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Roy Elsworth Adams 1868–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Apr 1868

Birth Location: Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 14 Sep 1943

Death Location: Benton, Franklin County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: John ADAMS

Mother: Eliza Murphy

Spouse(s): Lovina BROWNING, Martha (Adams), Anna (Adams)

Children(s): Obe ADAMS, Richard ADAMS, Ruby ADAMS, Anna ADAMS, Edna (Akins), Harry ADAMS

Roy Elsworth Adams was born in 1868 in Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA, the child of John Joseph Adams And Eliza Murphy. In 1880, Roy Elsworth Adams resided in Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA. In 1900, Roy Elsworth Adams resided in Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA. Roy Elsworth Adams married Anna Annie Cook Hammond Whaley Adams, Lovina Vina J Browning, Martha Jane Odle Isaacs Adams, and had children including Anna Belle Adams, Edna Eliza Adams Akins, Harry Ellsworth Adams, Obe R Adams, Richard Adams, Ruby Lee Adams, Susan Akin Adams. Roy Elsworth Adams passed away in 1943 in Benton, Franklin County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Roy Elsworth Adams was born in 1868 in Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA, the child of John Joseph Adams And Eliza Murphy.
  • In 1880, Roy Elsworth Adams resided in Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1900, Roy Elsworth Adams resided in Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA.
  • Roy Elsworth Adams married Anna Annie Cook Hammond Whaley Adams, Lovina Vina J Browning, Martha Jane Odle Isaacs Adams, and had children including Anna Belle Adams, Edna Eliza Adams Akins, Harry Ellsworth Adams, Obe R Adams, Richard Adams, Ruby Lee Adams, Susan Akin Adams.
  • Roy Elsworth Adams passed away in 1943 in Benton, Franklin County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John ADAMS
1832–1873
Birth Location: Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA
JA
Eliza Murphy
1833–1908
Birth Location: Benton,Franklin Co.,IL
EM

Spouses(s)

Lovina BROWNING
1873–
Birth Location: Illinois
LB
Martha (Adams)
1867–1926
Birth Location: Akin, Franklin, Illinois, United States
M(
Anna (Adams)
1875–1963
Birth Location: Illinois
A(

Children(s)

Obe ADAMS
1896–1980
Birth Location: Illinois
OA
Richard ADAMS
1901–1901
Birth Location: Benton Franklin co IL
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Ruby ADAMS
1904–1926
Birth Location: Benton, Franklin, Illinois, United States
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Anna ADAMS
1894–1967
Birth Location: Illinois
AA
Edna (Akins)
1902–1976
Birth Location: Benton Franklin co IL
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Harry ADAMS
1891–1934
Birth Location: Benton IL
HA

Roy Adams's Ancestors

Self
Roy Adams
1868–1943
Birth Place: Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA
Parents
John Joseph ADAMS
1832–1873
Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA
Eliza Murphy
1833–1908
Benton,Franklin Co.,IL
Grandparents
Augustus*** Adams
1805–1871
Georgia
Mary*** WHITTINGTON
1814–1880
Tennessee
John (Corder) MURPHY
1811–1894
Scott, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (BROWNFIELD) (Murphy)
1813–1842
Ilinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph ADAMS
1780–1830
Nancy Adams
1780–
Benjamin Jr
1775–1830
Mary (Whittington)
1776–1835
John MURPHY
1780–1842
Mary CORDER
1768–1828
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Levi ADAMS
1754–1833
Hannah (Adams)
1753–1835
Benjamin Sr
1755–1800
Sarah Read
1754–1821
William III
1740–1819
1740–1835
John CORDER
1735–1815
Grace BARKER
1740–1840

Roy Adams's Descendants

1.
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Roy (Elsworth) Adams (19 Apr 1868–14 Sep 1943) m. Lovina (Vina J) BROWNING (1873–) m. Martha (Jane ODLE (Isaacs)) (Adams) (7 Feb 1867–24 Jul 1926) m. Anna (Annie COOK (Hammond) (Whaley)) (Adams) (14 October 1875–1 January 1963)
  1. 1. Obe (R) ADAMS 1896–1980 m. Christine (Anne STUDLE) (Adams) 1904–1972
    1. 1. Evelyn (ADAMS) (Flottorp) 1925–1997 m. John (Andrew) FLOTTORP 1919–2000
  2. 2. Richard ADAMS 1901–1901
  3. 3. Ruby (Lee) ADAMS 1904–1926
  4. 4. Anna (Belle) ADAMS 1894–1967 m. William (Adam) COCHRUM 1889–1951
    1. 1. Leroy (William) COCKRUM 1910–1951
    2. 2. Helen (C) COCHRUM 1913–
    3. 3. Edith (M) COCHRUM 1915–
    4. 4. Edward (A) COCHRUM 1918–
    5. 5. Delpha (Delphia) COCHRUM 1920–
    6. 6. Moneva COCHRUM 1922–
  5. 5. Edna (Eliza ADAMS) (Akins) 1902–1976 m. Luna (Raymond) AKINS 1896–1980
    1. 1. Bill (Ellsworth) AKINS 1921–1951 m. Kiki (H ATHAS (Akins)) (Vavoulis) 1927–2017
      1. 1. Michael (Raymond) AKINS 1950–2014
  6. 6. Harry (Ellsworth) ADAMS 1891–1934 m. Ellen (Katarina Johannesson (Carson)) (Adams) 1890–1983

Roy Adams's Timeline

10 Records

1868
19 Apr 1868
Birth of Roy Elsworth Adams in Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA
Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 12
Roy Elsworth Adams resided here in Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA
Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 32
Roy Elsworth Adams resided here in Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA
Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 42
Roy Elsworth Adams resided here in Benton Ward 2, Franklin, Illinois, USA
Benton Ward 2, Franklin, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 52
Roy Elsworth Adams resided here in Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA
Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 62
Roy Elsworth Adams resided here in Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA
Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 67
Roy Elsworth Adams resided here in Benton, Franklin, Illinois
Benton, Franklin, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 72
Roy Elsworth Adams resided here in Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA
Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA
1943
12 Sep 1943
Age 75
Death of Roy Elsworth Adams in Benton, Franklin, Illinois, United States
Benton, Franklin, Illinois, United States
1943
14 Sep 1943
Age 75
Burial of Roy Elsworth Adams in Benton, Franklin County, Illinois, United States of America
Benton, Franklin County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1868
    Event Place: Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Benton, Franklin, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00803; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 28-3
    [2] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Benton, Franklin, Illinois; Roll: T625_364; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 28
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Benton, Franklin, Illinois; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0002
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Benton, Franklin, Illinois; Roll: 207; Page: 541B; Enumeration District: 015
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Benton, Franklin, Illinois; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0024
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Benton Ward 2, Franklin, Illinois; Roll: T624_287; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 1374300
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [10] Illinois, County Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Benton, Franklin, Illinois; Roll: 207; Page: 541B; Enumeration District: 015

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Benton, Franklin, Illinois; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0024

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Benton Ward 2, Franklin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Benton Ward 2, Franklin, Illinois; Roll: T624_287; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 1374300

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Benton, Franklin, Illinois; Roll: T625_364; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 28

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Benton, Franklin, Illinois; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0002

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Benton, Franklin, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Benton, Franklin, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00803; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 28-3

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Benton, Franklin, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00803; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 28-3

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1943
    Event Place: Benton, Franklin, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1943
    Event Place: Benton, Franklin County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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