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Hiram Gaines Adams 1807–1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Aug 1807

Birth Location: Goshen, Elbert, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 1873

Death Location: Elberton, Elbert, Georgia, United States

Father: James Adams

Mother: Jane Cunningham

Spouse(s): Mary Nelms

Children(s): Lawrence Adams, Singleton Adams, James Adams, Hiram Adams, Elizabeth Adams, Milton Adams, W Adams

The story of Hiram Gaines Adams began in 1807 in Goshen, Elbert, Georgia, United States. In 1834, Hiram Gaines Adams resided in Macon, Georgia, USA. In 1840, Hiram Gaines Adams resided in District 199, Elbert, Georgia, USA. Hiram Gaines Adams married Mary H Polly Nelms, and had children including Elizabeth Adams, Hiram Gaines Adams, James Jordan Adams, Lawrence Mansfield Adams, Milton Barrett Tommy Adams, Singleton Allen S A Adams, W M Adams. Hiram Gaines Adams passed away in 1873 in Elberton, Elbert, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Hiram Gaines Adams began in 1807 in Goshen, Elbert, Georgia, United States.
  • In 1834, Hiram Gaines Adams resided in Macon, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1840, Hiram Gaines Adams resided in District 199, Elbert, Georgia, USA.
  • Hiram Gaines Adams married Mary H Polly Nelms, and had children including Elizabeth Adams, Hiram Gaines Adams, James Jordan Adams, Lawrence Mansfield Adams, Milton Barrett Tommy Adams, Singleton Allen S A Adams, W M Adams.
  • Hiram Gaines Adams passed away in 1873 in Elberton, Elbert, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Hiram Adams's Ancestors

Self
Hiram Adams
1807–1873
Birth Place: Goshen, Elbert, Georgia, United States
Parents
James Adams
1753–1835
Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Jane Cunningham
1755–1814
Grandparents
James Adams
1730–1789
Virginia, USA
Cecily Ford
1730–1815
James (Cunningham ( Amer Rev)) RevWAR
1720–1780
Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware, United States of America
Ann Thompson
1728–1778
Lewis, Sussex, Delaware, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Adams
1679–1740
Mourning Lewis
1694–1765
William Ford
1684–1746
Elizabeth Ward
1701–1751
Nathaniel Cunningham
1690–1762
Ann Boucher
1703–1736
Rev. Thompson
1690–1753
Margaret Osbourne
1690–1735
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Adams
1627–1680
Mary Walker
1657–1725
William Col.
1660–1706
Elizabeth Woodson-Lewis
1672–1739
John Immigrent
1661–1714
Elizabeth Ford
1663–1718

Hiram Adams's Descendants

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Hiram (Gaines) Adams (27 Aug 1807–1873) m. Mary (H 'Polly') Nelms (1811–05 NOV 1849)
  1. 1. Lawrence (Mansfield) Adams 1837–1918
  2. 2. Singleton (Allen (S.A.)) Adams 1844–1929
  3. 3. James (Jordan) Adams 1833–1905
  4. 4. Hiram (Gaines) Adams 1839–1863
  5. 5. Elizabeth Adams 1837–1909
  6. 6. Milton (Barrett 'Tommy') Adams 1839–1910
  7. 7. W (M) Adams 1831–

Hiram Adams's Timeline

11 Records

1807
27 Aug 1807
Birth of Hiram Gaines Adams in Goshen, Elbert, Georgia, United States
Goshen, Elbert, Georgia, United States
1834
24 Jul 1834
Age 27
Hiram Gaines Adams resided here in Macon, Georgia, USA
Macon, Georgia, USA
1840
1840
Age 33
Hiram Gaines Adams resided here in District 199, Elbert, Georgia, USA
District 199, Elbert, Georgia, USA
1849
1849
Age 42
Hiram Gaines Adams resided here in Elbert, Georgia, USA
Elbert, Georgia, USA
1850
1850
Age 43
Hiram Gaines Adams resided here in Elbert, Elbert, Georgia, USA
Elbert, Elbert, Georgia, USA
1860
1860
Age 53
Hiram Gaines Adams resided here in Elberton, Craftsville, Elbert, Georgia, USA
Elberton, Craftsville, Elbert, Georgia, USA
1864
1864
Age 57
Hiram Gaines Adams resided here in Elbert, Georgia, United States
Elbert, Georgia, United States
1870
1870
Age 63
Hiram Gaines Adams resided here in Centerville, Elberton, Elbert, Georgia, USA
Centerville, Elberton, Elbert, Georgia, USA
1872
Abt 1872
Age 65
Hiram Gaines Adams resided here in Elbert, Georgia
Elbert, Georgia
1872
4 Nov 1872
Age 65
Hiram Gaines Adams - Probate in Elbert, Georgia, USA
Elbert, Georgia, USA
1873
1873
Age 66
Death of Hiram Gaines Adams in Elberton, Elbert, Georgia, United States
Elberton, Elbert, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1807
    Event Place: Goshen, Elbert, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Georgia, U.S., Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia, 1864
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Centerville, Elbert, Georgia; Roll: M593_148; Page: 196A
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Elberton, Elbert, Georgia; Roll: M653_120; Page: 829; Family History Library Film
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Elbert, Elbert, Georgia; Roll: 68; Page: 434a
    [5] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1834
    Event Place: Macon, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Georgia Messenger; Publication Date: 24 Jul 1834; Publication Place: Macon, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: District 199, Elbert, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: District 199, Elbert, Georgia; Roll: 40; Page: 166; Family History Library Film: 0007043

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1849
    Event Place: Elbert, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, U.S., Property Tax Digests, Georgia Archives; Atlanta, GA, USA; Georgia Tax Digests 1890

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Elbert, Elbert, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Elbert, Elbert, Georgia; Roll: 68; Page: 434a

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Elberton, Craftsville, Elbert, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Copies of Non-population Census Schedules for Georgia, Documenting the Period 1850-1880; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Elberton, Elbert, Georgia; Roll: M653_120; Page: 829; Family History Library Film

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1864
    Event Place: Elbert, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: Georgia, U.S., Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia, 1864

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Centerville, Elberton, Elbert, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Centerville, Elbert, Georgia; Roll: M593_148; Page: 196A

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1872
    Event Place: Elbert, Georgia
    Record Source: Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate and Marriage Records (Elbert County, Georgia), 1803-1919; Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Elbert County)

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Elbert County, Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1873
    Event Place: Elberton, Elbert, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate and Marriage Records (Elbert County, Georgia), 1803-1919; Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Elbert County)
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1872
    Event Place: Elbert, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate and Marriage Records (Elbert County, Georgia), 1803-1919; Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Elbert County)

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