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Elijah Adams 1856–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1856

Birth Location: Platte, Missouri

Death Date: Abt. 1886

Death Location: Buchanan, Missouri

Father: Franklin Adams

Mother: Zephorah Todd

Spouse(s): Laura Burnett

Children(s): George Adams

Elijah Adams was born in 1856 in Platte, Missouri, the child of Franklin Adams And Zephorah Todd. In 1860, Elijah Adams resided in Green, Platte, Missouri, USA. In 1870, Elijah Adams resided in Wayne, Buchanan, Missouri, USA. Elijah Adams married Laura Ellen Burnett, and had children including George Williams Adams. Elijah Adams passed away in 1886 in Buchanan, Missouri.

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Biography

  • Elijah Adams was born in 1856 in Platte, Missouri, the child of Franklin Adams And Zephorah Todd.
  • In 1860, Elijah Adams resided in Green, Platte, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1870, Elijah Adams resided in Wayne, Buchanan, Missouri, USA.
  • Elijah Adams married Laura Ellen Burnett, and had children including George Williams Adams.
  • Elijah Adams passed away in 1886 in Buchanan, Missouri.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elijah Adams's Ancestors

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Elijah Adams
1856–1886
Birth Place: Platte, Missouri
Parents
Franklin Adams
1825–1875
DeKalb Co, MO
Zephorah Todd
1826–1900
Kentucky
Grandparents
William (Hazanni Perry) Adams
1786–1853
Rowan Co, NC
Anna Todd
1790–1857
Madison, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Adams
1755–1810
Mary Lynn
1759–1806
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Adams
1725–1792
Mary Copenhaver
1730–1790

Elijah Adams's Descendants

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Elijah Adams (1856–Abt. 1886) m. Laura (Ellen) Burnett (23 January 1867–11 July 1965)
  1. 1. George (Williams) Adams 1884–1961 m. Ellen (Pearl) Chipps 1889–1962
    1. 1. Cedric (Wilson) Adams 1914–1960 m. Bessie (Mae) Norris 1918–1972
      1. 1. Richard (Cedric) Adams 1944–2007
    2. 2. Floyd (Gerald) Adams 1916–1943 m. Bertha (Amelia) Mooney 1917–2006
    3. 3. George (Eli) Adams 1912–1985 m. Alice (Irene) James 1915–2001
    4. 4. Vernon (Leland) Adams 1921–2000 m. Rosemary (A.) Adams 1922–1994

Elijah Adams's Timeline

5 Records

1856
1856
Birth of Elijah Adams in Platte, Missouri
Platte, Missouri
1860
1860
Age 4
Elijah Adams resided here in Green, Platte, Missouri, USA
Green, Platte, Missouri, USA
1870
1870
Age 14
Elijah Adams resided here in Wayne, Buchanan, Missouri, USA
Wayne, Buchanan, Missouri, USA
1880
1880
Age 24
Elijah Adams resided here in Washington, Buchanan, Missouri, USA
Washington, Buchanan, Missouri, USA
1886
Abt. 1886
Age 30
Death of Elijah Adams in Buchanan, Missouri
Buchanan, Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Platte, Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Washington, Buchanan, Missouri; Roll: 675; Page: 396A; Enumeration District: 070
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Wayne, Buchanan, Missouri; Roll: M593_762; Page: 733B; Family History Library Film: 552261
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Green, Platte, Missouri; Roll: M653_640; Page: 771; Family History Library Film: 803640

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Green, Platte, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Green, Platte, Missouri; Roll: M653_640; Page: 771; Family History Library Film: 803640

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Wayne, Buchanan, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Wayne, Buchanan, Missouri; Roll: M593_762; Page: 733B; Family History Library Film: 552261

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Washington, Buchanan, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Washington, Buchanan, Missouri; Roll: 675; Page: 396A; Enumeration District: 070

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1886
    Event Place: Buchanan, Missouri

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