Phoebe Adams (1870 - 1921)

Born 17 Sep 1870 in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory, United States

Ancestors

Died 4 Mar 1921 at age 50 in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States

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Biography

Phoebe Adams, was the daughter of Arza Adams, and Catherine Cunningham. Her father was a polygamist with multiple wives and therefore many of her siblings birth dates from one mother overlapped with the birth dates of her siblings from another mother.

Timeline

1870 Sep 17:
Birth of Phoebe "Rhebe" Adams in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory. She was the daughter of Arza Adams, and Catherine Cunningham. Her father was a polygamist with multiple wives and therefore many of her siblings birth dates from one mother overlapped with the birth dates of her siblings from another mother.

1872 Jul 25:
Birth of sister, Mary Adams in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory. She was the daughter of Arza Adams and 3rd wife, Catherine Cunningham.

1874 Jul 30:
Birth of sister, Isabell Adams in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory. She was the daughter of Arza Adams and 3rd wife, Catherine Cunningham.

1876 Oct 11:
Birth of brother, Daniel Adams in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory. He was the son of Arza Adams and 3rd wife, Catherine Cunningham.

1877 Apr 01:
Death of father's 2nd wife, Editha Anderson Adams in Utah Territory. She was buried at the American Fork Cemetery in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory in Plot: E-233-5. MEMORIAL ID: 16144530. She was 74 years old.

1879 Jun 04:
Marriage of sister, Elizabeth Adams, 19, to William Angus Robinson, 22, in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory. He was born July 19, 1858 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory and was the son of William Davis Robinson and Ellatheria Peria. She was the daughter of Arza Adams and 3rd wife, Catherine Cunningham.

1880:
Phoebe, 9, lived in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory with her parents, Arza Adams, 76, and Catherine Cunningham, 42, and siblings, Elizabeth Adams Robinson, 19; Beulah Adams, 17; Alexander Adams, 13; Margaret Adams, 11; Mary Adams, 7; Isabell Adams, 5; Daniel Adams, 3; and brother-in-law, William Robinson, 22; stepmother, Marillah McOlney., 47; half siblings, John Adams, 19; Alvah Adams, 17; Alvin Adams,15; and Lucy Adams ,12. Her father was a retired Flour Miller; Alexander, John, Alvah, and Alvin worked on a farm; Margaret worked herding stock.

1884 May 19:
Marriage of half brother, John Adams to Mattie Peterson. She was born May 4, 1864 in Vesterskov, Voer, Hjørring, Denmark and was the daughter of Lars Peterson and Sine Ollesdatter. He was the son of Arza Adams and 4th wife, Marillah McOlney.

1886 Jun 08:
Marriage of half sister, Lucy Adams to Nicholes Martin Ambrose in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory. He was born January 1, 1861 in Nevada. She was the daughter of Arza Adams and 4th wife, Marillah McOlney.

1889 Apr 15:
Death of father, Arza Adams in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory. He was 83 years old.

1889 Apr 16:
Burial of father, Arza Adams at the American Fork Cemetery in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory in Plot: E-233-2, MEMORIAL ID: 16143652.

1890 Apr 17:
Marriage of half brother, Alvah Adams to Edith Teresa Ann Summers in Provo, Utah, Utah Territory. She was born February 16, 1872 in Lemington, Franklin, Iowa and was the daughter of Abraham Summers and Mary Ann Goode. He was the son of Arza Adams and 4th wife, Marillah McOlney.

1890 Aug 07:
Marriage of half brother, Alvin Adams to Margaret Christensen in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory. She was born April 7, 1869 in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory and was the daughter of Hans Christensen and Marion Jorgensen. He was the son of Arza Adams and 4th wife, Marillah McOlney.

1890 Oct 24:
Marriage of brother, Alexander Adams, 24, to Sarah Melvina Murdock, 24, in Provo, Utah, Utah Territory. She was born March 4, 1866 in Lehi, Utah, Utah Territory and was the daughter of George Weir Murdock and Mary Erepta Molen. He was the son of Arza Adams and 3rd wife, Catherine Cunningham.

1890 Dec 03:
Marriage of sister, Beulah Adams to Daniel R. Rhodes in Lehi, Utah Territory. He was born August 30, 1860 in Lehi, Utah, Utah Territory and was the son of Alonzo Donnell Rhodes and Sarah Jane Lawrence. She was the daughter of Arza Adams and 3rd wife, Catherine Cunningham.

1894 Oct 28:
Marriage of sister, Isabell Adams to Joseph Hyrum Householder in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory. He was born November 21, 1869 in Morgan, Morgan, Utah Territory and was the son of William Householder and Susanna Clifford. She was the daughter of Arza Adams and 3rd wife, Catherine Cunningham.

1895 Jul 11:
Marriage of sister, Mary Adams to Carl Andersen in American Fork, Utah, Utah. He was born December 27, 1864 in Eldrup, Reich, Denmark and was the son of Jens Andersen and Ellen Marie Enevoldsen. She was the daughter of Arza Adams and 3rd wife, Catherine Cunningham.

1897 Feb 18:
Marriage of sister, Margaret Adams to Hyrum Smith Mulliner in Bingham, Iona, Idaho. He was born February 18, 1864 Lehi, Utah, Utah Territory and was the son of Samuel Mulliner and Mary Ann Richardson. She was the daughter of Arza Adams and 3rd wife, Catherine Cunningham.

1897 Nov 23:
Marriage of brother, Daniel Adams, 22, to Anna Jensen, 18, in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah Territory. She was born July 6, 1880 in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah Territory and was the daughter of Jens Christian Jensen and Dorthea Marie Kristine Sorensen. He was the son of Arza Adams and 3rd wife, Catherine Cunningham.

1897 Dec 23:
Death of sister, Beulah Adams Rhodes in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory. She was buried at the American Fork Cemetery in American Fork, Utah. She was the daughter of Arza Adams and 3rd wife, Catherine Cunningham.

1899 Jan 06:
Death of stepmother, Marillah Olney Adams in American Fork, Utah, Utah. She was buried at the American Fork Cemetery in American Fork, Utah, Utah in Plot: E-233-3. MEMORIAL ID: 16147028. She was 65 years old.

1900:
Phoebe, 30, lived in American Fork, Utah, Utah with her mother, Catherine Cunningham, 62, and her sister Beulah's 2 sons, Arza Rhodes, 9; and Alonzo Rhodes, 7. Beulah passed away in 1897 and the care of her children went to Phoebe and Catherine. Catherine owned her home and it was free from a mortgage.

1905 Nov 03:
Death of sister, Isabell Adams Householder in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory. She died from pneumonia. She was 31 years old. She was the daughter of Arza Adams, and 3rd wife, Catherine Cunningham.

1905 Nov 06:
Burial of sister, Isabell Adams Householder in the American Fork Cemetery in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory in Plot: E-234-5. MEMORIAL ID: 16153452. She was the daughter of Arza Adams and 3rd wife, Catherine Cunningham.

1906 Feb 22:
Death of half brother, [Adams-26705|Joshua Adams]] in American Fork, Utah, Utah. He was buried at the American Fork Cemetery in American Fork, Utah in Plot: I-147-2. MEMORIAL ID16151275. He died from supportive cytosis. He was 72 years old. He was the son of Arza Adams and 1st wife, Sabina Clark.

1910:
Phoebe, 39, lived at 93 North 1st Street in American Fork, Utah, Utah with her mother, Catherine Cunningham, 72, and her sister Beulah's 2 sons, Arza A. Rhodes, 18; and Alonzo D. Rhodes, 16; and her sister Isabell's 2 sons, William A. Householder, 12; and Glen H. Householder, 9. Both sisters, Beulah and Isabell died and left the care of their children to Catherine and Phoebe. Arza worked doing odd jobs.

1912 Apr 08:
Death of half sister, Sabrina Adams Nicoll in St. Johns, Apache, Arizona. She died from bronchitis with a contributing factor of influenza. She was widowed. She was 75 years old. She was the daughter of Arza Adams and 1st wife, Sabina Clark.

1912 Apr 09:
Burial of half sister, Sabrina Adams at the Saint Johns Cemetery in Saint Johns, Apache, Arizona. MEMORIAL ID: 48778825. She was the daughter of Arza Adams and 1st wife, Sabina Clark.

1912 Dec 10:
Death of mother, Catherine Cunningham Adams in American Fork, Utah, Utah. She was buried at the American Fork Cemetery in American Fork, Utah, Utah in Plot: E-233-4. MEMORIAL ID: 16143851. She was 74 years old.

1916 Dec 17:
Death of half sister, Orpha Adams Robinson in American Fork, Utah, Utah. She died from chronic Bright's disease. She was 67 years old. She was the daughter of Arza Adams and 1st wife, Sabina Clark.

1916 Dec 20:
Burial of half sister, Orpha Adams Robinson at the American Fork Cemetery in American Fork, Utah, Utah. MEMORIAL ID: 11747750. She was the daughter of Arza Adams and 1st wife, Sabina Clark.

1916 Dec 26:
Death of half brother, Nathan Adams in Kanab, Kane, Utah. He was a retired farmer. He died from old age and organic heart trouble caused from a mitral lesion. He was 84 years old. He was the son of Arza Adams and 1st wife, Sabina Clark.

1916 Dec 28:
Burial of half brother, Nathan Adams at the Kanab City Cemetery in Kane, Utah, Utah in Plot: 064-04-3. MEMORIAL ID29810989. He was the son of Arza Adams and 1st wife, Sabina Clark.

1917 Jul 28:
Death of half brother, Joseph Adams in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. He died from unknown but natural causes with a contributing factor of old age. He was 69 years old. He was the son of Arza Adams and 1st wife, Sabina Clark.

1917 Jul 30:
Burial of half brother, Joseph Adams at the American Fork Cemetery in American Fork, Utah, Utah in Plot: I-200-6. He was the son of Arza Adams and 1st wife, Sabina Clark.

1921 Mar 04:
Death of Phoebe "Rhebe" Adams in American Fork, Utah, Utah. She was buried at the American Fork Cemetery in American Fork, Utah in Plot: E-233-6. MEMORIAL ID: 16147126. She died from hyperthyroidism with a goiter. She was 51 years old.

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