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Elijah Eli Gustavus ADAMS 1853–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Nov 1853

Birth Location: Macon County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 17 Jul 1939

Death Location: Bethpage, Sumner, Tennessee, USA

Father: Wesley ADAMS

Mother: Mary (Adams)

Spouse(s): Mary 'Sis'

Children(s): Homer Clayton), Ila Frazor), Laura (Gilliam), Claude ADAMS, Horace Homer), Della (Rutledge)

In 1853, Elijah Eli Gustavus ADAMS entered the world in Macon County, Tennessee, USA, born to Wesley M Adams And Mary Polly Ruth Robertson Adams. In 1870, Elijah Eli Gustavus ADAMS resided in District 3, Macon, Tennessee, USA. In 1880, Elijah Eli Gustavus ADAMS resided in District 3, Macon, Tennessee, USA. Elijah Eli Gustavus ADAMS married Mary Elizabeth Anglea Adams Nickname Nancy And Sis, and had children including Claude G Adams, Della Adams Rutledge, Homer Dayton Adams Twin Brother To Horace Clayton, Horace Clayton Adams Twin Brother To Homer, Ila Celeste Adams Robinson Frazier Frazor, Laura Adams Gilliam. Elijah Eli Gustavus ADAMS passed away in 1939 in Bethpage, Sumner, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1853, Elijah Eli Gustavus ADAMS entered the world in Macon County, Tennessee, USA, born to Wesley M Adams And Mary Polly Ruth Robertson Adams.
  • In 1870, Elijah Eli Gustavus ADAMS resided in District 3, Macon, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1880, Elijah Eli Gustavus ADAMS resided in District 3, Macon, Tennessee, USA.
  • Elijah Eli Gustavus ADAMS married Mary Elizabeth Anglea Adams Nickname Nancy And Sis, and had children including Claude G Adams, Della Adams Rutledge, Homer Dayton Adams Twin Brother To Horace Clayton, Horace Clayton Adams Twin Brother To Homer, Ila Celeste Adams Robinson Frazier Frazor, Laura Adams Gilliam.
  • Elijah Eli Gustavus ADAMS passed away in 1939 in Bethpage, Sumner, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wesley ADAMS
1806–
Birth Location: Smith County, Tennessee, USA
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Mary (Adams)
1811–1871
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary 'Sis'
1860–1911
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Children(s)

Homer Clayton)
1889–1951
Birth Location: Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
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Ila Frazor)
1878–1950
Birth Location: Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
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Laura (Gilliam)
1892–1969
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Claude ADAMS
1893–1965
Birth Location: Sumner Co., Tennessee
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Horace Homer)
1889–1974
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Della (Rutledge)
1880–1961
Birth Location: Macon Co. Tenn.
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Elijah ADAMS's Ancestors

Self
Elijah ADAMS
1853–1939
Birth Place: Macon County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Wesley M ADAMS
1806–
Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Polly Ruth ROBERTSON) (Adams)
1811–1871
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Elijah (ADAMS (twin brother to) Solomon)
1766–1850
Southern District, Rowan Co., North Carolina
Elizabeth MILLER
1780–1846
North Carolina, United States
Elijah (Rutledge) ROBERTSON
1784–1858
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Nancy (PARKER) (Robertson)
1793–1845
Great-Grandparents
Solomon ADAMS
1727–1821
Ann (Adams)
1742–1766
Nathaniel PARKER
1724–1811
Mary (Parker)
1734–1808
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Solomon Rev
1699–1778
Abigail (Adams)
1711–1784

Elijah ADAMS's Descendants

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Elijah (Eli Gustavus) ADAMS (27 Nov 1853–17 Jul 1939) m. Mary (Elizabeth ANGLEA (Adams) nickname 'Nancy' and) 'Sis' (Abt 1860–27 June 1911)
  1. 1. Homer (Dayton ADAMS (twin brother to Horace) Clayton) 1889–1951
  2. 2. Ila (Celeste ADAMS (Robinson) (Frazier) Frazor) 1878–1950 m. Lorenzie (Key ROBERTSON) Robinson 1872–1937 m. William (Willie Sallie FRAZIER) Frazor 1871–1951
    1. 1. Ethel (ROBERTSON) (McFall) 1895–1922
    2. 2. Nitia (Vitae Exina Viddie ROBERTSON (Dorris)) (Brown) 1900–1982 m. Walter (Lee) DORRIS 1894–1961 m. Clarence (Edward) BROWN 1895–1983
      1. 1. James (Harold) Dorris 1919–2004
      2. 2. Infant (Son) Dorris 1917–1917
    3. 3. Floyd ROBINSON 1905–1965
    4. 4. Nellie ROBINSON 1910–
  3. 3. Laura (ADAMS) (Gilliam) 1892–1969
  4. 4. Claude (G) ADAMS 1893–1965 m. Pearl (TALLEY) (Adams) 1897–1981
  5. 5. Horace (Clayton ADAMS (twin brother to) Homer) 1889–1974 m. Kate (PENN) (Adams) 1909–1961
    1. 1. Horace (Clayton ADAMS) JR 1931–1998
  6. 6. Della (ADAMS) (Rutledge) 1880–1961 m. William (Richard) RUTLEDGE 1870–1935
    1. 1. Lilian RUTLEDGE 1902–
    2. 2. Edna RUTLEDGE 1907–

Elijah ADAMS's Timeline

7 Records

1853
27 Nov 1853
Birth of Elijah Eli Gustavus ADAMS in Macon County, Tennessee, USA
Macon County, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 17
Elijah Eli Gustavus ADAMS resided here in District 3, Macon, Tennessee, USA
District 3, Macon, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 27
Elijah Eli Gustavus ADAMS resided here in District 3, Macon, Tennessee, USA
District 3, Macon, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 47
Elijah Eli Gustavus ADAMS resided here in Civil District 11, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 11, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 57
Elijah Eli Gustavus ADAMS resided here in Bethpage, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
Bethpage, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 77
Elijah Eli Gustavus ADAMS resided here in District 11, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
District 11, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
1939
17 Jul 1939
Age 86
Death of Elijah Eli Gustavus ADAMS in Bethpage, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
Bethpage, Sumner, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1853
    Event Place: Macon County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 7
    [2] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 11, Sumner, Tennessee; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2342016
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 3, Macon, Tennessee; Roll: 1270; Page: 47D; Enumeration District: 071
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 3, Macon, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1545; Page: 18B; Family History Library Film: 553044
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 11, Sumner, Tennessee; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0119; FHL microfilm: 1241601
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bethpage, Sumner, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1522; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0141; FHL microfilm: 1375535
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tennessean; Publication Date: 20 Jul 1939; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.48946485,0.6366875,0.64414525&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 3, Macon, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 3, Macon, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1545; Page: 18B; Family History Library Film: 553044

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 3, Macon, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 3, Macon, Tennessee; Roll: 1270; Page: 47D; Enumeration District: 071

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 11, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 11, Sumner, Tennessee; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0119; FHL microfilm: 1241601

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Bethpage, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bethpage, Sumner, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1522; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0141; FHL microfilm: 1375535

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 11, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 11, Sumner, Tennessee; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2342016

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1939-07-20
    Event Place: Nashville, Tennessee
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Tennessean - 1939-07-20 - Page 2, Obituary for E. G. ADAMS (Aged 85) 1939-07-20

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1939
    Event Place: Nashville, Tennessee
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Tennessean - 20 Jul 1939 - Page 2, Obituary for E. G. ADAMS (Aged 85) 20 Jul 1939

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: BETHPAGE, Tenn.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tennessean; Publication Date: 20 Jul 1939; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.48946485,0.6366875,0.64414525&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bethpage, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1939
    Event Place: Bethpage, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 7
    [2] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tennessean; Publication Date: 20 Jul 1939; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.48946485,0.6366875,0.64414525&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bethpage, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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