Alice Jane (Albritton) Adams (1821 - 1904)

Born 8 Oct 1821 in Milledgevile, Baldwin, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Lewis Nashwell Adams — married 20 Nov 1841 in Randolph, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 22 Jun 1904 at age 82 in Baker Hill, Barbour, Alabama, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Adams Name Study.

Alice Jane Albritton was born on October 8, 1821, in Milledgevile, Baldwin, Georgia, daughter of Asa Albritton (1797–1880) and Elizabeth Williams (~1800–~1880).

Alice (age 20) married Lewis Nashwell Adams (age 27); son of Jesse Allen Adams Jr. and Mary Elizabeth (Bryant) Adams; on November 20, 1841.^[1] Their children were:

1. Mary Elizabeth Adams (1842–1892)
2. Fabian William Adams (1844–1926)
3. John Allen Adams (1845–1925)
4. Margaret Winnifred Adams (~1848–~1945)
5. Elvin Preston Adams (~1851–~1941)
6. Caroline Levonia Adams (1853–1931)
7. Thomas L. Adams (1855–1933)
8. Arthur Gilbert Adams (1857-1927)
9. Alpheus Reid Adams (1859–1933)
10. Jefferson Bartow Adams (1861–1940)

Sometime between 1848 and 1853, Lewis Nashwell Adams moved his family from Georgia to Alabama.

In 1860, Alice (age 38) lived with her husband and children in Barbour County, Alabama, where they would remain. Their 9 children range in age from 1 to 17.^[2]

In 1870, Alice (age 48) has had a total of 10 children.^[3]

In 1880, Alice (age 56) and her husband have raised their children. Three of them remain at home. Two of her sisters-in-law are living with them. One of their son, Thomas L. Adams, has become a Preacher.^[4]

Her husband dies in 1880. By 1900, Alice (age 80) lived with her daughter, Caroline Levonia Adams, and their family in Coxs Mill, Alabama.^[5]

Alice died on June 22, 1904 in Baker Hill, Barbour, Alabama, United States, aged 82. She was buried in Sandy Point Cemetery, Baker Hill, Barbour County, Alabama.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJP-LVG : 7 February 2020), Lewis N. Adams and Ala Jane Albriton, 20 Nov 1841; citing Marriage, Randolph, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 271,259.
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHD4-RCH : Tue Jul 18 00:38:04 UTC 2023), Entry for Lewis N Adams and Alley J Adams, 1860.
3. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHKH-T24 : 28 May 2021), Alice Adams in entry for Lewis Adams, 1870.
4. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4J9-TLY : 13 January 2022), A. J. Adams in household of Lewis Adams, Election Precinct 10 Coxs Mill, Barbour, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
5. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9ZG-FCH : accessed 22 July 2023), Alice Adams in household of W M Fillimgim, Precinct 10 Cox's Mills, Barbour, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 18, sheet , family , NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm .
6. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 March 2021), memorial page for Alice Jane Albritton Adams (8 Oct 1821–22 Jun 1904), Find A Grave: Memorial #7957223, citing Sandy Point Cemetery, Baker Hill, Barbour County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Jaqi (contributor 47886094) .

See also:

• FamilySearch Profile for Alice Jane Albritton