Henry
John
Adams
Born in Catawba, Price, WI, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Johann (Adam) Adams
and Margaretha (Muth) Adams
Brother of
John P Adams Jr., Elizabeth Adams, Katherine (Adams) Erickson, Margaret Adams, Elisabeth (Adams) Kuenzel, George Adams, Margrette Ann Adams, Agatha Genevieve (Adams) Rosciszewski and Evelyn (Adams) Tomrell
Husband of
Doris (Unknown) Adams
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 92
in Aventura, FL
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Biography
Henry was born in 1918 in Catawba, Wisconsin.[1] He grew up there with seven brothers and sisters.[2][3]
U.S. Census
1920 U.S. Census
- Catawba, Price, Wisconsin[2]
- John Adams 35.
- Margreth Adams 25.
- John Adams 7.
- Katherine E Adams 5.
- Margaret Adam 3.
- Henry J Adams 2.
- Elisabeth Adams 0 (2/12).
1930 U.S. Census
- Catawba, Price, Wisconsin[3]
- John Adams 44.
- Margreth Adams 35.
- John Adams 17.
- Katherine E Adams 15.
- Henry J Adams 11.
- Elisabeth Adams 10.
- George Adams 8.
- Margrette A Adams 5.
- Agatha G Adams 4 (4 4/12).
- Evaline E Adams 2 (2 10/12).
Acting Career
By 1940, Henry had begun his acting career with the J. B. Rotnour Players, a repertoire stock company that performed plays in tents across the Midwest. He stayed at the home of the troupe's owner, J. B. Rotnour.
1940 U.S. Census
- Richmond, McHenry, Illinois[4]
- John P Rotnour (mistranscribed "Ritnour") 55.
- Lama E Rotnour (mistranscribed "Ritnour") 65.
- Ave C Bagley 58.
- Henry J Adams 21.
Enlistment
Henry was on active duty in the US Army throughout WWII.[5][6]
Autobiography
In 2008, Henry published an autobiography, Recollections and Reflections.[6] In it he tells:
the story of his immigrant parents who came to the United States in 1912, and a brief history of the conditions in Europe that caused the mass exodus to this country, the story of his birth in a log cabin in northern Wisconsin in1918, the story of his growing up and world events at the time - and the story of his devastation at the death of Doris after more than fifty years of marriage - only to find that the world goes on and so does his life when he meets Gini, a Southern Belle visiting friends in California, follows her to Budapest where they were married by a Presbyterian Hungarian minister who spoke no English, and lived happily ever after in Florida.
Death
Henry died in 2011 in Florida. From his obituary:[7]
ADAMS, HENRY JOHN a gentleman and philosopher passed away at the age of 92 on April 7th. 2011 in Aventura, Florida. He will be greatly missed by his beloved wife Virginia, his devoted daughter Jill and granddaughter Elyse (Dan). Great grandchildren, Benjamin, Garrett, Terra and Great Great Granddaughter Rylee. Stepchildren, Rosebud (Joe) and sons Alex andStephen and Glenn (Trudi) and daughter Alyssa, and loving sister Kay, as well as extended family and friends. Henry was predeceased by 6 siblings and his first wife Doris. Henry's legacy will live on through his memoir "Recollections and Reflections" which was published for his 90th birthday.
Sources
- ↑ Wisconsin, County Naturalization Records, 1807-1992[1]"Wisconsin, County Naturalization Records, 1807-1992," images, FamilySearch (accessed 13 Nov 2014), Price > Petitions for naturalization and petition evidence 1929-1936 vol 11, no 1007-1106 > image 168 of 472; county courthouses, Wisconsin.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 1920 United States Federal Census [2]: Year: 1920; Census Place: Catawba, Price, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_2011; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 164; Image: 212.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 1930 United States Federal Census [3]: Year: 1930; Census Place: Catawba, Price, Wisconsin; Roll: 2604; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0002; Image: 741.0; FHL microfilm: 2342338.
- ↑ [4]Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls. Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Richmond, McHenry, Illinois; Roll: T627_840; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 56-37
- ↑ [5]"United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KMFK-R6S : accessed 23 December 2014), Henry J Adams, enlisted 30 Jun 1941, Chicago, Illinois, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Adams, Henry John. Recollections and Reflections[6]Adams, Henry John. Recollections and Reflections. AuthorHouse, 2008.
- ↑ ADAMS, HENRY JOHN, Obituary[7]ADAMS, Henry John, Obituary. Published in the Miami Herald on Apr. 10, 2011.
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