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Josephus Adams 1819–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 DEC 1819

Birth Location: Scott County, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 8 FEB 1895

Death Location: Worth County, Missouri, United States

Father: James Adams

Mother: Catherine James

Spouse(s): Sarah White, Mary Moore

Children(s): Thomas Adams, Charles Adams, Amey Adams, Minerva Adams, James Adams, John Adams, Samuel Adams, Josephus Adams, Mary Adams, Lewis Adams

In 1819, Josephus Adams entered the world in Scott County, Kentucky, United States, born to James H Adams And Catherine James. In 1850, Josephus Adams was recorded in the census in District 19, Edgar, Illinois, United States. In 1855, Josephus Adams was recorded in the census in Edgar County, Illinois, United States. Josephus Adams married Mary Elizabeth Moore, Sarah Elizabeth White, and had children including Amey Catharina Adams, Charles Milton Adams, James W Adams, John M Adams, Josephus John Adams, Lewis Monroe Adams, Mary Lillian Adams, Minerva Adams, Samuel S Adams, Thomas Jefferson Adams. Josephus Adams passed away in 1895 in Worth County, Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1819, Josephus Adams entered the world in Scott County, Kentucky, United States, born to James H Adams And Catherine James.
  • In 1850, Josephus Adams was recorded in the census in District 19, Edgar, Illinois, United States.
  • In 1855, Josephus Adams was recorded in the census in Edgar County, Illinois, United States.
  • Josephus Adams married Mary Elizabeth Moore, Sarah Elizabeth White, and had children including Amey Catharina Adams, Charles Milton Adams, James W Adams, John M Adams, Josephus John Adams, Lewis Monroe Adams, Mary Lillian Adams, Minerva Adams, Samuel S Adams, Thomas Jefferson Adams.
  • Josephus Adams passed away in 1895 in Worth County, Missouri, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Adams
1789–1858
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, United States
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Catherine James
1788–1831
Birth Location: Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States
CJ

Spouses(s)

Sarah White
1830–1896
Birth Location: Indiana, United States
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Mary Moore
1820–1848
Birth Location: –
MM

Children(s)

Thomas Adams
1856–1923
Birth Location: Worth County, Missouri, United States
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Charles Adams
1852–1932
Birth Location: Paris, Edgar, Illinois, United States
CA
Amey Adams
1854–1877
Birth Location: Edgar County, Illinois, United States
AA
Minerva Adams
1867–
Birth Location: Illinois, United States
MA
James Adams
1843–
Birth Location: Illinois, United States
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John Adams
1844–1919
Birth Location: Paris, Edgar, Illinois, United States
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Samuel Adams
1849–1917
Birth Location: Coles County, Illinois, United States
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Josephus Adams
1850–
Birth Location: Edgar County, Illinois, United States
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Mary Adams
1862–1932
Birth Location: Paris, Edgar, Illinois, United States
MA
Lewis Adams
1867–1942
Birth Location: Illinois, United States
LA

Josephus Adams's Ancestors

Self
Josephus Adams
1819–1895
Birth Place: Scott County, Kentucky, United States
Parents
James H Adams
1789–1858
Frederick County, Virginia, United States
Catherine James
1788–1831
Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josephus Adams's Descendants

1.
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Josephus Adams (12 DEC 1819–8 FEB 1895) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) White (1830–1896) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Moore (1820–1848)
  1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson) Adams 1856–1923 m. Emmazetta (Margaret) Elliott 1855–1950
    1. 1. Edna (Lillian) Adams 1882–1973 m. Starley (Ellis) Murdock 1883–1965
    2. 2. Oscar (Dockery) Adams 1889–1983 m. Hattie (Lucille) Waymen 1903–1983
      1. 1. Helen (Elaine) Adams 1922–1999 m. Charles (William) McKenney 1922–1998
      2. 2. Billy (Rex) Adams 1923–2020 m. Patricia (Ann) Spainhower 1932–2021
    3. 3. Bertha (M) Adams 1882–1882
    4. 4. Elbert (Lewis) Adams 1893–1994 m. Cora (Ida) Tetters 1901–1982
      1. 1. Louis (Hamlon) Adams 1918–1968 m. Roselyn Rosenberg 1919–2005
        1. 1. David (Joseph) Adams 1947–2021
      2. 2. William (Paul) Adams 1920–2000
      3. 3. Melba (Annarae) Adams 1921–2013 m. Herchel (Adrian) Fildes 1912–1983
      4. 4. Frank (Curtis) Adams 1928–2016 m. Kamolia (M) Jernigan 1926–2021
      5. 5. Amos (Lemont) Adams 1934–2001
      6. 6. Jerold (Terance) Adams 1941–2011
      7. 7. Tommy (Cecil) Adams 1926–2014 m. Anna (Sue) Price 1930–2000
  2. 2. Charles (Milton) Adams 1852–1932 m. Rachel (Ellen) Mccord 1859–1938
    1. 1. Edson (Victor) Adams 1887–1968 m. Laura (Belle) Hutson 1893– m. Daisee (Orrie) Long 1886–1962
      1. 1. Charles (Blaine) Adams 1912–2001 m. Mabel (Marie) Holmes 1917–2010
        1. 1. Charles (Blaine) Adams 1946–1975
      2. 2. Doyle (Vernon) Adams 1910–1988 m. Edith Galloway 1914–1995
        1. 1. Vernon (Lee) Adams 1938–2002
      3. 3. Austin (Wilson) Adams 1917–2014 m. Mary (Alice) Graham 1928–2012
      4. 4. Elbert (Verlin) Adams 1920–1990 m. Faye Smith 1924–2019
      5. 5. Bonnie (Jean) Adams 1923–
      6. 6. Bernice (Fay) Adams 1930–1931
    2. 2. William (Joseph) Adams 1879–1963 m. Mattie (B) Moore 1888–
      1. 1. Goldie (Dot) Adams 1904–1984 m. Elmer (N) Heiner 1903–
      2. 2. Gladys (Marie) Adams 1904–1990 m. Vernon (E) Krumme 1900–1957
        1. 1. Bonnie (Ellen) Krumme 1925–
      3. 3. Mildred (B) Adams 1911–1995
    3. 3. Jessie Adams 1890–1976 m. George (G) Knowlton 1881– m. Wilbur (Wallace) Wilhite 1883–1939 m. George (W) Gamble 1883–1981
      1. 1. Cecil (Raymond) Wilhite 1911–1971 m. Pauline (Hetty Jane) Wood 1918–2005
        1. 1. Celia (Fay) Wilhite 1949–2020
        2. 2. Ellen (Rae) Wilhite 1942–2021 m. Arthur (J) Ross 1937–2005
      2. 2. Kenneth (Dwayne) Wilhite 1917–2010
      3. 3. Esther (Darlene) Wilhite 1928–1998 m. Harley (Wayne) Carroll 1923–2010
      4. 4. Simeon (Harold) Wilhite 1915–1916
    4. 4. John (Lester) Adams 1892–1953 m. Della (Maria) Miller 1891–1983
      1. 1. Carrol (Miller) Adams 1922–1997 m. Marilyn Miner 1926–2018
      2. 2. Harrold (Glee) Adams 1920–2005 m. Virginia (Fern) Shaw 1923–2015
      3. 3. John (Maxin) Adams 1918–1943 m. Doris Clark 1909–
    5. 5. Kate Adams 1893–1980 m. Walter (W) Walker 1890–1965
    6. 6. Martha (Vittoria) Adams 1894–1982 m. Charles (Loren) Mclaughlin 1891–1972
    7. 7. Lola (M) Adams 1885–1890
    8. 8. Cora (E) Adams 1883–1884
    9. 9. Elizabeth (Jane) Adams 1881–1949 m. Hugh Foland 1882–1967
      1. 1. Charles (Woodrow) Foland 1919–1990
      2. 2. Virginia (Roberta) Foland 1921–1999 m. Jeremiah (O) Hunt 1923–2002
        1. 1. David (Leroy) Hunt 1947–2024
        2. 2. Paul (Dean) Hunt 1949–2021
  3. 3. Amey (Catharina) Adams 1854–1877
  4. 4. Minerva Adams 1867–
  5. 5. James (W) Adams 1843–
  6. 6. John (M) Adams 1844–1919 m. Teressaa (Ann) White 1844–1908
    1. 1. Henry (V) Adams 1869–1875
    2. 2. Maybell Adams 1873–1934 m. Bird (Lucius) Hotchkiss 1871–1957
      1. 1. Infant Hotchkiss –1899
      2. 2. Infant Hotchkiss –1894
      3. 3. Lyle (Lyman) Hotchkiss 1896–1958
    3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Adams 1867–1922 m. Luther (L) Mackaman 1857–1940
      1. 1. Harry (John) Mackaman 1891–1975 m. Hannah Bick 1890–1963
        1. 1. Donald (Harry) Mackaman 1930–2021
      2. 2. Raymond (Emmett) Mackaman 1895–
      3. 3. Ruth Mackaman 1893–
    4. 4. Ethel (Louise) Adams 1886–1944 m. Harold (Fred) Duncan 1889–1921 m. Harold (Scott) Wixcel 1884–1955 m. Frederick (C) Johnson 1866–
    5. 5. Olive Adams 1888–
  7. 7. Samuel (S) Adams 1849–1917
  8. 8. Josephus (John) Adams 1850–
  9. 9. Mary (Lillian) Adams 1862–1932 m. James (M) Lee 1854–1925
    1. 1. Bryan (M) Lee 1896–1953 m. Maye (B) Brown 1898–1977
    2. 2. Hazel (Amy) Lee 1894–1971 m. Paul (Lewis) Frost 1889–1950
      1. 1. Lorraine (Ella) Frost 1933–2005 m. Arthur (Bark) Hunter 1914–1970
      2. 2. James (Melvin) Frost 1922–1946
      3. 3. Hubert Frost 1914–1958 m. Jessie Viano 1916–2010
    3. 3. Ida (May) Lee 1883–1970 m. Floyd (McCune) Lowder 1879–1951
      1. 1. Floy (M) Lowder 1912–1992 m. Frank (H) Johnson 1900–1987
      2. 2. Wayne (F) Lowder 1909–1913
      3. 3. Margaret (F) Lowder 1903–1911
      4. 4. Lee (L) Lowder 1905–1991 m. Grace Hetler 1908–2007
        1. 1. James (Floyd) Lowder 1932–2020
        2. 2. Marjorie (Ann) Lowder 1943–1984
        3. 3. Lee (Loyd) Lowder 1931–2014 m. Sylvia (Jane) Hyde 1934–2009
    4. 4. Rosetta Lee 1898–
    5. 5. Thurston (K) Lee 1909–
    6. 6. Sarah Lee 1894–
  10. 10. Lewis (Monroe) Adams 1867–1942 m. Florence (Minnie) Birkett 1882–1935
    1. 1. Vera Adams 1909– m. Ralph Ward 1903–

Josephus Adams's Timeline

8 Records

1819
12 DEC 1819
Birth of Josephus Adams in Scott County, Kentucky, United States
Scott County, Kentucky, United States
1850
1850
Age 31
Josephus Adams appeared in census in District 19, Edgar, Illinois, United States
District 19, Edgar, Illinois, United States
1855
3 JUL 1855
Age 36
Josephus Adams appeared in census in Edgar County, Illinois, United States
Edgar County, Illinois, United States
1860
1860
Age 41
Josephus Adams appeared in census in Township 66, Gentry, Missouri, United States
Township 66, Gentry, Missouri, United States
1870
1870
Age 51
Josephus Adams appeared in census in Greene, Worth, Missouri, United States
Greene, Worth, Missouri, United States
1876
1876
Age 57
Josephus Adams appeared in census in Union, Worth, Missouri, United States
Union, Worth, Missouri, United States
1880
1880
Age 61
Josephus Adams appeared in census in Union, Worth, Missouri, United States
Union, Worth, Missouri, United States
1895
8 FEB 1895
Age 76
Death of Josephus Adams in Worth County, Missouri, United States
Worth County, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 DEC 1819
    Event Place: Scott County, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 19, Edgar, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 3 JUL 1855
    Event Place: Edgar County, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., State Census Collection, 1825-1865

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Township 66, Gentry, Missouri, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Greene, Worth, Missouri, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1876
    Event Place: Union, Worth, Missouri, United States
    Record Source: Missouri, U.S., State Census Collection, 1844-1881

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Union, Worth, Missouri, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 FEB 1895
    Event Place: Worth County, Missouri, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Worth County, Missouri, United States
    Record Source: Findagrave.com

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Will
    Record Source: South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
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