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James Madison Adams (1845 - 1923)

Pvt James Madison Adams
Born in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Son of and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 8 Jan 1867 (to 1903) in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 30 Jan 1905 (to before 1909) in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 31 Jul 1909 in Ashtabula, Ohio, United Statesmap
[children unknown]
Died at about age 78 in Ritzville, Adams, Washington, United Statesmap
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Biography

Pvt James Adams served in the United States Civil War.
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Company K, 38th Virginia Infantry


James Madison Adams was born in 1845, Pittsylvania, Virginia. He passed away 19 July 1923, Ritzville, Adams, Washington.[1][2][3]

James was the son of John Allen Adams (1815-1862) and Sarah Ann Adams (1826-1874). Sarah was the daughter of Johnson and Lucy Adams.[4][5]

On 8 January 1867, Pittsylvania, Virginia, James married Emily M. Williams, the daughter of Matthew B. Williams. [6]

  1. Matthew Eugene Adams born 1871, died 15 August 1943, married 1917, Edna J. Yeaman. [7][8]
  2. James C. Adams, born 13 October 1872, VA, died 25 January 1928, Iowa.[9]
  3. John Oscar Adams, born 1875, died 8 December 1955, Spokane, Washington.[10][11][12]
  4. Wayne W. Adams, born April 1877, Virginia, died 1951, Alabama [13][14]
  5. David C. Adams, born 13 October 1881, Virginia [15]
  6. J. Dexter B. Adams, born 26 July 1884, married 1847, Nelle A. Buell.[16]

1880 Census, Pittsyvania, Virginia:[17]

James M. Adams Self Male 35 Virginia, United States
Emma Adams Wife Female 31 Virginia, United States
Luther Adams Son Male 10 Virginia, United States
Eugene Adams Son Male 9 Virginia, United States
J. Cary Adams Son Male 7 Virginia, United States
J. Oscar Adams Son Male 5 Virginia, United States
Wayne Adams Son Male 3 Virginia, United States
Dexter B. Adams Son Male 1 Virginia, United States
Lucy A. Williams Sister-in-law Female 25 Virginia, United States

On 30 January 1905, Spokane, Washington, James married his second wife, Sarah Vernon Heavuer, the daughter of Chas M. Burden and Nancy Hornsby.[18]

On 31 July 1909, Ashtabula, Ohio, James married his third wife, Sarah E. Lovell, the daughter of William R. Lovell and Eliza G. Reeves. (marriage license shows James was widowed, and Sarah was divorced.)[19]

In 1920, James was 75 years old and widowed, living in Kitsap, Washington. [20]

Sources

  1. ↑ https://www.civilwarvetswastate.com/veterans/detail.html?veteranid=1949
  2. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KNQK-WSQ
  3. ↑ "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3GV-NFM : 10 March 2018), John A. Adams in entry for J. M. Adams, 19 Jul 1923; citing Medical Lake, Spokane, Washington, reference 263, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 1,992,972.
  4. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR3G-6TL : 6 August 2020), Sarah Ann Adams in entry for John Adams, 1841.
  5. ↑ "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR7D-T5S : 29 January 2020), Saraha Adams, 1874.
  6. ↑ "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CBQN-R1N2 : 21 January 2022), Jas M Adams, 8 Jan 1867; citing Marriage Registration, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, Virginia State Library and Archives, Richmond.
  7. ↑ "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CTZL-FDPZ : 21 January 2022), J M Adams in entry for Mathew Eugene Adams, 1 Feb 1917; citing Marriage Registration, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, Virginia State Library and Archives, Richmond.
  8. ↑ "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ99-R5S : 10 March 2018), James M. Adams in entry for Matthew Eugene Adams, 15 Aug 1943; citing Pasco, Franklin County, Washington, reference , Bureau of Vital...
  9. ↑ "Washington Deaths and Burials, 1810-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HV64-612M : 30 June 2021), James M. Adams in entry for James C. Adams, 1928.
  10. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5FK-3VF : 28 January 2020), Jas M Adams in entry for J Dexter B Adams, 1880.
  11. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGVC-3PV : accessed 19 March 2022), James M Adams in household of John Oscar Adams, Ritzville Ward 3, Adams, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 9A, family 138, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1653; FHL microfilm 1,375,666.
  12. ↑ "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N31M-MXS : 10 March 2018), James M. Adams in entry for John Oscar Adams, 08 Dec 1955; citing Spokane, Spokane, Washington, reference 24025, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 2,033,576.
  13. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HN2D-GRW2 : 6 August 2020), James M. Adams in entry for Wayne W. Adams, 1877.
  14. ↑ "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6QG-TQP : 30 March 2021), J. M. Adams in entry for Wayne W. Adams, 1951.
  15. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5F2-7HM : 28 January 2020), Wm. Adams in entry for David C. Adams, 1881.
  16. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3LJ-2MJ : 31 December 2021), J M Adams in entry for J Dexter B Adams and Nelle A Buell, 29 Jul 1947; citing Steuben, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 005329161.
  17. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC5B-ZGX : 15 January 2022), James M. Adams, Banister, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
  18. ↑ "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMT-9XP9 : 5 May 2021), James W Adams and Sarah Vernon Heavuer, 1905.
  19. ↑ "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDHN-ZF6 : 25 March 2020), James M. Adams, 1909.
  20. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHFV-HKY : 4 February 2021), James M Adams, 1920.
  • "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DV-NTW : 23 December 2020), James Adams in household of John A Adams, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  • "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD6C-H3R : 18 February 2021), J M Adams in entry for J A Adans, 1860.
  • "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSKQ-C3D : 24 August 2021), James M. Adams, 1861-1865.
  • "Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3WT-PNC : 5 December 2014), James M Adams, 1862; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Thirty-eighth Infantry (Pittsylvania Regiment), NARA microfilm publication M324 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1961), roll 840.
  • Year: 1900; Census Place: Ritzville, Adams, Washington; Roll: 1741; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 1241741 (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/72874145:7602)
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40404437/james-madison-adams : accessed 19 March 2022), memorial page for James Madison Adams (1845–19 Jul 1923), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40404437, citing Ritzville Memorial Cemetery, Ritzville, Adams County, Washington, USA ; Maintained by Scott Bolliger (contributor 49600767).
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