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Cecil Pershing Adams 1920–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1920

Birth Location: Denison, Texas, USA

Death Date: 10 Apr 1996

Death Location: Colbert, Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: William Adams

Mother: Matilda Grisham

Spouse(s): Etta Grizzle

Children(s): Patricia Adams

Cecil Pershing Adams was born in 1920 in Denison, Texas, USA, the child of William Decatur Adams And Matilda Tilda Grisham. In 1950, Cecil Pershing Adams resided in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA. Cecil Pershing Adams married Etta Mae Grizzle, and had children including Cecil R Adams, Married Ford Adams, Patricia G Adams. Cecil Pershing Adams passed away in 1996 in Colbert, Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Cecil Pershing Adams was born in 1920 in Denison, Texas, USA, the child of William Decatur Adams And Matilda Tilda Grisham.
  • In 1950, Cecil Pershing Adams resided in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.
  • Cecil Pershing Adams married Etta Mae Grizzle, and had children including Cecil R Adams, Married Ford Adams, Patricia G Adams.
  • Cecil Pershing Adams passed away in 1996 in Colbert, Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Cecil Adams's Ancestors

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Cecil Adams
1920–1996
Birth Place: Denison, Texas, USA
Parents
William Decatur Adams
1885–1963
Fannin, Texas, United States
Matilda ("Tilda") Grisham
1887–1961
Arkansas
Grandparents
William (Smith) Adams
1849–1907
Alabama, USA
Mary (Jane) Burns
1855–1891
Mississippi, United States
Peter Grisham
1846–1916
Pope County, Illinois, USA
EMMA (J) KATES
1853–1914
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
John Adams
1832–
Sarah Adams
1833–1897
Isham Burns
1832–1928
Sarah McDonald
1834–1909
John Grisham
1790–1872
Sarah Gregory
1798–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Groshon
1760–1843
Elizabeth Williams
1763–1836
William (McGregory)
1764–1852
Martha Bledsoe
1760–1845

Cecil Adams's Descendants

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Cecil (Pershing) Adams (2 Feb 1920–10 Apr 1996) m. Etta (Mae) Grizzle (3 May 1929–19 Feb 2018)
  1. 1. Patricia (G) Adams 1947–2018

Cecil Adams's Timeline

3 Records

1920
2 Feb 1920
Birth of Cecil Pershing Adams in Denison, Texas, USA
Denison, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 30
Cecil Pershing Adams resided here in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
1996
10 Apr 1996
Age 76
Death of Cecil Pershing Adams in Cartwright, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
Cartwright, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1920
    Event Place: Denison, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: 430; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 259-278

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: 430; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 259-278

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1996
    Event Place: Cartwright, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Colbert, Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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