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Melvin Heyward Adams 1917–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Aug 1917

Birth Location: Missouri

Death Date: 16 Dec 2005

Death Location: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA

Father: James Adams

Mother: Barbara Adams

Spouse(s): Lois Epperson

Children(s): Clyda Adams, Thomas Adams, William Adams

In 1917, Melvin Heyward Adams entered the world in Missouri, born to James William Sherman Adams And Barbara Ellen Adams. In 1920, Melvin Heyward Adams resided in Salt River, Pike, Missouri, USA. In 1935, Melvin Heyward Adams resided in Hawthorne, Mineral, Nevada. Melvin Heyward Adams married Lois Eaton Epperson, and had children including Clyda Louise Adams, Thomas Joseph Adams, William Page Adams. Melvin Heyward Adams passed away in 2005 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1917, Melvin Heyward Adams entered the world in Missouri, born to James William Sherman Adams And Barbara Ellen Adams.
  • In 1920, Melvin Heyward Adams resided in Salt River, Pike, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1935, Melvin Heyward Adams resided in Hawthorne, Mineral, Nevada.
  • Melvin Heyward Adams married Lois Eaton Epperson, and had children including Clyda Louise Adams, Thomas Joseph Adams, William Page Adams.
  • Melvin Heyward Adams passed away in 2005 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Melvin Adams's Ancestors

Self
Melvin Adams
1917–2005
Birth Place: Missouri
Parents
James William Sherman Adams
1865–1940
Christian, Illinois
Barbara (Ellen) Adams
1879–1947
Pike County, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
John (Irvin Adams) *
1819–1879
Washington County, Indiana, USA
Adaline (Jane Pittman) Hamlet
1823–1881
Kentucky, United States
John (P) Monaghan
1854–1902
Liberty, Washington, Ohio
Louise (Margaret) Maxwell
1850–1925
Missouri
Great-Grandparents
Francis *
1797–1846
Rebecca *
1798–1864
Charles Monaghan
1830–1893
Barbara Stevens
1835–1870
James Maxwell
1816–1896
Julia Green
1818–1897
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John I
1763–1823
Esther Hawkins
1774–1859
Mathias Harmon
1748–1838
Sarah Fouts
1755–1817
Patrick Monahan
1805–1860
Mary VanWey
1807–1891
John Stephens
1804–1877
Sarah Bowersox
1806–1895
John GWC)
1788–1850
Jane John]
1785–1861
Joseph Green
1791–1856
Annis (Green)
1800–1884

Melvin Adams's Descendants

1.
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Melvin (Heyward) Adams (11 Aug 1917–16 Dec 2005) m. Lois (Eaton) Epperson (26 November 1916–25 August 1954)
  1. 1. Clyda (Louise) Adams 1939–2018 m. Kenneth (James) Pettipiece 1931–2000
  2. 2. Thomas (Joseph) Adams 1943–2016
  3. 3. William (Page) Adams 1941–1987

Melvin Adams's Timeline

6 Records

1917
11 Aug 1917
Birth of Melvin Heyward Adams in Missouri
Missouri
1920
1920
Age 3
Melvin Heyward Adams resided here in Salt River, Pike, Missouri, USA
Salt River, Pike, Missouri, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Melvin Heyward Adams resided here in Hawthorne, Mineral, Nevada
Hawthorne, Mineral, Nevada
1940
1940
Age 23
Melvin Heyward Adams resided here in Cuivre Twp, Bowling Green, Pike, Missouri, USA
Cuivre Twp, Bowling Green, Pike, Missouri, USA
1950
1950
Age 33
Melvin Heyward Adams resided here in Park, Richland, South Carolina, USA
Park, Richland, South Carolina, USA
2005
16 Dec 2005
Age 88
Death of Melvin Heyward Adams in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1917
    Event Place: Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Park, Richland, Sout

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Salt River, Pike, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Hawthorne, Mineral, Nevada
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Cuivre Twp, Bowling Green, Pike, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Park, Richland, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Park, Richland, Sout

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Dec 2005
    Event Place: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA

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