. 4

 

4. JACOB4 ADAMS (JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1753 in Richmond, Chesterfield County, Virginia, and died November 11, 1833 in Reddies River, Wilkes County, North Carolina. He married MARY TOWNSON January 07, 1777 in Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina. She was born Abt. 1756 in Rowen, North Carolina, and died Abt. 1823 in Reddies River, Wilkes County, North Carolina.

Notes for JACOB ADAMS:

Served in Revolutionary War as private in the 1st Maryland regiment. He enlisted in the army on February 5, 1777 in Rawlins Regiment. He is also mentioned on the muster roll of Corp. John Kershner's Co. He guarded prisoners at Fort Frederick on June 27, 1778. Col. Hugh Stevensons' Maryland Rifle Regiment. He served in Col. Wilson's Regiment. He served from 1777 through 1783. He fought at the Battle of King's Mountain. On March 24, 1783 he received back pay amounting to 78 pounds, 128, through Col. John Gibson.*

On June 24, 1783, he was issued Military Warrent#1153 for 200 acres of land in North Carolina. (Re: Abraham ADAMS & Mary CAUDILL (NC->MO) Posted by: Wallace Seymour Date: July 13, 2001 at 11:43:21 Genforum Adams Family Forum

 

 

Jacob and Mary were Baptists.

* Preserved in library known as V4, Page 77, signed by H.Z. Echenide, Archivist.

Notes for MARY TOWNSON:

Family history states that Jacob married a "Holland-Dutch woman from the Schoggles."

More About JACOB ADAMS and MARY TOWNSON:

Marriage: January 07, 1777, Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina

 

Children of JACOB ADAMS and MARY TOWNSON are:

5. i. ABRAHAM5 ADAMS, b. September 05, 1780, Wilkes County, North Carolina; d. May 01, 1851, Johnson County, Missouri.

6. ii. JACOB ADAMS, b. Abt. 1783; d. Unknown.

7. iii. ISAAC ADAMS, b. March 27, 1787, North Carolina; d. January 29, 1870, Cass County, Missouri.

8. iv. SPENCER ADAMS, b. June 19, 1790, Wilkes, North Carolina; d. September 30, 1869, Johnson, Missouri.

9. v. JOHN A. ADAMS, b. April 20, 1792, Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, No. Carolina; d. January 29, 1870, Johnson County, Missouri.

10. vi. ELIZABETH ADAMS, b. Abt. 1794; d. Unknown, Pettis County, Missouri.

 

Generation No. 5

 

5. ABRAHAM5 ADAMS (JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born September 05, 1780 in Wilkes County, North Carolina6, and died May 01, 1851 in Johnson County, Missouri6. He married MARY CAUDILL7 1803 in Wilkes County, North Carolina8, daughter of STEPHEN CAUDILL and JANE DEHART. She was born June 01, 1785 in Wilkes County, North Carolina9, and died August 04, 1862 in Johnson County, Missouri10.

More About ABRAHAM ADAMS:

Burial: Unknown, Adams Memorial Cemetery, Montserrat, Johnson County, Missouri

More About MARY CAUDILL:

Burial: Unknown, Adams Memorial Cemetery, Montserrat, Johnson County, Missouri

More About ABRAHAM ADAMS and MARY CAUDILL:

Marriage: 1803, Wilkes County, North Carolina11

 

Children of ABRAHAM ADAMS and MARY CAUDILL are:

i. FRANCIS6 ADAMS12, b. Aft. 180513; d. Unknown.

ii. POLLY ADAMS14, d. Unknown.

iii. JANE ADAMS14, d. Unknown.

iv. MARTIN ADAMS14, d. Unknown.

v. JOHN ADAMS14, b. Abt. 180515; d. Unknown.

vi. CALVIN ADAMS16, d. Unknown.

vii. JACOB ADAMS16, d. Unknown.

11. viii. WILLIAM B. ADAMS, b. December 13, 1805, Wilkes County, North Carolina; d. August 14, 1868, Johnson County, Missouri.

ix. SAMPSON ADAMS16, b. Abt. 180917; d. Unknown.

 

6. JACOB5 ADAMS (JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1783, and died Unknown. He married NANCY STAMPER. She was born 18, and died Unknown.

 

Children of JACOB ADAMS and NANCY STAMPER are:

i. SPENCER6 ADAMS19, d. Unknown.

ii. WILLIAM ADAMS19, d. Unknown.

iii. LINDY ADAMS19, d. Unknown.

iv. ELIZABETH ADAMS19, d. Unknown.

v. DANIEL ADAMS19, d. Unknown.

vi. NOAH ADAMS19, d. Unknown.

vii. JACOB ADAMS19, d. Unknown.

viii. SALLY ADAMS19, d. Unknown.

ix. POLLY ADAMS19, d. Unknown.

x. ELI ADAMS19, d. Unknown.

 

7. ISAAC5 ADAMS (JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born March 27, 1787 in North Carolina, and died January 29, 1870 in Cass County, Missouri20. He married SUSANNAH WALSER21 July 10, 1813 in Wilkes County, North Carolina22. She was born Abt. 1791 in <Wilkes County, North Carolina>23, and died Unknown.

Notes for ISAAC ADAMS:

Isaac moved from North Carolina to Alabama and then on to Missouri.

More About ISAAC ADAMS and SUSANNAH WALSER:

Marriage: July 10, 1813, Wilkes County, North Carolina24

 

Children of ISAAC ADAMS and SUSANNAH WALSER are:

i. JOHN WALSER6 ADAMS25, d. Unknown.

ii. MINCE ADAMS26, d. Unknown.

iii. JES ADAMS26, d. Unknown.

iv. POLLY ADAMS26, d. Unknown.

v. JANE ADAMS26, d. Unknown.

vi. ANNIE ADAMS26, d. Unknown.

vii. WILBURNE ADAMS26, d. Unknown.

 

8. SPENCER5 ADAMS (JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born June 19, 1790 in Wilkes, North Carolina, and died September 30, 1869 in Johnson, Missouri. He married MARGARET ADAMS July 29, 1813 in Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, daughter of HENRY ADAMS and SUSANNAH MITCHELL. She was born Abt. 1795 in Wilkes, North Carolina, and died January 03, 1843 in Johnson, Missouri.

More About SPENCER ADAMS and MARGARET ADAMS:

Marriage: July 29, 1813, Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina

 

Children of SPENCER ADAMS and MARGARET ADAMS are:

i. MARION6 ADAMS26, d. Unknown.

ii. JACOB ADAMS26, d. Unknown.

iii. HENRY ADAMS26, d. Unknown.

iv. RILY ADAMS26, d. Unknown.

v. ABIGAIL ADAMS26, d. Unknown.

vi. NANCY ADAMS26, d. Unknown.

vii. MIRA ADAMS26, d. Unknown.

viii. POLLY ADAMS26, d. Unknown.

ix. SARAH ADAMS26, d. Unknown.

x. MATILDA ADAMS26, d. Unknown.

 

9. JOHN A.5 ADAMS (JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born April 20, 1792 in Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, No. Carolina, and died January 29, 1870 in Johnson County, Missouri. He married (1) ABIGAIL ADAMS February 04, 1813 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, daughter of HENRY ADAMS and SUSANNAH MITCHELL. She was born November 07, 1793 in Wilkes County, No. Carolina, and died June 23, 1849 in Johnson County, Missouri. He married (2) MARGARET EVANS 1853 in Wilkes, North Carolina. She was born May 02, 1813 in Wilkes, North Carolina, and died March 17, 1903 in Johnson County, Missouri.

Notes for JOHN A. ADAMS:

John married Abigail Adams in 1811. According to Effie Adams, his great granddaughter, Abigail was the daughter of Spencer Adams, and was either his first or second cousin.

John served in the War of 1812 under General Andrew Jackson. He served in the Seminole Creek Indian War. He served between 1812-1813, Capt Martin's Company, North Carolina Militia.

John moved near Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri with his family around 1834. He bought two land warrants in township 45 range 25 and built a house on section 11 (8 miles southeast of Warrensburg). He built a good-sized L-shaped house of white oak logs, one and a half stories high, where he lived until his death. A part of this house was still standing in 1972. (1)

In 1853 he returned to North Carolina and married his second wife, Peggy Evans, a woman who could neither read nor write.

His sons, Daniel, Abraham and George, lived on farms adjoining his. Tom located on a farm about four miles distant. That section of the country is still known by the name of "Adams Neighborhood". There is the Adams Cemetery and the Adams Schoolhouse, although the original old log schoolhouse is no more. All of his sons rest in the Adams Cemetery except Jackson and Hugh. Jane, who never married, is buried there.

When the Civil War broke out, George was the only son to join (most of the others were too old to join). George died within a year of enlisting (having drown in a river) and left a widow and three children. One of the children, Sarah/Sally, lived with John and Peggy. John's sons were strong Union men, but his daughters had married men whose sympathies were with the South. After the war, when things were too "hot" in Missouri, Margaret's family moved on to Texas. All of Susan McCrary's folks (except one brother and herself), had Southern leanings, not always openly expressed, but understood. Feeling ran very high for years in Missouri and Kansas over the War, and families were divided. (1)

John was listed in the Missouri 1870 Census as age 78, living with his second wife, Peggy/Margaret Adams, age 56. His occupation is listed as Farmer, with Real Estate valued at $14,000 and Personal Property valued at $1,100. It also states that he cannot write (it's possible that this was meant to refer to Peggy).

John was a Baptist. (1)

John was stricken with paralysis about a year before his death. (1)

(1) Effie Adams Fitzgerald's journal.

More About JOHN A. ADAMS:

Burial: Unknown, Adams Memorial Cemetery, Montserrat Township, Johnson County, Missouri27

More About ABIGAIL ADAMS:

Burial: Unknown, Adams Memorial Cemetery, Montserrat Township, Johnson County, Missouri

More About JOHN ADAMS and ABIGAIL ADAMS:

Marriage: February 04, 1813, Wilkes County, North Carolina

More About MARGARET EVANS:

Burial: Unknown, Adams Memorial Cemetery, Montserrat Township, Johnson County, Missouri27

More About JOHN ADAMS and MARGARET EVANS:

Marriage: 1853, Wilkes, North Carolina

 

Children of JOHN ADAMS and ABIGAIL ADAMS are:

12. i. JUDGE DANIEL A.6 ADAMS, b. December 18, 1813, Roaring River, Wilkes, North Carolina; d. February 07, 1892, Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri.

13. ii. ELIZABETH ABIGAIL ADAMS, b. January 22, 1818; d. April 14, 1887, Knobnoster, Missouri.

14. iii. SUSANNAH M. ADAMS, b. November 27, 1815; d. February 24, 1882.

15. iv. THOMAS ADAMS, b. March 10, 1820; d. January 03, 1888, Warrensburg, Missouri.

16. v. ABRAHAM ADAMS, b. July 19, 1822; d. March 24, 1888, Warrensburg, Missouri.

17. vi. ANDREW JACKSON ADAMS, b. September 24, 1824; d. October 18, 1881, Santa Rosa, California.

vii. MARGARET ADAMS, b. January 07, 1827; d. Unknown, Farmersville, Texas28; m. ISAAC W. KIMSEY28, December 28, 1848, Johnson County, Missouri29; d. Unknown, Farmersville, Texas30.

More About ISAAC KIMSEY and MARGARET ADAMS:

Marriage: December 28, 1848, Johnson County, Missouri31

18. viii. HUGH ADAMS, b. May 05, 1829; d. Unknown, Goldendale, Washington.

ix. JANE ADAMS, b. March 07, 1832; d. April 19, 1907, Johnson County, Missouri32.

Notes for JANE ADAMS:

Jane never married. She lived with different members of her family. She smoked a pipe. She liked to stay with her brother or nephew's wife, Sara Ann, who also smoked a cob pipe. (1)

Census 1880: 99/116 Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri. In the household of her nephew, Jackson Shumate.

Census: 1900, 92/94 Montserrat, Johnson, Missouri

(1) Effie Adams Fitzgerald's journal

More About JANE ADAMS:

Burial: Unknown, Adams Memorial Cemetery, Montserrat Township, Johnson County, Missouri32

19. x. GEORGE WASHINGTON ADAMS, b. June 05, 1835; d. January 09, 1862, Civil War.

 

10. ELIZABETH5 ADAMS (JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1794, and died Unknown in Pettis County, Missouri33. She married WILLIAM BOTTS34. He died Unknown.

 

Child of ELIZABETH ADAMS and WILLIAM BOTTS is:

i. SETH6 BOTTS35, d. Unknown.

 

Generation No. 6

 

11. WILLIAM B.6 ADAMS (ABRAHAM5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1)35 was born December 13, 1805 in Wilkes County, North Carolina36, and died August 14, 1868 in Johnson County, Missouri37. He married MARTHA JAMES38 February 20, 1831 in Lafayette, Missouri38. She was born August 27, 1813 in Tennessee38, and died October 25, 1878 in Johnson County, Missouri38.

More About WILLIAM B. ADAMS:

Burial: Unknown, Adams-Tackett Cemetery, Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri38

More About MARTHA JAMES:

Burial: Unknown, Adams-Tackett Cemetery, Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri38

More About WILLIAM ADAMS and MARTHA JAMES:

Marriage: February 20, 1831, Lafayette, Missouri38

 

Children of WILLIAM ADAMS and MARTHA JAMES are:

i. MARY ANN7 ADAMS38, b. May 16, 1833, Johnson County, Missouri38; d. December 04, 1918, Knowles, Beaver County, Oklahoma38.

ii. ABSALOM ADAMS38, b. November 08, 1837, Johnson County, Missouri38; d. March 12, 1865, Johnson County, Missouri38.

Notes for ABSALOM ADAMS:

Tombstone reads "Came to his death by the hands of bushwhackers."

 

 

iii. RACHEL ADAMS38, b. Abt. 183938; d. Unknown.

iv. ELIZABETH ADAMS38, b. Abt. 184038; d. Unknown.

v. LUCRETIA ADAMS38, b. Abt. 184338; d. Unknown.

vi. ABRAM ADAMS38, b. Abt. 184538; d. Unknown.

vii. HENDERSON ADAMS38, b. September 03, 184738; d. Unknown.

viii. JOHN M. ADAMS38, b. July 10, 184938; d. Unknown.

ix. DAVID P. ADAMS38, b. April 19, 185138; d. Unknown.

x. THOMAS WALTER ADAMS38, b. Abt. 185438; d. Unknown.

xi. COLOMBUS F. ADAMS38, b. Abt. 185638; d. Unknown.

 

12. JUDGE DANIEL A.6 ADAMS (JOHN A.5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born December 18, 1813 in Roaring River, Wilkes, North Carolina, and died February 07, 1892 in Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri. He married SUSANNAH MCCRARY January 28, 1840 in Johnson County, Missouri, daughter of ELIJAH MCCRARY and ELIZABETH YATES. She was born November 17, 1821 in , Howard County, Missouri, and died June 03, 1911 in Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri.

Notes for JUDGE DANIEL A. ADAMS:

Daniel moved from North Carolina to Missouri with his family in 1834. He bought one warrant entitling him to 160 acres of the N.E. qt. of N.E. qt. of section 15 Warrensburg township 45. He then entered 300 acres of land from the Government located in Sections 14 and 15 where he built a log cabin, hewing and hauling the logs on a solid wooden wheel wagon drawn by oxen. The country where they settled was open prairie with no trees. The logs were two feet square at ends and as long as he laid them. There was a double fireplace in the two rooms he built, with two closets, one on either side of the fireplace. You could walk in the closets and see these large logs. The rooms were a story and a half. The ceilings had great wide beams above that shone like they were waxed. Later, when they had children, they added onto each side of the house, making a porch and kitchen and a bedroom on the north side. On the south side, there were two rooms and a porch. The southeast room was Daniel's study or office(1)

The following is from the wife of Solomon McCrary - given by Mararet Shields McCrary:

"Daniel Adams and Susan McCrary were married 28 Jan 1840 and went to house keeping in a brand new log house, March 1, 1840. Daniel and Susan went from Grandpa Adam's on Saturday, February 27th, to Grandpa McCrary's and stayed over Sunday. Sunday they went to church at Shilod. She was wearing a bottle green dress and dress bonnet and he was wearing a dark blue broad cloth suit. Rev. Sam King preached that Sunday. Then they rode back seven miles to Father Elijah McCrary. Then the next morning, her youngest brother, Solomon McCrary, harnessed up to our horse wagon to bring her to her new home. The household goods of the young bride, the furnishings of new house very simple, but ample for those times. She brought to the new home 1 chair, 2 feather beds, 2 home made quilts, and 6 quilts. He brought one feather bed, and 2 bed steads were purchased by the groom. And the purchase price being a cow and a calf.

The young couple followed the household goods on horseback, riding double. She wearing a homespun cotton dress, a blue and yellow medium check. They milked seven cows and by October had a barrel of butter to send to Lexington, Missouri, where the annual trip in wagons across the county was made to exchange the products for annual supply of groceries."

Daniel was elected Justice of the Peace in 1852 and served 4 years. He was re-elected and served 2 years.

During the Civil War, Daniel kept a barrel of whiskey for the many soldiers that were passing through. Daniel had two boys fight for the North (John and William). The Confederates were always looking for the Union boys who might be around, but the family was never bothered (they fed both sides). (1)

In 1866 he was elected county judge, serving 2 terms (3 years), and the end of which time he resigned. He was township clerk several years and has held the office of school director subsequent to the free school systems establishment in this Missouri. Daniel and Susan were members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. "Mr. Adams is one of those sterling pioneers whose force of character coupled with his industry has wielded a powerful influence in his neighborhood for good; hospitable and generous in nature, he has secured a large circle of friends." (2)

In the 1870 Missouri Census, Daniel is listed as Head of Household, residing in Johnson Country, Washington Township, age 50, occupation farmer, with $8,400 (?) in Real Estate and $2,500 in Personal Property. He had Susan (age 48), Anna E. (age 27), William (age 25), Jane A. (age 24), Elijah (age 22), Susan E. (age 20), Clara (age 18), Robert (age 15), Thomas (age 15), and James (age 11) residing with him.

His granddaughter, Effie, remembered him walking over his farm with his two dogs, Sanka and Moody, always at his heels. After Daniel and Susan died, Abbie and Bob lived on the place until they died in 1917 and 1921, respectively, when the farm was sold to a distant relative. While they were in Warrensburg one day, the house burned to the ground (1)

(1) Effie Adams Fitzgerald's journal

(2) The History of Johnson County, Missouri, 1881

 

 

More About JUDGE DANIEL A. ADAMS:

Burial: Unknown, Adams Memorial Cemetery, Montserrat Township, Johnson County, Missouri39

Notes for SUSANNAH MCCRARY:

In the 1900 U.S. Census: Susan is found in Montserrat, Johnson County, Missouri (175/179).

The following is from the journal of Effie Adams Fitzgerald, Susan McCrary's granddaughter:

"With the going home of Grandma Adams there closed a long life marked by qualities of sterling worth, and child-like purity, whose influence will go on indefinitely, as the tiny circles, caused by a pebble thrown into the water go on and on, forming an ever widening circle.

Rarely does the life of one woman living so quiet a life touch and affect so many other lives as did hers, not only through the large number coming directly under her influence, but also by the unusual force and staunch uprightness of her character.

Grandma Adams was born in Howard County, Missouri, November 17, 1821, the same year that the state was admitted into the union.

Her personal knowledge of events and changes incident to the development of a new country form a most interesting history. A story of never-waning charm to her children and grandchildren. For she could tell not only of the fierce struggles of the early pioneer with the unbroken soil, but also of the prowlings of the wild animals of the forest and prairie; of long journeys by wagon, the only means of transportation, to establish a new home site, was governed by various physical features such as the convenient location of timber and natural springs of water.

Sometime during the thirties, she came to Johnson County with her parents and other members of a family of fourteen children, of whom she was the last survivor. They settled in the Clearfork neighborhood, southeast of Warrensburg, Missouri.

In 1840, she was married to Daniel Adams, who took her to the home he had prepared for her. The early pioneer prepared his home for his bride, building a snug house of logs at hand, with a large stone chimney and fireplace. Here, together by hard work and never flagging energy, reinforced by the dauntless courage that was their heritage from Revolutionary ancestry, they began a struggle that would dismay a young man and young woman of today, for it was literally hewing their way. The resources of the country were undeveloped. Every article for home use as well as for marketing had to be produced on the farm by the old-time methods. Any grain used for food must be ground by some simple process or taken to a mill and exchanged for flour or meal; every yard of material for clothing must be woven by the hands of the young wife or her helpers, from materials grown on the place and spun and otherwise prepared for use. All cooking was done on the coals of the fireplace, the fire of which must never be allowed to go out, for there were no matches to relight it.

Strenuous as was their life, they always found time for religious work and showed their freedom from narrowness and prejudice by zealous work in the two little churches that grew up in their neighborhood in the course of time, though neither was of their chosen denomination. They were charter members of Pleasant Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church where, though it was some distance away, they always attended services as frequently as possible and always gave their portion toward its maintenance. From the organization of the Missouri Cumberland Presbyterian Sunday School Assembly until and including its twenty-second session, Grandma was a yearly attendant. The last year she was present at its meeting at Pertle Springs, her sight had failed, but nevertheless, she thoroughly enjoyed every service she was able to attend and always insisted upon a seat near the platform, 'to encourage the speaker,' as she said.

Grandma Adams was the mother of twelve children-- six sons and six daughters--all of them, with exception of one little daughter who died at the age of ten year, lived and attained a reasonable amount of success in life, as becomes the children of such parents. She also had thirty-eight grandchildren and thirty-three great grandchildren living at the time of her death, making a total of eighty-two living descendants. Eleven others had gone before her.

Not withstanding the fact that her children were at the age that calls for school advantages during the Civil War with all of its deprivations, she somehow managed to give them all a fair amount of education, following the firm conviction that an education was the best equipment for a young man or young woman's life's varied duties and calls. One of the strongest theories was that everyone, young people particularly, should embrace every opportunity for self-improvement as offered by reading, attending lectures and mingling with refined and educated people as well as attending school. A theory strengthened, no doubt, by the fact that during her own youth, educational advantages were extremely limited.

But Susan McCrary was endowed with a craving for knowledge that stopped at no obstacle, and largely by her own untiring efforts, acquired an education along certain lines, that would amaze the modern young woman with her great opportunities, this with practical information that came from her long years of experience in life's school, her mind a veritable storehouse of history and wisdom. For she could look back over the years which covered a period of development and formation of a new country, from a day of political unrest and unsettled government and most primitive implements and machinery, down to the present day, with its regulated government and every conceivable invention for man's convenience and comfort.

Grandma Adams was a thorough and constant student of the Bible, accepting literally the admonition to 'search the scriptures' and receiving its teachings without questions. After her sight failed several years ago, she found daily comfort in repeating long passages of her favorite chapters from memory.

Full as her heart and home always were, it never was too crowded to receive the lonely and troubled. Several orphan children have, for a time, found a home with her and each has gone out to make his or her way in the world, carrying with them a respect and reverence for Christian living that will never leave them, and strengthened and fortified by the lasting influence of a Christian home and the prayer of a strong Christian woman which to her latest day, never failed to include them, though not by name, yet her daily petition always included the phrase, 'Bless all those near and dear to us, and all others for whom we should pray.'

Truly, in the words of the wise, many of "Her children shall rise up and call her blessed."

More About SUSANNAH MCCRARY:

Burial: Unknown, Adams Memorial Cemetery, Montserrat Township, Johnson County, Missouri39

More About DANIEL ADAMS and SUSANNAH MCCRARY:

Marriage: January 28, 1840, Johnson County, Missouri

 

Children of DANIEL ADAMS and SUSANNAH MCCRARY are:

20. i. JOHN ALBERT7 ADAMS, b. October 16, 1841; d. February 18, 1921, Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri.

ii. ANNA ELIZABETH ADAMS, b. March 09, 1843; d. November 21, 1922, Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri40; m. WILLIAM DENTON40; d. Unknown.

Notes for WILLIAM DENTON:

William was the proprietor of a grocery store in Warrensburg, Missouri.

21. iii. WILLIAM PRESTON ADAMS, b. May 29, 1844, Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri; d. May 22, 1923, Yountville, Napa County, California.

iv. JANE ABIGAIL ADAMS, b. January 06, 1846; d. March 26, 1917, Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri40.

Notes for JANE ABIGAIL ADAMS:

Census: 1900, 175/179 Montserrat, Johnson, Missouri

More About JANE ABIGAIL ADAMS:

Cause of Death: Tuberculosis

22. v. CHRISTINA CAROLINE ADAMS, b. March 14, 1847; d. December 02, 1922, Carthage, Missouri.

23. vi. ELIJAH MCCRARY ADAMS, b. May 03, 1848; d. November 18, 1919, Pasadena, California.

vii. SUSAN ELLEN ADAMS, b. November 25, 1849; d. February 19, 1920, Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri40.

Notes for SUSAN ELLEN ADAMS:

Susan taught school in the Foster building in Warrensburg, Missouri, for 18 years and then went to Saint Petersburg, Florida, where she taught several years. Afterwards, coming home to help care for her invalid mother. She remained single all of her life. She learned to cook and nurse in her old age. She was buried in a black silk dress and she looked beautiful with a rose in her hand. (1)

(1) Effie Adams Fitzgerald's journal.

24. viii. CLARA EMELINE ADAMS, b. August 15, 1851; d. August 31, 1929, Caldwell, Sumner County, Kansas.

25. ix. THOMAS ROLAND ADAMS, b. December 11, 1852; d. August 18, 1925, Glendale, Arizona.

x. MARY FRANCES ADAMS, b. December 12, 1854; d. July 12, 1865, Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri41.

Notes for MARY FRANCES ADAMS:

Died at age 10

 

More About MARY FRANCES ADAMS:

Burial: Unknown, Adams Memorial Cemetery, Montserrat Township, Johnson County, Missouri41

xi. ROBERT HENRY ADAMS, b. December 24, 1856; d. May 29, 1921, Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri41.

More About ROBERT HENRY ADAMS:

Burial: Unknown, Adams Memorial Cemetery, Montserrat Township, Johnson County, Missouri41

26. xii. JAMES LINN ADAMS, b. September 28, 1859; d. March 18, 1940, Van Nuys, California.

 

13. ELIZABETH ABIGAIL6 ADAMS (JOHN A.5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born January 22, 1818, and died April 14, 1887 in Knobnoster, Missouri42. She married JACOB FICKAS42 March 03, 1849 in Johnson County, Missouri43. He died Unknown.

More About JACOB FICKAS and ELIZABETH ADAMS:

Marriage: March 03, 1849, Johnson County, Missouri43

 

Children of ELIZABETH ADAMS and JACOB FICKAS are:

i. MALINDA7 FICKAS, d. Unknown.

ii. JIM FICKAS, d. Unknown.

iii. BETTIE FICKAS, d. Unknown.

iv. RUSSEL FICKAS, d. Unknown.

v. SUSAN FICKAS, d. Unknown.

vi. HIRAM FICKAS, d. Unknown.

 

14. SUSANNAH M.6 ADAMS (JOHN A.5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born November 27, 181544, and died February 24, 188244. She married JAMES SHUMATE44 in Warrensburg, Missouri. He died Unknown.

More About JAMES SHUMATE and SUSANNAH ADAMS:

Marriage: Warrensburg, Missouri

 

Children of SUSANNAH ADAMS and JAMES SHUMATE are:

27. i. CINTHA7 SHUMATE, d. Unknown.

28. ii. MARTIN SHUMATE, d. Unknown.

iii. JOHN SHUMATE, d. Unknown.

iv. ELIZABETH SHUMATE, b. January 04, 1840, Johnson County, Missouri; d. March 11, 1899, Johnson County, Missouri; m. HARVEY J. HAYS, August 25, 1867, Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri; b. September 15, 1835, North Carolina; d. May 26, 1917, Walla Walla, Washington.

Notes for HARVEY J. HAYS:

Census 1870: 286/286 Johnson, Missouri

Census 1880: 120/123 Montserrat, Johnson, Missouri

Census 1890: Veteran's Census for Johnson County, MO

Census 1900: 145/148 Montserrat, Johnson, Missouri

Military service: Bet. July 24, 1861 - January 27, 1862, Co B, 27th Missouri Mounted Infantry

 

 

More About HARVEY HAYS and ELIZABETH SHUMATE:

Marriage: August 25, 1867, Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri

v. ELENDER SHUMATE, d. Unknown.

vi. WILLIAM SHUMATE, d. Unknown.

29. vii. JACKSON SHUMATE, d. Unknown.

 

15. THOMAS6 ADAMS (JOHN A.5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born March 10, 1820, and died January 03, 1888 in Warrensburg, Missouri44. He married SARAH ANN PERMAN44. She died Unknown.

 

Children of THOMAS ADAMS and SARAH PERMAN are:

i. JANE7 ADAMS, d. Unknown.

ii. MARTHA ADAMS, d. Unknown.

iii. MARY ADAMS, d. Unknown.

iv. AMANDA ADAMS, d. Unknown.

v. ANIS ADAMS, d. Unknown.

vi. JOHN ADAMS, d. Unknown.

vii. BETTIE ADAMS, d. Unknown.

viii. JIM ADAMS, d. Unknown.

ix. TOM ADAMS, d. Unknown.

x. GEORGE ADAMS, d. Unknown.

xi. JULIA ADAMS, d. Unknown.

xii. SALLY ADAMS, d. Unknown.

 

16. ABRAHAM6 ADAMS (JOHN A.5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born July 19, 1822, and died March 24, 1888 in Warrensburg, Missouri44. He married SALLY EMBREE44. She died Unknown.

 

Children of ABRAHAM ADAMS and SALLY EMBREE are:

i. GEORGE7 ADAMS, d. Unknown.

ii. MARGARET ADAMS, d. Unknown.

iii. MARTILLIS ADAMS, d. Unknown.

iv. ELLEN ADAMS, d. Unknown.

v. NOAH ADAMS, d. Unknown.

vi. MARTHA ADAMS, d. Unknown.

vii. ELIZA ADAMS, d. Unknown.

viii. LU'ANN ADAMS, d. Unknown.

ix. LEVI ADAMS, d. Unknown.

x. WILLIE ADAMS, d. Unknown.

 

17. ANDREW JACKSON6 ADAMS (JOHN A.5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born September 24, 1824, and died October 18, 1881 in Santa Rosa, California44. He married BETTY MARKS44. She died Unknown.

Notes for ANDREW JACKSON ADAMS:

In 1846, Jackson joined his brother Hugh in a caravan that traveled to Oregon. He later moved to Tulare, California, where he spent part of his time as a Sunday School teacher, or Methodist exhorter, when ministers were scarce.

 

Children of ANDREW ADAMS and BETTY MARKS are:

i. LOUISE7 ADAMS, d. Unknown.

ii. MARY ADAMS, d. Unknown.

iii. EMMA ADAMS, d. Unknown.

iv. JOHN ADAMS, d. Unknown.

 

18. HUGH6 ADAMS (JOHN A.5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born May 05, 1829, and died Unknown in Goldendale, Washington44. He married MARGARET ADAMS44. She was born March 07, 183244, and died Unknown.

Notes for HUGH ADAMS:

In 1846, Hugh joined his brother Jackson in a caravan and settled in Oregon. He later moved from his first location in Oregon (where he could see Mt. Hood), over the line into Washington state, somewhere near the Columbia River.

 

Children of HUGH ADAMS and MARGARET ADAMS are:

i. TRUMAN7 ADAMS, d. Unknown.

ii. GEORGE ADAMS, d. Unknown.

iii. DEMSTER ADAMS, d. Unknown.

iv. MARY ADAMS, d. Unknown.

v. OLIVIA ADAMS, d. Unknown.

vi. EDWIN ADAMS, d. Unknown.

 

19. GEORGE WASHINGTON6 ADAMS (JOHN A.5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born June 05, 1835, and died January 09, 1862 in Civil War44. He married CINARA EGBERT44. She died Unknown in Warrensburg, Missouri44.

Notes for GEORGE WASHINGTON ADAMS:

George enlisted as a Union soldier in the Civil War and died within a year (he drowned in the river), leaving his widow and three children.

 

Children of GEORGE ADAMS and CINARA EGBERT are:

i. ELLA7 ADAMS, d. Unknown; m. ? MOSELY; d. Unknown.

ii. SALLY ADAMS, b. Abt. 1856, Missouri45; d. Unknown.

Notes for SALLY ADAMS:

After her father's death, her mother left the area to be with other family, and Sally was raised by her grandparents, John and Peggy Adams.

iii. JOHN ADAMS, d. Unknown.

 

Generation No. 7

 

20. JOHN ALBERT7 ADAMS (DANIEL A.6, JOHN A.5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born October 16, 1841, and died February 18, 1921 in Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri46. He married DOROTHY MACK47. She was born 1847, and died 1923 in Johnson County, Missouri.

Notes for JOHN ALBERT ADAMS:

John served in the Civil War, 7th Cavalry, Missouri State Militia, a union regiment, from 1861 - 1865. He enlisted July 21, 1861, as a member of Company B, 27th Infantry under B.F. Grover and Capt. Isminger. He was mustered out at Jefferson Barracks (one history says Benton Barracks) and returned home February 27, 1862. He re-enlisted on April 1, 1862 in the 7th Missouri Calvary under John F. Phillips and Captain Mel Foster. He served in the Army until he was mustered out and discharged at Warrensburg, Missouri, on April 27th, 1865.

More About JOHN ALBERT ADAMS:

Burial: Unknown, Adams Memorial Cemetery, Montserrat Township, Johnson County, Missouri47

More About DOROTHY MACK:

Burial: Unknown, Adams Memorial Cemetery, Montserrat Township, Johnson County, Missouri47

 

Children of JOHN ADAMS and DOROTHY MACK are:

i. BEN8 ADAMS, d. Unknown.

ii. MARGARET ADAMS, d. Unknown.

iii. SOPHIA ADAMS, d. Unknown.

iv. ARCHIBALD ADAMS, d. Unknown.

v. JESSIE ADAMS, d. Unknown.

vi. FRED ADAMS, d. Unknown.

vii. FRANCES ADAMS, d. Unknown.

viii. JOHN ADAMS, d. Unknown.

ix. EFFIE ADAMS, d. Unknown.

x. ELMER ADAMS, d. Unknown.

 

21. WILLIAM PRESTON7 ADAMS (DANIEL A.6, JOHN A.5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born May 29, 1844 in Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri, and died May 22, 1923 in Yountville, Napa County, California. He married (1) JOSEPHINE ABIGAIL MCCURDY September 08, 1870 in Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri, daughter of WILLIAM MCCURDY and MARGARET SMITH. She was born September 27, 1852 in Dalton, Whitefield, Georgia, and died November 23, 1899 in Caldwell, Sumner County, Kansas. He married (2) MARY E.48 Aft. 1900. She was born Abt. 1847 in Kentucky48, and died Unknown.

Notes for WILLIAM PRESTON ADAMS:

William served in the Civil War from 1863 to end of war. He enlisted on July 13, 1863 in St. Louis, Missouri. He served in the 7th State Militia Cavalry, Company B, for the State of Missouri. His regiment belonged to the 1st Brigade and he participated with his comrades on many a hard fought field. (1) He was mustered out on July 11, 1865, at the end of the war.

William was listed in the 1870 Missouri Census as residing with his parents in Johnson County, Washington Twp., age 25, with "works on farm" as his occupation.

William moved to Humboldt County, Iowa, in 1875, but sojourned there only a few months before becoming a resident of Kansas in 1876. He took up a claim which remained his home for quite some time and through "energetic and systematic management has brought to a high state of perfection and formed one of the most attractive places in the vicinity. Among the excellent improvements are a fine residence and orchard in the former in which he secures needed rest from the toils of life and pleasing recreation in the bosom of his family while in the care of the latter he gains pleasure and profit." (1)

William and Josie belonged to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

In the 1900 U.S. Census, William was found residing in Caldwell Township in Sumner County, Kansas. He listed his occupation as farmer and owned the farm he on which he and his two sons lived.

William moved to California around 1908.

In the 1920 U.S. Census, William was found residing in Oakland, Alameda County, California, with his second wife, Mary. He was residing at 3657 Brown Avenue. His son, Ralph, was living in San Luis Obispo County, California.

On August 23, 1923, William entered the Old Soldiers' Home in Yountville, California. He recorded in the home's register that his pension at that time was $72 per month and stated that he was a member of the Appomattox Post, G.A.R. (Grand Army of the Republic), Oakland, California. He died in the veterans' home hospital of chronic myocarditis. He was buried in the Veterans Home Cemetery in Section E, Row 1, Grave 5.

(1) Effie Adams Fitzgerald's journal

More About WILLIAM PRESTON ADAMS:

Burial: Unknown, Veterans Memorial Grove Cemetery, Yountville, Napa County, California

Notes for JOSEPHINE ABIGAIL MCCURDY:

"When Success Looked Like Failure", an article in "Vital Christianity," March 1, 1964, as told to Kenneth E. Jones by Ruby Jones:

"In the summer of 1893, D.S. Warner went to Wichita, Kansas, for a revival meeting. He later reported in a letter to the Gospel Trumpet that though he had preached for several weeks, there were no visible results. The letter implies that he was discouraged over the meeting. He thought that no one was converted, so he called the meeting a failure. However, that meeting which looked like a failure to Brother Warner set forces in motion which are still producing results today.

He did not know that Josie Adams, who lived near Caldwell, Kansas, had made her annual trip to Wichita to visit her sister and do some trading in the city. He did not know that Josie had attended the tent meeting her first night in town with her sister and brother-in-law. He did not know that Josie Adams was saved that night.

She later said that Brother Warner preached for two hours on the subject of sanctification. She was too timid to go to the altar for help, but she thought as she listened, 'That is just the kind of experience with God I want to have.'

When Josie Adams got back to her room that night, she knelt down by her bed to do what Brother Warner had said must be done. She consecrated herself to God, along with her family, her children, the farm, her chickens, and everything she could think of. She dedicated all to God and God blessed her as she prayed.

But suddenly as she prayed she seemed to hear God say to her, 'Will you tell Mrs. Dayton what has happened to you?' She was horrified. She was only a poor farmer's wife, and extremely timid. But Mrs. Dayton, her neighbor, was a former schoolteacher, and the wife of the richest man in the county. Mr. Dayton was chairman of the school board. She could never, never talk to Mrs. Dayton about God. Besides, the Daytons did not care much about God and church. She could never talk to them about this!

She got up from her knees and sadly went to bed. It seemed that the spirit of prayer left her when she refused to promise to talk to her neighbor. It seemed to her that God was demanding an impossible thing.

But Josie did go back to the tent services, and she did two things which helped her: She bought the new book by William G. Schell, The Biblical Trace of the Church which was just off the press; and she subscribed to the Gospel Trumpet ten weeks for ten cents! And before she went back to the farm she had promised, in fear and trembling, that she would try to talk to Mrs Dayton about her new joy in the Lord. When she got home she prayed for grace to carry out her promise After much earnest prayer, she finally got courage to make the attempt. She went to the home of Mrs. Dayton for one of her infrequent visits. Mrs. Dayton, as always, was friendly, and Mrs. Adams, as always, was too timid to say more than a few words. But when she left, she did manage to leave on the table the book The Biblical Trace of the Church and some copies of the Gospel Trumpet. She went home wearing a heavy sense of failure.

Mrs. Dayton felt that this had been a rather strange visit. She liked Mrs. Adams, but wondered at her timidity. And it seemed that Mrs. Adams was more nervous than usual today! She picked up the things her neighbor had left and put them out of sight somewhere, thinking as she did that her poor neighbor seemed to have gotten mixed up with some religious fanatics.

But God works in mysterious ways. Not long after this, Mrs. Dayton became very ill. One day during her illness her infidel husband rose from his chair by her bedside and went outside. He opened the door which he had just shut behind him and said to his wife, 'Maybe you ought to read that book Mrs. Adams gave you.' This puzzled Mrs. Dayton. Her husband was an infidel, but he was an avid reader. But why would he recommend a religious book to her? To find out, and to pass the time in her illness she got the book down and began to read.

She read with interest, but without really believing what she read. And when she came to the section on divine healing she was sure that the author was not quoting the Bible correctly, for such a thing could not possible be true! She got down a Bible and looked up the references, sure that she would prove the author guilty of misquoting.

When she found that the Bible did speak of the power of God to heal, and that it gave no indication that healing was for the people of only one age of history, but for all, she wondered if it could be so. If it were true, why should she continue to suffer?

She knelt beside her bed hardly sure whether to doubt or to believe, and prayed something like this, 'O Lord, if it is true that it is your desire to heal some people today, please heal me!'

As she finished this short, hesitant prayer, the pain instantly left her. In the sudden joy of her release from pain, she grabbed up the little children, and ran across to tell a neighbor, Mrs. Hall. Mrs. Hall (mother of Wiley Hall, the Home Missionary to the Indians) was ill herself and under the care of a physician for what was then called 'consumption.' Mrs. Dayton read to Mrs. Hall from Schell's book while Mrs. Hall looked up the Scripture references as they came to them. Together they read and believed. So they prayed, and Mrs. Hall, too, was instantly and gloriously healed.

These two miraculous healings made firm believers of the women and started a long chain of events which has led to the the establishing of several churches and the salvation of hundreds who might otherwise have been eternally lost.

Mrs. Dayton later moved to Oklahoma City and worked tirelessly as a soul winner. In 1920 she made a list of 120 persons who had been saved as a direct result of the conversion of Josie Adams in that revival which D.S. Warner called a failure. The number is still growing and includes many preachers. Mrs. Dayton's daughter, Ruby, married a minister, T.A. Jones, and is herself a minister, serving the church at Hebert, Louisiana. Mrs. Jones has often told this story to her son, Kenneth, who is now teaching in Gulf Coast Bible College.

As long as we are serving God, we should be slow to call our work a failure. Sometimes success looks exactly like failure."

Josie passed away at the age of 47, six years after sharing her faith with Mrs. Dayton. When Josie was on her death bed she was reported to have seen two angels seated on her bed waiting to take her home.

More About JOSEPHINE ABIGAIL MCCURDY:

Burial: November 25, 1899, Caldwell, Sumner County, Kansas

More About WILLIAM ADAMS and JOSEPHINE MCCURDY:

Marriage: September 08, 1870, Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri

More About WILLIAM ADAMS and MARY E.:

Marriage: Aft. 1900

 

Children of WILLIAM ADAMS and JOSEPHINE MCCURDY are:

30. i. LENA8 ADAMS, b. November 11, 1871, Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri; d. April 20, 1938, Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.

31. ii. RUBY ADAMS, b. June 11, 1873, Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri; d. 1945, Valley Center, Sedgwick, Kansas.

32. iii. RALPH WALDO ADAMS, b. May 30, 1878, Caldwell, Sumner County, Kansas; d. October 16, 1938, Atascadero, San Luis, California.

iv. IRWIN D. ADAMS, b. May 25, 1880, Caldwell, Sumner County, Kansas49; d. 1944, Albany, New York, New York49; m. LULU; b. Abt. 188449; d. Unknown.

Notes for LULU:

Lulu was reportedly a model.

 

22. CHRISTINA CAROLINE7 ADAMS (DANIEL A.6, JOHN A.5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born March 14, 1847, and died December 02, 1922 in Carthage, Missouri50. She married ALEX W. MCCOY50 May 10, 1870. He was born January 11, 184150, and died Unknown.

More About ALEX MCCOY and CHRISTINA ADAMS:

Marriage: May 10, 1870

 

Children of CHRISTINA ADAMS and ALEX MCCOY are:

33. i. HALCYON8 MCCOY, b. October 11, 1871; d. Unknown.

ii. INEZ MCCOY50, b. 1873; d. Unknown.

iii. ANNA MCCOY50, b. March 06, 1876; d. Unknown.

iv. RAYMOND MCCOY50, b. January 28, 1884; d. Unknown.

v. SUSAN MCCOY50, b. September 30, 1885; d. Unknown.

 

23. ELIJAH MCCRARY7 ADAMS (DANIEL A.6, JOHN A.5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born May 03, 1848, and died November 18, 1919 in Pasadena, California50. He married LOUISA SMITH 188350. She was born February 25, 186650, and died Unknown.

Notes for ELIJAH MCCRARY ADAMS:

Elijah was an extensive farmer of Sumner County, Kansas, having located there in 1876, soon after his graduation from the Fowler and Wells School of Phrenology in New York. He also taught school for several years.

More About ELIJAH ADAMS and LOUISA SMITH:

Marriage: 188350

 

Children of ELIJAH ADAMS and LOUISA SMITH are:

i. IDA8 ADAMS, b. January 01, 1884; d. Unknown.

ii. ALFRED ADAMS, b. May 29, 1885; d. Unknown.

iii. EVA ADAMS, b. February 12, 1887; d. Unknown.

iv. CHARLOTTE ADAMS, b. October 22, 1888; d. Unknown.

v. MAUD ADAMS, b. September 01, 1890; d. Unknown.

vi. RAYMOND ADAMS, b. September 20, 1892; d. Unknown.

vii. HESTER ADAMS, b. August 14, 1894; d. Unknown.

viii. EDITH ADAMS, b. November 15, 1896; d. Unknown.

ix. ELSIE ADAMS, b. October 04, 1898; d. Unknown.

x. WALTER ADAMS, b. September 12, 1900; d. Unknown.

xi. HELEN ADAMS, b. Private.

 

24. CLARA EMELINE7 ADAMS (DANIEL A.6, JOHN A.5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born August 15, 1851, and died August 31, 1929 in Caldwell, Sumner County, Kansas50. She married WILLIAM F. THORNTON. He died Unknown.

 

Children of CLARA ADAMS and WILLIAM THORNTON are:

i. SUSAN8 THORNTON, d. Unknown.

ii. PHILLIP THORNTON, d. Unknown.

iii. IVAN THORNTON, d. Unknown.

iv. STELLA THORNTON, d. Unknown.

v. MABEL THORNTON, d. Unknown.

 

25. THOMAS ROLAND7 ADAMS (DANIEL A.6, JOHN A.5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born December 11, 1852, and died August 18, 1925 in Glendale, Arizona50. He married KATE GOODRICH50. She died Unknown.

 

Children of THOMAS ADAMS and KATE GOODRICH are:

i. ALMA8 ADAMS, d. Unknown.

ii. NELLIE ADAMS, d. Unknown.

iii. ORVILLE ADAMS, d. Unknown.

iv. ORA RUTH ADAMS, d. Unknown.

v. EDITH PEARL ADAMS, d. Unknown.

vi. ? ADAMS, d. Unknown.

 

26. JAMES LINN7 ADAMS (DANIEL A.6, JOHN A.5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born September 28, 1859, and died March 18, 1940 in Van Nuys, California51. He married HANNAH GERSTMANN52. She was born September 28, 185952, and died 194652.

Notes for JAMES LINN ADAMS:

James graduated from a St. Louis medical school and was a prominent physician in Morgan, Minnesota. When he retired, he moved to California (in 1920-1921).

 

Children of JAMES ADAMS and HANNAH GERSTMANN are:

i. FRANCES8 ADAMS, d. Unknown.

ii. MILDRED ADAMS, d. Unknown.

iii. MARIAN ADAMS, d. Unknown.

iv. JAMES LINN ADAMS, d. Unknown.

 

27. CINTHA7 SHUMATE (SUSANNAH M.6 ADAMS, JOHN A.5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) died Unknown. She married ? MOODY. He died Unknown.

 

Child of CINTHA SHUMATE and ? MOODY is:

i. NELLIE8 MOODY, d. Unknown.

 

28. MARTIN7 SHUMATE (SUSANNAH M.6 ADAMS, JOHN A.5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) died Unknown.

Notes for MARTIN SHUMATE:

One of Martin's sons was an eye doctor.

 

Children of MARTIN SHUMATE are:

i. HUGH8 SHUMATE, d. Unknown.

ii. FRANK SHUMATE, d. Unknown.

iii. DAVID SHUMATE, d. Unknown.

 

29. JACKSON7 SHUMATE (SUSANNAH M.6 ADAMS, JOHN A.5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) died Unknown.

 

Children of JACKSON SHUMATE are:

i. HENRY8 SHUMATE, d. Unknown.

ii. MYRTLE SHUMATE, d. Unknown.

iii. JIM SHUMATE, d. Unknown.

iv. ELTA SHUMATE, d. Unknown.

v. ELVA SHUMATE, d. Unknown.

 

Generation No. 8

 

30. LENA8 ADAMS (WILLIAM PRESTON7, DANIEL A.6, JOHN A.5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born November 11, 1871 in Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri, and died April 20, 1938 in Anthony, Harper County, Kansas. She married GEORGE WASHINGTON HUFFMAN October 21, 1893 in Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas, son of JEREMIAH HUFFMAN and NANCY TATE. He was born April 16, 1869 in Atlanta, Macon County, Missouri, and died June 14, 1945 in Blackwell, Kay County, Oklahoma.

Notes for GEORGE WASHINGTON HUFFMAN:

George participated in a land run in Oklahoma in September 1893 on the Cherokee Strip and was awarded a claim. George's grandson recalls that George had scoped out which lot was optimal prior to the run. The day of the race, all of the would-be landowners lined up around the perimeter of the strip, waiting for the gun to be fired, signaling the opening of the territory. George ran to his preferred lot, but another man had already pounded his stake into the ground. The man told George of another lot, not too far away, that was also a good choice. George ran to that property, only to find a stake driven there, also. However, the letter of the law required that to secure a lot, an individual needed to plow a strip of land prior to claiming ownership. The owner of the stake, had inadvertently forgotten that requirement in his haste to fetch his family and show them their new lot. George hammered in his own stake, plowed a strip of sod, and claimed the land as his.

The following is an excerpt from The History of Sumner County, Kansas, and is a story told by Mrs. E. Glover:

"During the summer of 1893 people came from all over the United States and even Canada. They camped along the line, in tents, covered wagons, some in the open as the weather was warm, waiting for the opening of the strip.

The big day, September 16, arrived and at breakfast Father Glover, a man in late 70's and a bad heart, announced he was going to make the race. We all looked at each other, then as a chorus said, "You can't, you'll get killed, there isn't a safe horse for you to ride." Have you ever tried to change the mind of a Scotch-Irishman? Don't, it can't be done.

You have seen pictures of vast armies; add to that every kind of vehicle ever heard of, lumber wagons, buggies, bicycles, wheelbarrows, men on horseback, muleback and on foot, waiting for the gun to be fired to open the great race for free land. The people were packed so tight you wondered if they could ever start running. Ten minutes after the gun was fired, there was hardly anyone in sight.

Ed saddled the safest horse for his father, stayed with him until they crossed a deep ravine, turned and waved his hat to me.

One claim taken by Aunt Sally Hathaway caused all to rejoice. Widowed, with a young deserving son, Sally had broken her hip. She was sure that she and her son could make a living if they could get a claim. Neighbors loaded Sally's wheelchair in her wagon and drove her to the line. When the gun sounded, the soldiers picked her up and set her over the line on a good claim.

Father Glover said he was only going as far as Spring Creek, about three miles from the line, but at five o'clock we had heard nothing from him and we were worried. A friend from Perth, Kansas, who had driven down to watch the race, said he would drive to help us find him. I fixed a lunch and we started out. We had no trouble finding Father Glover sitting under a tree. I asked him where his horse was. He said, "I turned him loose, he'll go home." He ate his lunch.

I said, "Let's go home now." He used his favorite by-word, "By ganny, I'm not going home and lose my claim." "But Father, you've not food or blankets," I replied. "By ganny, if I just had some matches and some smoking tobacco I'd be all right."

We left the old gentleman under his tree and started home. Our friend had 20 miles to drive and went home. Mother Glover was almost crying as she said, "What shall we do?" I said, "I'll see if I can get one of the work horses in the corral." I got a bucket of feed and called; soon old Deck came in and I shut the gate. He had never been hitched to anything smaller than a lumber wagon or a threshing machine. I think it was the first time a woman had ever touched him. I chased him around and around; I finally got hold of the ring of his halter. He lifted me off my feet and around we went. I kept talking to him and telling him what a nice hoss he wasn't and that he must help me. All at once he gave a big snort, and gave up. I tied him to the fence and went to get the buggy harness.

I had forgotten that they kept the harness locked up and I could not find the key. The man we were renting our farm from lived in Ohio and had reserved a room in the house to store personal things in. I knew that in his closet was a silver mounted single harness. I got it out, looked at it; it was for a small horse and Deck weighed 1800 pounds. I unbuckled every buckle in the harness, let it out as far as possible and got the harness on Deck. Then I remembered that the buggy was locked up too. I looked around and found a two-wheeled cart…it looked like a toy beside Deck but I hitched him to it anyway.

Mother Glover had fixed up food, coffee, tobacco and matches, and away I went with two good blankets for a bed. I left the old gentleman happy, telling him I would be after him the next day.

Ed and his brother came in at midnight and told us to pack up all the food we had cooked, as we were starting for the land office. The staked claim was five and one half miles south of the state line.

My father (Ball) had followed the race with food and a barrel of water for the horses. He found the boys and while they were waiting a young man came to them and asked, "Which way do these claims run and where are the corner stones?" Ed showed him his stake and corner stone. The young fellow said, "I'll stick my stake on the quarter next to you." They gave him food and coffee but Ed had an uneasy feeling about him.

While the boys were loading the wagons with feed for the horses, mother and I baked several pans of biscuits, packed coffee and ham and about 4:00 a.m. they were on their way to the land office, to find thousands ahead of them. They were told that it would be at least four weeks before their numbers were called.

The next few weeks were most trying for the would-be homesteaders. Ed had contracted typhoid fever and in his delirium raved about the young man who had his claim. I called on a lawyer who advised that they get improvements on their claim at once.

Mother Ball and Mother Glover took over the care of the young one and other household tasks while the two fathers, Jim, and neighbors loaded the granary on two wagons and took it to the claim, I hired a man to plow ten acres and dig a well.

Much before the doctors thought he should, Ed went to the land office and found that the young stranger who was so interested in the claim had filed on their land about an hour before. They moved at once, a bed, two chairs, a few dishes, a stove for heating and cooking. So it was that they established their residence on the claim in Oklahoma.

Our contester established himself on the other corner of the claim. He would come over and hang around. We knew he wanted to sell out and was wondering how much to ask. We had saved up some money to build a small house when and if we got a claim. But we could not build, do fencing, plant trees and an orchard while this man had the filing.

Ed and I debated what was best to do. I said we should buy him off. Ed asked, "What with?" and I said, "The house money." He looked at me and said, "Honey, do you realize that we would have to live in the shack until we could save more money?" I said, "I'm game if you are." We bought the man off for $350.00 and had enough left to make the shack more livable. You would be surprised how cozy it was, and we with our two-year-old son were settled on our own land.

The race into the Cherokee Strip was over and the settlers became neighbors; people who had faith in God and themselves."

 

George and Lena lost the farm in the Depression. George had loaned money to his son-in-law, Elmer Manny, to purchase a threshing machine. When the loan was not able to be repaid, George wasn't able to pay the taxes on his farm. They still lived on the farm, renting it back from the new owner.

The 1900 census (T-1066, Roll 17), states George as living in Hickory Township in Grant County, Oklahoma. His occupation is farmer and it states that he owns the farm on which they live.

The 1910 census finds George living in Hickory Township in Grant County. His occupation is farmer and it states that he owns the farm on which they live.

More About GEORGE HUFFMAN and LENA ADAMS:

Marriage: October 21, 1893, Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas

 

Children of LENA ADAMS and GEORGE HUFFMAN are:

i. CHARLES DICKENS9 HUFFMAN, b. January 25, 1895, Grant, Oklahoma; d. September 01, 1980, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas53; m. EDNA VIENA HUNTLEY, September 27, 1917, Grant County, Oklahoma53; b. November 19, 1888, Kansas53; d. January 10, 1985, Whitewater, Butler County, Kansas53.

More About CHARLES HUFFMAN and EDNA HUNTLEY:

Marriage: September 27, 1917, Grant County, Oklahoma53

ii. ELMER EMERSON HUFFMAN, b. June 09, 1896, Grant County, Oklahoma53; d. January 06, 1959, Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma53; m. (1) MARY ELIZABETH PRICE53, July 17, 1918, Grant County, Oklahoma53; b. July 20, 1897; d. November 07, 1918; m. (2) SYBLE MAE RANKIN53, December 22, 192053; b. September 02, 190253; d. January 02, 1986, Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma53.

More About ELMER EMERSON HUFFMAN:

Burial: Unknown, Caldwell, Sumner County, Kansas

More About ELMER HUFFMAN and MARY PRICE:

Marriage: July 17, 1918, Grant County, Oklahoma53

More About ELMER HUFFMAN and SYBLE RANKIN:

Marriage: December 22, 192053

34. iii. CLARA BARTON HUFFMAN, b. June 13, 1898, Grant, Oklahoma; d. October 06, 1988, Auburn, King County, Washington.

35. iv. LILLIE LEHMAN HUFFMAN, b. February 21, 1901, Grant County, Oklahoma; d. December 29, 1969, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California.

36. v. RUTH OPAL HUFFMAN, b. December 31, 1902, Grant, Oklahoma; d. November 25, 1990, Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona.

37. vi. OLIVER WENDELL HUFFMAN, b. September 30, 1904, Grant County, Oklahoma Indian Territory; d. February 17, 1966, Garden City, Kansas.

vii. PHOEBE CAREY HUFFMAN, b. April 21, 1907, Grant County, Oklahoma53; d. November 29, 1987, Auburn, King County, Washington53.

viii. FLOYD MERLE HUFFMAN, b. March 21, 191154; d. Abt. March 1985, Kansas55; m. NINA HEISTY; d. Abt. May 1985, Kansas55.

 

31. RUBY8 ADAMS (WILLIAM PRESTON7, DANIEL A.6, JOHN A.5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born June 11, 1873 in Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri56, and died 1945 in Valley Center, Sedgwick, Kansas56. She married HARVEY MENDER57 September 12, 189458. He was born October 16, 187058, and died Unknown.

Notes for HARVEY MENDER:

Harvey took a claim in Oklahoma in 1904. He was living in Anthony (KS or OK) in 1909.

More About HARVEY MENDER and RUBY ADAMS:

Marriage: September 12, 189458

 

Children of RUBY ADAMS and HARVEY MENDER are:

38. i. WILMA9 MENDER, b. Private.

ii. JOHN MENDER59, b. September 06, 1897; d. Unknown; m. FRANCES, Private; b. Private.

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39. iii. ALBERT MENDER, b. July 07, 1901; d. Unknown.

iv. JOSEPHINE MENDER, b. February 29, 1896; d. March 01, 190160.

v. AGNES MENDER60, b. February 21, 189960; d. March 05, 189960.

vi. TEDDY MENDER60, b. July 08, 1905; d. Unknown.

 

32. RALPH WALDO8 ADAMS (WILLIAM PRESTON7, DANIEL A.6, JOHN A.5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born May 30, 1878 in Caldwell, Sumner County, Kansas61, and died October 16, 1938 in Atascadero, San Luis, California61. He married CORA MAY LUCAS62 September 01, 1901 in Caldwell, Sumner County, Kansas63, daughter of GEORGE LUCAS and ELIZABETH DIXON. She was born September 01, 1881 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois63, and died November 09, 1976 in Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, California63.

More About RALPH WALDO ADAMS:

Burial: Unknown, Fowler, Fresno County, California63

More About CORA MAY LUCAS:

Burial: Unknown, Fowler, Fresno, County, California63

More About RALPH ADAMS and CORA LUCAS:

Marriage: September 01, 1901, Caldwell, Sumner County, Kansas63

 

Children of RALPH ADAMS and CORA LUCAS are:

i. GAYLE9 ADAMS, b. Private; m. ? DILDINE, Private; b. Private.

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ii. ROBERT PRESTON ADAMS, b. July 13, 1902, Caldwell, Sumner County, Kansas64; d. March 26, 1970, Kern County, California65.

iii. ETHEL MARIE ADAMS66, b. November 11, 1903, Caldwell, Sumner County, Kansas66; d. December 07, 191766.

iv. ANNA G. ADAMS, b. Private.

v. FRANK LOWELL ADAMS67, b. February 03, 1907, Kansas67; d. April 07, 1994, San Luis Obispo County, California67.

vi. GEORGE L. ADAMS, b. Private.

vii. THOMAS KENNETH ADAMS68, b. January 05, 1911, California68; d. June 05, 1997, San Luis Obispo County, California69.

viii. LAGRETTA ADAMS, b. Private.

 

33. HALCYON8 MCCOY (CHRISTINA CAROLINE7 ADAMS, DANIEL A.6, JOHN A.5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1)70 was born October 11, 187170, and died Unknown. She married JOE MILLIKEN70 June 22, 189870. He died Unknown.

More About JOE MILLIKEN and HALCYON MCCOY:

Marriage: June 22, 189870

 

Children of HALCYON MCCOY and JOE MILLIKEN are:

i. JOHN9 MILLIKEN70, b. July 16, 1899; d. Unknown; m. RUBY, Private; b. Private.

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ii. ANNA MILLIKEN70, b. April 23, 1903; d. Unknown.

iii. GERTRUDE MILLIKEN, b. Private.

iv. HAROLD MILLIKEN, b. Private.

 

Generation No. 9

 

34. CLARA BARTON9 HUFFMAN (LENA8 ADAMS, WILLIAM PRESTON7, DANIEL A.6, JOHN A.5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born June 13, 1898 in Grant, Oklahoma71, and died October 06, 1988 in Auburn, King County, Washington71. She married (1) ELMER CHARLES MANNY August 17, 1915. He was born 1890 in <Grant, Oklahoma>71, and died 1924 in Kansas71. She married (2) FRANK HIATT Private. He was born Private.

More About ELMER MANNY and CLARA HUFFMAN:

Marriage: August 17, 1915

More About FRANK HIATT and CLARA HUFFMAN:

Private-Begin: Private

 

Children of CLARA HUFFMAN and ELMER MANNY are:

40. i. ROBERTA ARLENE10 MANNY, b. Private.

ii. EVELYN MARIE MANNY, b. April 09, 191771; d. December 20, 1968, Washington71; m. WILLIAM ROY MCCLAFLIN, Private; b. Private.

More About WILLIAM MCCLAFLIN and EVELYN MANNY:

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iii. ELMER CHARLES MANNY, b. Private.

41. iv. ALICE LUCILLE MANNY, b. Private.

 

35. LILLIE LEHMAN9 HUFFMAN (LENA8 ADAMS, WILLIAM PRESTON7, DANIEL A.6, JOHN A.5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born February 21, 1901 in Grant County, Oklahoma, and died December 29, 1969 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. She married ARCHIE RAY TRUDGEON April 30, 1927 in Anthony, Kansas, son of ALBERT TRUDGEON and IVY GREGORY. He was born July 27, 1903 in Eveline, Charlevoix, Michigan, and died November 25, 1993 in Avondale, Maricopa County, Arizona.

More About LILLIE LEHMAN HUFFMAN:

Burial: Unknown, Greenlawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California

Notes for ARCHIE RAY TRUDGEON:

When Archie was still young, he and his brothers were out playing, and he picked up a rattlesnake. The snake bit his palm. They called the doctor. The doctor supposedly was "not right in the head", having had his buggy overturn in a creek, and having been submerged a little too long. Nevertheless, Archie survived to tell the tale to his grandchildren, using the small scar on his palm as evidence that the event actually took place.

More About ARCHIE RAY TRUDGEON:

Burial: November 29, 1993, Greenlawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California

More About ARCHIE TRUDGEON and LILLIE HUFFMAN:

Marriage: April 30, 1927, Anthony, Kansas

 

Children of LILLIE HUFFMAN and ARCHIE TRUDGEON are:

42. i. VONNA LORENE10 TRUDGEON, b. Private.

43. ii. MARILYN YVONNE TRUDGEON, b. Private.

44. iii. CAROL ANN TRUDGEON, b. Private.

45. iv. DUANE ARLEN TRUDGEON, b. Private.

 

36. RUTH OPAL9 HUFFMAN (LENA8 ADAMS, WILLIAM PRESTON7, DANIEL A.6, JOHN A.5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born December 31, 1902 in Grant, Oklahoma71, and died November 25, 1990 in Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona71. She married DANA LITTLEFIELD TOBEY71 June 23, 1924 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas71. He was born June 23, 1904 in Wells, York County, Maine71, and died December 25, 1966 in Saint Louis, Saint Louis County, Missouri71.

More About DANA TOBEY and RUTH HUFFMAN:

Marriage: June 23, 1924, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas71

 

Children of RUTH HUFFMAN and DANA TOBEY are:

i. DEWEY10 TOBEY, b. Private.

46. ii. DANA TOBEY, b. Private.

 

37. OLIVER WENDELL9 HUFFMAN (LENA8 ADAMS, WILLIAM PRESTON7, DANIEL A.6, JOHN A.5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born September 30, 1904 in Grant County, Oklahoma Indian Territory, and died February 17, 1966 in Garden City, Kansas. He married ESTHER BELLE ARTURBURN Private. She was born Private.

More About OLIVER HUFFMAN and ESTHER ARTURBURN:

Private-Begin: Private

 

Child of OLIVER HUFFMAN and ESTHER ARTURBURN is:

47. i. VANORA EILEEN10 HUFFMAN, b. Private.

 

38. WILMA9 MENDER (RUBY8 ADAMS, WILLIAM PRESTON7, DANIEL A.6, JOHN A.5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born Private. She married ? Private. He died Unknown.

More About ? and WILMA MENDER:

Private-Begin: Private

 

Children of WILMA MENDER and ? are:

i. CALVIN10 ?, b. Private.

ii. RAMON ?, b. Private.

iii. JEAN ?, b. Private.

iv. CRYSTAL ?, b. Private.

 

39. ALBERT9 MENDER (RUBY8 ADAMS, WILLIAM PRESTON7, DANIEL A.6, JOHN A.5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1)72 was born July 07, 190173, and died Unknown.

Notes for ALBERT MENDER:

Albert served in World War I. Family lore has it that he assisted General Pershing when his car broke down. The general was so grateful that he offered to send Albert to a trade school of his choice. Albert opted for cooking school and later became a pastry chef at a hotel in Denver, Colorado.

 

Children of ALBERT MENDER are:

i. DON10 MENDER, b. Private.

ii. RICHARD MENDER, b. Private.

iii. SHIRLEY MENDER, b. Private.

iv. BEVERLY MENDER, b. Private.

v. GILBERT MENDER, b. Private.

 

Generation No. 10

 

40. ROBERTA ARLENE10 MANNY (CLARA BARTON9 HUFFMAN, LENA8 ADAMS, WILLIAM PRESTON7, DANIEL A.6, JOHN A.5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born Private. She married CLAUDE SUTHERLAND Private. He was born Private.

More About CLAUDE SUTHERLAND and ROBERTA MANNY:

Private-Begin: Private

 

Child of ROBERTA MANNY and CLAUDE SUTHERLAND is:

i. CLAUDIA SHIRLEY11 SUTHERLAND, b. Private.

 

41. ALICE LUCILLE10 MANNY (CLARA BARTON9 HUFFMAN, LENA8 ADAMS, WILLIAM PRESTON7, DANIEL A.6, JOHN A.5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born Private. She married JAMES ROBERT LOGUE Private, son of ? and ?. He was born Private.

More About JAMES LOGUE and ALICE MANNY:

Private-Begin: Private

 

Children of ALICE MANNY and JAMES LOGUE are:

i. BONNIE SUE11 LOGUE, b. Private; m. BRIAN MARTIN DEFFNER, Private; b. Private.

More About BRIAN DEFFNER and BONNIE LOGUE:

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ii. JANICE CLARE LOGUE, b. Private.

iii. JAMES ELBERT LOGUE, b. Private.

iv. PATRICIA ALICE LOGUE, b. Private.

 

42. VONNA LORENE10 TRUDGEON (LILLIE LEHMAN9 HUFFMAN, LENA8 ADAMS, WILLIAM PRESTON7, DANIEL A.6, JOHN A.5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born Private. She married RICHARD EUGENE LINAMEN Private, son of JOHN LINAMEN and EYLA FARRINGER. He was born August 01, 1926 in Perry Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, and died August 05, 1997 in Burlingame, San Mateo County, California.

Notes for RICHARD EUGENE LINAMEN:

Gene's mother, Eyla, recalls that as a baby, he was simply adorable and all the girls at church wanted to take care of him. Having an early reputation as a precocious child, when he was still almost a baby, he painted the new family car with grease. When he was a toddler, he walked to the schoolhouse and took pencils out of the desk drawers. As he grew older, he was known for playing tricks and for his quick wit.

Obituary for R. Eugene Linamen - Enterprise Journal -

"Pastor Gene Linamen passed away suddenly in Burlingame on August 5, 1997 at the age of 71. A native of West Monterey, Pennsylvania, he lived in South San Francisco for 39 years. Pastor Linamen, in the early years of his pastoral career, was in Oregon and in Santa Cruz, and he was the founding pastor of Hillside Church of God for 27 years in South San Francisco. In the last years of his life, Chaplain Linamen was very dedicated to being volunteer Chaplain for Kaiser Hospital of South San Francisco. Pastor Linamen was a member of the Rotary Club and a past president of Kiwanis Club of South San Francisco. He was the chaplain for the service learning program of Westborough Middle School in South San Francisco. He also helped start and was chaplain of the hospice program of Kaiser Hospital of South San Francisco, was an active and original member of South San Francisco Ministerial Committee and served in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1946. Survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Lorene Linamen of South San Francisco, his loving children Richard (Kathy) Linamen, Steve (Catherine) Linamen and Kathy (Darryl) Fox of Scottsdale, Arizona and Lori (Stephen) Holmlund of Montara, and 14 loving grandchildren; also survived by one brother, Harold (Jan) Linamen of Indiana and his dear mother, Mrs. Eyla Linamen, of Livermore, California. Visitation for friends and family will be Friday from 6-8 PM at Funeral Parlors of Nauman Lincoln Roos Mortuary, 322 Maple Avenue, South San Francisco. Visitation will be at 12 Noon followed with services at 1PM on Saturday at Hillside Church of God, 1415 Hillside Blvd., South San Francisco. Burial will be at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA."

More About RICHARD EUGENE LINAMEN:

Burial: Unknown, Greenlawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California

More About RICHARD LINAMEN and VONNA TRUDGEON:

Private-Begin: Private

 

Children of VONNA TRUDGEON and RICHARD LINAMEN are:

i. RICHARD JONATHAN11 LINAMEN, b. Private; m. KATHY RENE HINES, Private; b. Private.

More About RICHARD LINAMEN and KATHY HINES:

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ii. STEVEN EUGENE LINAMEN, b. Private; m. CATHERINE EILEEN BARTEE, Private; b. Private.

More About STEVEN LINAMEN and CATHERINE BARTEE:

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iii. KATHY LUANNE LINAMEN, b. Private; m. DARRYL HENRY FOX, Private; b. Private.

More About DARRYL FOX and KATHY LINAMEN:

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iv. LORI SUZANNE LINAMEN, b. Private; m. STEPHEN ROBERT HOLMLUND, Private; b. Private.

More About STEPHEN HOLMLUND and LORI LINAMEN:

Private-Begin: Private

 

43. MARILYN YVONNE10 TRUDGEON (LILLIE LEHMAN9 HUFFMAN, LENA8 ADAMS, WILLIAM PRESTON7, DANIEL A.6, JOHN A.5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born Private. She married CYRIL DALE WARMAN Private. He was born Private.

More About CYRIL WARMAN and MARILYN TRUDGEON:

Private-Begin: Private

 

Children of MARILYN TRUDGEON and CYRIL WARMAN are:

i. DOUGLAS RAY11 WARMAN, b. Private; m. PATRICIA CAROL JONES, Private; b. Private.

More About DOUGLAS WARMAN and PATRICIA JONES:

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ii. SHARON KAY WARMAN, b. Private; m. DAVID WAYNE AGNOR, Private; b. Private.

More About DAVID AGNOR and SHARON WARMAN:

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iii. RONALD DALE WARMAN, b. Private; m. RHONDA MARINE POLAND, Private; b. Private.

More About RONALD WARMAN and RHONDA POLAND:

Private-Begin: Private

 

44. CAROL ANN10 TRUDGEON (LILLIE LEHMAN9 HUFFMAN, LENA8 ADAMS, WILLIAM PRESTON7, DANIEL A.6, JOHN A.5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born Private. She married MARVIN ORLO KRETLOW Private, son of EARL KRETLOW and ELLA GILLESPIE. He was born Private.

More About MARVIN KRETLOW and CAROL TRUDGEON:

Private-Begin: Private

 

Children of CAROL TRUDGEON and MARVIN KRETLOW are:

i. BONITA CAROL11 KRETLOW, b. Private; m. MICHAEL LOWELL RAY, Private; b. Private.

More About MICHAEL RAY and BONITA KRETLOW:

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ii. PATRICIA ANN KRETLOW, b. Private; m. RANDY SHERREL HEFNER, Private; b. Private.

More About RANDY HEFNER and PATRICIA KRETLOW:

Private-Begin: Private

 

45. DUANE ARLEN10 TRUDGEON (LILLIE LEHMAN9 HUFFMAN, LENA8 ADAMS, WILLIAM PRESTON7, DANIEL A.6, JOHN A.5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born Private. He married AGNES RUTH SCHIEWE Private. She was born Private.

More About DUANE TRUDGEON and AGNES SCHIEWE:

Private-Begin: Private

 

Children of DUANE TRUDGEON and AGNES SCHIEWE are:

i. DEBRA KAYE11 TRUDGEON, b. Private.

ii. KENNETH RAY TRUDGEON, b. Private; m. JANETTE ELIZABETH PURVIS, Private; b. Private.

More About KENNETH TRUDGEON and JANETTE PURVIS:

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iii. KAREN MAYE TRUDGEON, b. Private; m. RODNEY ALLEN HULLINGER, Private; b. Private.

More About RODNEY HULLINGER and KAREN TRUDGEON:

Private-Begin: Private

 

46. DANA10 TOBEY (RUTH OPAL9 HUFFMAN, LENA8 ADAMS, WILLIAM PRESTON7, DANIEL A.6, JOHN A.5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born Private. He married WILMA FLATT Private. She was born Private.

More About DANA TOBEY and WILMA FLATT:

Private-Begin: Private

 

Child of DANA TOBEY and WILMA FLATT is:

i. DEANA11 TOBEY, b. Private.

 

47. VANORA EILEEN10 HUFFMAN (OLIVER WENDELL9, LENA8 ADAMS, WILLIAM PRESTON7, DANIEL A.6, JOHN A.5, JACOB4, JOHN HOBBS3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born Private. She married ROBERT WILLIAM DAY Private. He was born May 27, 1917 in Skedee, Oklahoma, and died January 2000 in Wichita, Kansas.

More About ROBERT DAY and VANORA HUFFMAN:

Private-Begin: Private

 

Child of VANORA HUFFMAN and ROBERT DAY is:

i. SHIRLEY11 DAY, b. Private; m. ? HALL, Private; b. Private.

More About ? HALL and SHIRLEY DAY:

Private-Begin: Private

 

 

Endnotes

 

1. Descendants of Thomas Adams, Family Treemaker.

2. Rootsweb.

3. Descendants of Thomas Adams, Family Treemaker.

4. Rootsweb.

5. Descendants of Thomas Adams, Family Treemaker.

6. Genforum, posting by John Pfost dated 6-26-2001.

7. Vanora Day, DAR Papers.

8. World Family Tree, Volume 1, Tree 10.

9. World Family Tree, Volume 6, Tree 404.

10. Genforum, posting by John Pfost dated 6-26-2001.

11. World Family Tree, Volume 1, Tree 10.

12. Effie Adams Fitzgerald's Journal.

13. World Family Tree, Volume 6, Tree 404.

14. Effie Adams Fitzgerald's Journal.

15. World Family Tree, Volume 6, Tree 404.

16. Effie Adams Fitzgerald's Journal.

17. World Family Tree, Volume 6, Tree 404.

18. Vanora Day, DAR Papers.

19. Effie Adams Fitzgerald's Journal.

20. Effie Adams Fitzgerald's Journal, World Family Tree, Vol 1 Tree 10.

21. Vanora Day, DAR Papers.

22. World Family Tree, Volume 1, Tree 10.

23. Familysearch.com.

24. World Family Tree, Volume 1, Tree 10.

25. Effie Adams Fitzgerald's Journal, Pam Simones Genforum posting dated 8-10-2000.

26. Effie Adams Fitzgerald's Journal.

27. Missouri GenWeb, Adams Memorial Cemetery.

28. Effie Adams Fitzgerald's Journal.

29. US Genweb Archives.

30. Effie Adams Fitzgerald's Journal.

31. US Genweb Archives.

32. Missouri GenWeb, Adams Memorial Cemetery.

33. Effie Adams Fitzgerald's Journal.

34. Vanora Day, DAR Papers.

35. Effie Adams Fitzgerald's Journal.

36. World Family Tree, Volume 73, Tree 3.

37. World Family Tree, Volume 73, Tree 3, Mark Hays Genforum posting dated 10-24-2000.

38. Mark Hays Genforum posting dated 10-24-2000.

39. Missouri GenWeb, Adams Memorial Cemetery.

40. Effie Adams Fitzgerald's Journal.

41. Missouri GenWeb, Adams Memorial Cemetery.

42. Effie Adams Fitzgerald's Journal.

43. US Genweb Archives.

44. Effie Adams Fitzgerald's Journal.

45. 1870 U.S. Census.

46. Effie Adams Fitzgerald's Journal.

47. Missouri GenWeb, Adams Memorial Cemetery.

48. 1920 U.S. Census, California, Alameda County, Oakland , ED #140.

49. Familysearch.com.

50. Effie Adams Fitzgerald's Journal.

51. Dewey Toby.

52. Effie Adams Fitzgerald's Journal.

53. Familysearch.com.

54. 1920 U.S. Census, Oklahoma, Grant County, ED #93, Sheet 1.

55. Dewey Toby.

56. Familysearch.com.

57. Dewey Toby.

58. Effie Adams Fitzgerald's Journal.

59. Dewey Toby.

60. Effie Adams Fitzgerald's Journal.

61. Familysearch.com.

62. ancestry.com.

63. Familysearch.com.

64. ancestry.com.

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