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Elwood M. Adams 1913 – 1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 August 1913

Birth Location: Lane, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 18 May 1973

Death Location: Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA

Father: Melvin Adams

Mother: Virginia Scogin

Spouse(s): Eloise Kaiser

Children(s): Elwood Adams

Elwood M. Adams Sr was born in 1913 in Lane, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA, the child of Melvin Odell Adams and Virginia Ellen Scogin. In 1935, Elwood M. Adams Sr resided in Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois. In 1940, Elwood M. Adams Sr resided in Clintonia Twp, Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, USA. Elwood M. Adams Sr married Eloise Kaiser, and had children including Elwood M. Adams. Elwood M. Adams Sr passed away in 1973 in Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Elwood M. Adams Sr was born in 1913 in Lane, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA, the child of Melvin Odell Adams and Virginia Ellen Scogin.
  • In 1935, Elwood M. Adams Sr resided in Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois.
  • In 1940, Elwood M. Adams Sr resided in Clintonia Twp, Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, USA.
  • Elwood M. Adams Sr married Eloise Kaiser, and had children including Elwood M. Adams.
  • Elwood M. Adams Sr passed away in 1973 in Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elwood Adams's Ancestors

Self
Elwood Adams
1913 – 1973
Birth Place: Lane, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Melvin Odell Adams
1881 – 1948
McCordsville, Hancock, Indiana, USA
Virginia (Ellen) Scogin
1884 – 1962
Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Karr) Scogin
1839 – 1941
Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, USA
Martha (Ann) Livingston
1849 – 1918
Soloman, Dewitt County, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Scogin
1813 – 1881
Margaret Karr
1815 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Solomon Schoggan
1750 – 1818
Jane Taylor
1770 – 1818
Walter Karr
1781 – 1823
Margaret Wellers
1784 – 1849

Elwood Adams's Descendants

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Elwood (M.) Adams (25 August 1913 – 18 May 1973) m. Eloise Kaiser (6 October 1914 – 3 July 1961)
  1. 1. Elwood (M.) Adams (19 August 1934 – 20 May 2008) m. Theda (Eldora) Whennen (8 May 1936 – 5 May 2018)
    1. 1. Kathy (J.) Adams (26 August 1955 – 24 October 2015) m. Jerry (L.) Isaac (6 May 1954 – )
      1. 1. Bobbie (Jo) McCue (Abt. 1980 – )
      2. 2. Andrea (Lynn) Isaac (5 November 1982 – 11 April 2018) m. Aaron Staley (27 Jul 1977 – )
      3. 3. Byron (J) Isaac (Mar 1985 – )
      4. 4. Malory Isaac (Oct 1988 – ) m. Enrique Alvarez
    2. 2. Jeff Adams (Abt. 1957 – )

Elwood Adams's Timeline

4 Records

1913
25 August 1913
Birth of Elwood M. Adams Sr in Lane, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA
Lane, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 22
Elwood M. Adams Sr resided here in Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois
Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 27
Elwood M. Adams Sr resided here in Clintonia Twp, Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, USA
Clintonia Twp, Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, USA
1973
18 May 1973
Age 60
Death of Elwood M. Adams Sr in Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA
Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 August 1913
    Event Place: Lane, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Pantagraph; Publication Date: 18 May 1973; Publication Place: Bloomington, Illinois, USA; ,0.7711993,0.511824,0.9703809&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00794; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 20-6

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Clintonia Twp, Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00794; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 20-6

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1973
    Event Place: Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Pantagraph; Publication Date: 18 May 1973; Publication Place: Bloomington, Illinois, USA; ,0.7711993,0.511824,0.9703809&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Maroa, Macon County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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