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Joseph Smith Adams 1847–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Nov 1847

Birth Location: Little Pidgeon, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 28 JUL 1917

Death Location: American Fork, Utah County, Utah, United States of America

Father: Arza Adams

Mother: Sabina Clark

Spouse(s): Caroline HANSEN

Children(s): Sabina Adams, Julia Adams, Joseph Adams, Maud Dykman, Warren Adams, Leonard Adams, Inger Racker, Steven Adams, Orpha Adams, Mary Adams

In 1847, Joseph Smith Adams entered the world in Little Pidgeon, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA, born to Arza Matson Adams And Sabina Ann Clark. Joseph Smith Adams married Caroline Hansen, and had children including Inger Dot Adams Racker, Joseph Franklin Adams, Julia Adams, Leonard Alphonzo Adams, Mary Ellen Adams, Maud Adams Dykman, Orpha Elzeta Adams, Sabina Ann Adams, Steven Renno Adams, Warren Barnabus Adams. Joseph Smith Adams passed away in 1917 in American Fork, Utah County, Utah, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1847, Joseph Smith Adams entered the world in Little Pidgeon, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA, born to Arza Matson Adams And Sabina Ann Clark.
  • Joseph Smith Adams married Caroline Hansen, and had children including Inger Dot Adams Racker, Joseph Franklin Adams, Julia Adams, Leonard Alphonzo Adams, Mary Ellen Adams, Maud Adams Dykman, Orpha Elzeta Adams, Sabina Ann Adams, Steven Renno Adams, Warren Barnabus Adams.
  • Joseph Smith Adams passed away in 1917 in American Fork, Utah County, Utah, United States of America.

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Joseph Adams's Ancestors

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Joseph Adams
1847–1917
Birth Place: Little Pidgeon, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
Parents
Arza Matson Adams
1804–1889
Barstard, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
Sabina (Ann) Clark
1812–1861
Augusta, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Adams's Descendants

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Joseph (Smith) Adams (4 Nov 1847–28 JUL 1917) m. Caroline HANSEN (14 January 1849–10 August 1934)
  1. 1. Sabina (Ann) Adams 1869–1900 m. John (Wareham) Jackson 1867–1943
    1. 1. Joseph (John) Jackson 1889–1895
    2. 2. William (Franklin) Jackson 1891–1892
    3. 3. Boyd Jackson 1893–1942
    4. 4. Cornelius Jackson 1895–1921
  2. 2. Julia Adams 1873–1961
  3. 3. Joseph (Franklin) Adams 1876–1930
  4. 4. Maud (Adams) Dykman 1878–1960
  5. 5. Warren (Barnabus) Adams 1883–1945
  6. 6. Leonard (Alphonzo) Adams 1892–1980 m. Agnes (Wilhelmina) Adams 1905–1994
    1. 1. George (Leonard) Adams 1924–1999
    2. 2. Joseph (Stanley) Adams 1929–2016
  7. 7. Inger (Dot Adams) Racker 1885–1966 m. Leonard (David Racker) Sr. 1881–1954
    1. 1. Carl Racker 1915–2003
    2. 2. Jennie (Anita Racker Cragun) Daly 1908–1993
    3. 3. Ruth (Lola Racker) Mckenzie 1911–1991 m. Rodney (Rae) McKenzie 1911–1980
    4. 4. Leonard (David Racker) Jr. 1906–1964
    5. 5. William (Emil "Billy") Racker 1913–1973
    6. 6. Lela (Delvore Racker) Lunt 1903–1962
    7. 7. Orpha (Vivian) Racker 1905–1905
    8. 8. Rose (Marie) Racker 1926–1938
  8. 8. Steven (Renno) Adams 1888–1950
  9. 9. Orpha (Elzeta) Adams 1881–1963
  10. 10. Mary (Ellen) Adams 1871–1874

Joseph Adams's Timeline

3 Records

1847
4 Nov 1847
Birth of Joseph Smith Adams in Little Pidgeon, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
Little Pidgeon, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
1869
8 March 1869
Age 22
Joseph Smith Adams was married
None
1917
28 JUL 1917
Age 70
Death of Joseph Smith Adams in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1847
    Event Place: Little Pidgeon, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 March 1869

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 JUL 1917
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: American Fork, Utah County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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