William James Adams (1896 - 1960)

Born 21 Oct 1896 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Jeannette (Douglas) Adams — married 4 Jan 1921 in Homestead,PA

Descendants

Died 26 Oct 1960 at age 64 in Sunnyslope, Maricopa, Arizona, United States

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Biography

William "Bill" Adams was born on 21 October 1896 to William James Adams and Wilhemina "Minnie" Schubert . ^[1]

Bill's mother Minnie died in 1908. Shortly thereafter, Bill was diagnosed with tuberculosis and sent to live in the Cresson Tuberculosis Sanatorium in Cresson, Pennsylvania sometime between 1908 and 1917. He cannot be located in a 1910 census.Adams-36348 13:05, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

In 1917, according to his WWI draft record, Bill lived in the home of his sister Hazel and her husband Amos Barbin at 1918 John St., Carrick, Pennsylvania. He listed his father William as his nearest relative.^[2]

Bill was an evening shift supervisor at Jones & Laughlin Steel for many years.

He passed away on 26 October 1960 in Sunnyslope, Maricopa, Arizona where he had moved on medical recommendation for his bad lungs. His body was returned to Pittsburgh and he was buried in Jefferson Memorial Park, Pleasant Hills, Allegheny, Pennsylvania^[3]

Census

1900 Swissvale Borough, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, Bill was the youngest child living with his father James, a furnace helper, mother Minnie, at home and sisters; May, Hazel and Lillie^[4]

1920 (January 9-10) Carrick, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; 1918 John St; The household of Amos Barbin, a finisher in the steel industry, included his second wife, Hazel, a waitress in a club, his children from his first marriage, Mary E, Amos Jr and Frank L.. Hazel's brother William J. Adams, his occupation was as a clerk/timekeeper, also lived in the home.^[5]

1920 (January 10-14) Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, 555 Hazelwood Ave, The household of Thomas Andre, a railroad machinist included wife May and sons Charles, Henry and William and daughter Gladys. May's brother, William, a clerk/timekeeper, lived in their home.^[6] Clearly William was shuttling between the two households.

1930 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; 4316 Haldane St, William J Adams, an oiler in a steel mill, lived with wife Sarah Jeanette, son William and daughter Dorothy.^[7]

1940 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; 721 Loretta St; William, a steel mill supervisor, wife Jeannette, and son William(misnamed Jr), and daughter Dorothy had an additional family member, Robert 'Bobby" ^[8]

1950: Allegheny City, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; 777 Loretta St.; Bill, a night foreman in a steel mill, Jeannette, Dorothy, bookkeeping machine operator in an insurance company, and Robert had moved to a new residence. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HFFV-L6ZM : 27 January 2020), Adams, 1896.
2. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6JL-KDX : 26 December 2021), William J Adams, 1917-1918.
3. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV29-P112 : 7 August 2020), William James Adams, ; Burial, Pleasant Hills, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Jefferson Memorial Park; citing record ID 58686510, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3MD-Q95 : 1 December 2021), William J Adams in entry for James W Adams, 1900.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6BF-Z49 : 3 February 2021), William J Adams in entry for Amos M Barbin, 1920.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6T2-JL5 : 3 February 2021), William J Adams in entry for Thomas A Andre, 1920.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCCX-CBH : accessed 6 February 2023), Sarah J Adams in household of William J Adams, Pittsburgh (Districts 1-250), Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 242, sheet 29A, line 15, family 389, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1978; FHL microfilm 2,341,712.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQWD-8VY : 7 January 2021), Sarah Adams in household of William J Adams, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 69-420, sheet 8B, line 54, family 179, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3664.
9. ↑ Collection Information United States 1950 Census; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XBB-NZ2K