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Reuben Jackson Adams (1849 - 1931)

Reuben Jackson Adams
Born in Pike County, Georgia, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 11 Mar 1863 (to 16 Apr 1917) in Pike County, Georgia, United Statesmap
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Died at age 81 in Meansville, Pike, Georgia, United Statesmap
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Biography

Reuben Jackson Adams was born on June 4, 1849, in Pike County, Georgia, United States, son of Jeremiah Adams (1822–1868) and Julia Ann Virden (1828–1905).

1850 Census, Pike County, Georgia[1]

Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Jeremiah Adams M 28 Overseer Georgia
Julia Ann Adams F 21 Georgia
William D Adams M 5 Georgia
James C Adams M 3 Georgia
Reuben J Adams M 1 Georgia

Reuben (age 14) married Alice Eugenia Lifsey (age 14); daughter of William Neal Lifsey (1826-1861) and Mary Ella Jane Culpepper (1825-1908); on March 11, 1863, in Pike County, Georgia, United States.[2] They had the following children:

  1. William Jeremiah Adams (1865-1940)
  2. James Madison Adams (1868-1956)
  3. Anna Lenore Adams (1870-1956)
  4. Charles Jackson Adams (1876-1936)
  5. Thomas Alvie Adams (1878-1945)
  6. Reuben Edward Adams (1880-1908)
  7. Alice Matilda Adams (1881-1945)
  8. Emma Louella Adams (1883-1970)
  9. Ophelia Selena Adams (1885-1965)
  10. Louis David Adams (1887-1973)
  11. Julia Irene Adams (1889-1975)

1870 Census, Upson County, Georgia[3]

Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Reuben Adams M 21 Farm Hand Georgia
Alice Adams F 21 Georgia
William Adams M 4 Georgia
James Adams M 2 Georgia
Annie Adams F 0 Georgia
Ben Adams M 19 Georgia

1880 Census, Zebulon, Pike, Georgia[4]

Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
R. J. Adams M White 31 Married Head Farmer Georgia
Annie E. Adams F White 31 Married Wife Keeping House Georgia
William J. Adams M White 13 Single Son Laborer Georgia
James M. Adams M White 12 Single Son Laborer Georgia
A. L. Adams F White 10 Single Daughter Georgia
Charles J. Adams M White 4 Single Son Georgia
Thomas E. Adams M White 2 Single Son Georgia
R. W. Adams M White 0 Single Son Georgia

1900 Census, Pike County, Georgia[5]

Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Reuben J Adams M White 51 Married Head Farmer Georgia
Alice E Adams F White 51 Married Wife Georgia
Emma L Adams F White 23 Single Daughter Georgia
Ophelia S Adams F White 15 Single Daughter Georgia
Lewis D Adams M White 13 Single Son Georgia
Julia I Adams F White 11 Single Daughter Georgia

1920 Census, Pike County, Georgia[6]

Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Charley S Slade M White 35 Married Head Georgia
Ophelia S Slade F White 33 Married Wife Georgia
Edith M Slade F White 8 Single Daughter Georgia
Charles G Slade M White 4 years 4 months Single Son Georgia
Julian H Slade M White 1 years 4 months Single Son Georgia
Ruben J Adams M White 70 Widowed Father-in-law Georgia

Reuben died on January 19, 1931, in Meansville, Pike, Georgia, United States, aged 81.[7] He is buried at Fincher Memorial Cemetery, Meansville, Pike County, Georgia.[8]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850", Pike, Georgia, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYC-65W : Sun Mar 10 05:24:29 UTC 2024), Entry for Jeremiah Adams and Julia Ann Adams, 1850.
  2. ↑ Marriage: "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967", Pike County, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWC8-22Z : 11 January 2020), Ruben Adams, 1863.
  3. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870", Upson, Georgia, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC31-DML : Fri Jul 05 20:12:35 UTC 2024), Entry for Reuben Adams and Alice Adams, 1870.
  4. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880", Zebulon, Pike, Georgia, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8GL-Y6P : Thu Jul 18 19:28:06 UTC 2024), Entry for R. J. Adams and Annie E. Adams, 1880.
  5. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900", District 581, Pike, Georgia, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3JB-MH8 : Thu Apr 11 21:08:00 UTC 2024), Entry for Reuben J Adams and Alace E Adams, 1900.
  6. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920", District 551, Pike, Georgia, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJX9-X24 : Sat Mar 09 04:32:03 UTC 2024), Entry for Charley S Slade and Ophelia S Slade, 1920.
  7. ↑ Death: "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1943", Pike County, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJX9-FFPZ : Sat Mar 09 23:07:03 UTC 2024), Entry for Ruben Jackson Adams and Alice Eugenia Lifsey, 1931.
  8. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63848463/reuben_jackson-adams: accessed), memorial page for Reuben Jackson Adams (4 Jun 1849–19 Jan 1931), Find A Grave: Memorial #63848463, citing Fincher Memorial Cemetery, Meansville, Pike County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Alton and Loudonia (contributor 46956626).

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