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Adam Shriver (1788 - 1861)

Adam Shriver
Born in Washington, Pennsylvania, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Died at age 73 in Guernsey, Ohio, United Statesmap
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Biography

Adam was born in 1788. He was the son of Jacob Shriver and Elizabeth Shull.[1]

Adam was married to Delilah Gordon, daughter of John Adam Gordon and Cassandra Holland. They were the parents of 11 children. They were living in Jackson Township, Guernsey County, in 1850[2] and 1860.[3]

He passed away on August 1, 1861 in Guernsey County, Ohio.[4] He is buried at Mount Zion Baptist Cemetery in Byesville, Guernsey County. A memorial page has been established on Find A Grave.

His will was made December 9, 1857, and probated October 21, 1861.[5]

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Sources

  1. ↑ Roland Delaney Furlong, Dulaney-Furlong and Related Families (McClain Printing Company, Parsons, WV 26287), p. 327.
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXS1-NZL : 21 December 2020), Adam Swi*e*, Jackson Township, Guernsey, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCGT-YJJ : 18 February 2021), Adam Shriver, 1860.
  4. ↑ T. F. William, The Household Guide and Instructor, with Biographies: History of Guernsey County, Ohio, with Illustrations (Guernsey County, Ohio: Windmill Publications, 1882), p. 496.
  5. ↑ Howard Leckey, The Tenmile Country and Its Pioneer Families (2001 (reprint) Closson Press, 1935 Sampson Drive, Apollo, PA 15613-9208), p. 400.


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Shriver-143 and Shriver-1 appear to represent the same person because: Same based on Wife and children
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