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Gertrude Adams 1914–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 MAR 1914

Birth Location: Leake County, Mississippi, United States

Death Date: 29 JUN 1981

Death Location: Thomastown, Leake, Mississippi, United States

Father: James Adams

Mother: Esther Reed

Spouse(s): Samuel Odom

Children(s): Cecil Odom, Evelyn Odom, George Odom, Jeanette Odom, Bobbie Odom, Frank Odom, James Odom

In 1914, Gertrude Adams entered the world in Leake County, Mississippi, United States, born to James Elbert Adams And Esther Reed. In 1920, Gertrude Adams was recorded in the census in Beat 3, Leake, Mississippi, United States. In 1930, Gertrude Adams was recorded in the census in Beat 1, Bolivar, Mississippi, United States. Gertrude Adams married Samuel Franklin Odom, and had children including Annie Frannie Odom, Bobbie Jean Odom, Cecil Odom, Charles Wayne Odom, Evelyn Gertrude Odom, Frank Odom, George Harold Odom, James Emmett Odom, Jeanette Odom, Sandra Odom. Gertrude Adams passed away in 1981 in Thomastown, Leake, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1914, Gertrude Adams entered the world in Leake County, Mississippi, United States, born to James Elbert Adams And Esther Reed.
  • In 1920, Gertrude Adams was recorded in the census in Beat 3, Leake, Mississippi, United States.
  • In 1930, Gertrude Adams was recorded in the census in Beat 1, Bolivar, Mississippi, United States.
  • Gertrude Adams married Samuel Franklin Odom, and had children including Annie Frannie Odom, Bobbie Jean Odom, Cecil Odom, Charles Wayne Odom, Evelyn Gertrude Odom, Frank Odom, George Harold Odom, James Emmett Odom, Jeanette Odom, Sandra Odom.
  • Gertrude Adams passed away in 1981 in Thomastown, Leake, Mississippi, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Gertrude Adams's Ancestors

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Gertrude Adams
1914–1981
Birth Place: Leake County, Mississippi, United States
Parents
James Elbert Adams
1887–1958
Leake County, Mississippi, United States
Esther Reed
1893–1974
Mississippi, United States
Grandparents
John (Washington) Adams
1858–1928
Mississippi, United States
Kate Theweatt
1868–1922
Holmes, Mississippi, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Adams
1828–1868
Sarabeth Devine
1836–1922
Elbert Theweatt
1824–
Mary Page
1828–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Washington Devine
1811–1870
Mary Simpson
1811–

Gertrude Adams's Descendants

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Gertrude Adams (8 MAR 1914–29 JUN 1981) m. Samuel (Franklin) Odom (28 APR 1908–10 JUN 1970)
  1. 1. Cecil Odom 1932–2004 m. Sadie (Deloris) Wilson 1937–2015
    1. 1. James (Curtis) Odom 1951–1972
  2. 2. Evelyn (Gertrude) Odom 1934–2006
  3. 3. George (Harold) Odom 1937–2001
  4. 4. Jeanette Odom 1948–2003
  5. 5. Bobbie (Jean) Odom 1951–1982 m. Kenneth (Ray) Lofton 1949–2013
  6. 6. Frank Odom 1947–1998
  7. 7. James (Emmett) Odom 1944–1951

Gertrude Adams's Timeline

5 Records

1914
8 MAR 1914
Birth of Gertrude Adams in Leake County, Mississippi, United States
Leake County, Mississippi, United States
1920
1920
Age 6
Gertrude Adams appeared in census in Beat 3, Leake, Mississippi, United States
Beat 3, Leake, Mississippi, United States
1930
1930
Age 16
Gertrude Adams appeared in census in Beat 1, Bolivar, Mississippi, United States
Beat 1, Bolivar, Mississippi, United States
1940
1940
Age 26
Gertrude Adams appeared in census in Sharon, Madison, Mississippi, United States
Sharon, Madison, Mississippi, United States
1981
29 JUN 1981
Age 67
Death of Gertrude Adams in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States
Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 MAR 1914
    Event Place: Leake County, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: , Application for Account Numbers (Form SS-5), Social Security Administration, .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Beat 3, Leake, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 1, Bolivar, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Sharon, Madison, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 JUN 1981
    Event Place: Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index (CD ROM)
    [2] , Application for Account Numbers (Form SS-5), Social Security Administration, .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Thomastown, Leake, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: Findagrave.com

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Census
    Event Place: Sharon, Madison, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

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