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Melba Nadine Adams 1922–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 MAY 1922

Birth Location: Missisippi

Death Date: DEC 1985

Death Location: Gulfport, Harrison, Mississippi, United States

Father: James Adams

Mother: Martha Simpson

Spouse(s): Harvey Sheffield

Children(s): Linda Price, William Price, Linda Sheffield, William Sheffield

Melba Nadine Adams was born in 1922 in Missisippi, the child of James Harvey Adams And Martha Elizabeth Simpson. In 1930, Melba Nadine Adams was recorded in the census in Thomastown, Leake, Mississippi, United States. In 1940, Melba Nadine Adams was recorded in the census in Leake County, Mississippi, United States. Melba Nadine Adams married Harvey Lanier Sheffield, William Price, and had children including Linda Faye Price, Linda Faye Sheffield, William Daniel Price, William Daniel Sheffield. Melba Nadine Adams passed away in 1985 in Gulfport, Harrison, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • Melba Nadine Adams was born in 1922 in Missisippi, the child of James Harvey Adams And Martha Elizabeth Simpson.
  • In 1930, Melba Nadine Adams was recorded in the census in Thomastown, Leake, Mississippi, United States.
  • In 1940, Melba Nadine Adams was recorded in the census in Leake County, Mississippi, United States.
  • Melba Nadine Adams married Harvey Lanier Sheffield, William Price, and had children including Linda Faye Price, Linda Faye Sheffield, William Daniel Price, William Daniel Sheffield.
  • Melba Nadine Adams passed away in 1985 in Gulfport, Harrison, Mississippi, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Melba Adams's Ancestors

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Melba Adams
1922–1985
Birth Place: Missisippi
Parents
James Harvey Adams
1888–1974
Mississippi, United States
Martha (Elizabeth) Simpson
1885–1963
Thomastown, Leake, Mississippi, United States
Grandparents
James (Morris) Adams
1862–1945
Julia (Ann) Odom
1870–1969
Leake County, Mississippi, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Adams
1828–1868
Sarabeth Devine
1836–1922
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Washington Devine
1811–1870
Mary Simpson
1811–

Melba Adams's Descendants

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Melba (Nadine) Adams (2 MAY 1922–DEC 1985) m. Harvey (Lanier) Sheffield (1923–1977)
  1. 1. Linda (Faye) Price 1945–2017
  2. 2. William (Daniel) Price 1947–2020
  3. 3. Linda (Faye) Sheffield 1944–2017 m. William (Bradshaw) Davis 1944–2021
  4. 4. William (Daniel) Sheffield 1946–2020

Melba Adams's Timeline

5 Records

1922
2 MAY 1922
Birth of Melba Nadine Adams in Missisippi
Missisippi
1930
1930
Age 8
Melba Nadine Adams appeared in census in Thomastown, Leake, Mississippi, United States
Thomastown, Leake, Mississippi, United States
1940
1940
Age 18
Melba Nadine Adams appeared in census in Leake County, Mississippi, United States
Leake County, Mississippi, United States
1950
1950
Age 28
Melba Nadine Adams appeared in census in Leake County, Mississippi, United States
Leake County, Mississippi, United States
1985
DEC 1985
Age 63
Death of Melba Nadine Adams in Gulfport, Harrison, Mississippi, United States
Gulfport, Harrison, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 MAY 1922
    Event Place: Missisippi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Thomastown, Leake, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Leake County, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Leake County, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: DEC 1985
    Event Place: Gulfport, Harrison, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index (CD ROM)

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

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