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Ben Silas Adams 1846–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1846

Birth Location: Haden, Teton County, Idaho

Death Date: 7 Jun 1983

Death Location: El Paso, El Paso, Texas

Father: George Adams

Mother: Almira Bair

Spouse(s): sallie okelly

Children(s): Betty Adams, Paly Adams

Ben Silas Adams was born in 1846 in Haden, Teton County, Idaho, the child of George Alma Adams And Almira M Bair. In 1900, Ben Silas Adams resided in Civil District 8, Haywood, Tennessee. In 1910, Ben Silas Adams resided in St Anthony Ward 3, Fremont, Idaho. Ben Silas Adams married Sallie Faye Okelly, and had children including Betty Adams, Lois Adams, Paly Adams. Ben Silas Adams passed away in 1983 in El Paso, El Paso, Texas.

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Biography

  • Ben Silas Adams was born in 1846 in Haden, Teton County, Idaho, the child of George Alma Adams And Almira M Bair.
  • In 1900, Ben Silas Adams resided in Civil District 8, Haywood, Tennessee.
  • In 1910, Ben Silas Adams resided in St Anthony Ward 3, Fremont, Idaho.
  • Ben Silas Adams married Sallie Faye Okelly, and had children including Betty Adams, Lois Adams, Paly Adams.
  • Ben Silas Adams passed away in 1983 in El Paso, El Paso, Texas.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ben Adams's Ancestors

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Ben Adams
1846–1983
Birth Place: Haden, Teton County, Idaho
Parents
George Alma Adams
1858–1933
Rhymney, Monmouthshire, England
Almira (M) Bair
1863–1928
Richmond, Cache County, Utah
Grandparents
George (Hatfield Sr) Adams
1839–1869
Habersham, Georgia, United States,
Elizabeth (Jane) Swain
1839–1915
Georgia, United States
John Bair
1810–1884
Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
Lucy (Ann Maria) Bair
1830–1924
Kirtland, Lake County, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Curtis Adams
1813–1884
Kesiah Worley
1816–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeptha Adams
1786–1833
Rachel Holman
1783–1852

Ben Adams's Descendants

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Ben (Silas) Adams (Mar 1846–7 Jun 1983) m. sallie (faye) okelly (30 Jun 1910–19 Jun 1973)
  1. 1. Betty Adams 1902–
  2. 2. Paly Adams 1905–

Ben Adams's Timeline

6 Records

1846
Mar 1846
Birth of Ben Silas Adams in Haden, Teton County, Idaho
Haden, Teton County, Idaho
1900
1900
Age 54
Ben Silas Adams resided here in Civil District 8, Haywood, Tennessee
Civil District 8, Haywood, Tennessee
1910
1910
Age 64
Ben Silas Adams resided here in St Anthony Ward 3, Fremont, Idaho
St Anthony Ward 3, Fremont, Idaho
1920
1920
Age 74
Ben Silas Adams resided here in Atkinson, Magoffin, Kentucky
Atkinson, Magoffin, Kentucky
1930
1930
Age 84
Ben Silas Adams resided here in Clermont, Hall, Georgia
Clermont, Hall, Georgia
1983
7 Jun 1983
Age 137
Death of Ben Silas Adams in El Paso, El Paso, Texas
El Paso, El Paso, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1846
    Event Place: Haden, Teton County, Idaho
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Atkinson, Magoffin, Kentucky; Roll: T625_589; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 80; Image: .
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Clermont, Hall, Georgia; Roll: 368; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 37; Image: 1174.0.
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 8, Haywood, Tennessee; Roll: T623_1577; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 71.
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: St Anthony Ward 3, Fremont, Idaho; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 8, Haywood, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 8, Haywood, Tennessee; Roll: T623_1577; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 71.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: St Anthony Ward 3, Fremont, Idaho
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: St Anthony Ward 3, Fremont, Idaho; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Atkinson, Magoffin, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Atkinson, Magoffin, Kentucky; Roll: T625_589; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 80; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Clermont, Hall, Georgia
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Clermont, Hall, Georgia; Roll: 368; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 37; Image: 1174.0.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1983
    Event Place: El Paso, El Paso, Texas
    Record Source: Texas Death Index

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